John 1:29 ... John seeth Jesus ... and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
1 Peter 2: 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
That such a one who was one with the Father - and was God with the Father - pure, Holy and completely good, would take on human flesh and blood, lower himself and be placed in a womb is already beyond comprehension. That he would submit to human parents and be obedient to people who were His own creation, letting them have authority in His life is amazing. That He would love us enough to confine Himself to a human body, while still being God, in order to bring about the work of salvation is enough to leave us in awe.
But then on top of all of this, He who was pure and guiltless, who had never committed sin or felt the guilt and shame of it, allowed all the sins that had ever been, or ever would be committed, to be placed in His innocent body!
Can you imagine the shock it would have been for Him to take on Himself even one sin, and to feel what it was like to be contaminated by it, feel the uncleanness of it, and have that thing recorded in His pure and holy mind?
But to have all the sins of the entire human race, past, present and future, loaded into His innocent body must have been an extreme shock to His entire being, His mind, His Spirit, and His body! Surely there are no words that can describe the horror of that moment!
And yet it did happen. It had to happen if He were to destroy the works of Satan and destroy the body of sin. Always keep in mind that man had sinned in his body and death had come to our bodies, thus bringing death to our spirit as well. Remember how Eve sewed leaves together to cover her body after she sinned. Before that, she and her husband were naked and not ashamed, as it should be, but after they sinned in their bodies, they were ashamed.
But when - at what point - were the sins of the world put in Jesus' body? The Bible does not say specifically. But I believe that we may have a clue when we read what is recorded.
I believe that it is highly likely that this took place in the Garden of Gethsemane. Let me show you why. We are told this in Isaiah, chapter 53
But then on top of all of this, He who was pure and guiltless, who had never committed sin or felt the guilt and shame of it, allowed all the sins that had ever been, or ever would be committed, to be placed in His innocent body!
Can you imagine the shock it would have been for Him to take on Himself even one sin, and to feel what it was like to be contaminated by it, feel the uncleanness of it, and have that thing recorded in His pure and holy mind?
But to have all the sins of the entire human race, past, present and future, loaded into His innocent body must have been an extreme shock to His entire being, His mind, His Spirit, and His body! Surely there are no words that can describe the horror of that moment!
And yet it did happen. It had to happen if He were to destroy the works of Satan and destroy the body of sin. Always keep in mind that man had sinned in his body and death had come to our bodies, thus bringing death to our spirit as well. Remember how Eve sewed leaves together to cover her body after she sinned. Before that, she and her husband were naked and not ashamed, as it should be, but after they sinned in their bodies, they were ashamed.
But when - at what point - were the sins of the world put in Jesus' body? The Bible does not say specifically. But I believe that we may have a clue when we read what is recorded.
I believe that it is highly likely that this took place in the Garden of Gethsemane. Let me show you why. We are told this in Isaiah, chapter 53
Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
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.
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.
The word 'bruised' here, in the Hebrew is the word - Daka, ('daw-kaw') - a primitive root ... to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively):--beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
From this, we see that the beating Jesus received after leaving the Garden of Gethsemane, was for our iniquities. He was chastised for the sins we committed in order to bring us peace. This being the case, then we understand that it is likely that at the time the Roman soldiers were beating Him, our sins would have been in His body, for that is what He was being beaten for.
It stands to reason then, that the sins of the world would have been in His body when He left the Garden of Gethsemane and was taken to Pilot for He went from Pilot to the soldiers to be beaten. It also stands to reason that if He did not enter the Garden of Gethsemane with the sins of the world in His body, that the transfer of our sins to His body would have taken place there in the Garden.
When we look at some of the things that we are told took place there, some things may become clear, that perhaps were not seen or understood before.
Let us go to the book of Luke and read of what took place.
From this, we see that the beating Jesus received after leaving the Garden of Gethsemane, was for our iniquities. He was chastised for the sins we committed in order to bring us peace. This being the case, then we understand that it is likely that at the time the Roman soldiers were beating Him, our sins would have been in His body, for that is what He was being beaten for.
It stands to reason then, that the sins of the world would have been in His body when He left the Garden of Gethsemane and was taken to Pilot for He went from Pilot to the soldiers to be beaten. It also stands to reason that if He did not enter the Garden of Gethsemane with the sins of the world in His body, that the transfer of our sins to His body would have taken place there in the Garden.
When we look at some of the things that we are told took place there, some things may become clear, that perhaps were not seen or understood before.
Let us go to the book of Luke and read of what took place.
Luke 22:37-44 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.
These words were spoken before Jesus entered the Garden of Gethsemane and they had not yet taken place.
Reckoned in the Hebrew is - logizomai (log-id'-zom-ahee) - ... estimate (literally or figuratively):--conclude, (ac-)count (of), + despise, esteem, impute, lay, number, reason, reckon, suppose, think (on).
Isaiah 53:12 12 ... and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many ….
Numbered - (Hebrew) – manah, (maw-naw') - a primitive root; properly, to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll:--appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
This verse lets us know that Jesus knew what was about to happen and was determined to see it accomplished. He said that it “... must yet be accomplished in me...” Noticed He did not just say that it must be accomplished, but rather that it had to be accomplished 'in' Him.
This word 'in' – in the Hebrew is the word – en, (en) - a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state) ....
Where is the place that this must be accomplished? Jesus said, “in me”!
