Lesson 380: Isaiah 53:6
The Blueprint — The Verse
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
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The Context — The History
is the climactic Suffering Servant passage, written centuries before Christ yet describing substitutionary bearing of sin. Judah needed an explanation for exile and a hope for forgiveness that animal sacrifice alone could not fully embody.
The Narrative — The Lead-Up
The servant is despised, pierced for transgressions, and crushed for iniquities. Peace comes through his wounds. All humanity is pictured as straying sheep, each turning its own way, while the Lord places everyone's iniquity on the servant who suffers on their behalf.
The Echo — Follow-on Verses
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But he was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him; and by his wounds we are healed.
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He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didn’t open his mouth. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he didn’t open his mouth.
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Discussion
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How does admitting we are straying sheep change self-righteousness?
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What does it mean that the Lord laid iniquity on the servant?
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How should this verse shape gratitude and mission?