The Suffering Servant

Isaiah 52:13-53:12

Sermon Notes:

1) The Surprising Servant, 52:13-15

2) The Sorrowful Servant, 53:1-3

3) The Suffering Servant, 53:4-6

4) The Silent Servant, 7-9

5) The Substitutionary Servant, 53:10-12

Reflection Questions:

1) Was Jesus the kind of Savior that Israel expected? Why or why not? Consider what I Corinthians 1:17-31 says about our Savior and about His people.

2) Isaiah 53:6 says that we are all like wayward, stubborn sheep going our own way. Think of the last sin that you had to repent of. Can you see an element of lawlessness and rebellion that led to it? See also I John 3:4.

3) Consider the meaning of vv.10-11. How will the Servant make many to be righteous? Compare 2 Corinthians 5:21.