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Esajas 53.v1. Hvem troede på det, vi hørte? For hvem
blev Herrens arm åbenbaret? v2. Han skød op foran Herren som en
spire, som et rodskud af den tørre jord. Hans skikkelse havde ingen
skønhed, vi så ham, men vi brød os ikke om synet. v3. Foragtet og
opgivet af mennesker, en lidelsernes mand, kendt med sygdom, én man
skjuler ansigtet for, foragtet, vi regnede ham ikke for noget.v4. Men
det var vore sygdomme, han tog, det var vore lidelser, han bar; og vi
regnede ham for en, der var ramt, slået og plaget af Gud. v5. Men
han blev gennemboret for vore overtrædelser og knust for vore
synder. Han blev straffet, for at vi kunne få fred, ved hans sår
blev vi helbredt. v6. Vi flakkede alle om som får, vi vendte os hver
sin vej; men Herren lod al vor skyld ramme ham. v7. Han blev plaget
og mishandlet, men han åbnede ikke sin mund; som et lam, der føres
til slagtning, som et får, der er stumt, mens det klippes, åbnede
han ikke sin mund. v8. Fra fængsel og dom blev han taget bort. Hvem
tænkte på hans slægt, da han blev revet bort fra de levendes land?
For mit folks synd blev han ramt. v9. Man gav ham grav blandt
forbrydere og gravplads blandt de rige, skønt han ikke havde øvet
uret, der fandtes ikke svig i hans mund.v10. Det var Gud Herrens
vilje at knuse ham med sygdom. Når hans liv er bragt som skyldoffer,
ser han afkom og får et langt liv, og Herrens vilje lykkes ved ham.
v11. Efter sin lidelse ser han lys, han mættes ved sin indsigt. Min
tjener bringer retfærdighed til de mange, og han bærer på deres
synder. v12. Derfor giver jeg ham del med de store, med de mægtige
deler han bytte, fordi han hengav sit liv til døde og blev regnet
blandt lovbrydere. Men han bar de manges synd, og trådte i stedet
for syndere.
Læste du dette afsnit fra Esajas bog i tro? Det blev
skrevet ca. 600.år før Jesus kom til jorden, og hvad skete der så
lige? Kom Jesus ikke? Eller er det kun en god fortælling, om en
eller anden person som var god mod de fattige og undertrykte? Hvad
mener du selv om Jesus? Hvem er den Jesus og Gud du tror på? Er det
Bibelens Jesus som Guds Ord siger Han er du tror på?
v1. Hvem troede på det, vi hørte? For hvem blev
Herrens arm åbenbaret? Troede du i grunden på det du hørte første
gang du hørte noget fra Bibelen? Ja siger du. Nej siger jeg. Prøv
at være ærlig nu når ingen ser det. Vær ærlig og se om du troede
Guds Ord. Jeg gjorde ikke. Meget havde været anderledes om jeg havde
troet og gjort som Gud i Ordet siger fra begyndelsen af mit kristne
liv. Hvad med dig?
v2. Han skød op foran Herren som en spire, som et
rodskud af den tørre jord. Jesus fik at vide. Kan noget godt komme
fra Nazaret! Sådan er både du og jeg også. Vi regnede Ham ikke som
Den Han er. Hans skikkelse havde ingen skønhed, vi så ham, men vi
brød os ikke om synet. v3. Foragtet og opgivet af mennesker, en
lidelsernes mand, kendt med sygdom, én man skjuler ansigtet for,
foragtet, vi regnede ham ikke for noget.
Har du set og mødt Jesus som han er.
Foragtet, hadet grim i sit ydre. Jesus var ikke noget
ikon som Han ofte fremstilles som. Er det den Jesus du tror på og
følger i dine troens handlinger? På trods af vort had og
uretfærdige beskyldninger mod Ham tog Jesus al vor smerte og straf
på sig. v4. Men det var vore sygdomme, han tog, det var vore
lidelser, han bar; og vi regnede ham for en, der var ramt, slået og
plaget af Gud. v5. Men han blev gennemboret for vore overtrædelser
og knust for vore synder. Han blev straffet, for at vi kunne få
fred, ved hans sår blev vi helbredt. v6. Vi flakkede alle om som
får, vi vendte os hver sin vej; men Gud Herren lod al vor skyld
ramme ham.
