DEVOTIONAL FOR MIDWEEK PRAYER MEETING
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. —Isa 53:4
v1, Matt 27:46 (quoting Psa 22:1)
CONTRASTING TRUTH: Christ suffered for these sins, yet, His nature and character were completely opposite
vv2-4, Christ was humble, not arrogant— Matt 21:5; Isa 61:1
vv5-6, Why do the wicked prosper? 1 Cor 11:19 KJV
v7, 1 Pet 2:22; Isa 53:9
vv8-9, Isa 53:9; Isa 42:3 (quote by Matthew, Matt 12:20).
vv10-11 KJV, He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. ESV, The helpless are crushed, sink down, and fall by his might. Isa 53:5; Isa 53:10