經文: | 以賽亞書52-57章 |
中心思想: | 以賽亞52-53章 |
提要
在舊約聖經中,沒有一處比今天你所讀到的經文更清楚的說明救贖的代價是何等的令人驚懼戰慄!想一想,許多經文都在描述救主為了罪孽付出極大代價,所經歷的煎熬痛楚。
「許多人因祂驚奇,祂的面貌比別人憔悴,祂的形容比世人枯槁。」(賽52:14)
「祂……受害……壓傷,因祂受的刑罰,我們得平安,因祂受的鞭傷,我們得醫治。」 (賽53:5)
「耶和華使我們眾人的罪孽都歸在祂身上。」 (賽53:6)
「祂受鞭打,從活人之地被剪除。」 (賽53:8)
「耶和華卻定意將祂壓傷,使祂受痛苦……祂將命傾倒以致於死,祂也被列在罪犯之中,祂卻擔當多人的罪,又為罪犯代求。」(賽53:10,12)
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第52-53章
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第54-56章
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第57章
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救贖功成
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應用救贖
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拒絕救贖
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結果
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回應
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每日與主同行
你今天所讀的經文是福音最重要的一部份,也是你在別處聽不到的:總結起來是:道成肉身、救贖、邀請。
道成肉身:上帝的兒子耶穌基督。以人的樣子而來(賽53:2-3),成為一位有人形體的上帝。
救贖:祂受苦以致於死,成為「贖罪祭」(賽53:10),擔當「多人的罪」 (賽53:12)。
邀請:祂為回應「一切乾渴的都當就近水來」(賽55:1)的人預備了恩典與赦免。
對這位受苦僕人的邀請,你有什麼樣的回應呢?忽視、拒絕或接受呢?如果你從未接受祂的邀請,今天就因祂的話接受祂吧!對這位代死而能讓你擁有永生的主說「是」!
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默想
僕人之歌
把以賽亞書五十二章十三節到五十三章十二節視為一首十五節經文的詩歌,每三節經文為一節詩歌,共五節(在聖經上作記號)。僕人之歌以讚美開始及結束(第一和第五節),繼而是拒絕(第二和第四節),高潮則在煎熬痛苦(第三節)。
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金言
我們不能一面仰望十字架,一面認為我們的生命與上帝無關! |
English |
7/29/2013 Suffering on Behalf of God's People |
Scriptures: | Isaiah 52-57 |
Heart of the Passage: | Isaiah 52-53 |
Overview
Nowhere in the pages of the Old Testament will you see a clearer picture of the horrible price of your redemption than in the section you will read today. Meditate upon the many verses that show the anguish your Savior endured in paying the awful price of sin.
"His visage was so marred more than any man" (52:14).
"He was wounded ... he was bruised ... the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed" (53:5),
"The LORD hath laic! on him the iniquity of us all" (53:6).
"He was cut off out of the land of the living" (53:8).
"It pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief.... He hath poured out his soul unto death:... he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many" (53:10, 12).
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Chapters 52-53
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Chapters 54-56
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Chepter 57
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Redemption Accomplished
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Redemption Applied
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Redemption Rejected
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Results
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Response
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Your Daily Walk
The passage you will read today contains [he single most important piece of good news you will evtr hear! It can be summarized in just three words: incarnation, redemption, invitation.
Incarnation: Jesus Christ, the Son of God. came in the flesh (53:2-3), becoming all of God in a human body.
Redemption: He came to suffer and die, to "make his soul an offering for sin" (53:10), to bear "the sin of many" (53:12).
Invitation: He stands ready to provide mercy and forgiveness for all who will respond. "Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters" (55:1).
What have you done with the invitation of the Suffering Servant? Have you ignored it, rejected it, or accepted it? If you have never done so, take Him at His word today. Say yes to the One who died that you might live eternally.
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Insight
A Servant Song in Five Stanzas —
Think of 52:13-53:12 as a 15-verse song with five stanzas of three verses each. (Mark them in your Bible.) The Servant Song begins and ends with exaltation (stanzas 1 and 5), moves through rejection (stanzas 2 and 4), and climaxes in agony (stanza 3).
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Adage
We cannot look at the cross and still think our lives are of no account to God. |
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