Er det den Jesus som du elsker? Han elsker dig over alt,
gik i døden for dig, tog din indre smerte ja hele din skyld betalte
Jesus med sit liv.
Åben dine øjne og ører i tro, og erfar
Jesus som den Han er.
ENGLISH
Open your eyes and ears
Isaiah 53.v1. Who believed in what we heard? To whom was
the arm of the Lord revealed? v2. He shot up in front of the Lord
like a spire, like a root shot of the dry earth. His figure had no
beauty, we saw him, but we did not like the sight. v3. Despised and
abandoned by people, a man of suffering, familiar with illness, one
to hide his face, despised, we did not count him for anything. But it
was our illnesses he took, it was our suffering he suffered; and we
counted him one who was afflicted, beaten and tormented by God. v5.
But he was pierced for our transgressions and crushed for our sins.
He was punished so that we could have peace, by his wounds we were
healed. v6. We all wandered about like sheep, we each turned our way;
But the Lord let all our guilt hit him. v7. He was tormented and
abused, but he did not open his mouth; like a lamb brought to
slaughter, like a sheep that is mute while it is mowed, he did not
open his mouth. v8. From prison and judgment he was taken away. Who
thought of his lineage when he was torn from the land of the living?
For the sin of my people he was afflicted. v9. He was buried among
criminals and burial ground among the rich, though he had not
practiced the wrongs, there was no fraud in his mouth. It was God’s
will to crush him with sickness. When his life is offered as a guilt
offering, he sees the offspring and has a long life, and the Lord's
will succeeds in him. v11. After his suffering he sees light, he is
satisfied with his insight. My servant brings justice to the many,
and he bears on their sins. v12. Therefore, I give him the great, the
mighty parts he spoils, because he devoted his life to death and was
counted among offenders. But he bore the sin of many, and substituted
for sinners.
Did you read this passage from the book of Isaiah in
faith? It was written approx. 600 years before Jesus came to earth,
and what happened then? Didn't Jesus come? Or is it just a good story
about some person who was good to the poor and oppressed? What do you
think about Jesus? Who is the Jesus and God you believe in? Is it the
Bible Jesus as the Word of God says He is you believe in?
v1. Who believed in what we heard? To whom was the arm
of the Lord revealed? Did you basically believe what you heard the
first time you heard something from the Bible? Yes you say. No, I
say. Try to be honest now when nobody sees it. Be honest and see if
you believed the Word of God. I did not. Much would have been
different if I had believed and done as God says in the Word from the
beginning of my Christian life. What about you?
v2. He shot up in front of the Lord like a spire, like a
root shot of the dry earth. Jesus was told. Can anything good come
from Nazareth! That's how you and I are. We did not consider Him as
Who He is. His figure had no beauty, we saw him, but we did not like
the sight. v3. Despised and abandoned by people, a man of suffering,
familiar with illness, one to hide his face, despised, we did not
count him for anything.
Have you seen and met Jesus as he is.
Despised, hated ugly in its exterior. Jesus was
not an icon He is often portrayed as. Is it the Jesus you believe in
and follow in the actions of your faith? Despite our hatred and
unjust accusations against Him, Jesus took on all our pain and
punishment. v4. But it was our illnesses he took, it was our
suffering he suffered; and we counted him one who was afflicted,
beaten and tormented by God. v5. But he was pierced for our
transgressions and crushed for our sins. He was punished so that we
could have peace, by his wounds we were healed. v6. We all wandered
about like sheep, we each turned our way; but the Lord God caused all
our guilt to befall him.
Is that the Jesus you love? He loves you all over, went
to death for you, took your inner pain yes all your guilt paid Jesus
with his life.
Open
your eyes and ears in faith and experience Jesus as He is.
