## Watch the Lamb

## Isaiah 53:5

(John 1:29) "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."

(John 3:16) "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

(Isa 53:5) "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."

Perhaps the Most Moving Prophecy, of the Cross

1. Here the price of redemption becomes personal…a preview of John 3:16 2. Here we see what John the Baptist was talking about when he called Jesus the Lamb of God.

The Details of Christ's Death on the Cross Should Call Us to Faith in Him

His Suffering Declares the Depths of His Love for you and for me.

I. The Lamb was Wounded for Me

"He was wounded for our transgressions"

A. Who is this One who was wounded?

1. One who was pierced.

(Zec 12:10) "And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn."

2. One who wore a crown of thorns.

(Mat 27:29) "And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!"

3. One who was nailed to the cross

(John 20:25) "The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe."

4. One who was pierced by a soldier's spear

(John 19:34) "But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water."

B. Why was He wounded?

"For our transgressions"

1. He had done nothing to deserve death

(Luke 23:41) "And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss."

2. His wounds were because of His love for you and me

3. Christ was our substitute

4. The wounds of Christ were prophesied

(Zec 13:6) "And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends."

5. The wounds of Christ were in God's plan for our salvation

6. The wounds of Christ were for me

II. The Lamb was Bruised for Me

"He was bruised for our iniquities"

A. Imagine the bruises of the cross

1. Bruises from the crown of thorns

2. Bruises from the nails

3. Bruises from the jolting of setting the cross

B. Other thoughts about bruises

1. Here was the bruising of the serpent's head

(Gen 3:15) "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."

2. He came to set those free who were bruised (Luke 4:18)

(Luke 4:18) "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"

3. Why was Christ bruised?

a. For my transgressions

b. How serious my sins!

c. How wonderful His love!

III. The Crucified Lamb Meant Peace for Me

"The chastisement of our peace was upon him"

A. There is a price for peace, there always is.

B. Our sins had separated us from God

1. We were enemies of God

(Rom 5:10) "For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life."

2. This enmity was put away at the cross

(Eph 2:13-14) "But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. {14} For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us;"

3. Peace was made for us at the cross

(Col 1:20) "And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven."

C. We have peace with God through faith in Christ

(Rom 5:1) "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:"

Watch the Lamb, what do you see?

Wounds, Bruises, and Stripes all to make us whole

His Suffering and Death for Our Peace