Isaiah, Week 10, Days 5 & 6: Isaiah 53:4-12, & 54
Day Five: Read Isaiah 53:4-12 1. Look up the words "transgression" and "iniquity" in the dictionary. Why does Isaiah 53:4-6 say Christ suffered and died? transgression , noun--An act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; an offense. < Latin trānsgressiō the act of going across iniquity , noun--Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness.[Middle English iniquite, from Old French, from Latin inīquitās, from inīquus, unjust, harmful : in-, not; see in-1 + aequus, equal.] He was "pierced for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities" (v 5) 2. Circle the words "we," "our," "ourselves," "each of us," and "all of us" in verses 4-6. Can you substitute your own name in each place? Isa 53:4 Surely he has borne Elizabeth's griefs and carried her sorrows; yet she esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. Isa 53:5 But he was pierced for her transgressions; he was cr