He Was Cut Off So That We Could Be Gathered In

He Was Cut Off So That We Could Be Gathered In

Here is an excerpt from "The Victory of Christ: An Exposition of Isaiah 53:10-12":

Jesus’ atoning death also achieved peace and healing for His people: “upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” (v. 5) The good news of peace and salvation is proclaimed in Isaiah 52:7 and God’s “covenant of peace” is assured to God’s redeemed people in Isaiah 54:10, but Isaiah 53:5 shows us that Jesus is the One who secures this peace – and He bought it by means of His blood. How do sin-sick-from-head-to-toe rebels get cleansed, healed, and renewed? By the blood of the Lamb. He “carried our sorrows” (v. 4) so that we could carry His joy: “Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people” (Isaiah 52:9). He “was cut off out of the land of the living” (v. 8) so that we could be reconciled to God: “For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you” (Isaiah 54:7-8). He suffered judgment (v. 5, 8) and entered into the grave and into the sphere of death (v. 9) so that we could travel the other direction: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.” (John 5:24)