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  • 神将这美地赐你为业，并不是因你的义（申命记九章）

    神将这美地赐你为业，并不是因你的义（申命记九章）

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    神将这美地赐你为业，并不是因你的义（申命记九章）
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    以色列人出埃及后多次的悖逆、不顺服和得罪神，我们信主耶稣以后，也必会有同样的经历。但感谢神，我们也多次的经历神的恩典，是因为主耶稣在天上为我们代求。我们在属灵的争战上得胜，是因为神为我们争战，走在我们面前，如同烈火，把仇敌灭绝，将仇敌制服。所以我们没有可夸的，不要忘记主在我们身上的工作，把荣耀归给祂。我们所得的一切祝福，都是神给我们的恩典，都不是我们配得到。我们配得的是审判、管教。但神在基督里，赐为我们诸多的恩典，我们感谢赞美神！我们能够享受神赐为我们的祝福，不受因为我们的义，而是基督成为我们的义。我们能够成圣，不是因为自己有多敬虔，而是基督成为我们的圣洁。我们不能救自己，基督我们的救赎！

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  • Isaiah 53

    Isaiah 53

    Exaltation of God’s Suffering Servant

    Background

    Isaiah ’53 prophesies Jesus crucifixion. The best way to explain the bible is using the bible itself. In Act 8, A Ethiopian eunuch was reading Isaiah 53. He asked Philips, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”. Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

    Division

    v1-4: Life and Ministry of Jesus

    v5-8: Death of Jesus

    v9: Burial of Jesus

    v10-12: Resurrection and Exaltation of Jesus

    Exposition

    • v1: [Who has believed our message]. Many throughput the centuries chose not to believe in in Jesus Christ.
    • v1: The arm of the LORD means the power of God. The gospel is the power of God (Roman 1)
    • v2: This verse talks about the life of Jesus. Tender shoot means even He has great power, He chose not to use His power. It talks about Jesus’s humility.
    • v2: root out of dry ground means Jesus humble life while growing up. Although He was the root of David, but because Israel was under the reign of the Romans, Jesus was only the son of a carpenter.
    • v2: Jesus did not have a physically attractive appearance.
    • v3: Jesus was despised and rejected by the Jews during His earthly ministry, and He was despised by many throughout the 20 centuries.
    • v4: Jesus died on the cross for men, for men’s sins. However many men thought Jesus was punished by God.
    • v5: We have peace and our pains are healed when we believe in what Jesus did on the cross for us. He took the punishment that was meant for us.
    • v6: The reason why Jesus needed to be crucified, is because we have gone astray, we turned to our own way, away from God.
    • v7: It was read by the Ethiopian eunuch and explained by Philip. When Jesus was tortured, He did not open His mouth.
    • v8: [He was cut off from the land of the living]. Our Lord Jesus die on the cross.
    • v9: The burial of Jesus. Jesus was crucified with two other wicked criminals. He was then buried in a rich man tomb, as prophesied here.
    • v10: The Cross is not accidental, it was God’s plan to redeem the fallen world. So it was God who crush Jesus on the cross.
    • v11: After his crucifixion, He saw the light of life, which is the redeemed people, the church.
    • v12: The [Therefore] reminds us of the therefore in Phil 2:9. The Servant was willing to suffer, therefore God was willing to act. What did God give to Christ? I think God gives Christ the victory over satan. God also gives Christ to be the Lord of Lords and King of Kings. And Christ is going to share His victory over satan and His authority as Lord of all created things to His church.Jesus Himself quoted this verse and said it was referring to Him. Luke 22:37 “For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment.” Mark also quoted this verse in Mark 15:28, which he was depicting the crucification of Christ.

      [Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors.] This prophesy cannot be any clearer. This suffering Servant of God will bore the sin of many. Look back to history, did or could the country Israel bore the sin of many? Did any one else in the history of man kind who bore the sin of many, except the Lord Jesus Christ? Great teachers throughout the centuries touch great teachings. But that is only one that bore the sin of the world.

