I have often said, if He never does another thing for us, He has done enough. I mean think about it…………….

 Isaiah 53:5 –

 He was wounded for my transgressions. He was bruised for my iniquities. The chastisement of my peace was upon Him. And by His stripes, I am healed.

 Strong’s definitions – Hebrew:

Transgression. – sin against men, sin against a nation and sin against God

 Wounded: to profane, defile, pollute, desecrate, to violate, make common, to pierce, bore through and fatally wound

 Bruised: crushed, broken contrite and contrite means – filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement;

 Iniquities: perversity, depravity, guilt, wickedness

 Chastisement: correction and discipline

 Peace – completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

a) completeness (in number)

b) safety, soundness (in body)

c) welfare, health, prosperity

d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment

e) peace, friendship

1) of human relationships

2) with God especially in covenant relationship

f) peace (from war)

 Stripes – wound, bruise, blow   

Healed – healed of God, of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig), of individual distresses (fig)

 So we can say Isaiah 53:5 like this: He was Wounded, profaned, defiled, polluted, desecrated, violated, made common, pierce, bore through and fatally, for MY Transgressions, my sins against my fellow men, my sins against a nation and my sins against God. He was Bruised, crushed, broken, contrite, filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement (though He himself knew no sin) for My iniquities, my perversity, MY depravity, MY guilt, MY wickedness, the Chastisement – the correction and discipline of My Peace was upon Him, the correction and discipline of my completeness, my soundness, welfare and peace, my safety, my welfare, health and prosperity, my tranquility, my contentment, my friendship – of human relationships and peace with God in covenant relationship and my peace from war, MY peace was upon Him and by His Stripes, His wounds, I am HEALED – healed of God, Healed of hurts of nations involving restored favor and Healed of individual distresses.

 Look at the exchange. He exchanged His wounds for our sins, He exchanged His bruises for our guilt – even taking on the desire for atonement and the feeling of guilt! He made provision for our sound mind, our welfare, our health and wealth, our contentment and friendship. He exchanged His stripes for our hurts, a nation’s hurts and our distresses. He did EVERYTHING for us at the cross. If He never does another thing, He has already done enough………More than enough. The next time we are tempted to complain, perhaps we should read the above.

 Our God is an awesome God, the Only God and He deserves eternal praise and adoration! Hallelujah He LIVES!