He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Isaiah 53:3 NASB Despised and forsaken – In Messiah Journal, Special Supplement of 2011[1], Steven Lancaster and James Monson examine the Isaiah…
“He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” Isaiah 53:3 Grief – Has sorrow ever made you sick? Sometimes it doesn’t take a virus or toxic bacteria to make us ill. Sometimes all it takes is intense pain. Job had the right idea (Job 33:19). In this life,…
“He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” Isaiah 53:3 Forsaken – “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” But we know why, don’t we? God abandoned Jesus in that moment because of you and me. This word is really an adjective. It describes the character…
“He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief” Isaiah 53:3 Despised – Until Mel Gibson’s movie brought the crucifixion to the screen in graphic detail, we languished in a culture that viewed the event as an important spiritual symbol but hardly an unspeakable evil. The Passion of the…