      That is not the end of the story. Christ did not only bore the sin of many, He interceded for the transgressors. [But Jesus was saying, “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” And they cast lots, dividing up His garments among themselves.] Luke 23:34. Jesus interceded for one romans soldiers who crucified Him. After His resurrection and ascension, He is now seating on the throne interceding for us.

      [who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us] Rom 8:34.

      [Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.] Heb 7:25.

  • Isaiah 49

    Isaiah 49

    Background

    This is the first chapter of the 2nd part of Isaiah 40-66. The focus of this part is about the suffering Servant of God who will redeem the nations. 49:1-13 is the 2nd of 4 Servant Songs (42:1-9;50:4-11;52:13-53:12).

    Division

    1. v1-13 The Servant Song by the suffering Servant
    2. v14-26 God will save Israel at end times

    Exposition

    • v1: [Before I was born the LORD called me]. Someone is speaking, and He is not Jehovah God. It was Jesus Christ speaking through Isaiah. The audiences are the nations. The Messiah will be born. It is a prophesy of Jesus would be born by a woman.
    • v2: [He made my mouth like a sharpened sword]. Jesus is the Word of God. He is shaper than any double-edged sword, it peneratrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.] (Hew 12:12) . [and out of His mouth came a sharp double-edged sword.] (Rev 1:16).
    • v2: [in the shadow of His hand He hid me; He made me into a polished arrow and concealed Me in His quiver.] Jesus Christ was the mystery of God throughput the history, [But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.](Gal 4:4)
    • v3: [You are My Servant, Israel, in whom I will display My Splendor. ] Israel was originally not a country, it was the name of a man, Jacob. God changed Jacob’s name to Israel, and Israel slowly became the name of the nation formed by the descendants of Jacob. God chose the nation of Israel to be His witness to the idol worshipers of the nations. Israel was given the responsibility to live a priestly nation, separated from the rest of the world. However Israel failed God. But God’s eternal purpose will never fail. God sent Jesus Christ to be His apostle and His witness to the nations. What Israel the country failed to do, Jesus Christ accomplished. Jesus Christ is the second Israel. Just like Jesus Christ is the Last Adam, the Second Man (1 Cor 15:45-47).
    • v4: :It is hard to interpret this verse. This is my take: I have labored to no purpose was not referring to work of the Lord in the cross. It was referring to the miracles Jesus did. Even Jesus did a lot of miracle, the Jews didn’t seem to believe in Him. But the next hope give us a light, Jesus will eventually received His crown from God after resurrection.
    • v6: [I will also make You a Light for the gentiles]. What is clear verse on the will of God to offer redemption to not just the Jews but to the nations through Jesus Christ.
    • v7: [Kings will see You and rise up, prices will see and bow down,]. Many have chosen to despised Jesus Christ, but on Jesus Christ second coming, all Kings and princes will bow down to Him.
    • v8: [The day of salvation]: Jesus’s crucifixion. Jesus Christ is our covenant. His blood was used to establish the new covenant with His believers.
    • v8: [In the time of my favor I heard you and in the day of salvation I helped you]. Paul quoted this verse in 2 Co 6:1. The context is as people redeemed by Christ, we should not receive God’s grace in vain. Now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.
    • v9: It is on the cross that Jesus Christ released the captives in the darkness.
    • v12: [Sinim]. It means Chinese. One day the Jews from north (Russia), West (USA?) and east (China) will return back to Israel.
    • v14: It is not hard to imagine that the Jews that were exiled into Babylon would say these words.
    • v15: God is usually know as God the father. However here God used a mother to illustrate His love to His people.
    • v22: The Jews will be helped by the gentile to return back to Israel. Partially fulfilled when the Jews return from Babylon between 516-450 BC, and in 1948 AD, and finally fully fulfilled on the 2nd advent of the Lord Jesus Christ.