And what had to be accomplished? He had to be reckoned with the transgressors.
Although the Jews looked to find some way of accusing Jesus of breaking the law, they could find nothing. There were false accusations, but nothing true or worthy of death, until He confessed to being Christ, the Son of the Blessed.
This was not against the civil law. Yet, when He was crucified, He was treated officially as one who had transgressed the law. And in ages to come, He could still be looked on as a transgressor for the mere fact that he was crucified as though He were one. (Mark 14:53-64)
Though not a civil crime, blasphemy was against the Law of Moses that was in force at the time of Christ and it was punishable by death. (Leviticus 24:16) Also, when He took the sins of the world on Himself, God could then count Him as a sinner or lawbreaker. Not that He had committed sin, but that He had become sin and taken our sin on Himself. And as such, He had to pay the price of a lawbreaker.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
He had not yet been reckoned with the transgressors when He entered the Garden of Gethsemane.
Now let us go back to Luke 22 and continue.
This word 'in' – in the Hebrew is the word – en, (en) - a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state) ....
Where is the place that this must be accomplished? Jesus said, “in me”!
And what had to be accomplished? He had to be reckoned with the transgressors.
Although the Jews looked to find some way of accusing Jesus of breaking the law, they could find nothing. There were false accusations, but nothing true or worthy of death, until He confessed to being Christ, the Son of the Blessed.
This was not against the civil law. Yet, when He was crucified, He was treated officially as one who had transgressed the law. And in ages to come, He could still be looked on as a transgressor for the mere fact that he was crucified as though He were one. (Mark 14:53-64)
Though not a civil crime, blasphemy was against the Law of Moses that was in force at the time of Christ and it was punishable by death. (Leviticus 24:16) Also, when He took the sins of the world on Himself, God could then count Him as a sinner or lawbreaker. Not that He had committed sin, but that He had become sin and taken our sin on Himself. And as such, He had to pay the price of a lawbreaker.
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
He had not yet been reckoned with the transgressors when He entered the Garden of Gethsemane.
Now let us go back to Luke 22 and continue.
38 And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.
41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.
43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
WHAT CUP WAS HE ASKING HIS FATHER TO REMOVE? WAS HE SPEAKING OF THE CROSS?
I suggest that He was not asking God to keep Him from going to the cross, as is so often assumed.
To die on the cross, was the purpose for which He had come into the world. Jesus said that this had to be accomplished in Him. He knew and understood this and fully intended to see it carried to completion.
He had always known His purpose.
To die on the cross, was the purpose for which He had come into the world. Jesus said that this had to be accomplished in Him. He knew and understood this and fully intended to see it carried to completion.
He had always known His purpose.
1 John 3:8 ... For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Mark 8:31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
He had already told His disciples of His upcoming death. And He had already known that His body had been prepared for the purpose of taking on the sin of the world and being sacrificed.
Hebrews 10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:
Jesus wanted to do the work He had come to earth to do. Still, as a man, the thought of the pain and suffering He was about to face could have caused great stress. Yet, I highly doubt that He would have asked His Father to keep Him from going to the cross. He understood that without sacrificing Himself there would be no redemption for mankind; all would die.
I do not believe for one moment, that Jesus would have asked the Father to not make Him go through with what He came to do for those He loved so dearly. This He was determined to do. He was no coward, no weakling. He had lived with the knowledge of His purpose and would not be inclined to back out now.
But if that is not what he was referring to, what might it have been?
Let me suggest that the cup he was referring to, was the one he was having to drink in that very moment, the very moment in which He was praying. “if thou be willing, remove this cup from me”
And what was that?
I believe that in that moment the sins of the world were transferred to His body and that the shock and weight of it was almost too much for Him to physically bear. Had he died under the weight of it, there in the Garden, He would not have made it to the cross. He was determined to get there, and I believe His cry concerning His cup, was a cry for help.
We see that as soon as He prayed for the cup to be removed - if possible, - that an angel came and strengthened him. I believe what he was suffering in that moment was so excruciating and so overwhelming to his body, mind and spirit that it might have taken his life had God not sent the angel to strengthen him
I doubt He was even asking for the removal of the sin He was now having to bear, for He knew He had to carry it to the cross, bear it there, and let the body of sin die, so that the world could be forgiven. But, I think it to be more likely that He was asking to be relieved of what that awful burden was doing to His mind, spirit, and body.
I do not believe for one moment, that Jesus would have asked the Father to not make Him go through with what He came to do for those He loved so dearly. This He was determined to do. He was no coward, no weakling. He had lived with the knowledge of His purpose and would not be inclined to back out now.
But if that is not what he was referring to, what might it have been?
Let me suggest that the cup he was referring to, was the one he was having to drink in that very moment, the very moment in which He was praying. “if thou be willing, remove this cup from me”
And what was that?
I believe that in that moment the sins of the world were transferred to His body and that the shock and weight of it was almost too much for Him to physically bear. Had he died under the weight of it, there in the Garden, He would not have made it to the cross. He was determined to get there, and I believe His cry concerning His cup, was a cry for help.
We see that as soon as He prayed for the cup to be removed - if possible, - that an angel came and strengthened him. I believe what he was suffering in that moment was so excruciating and so overwhelming to his body, mind and spirit that it might have taken his life had God not sent the angel to strengthen him
I doubt He was even asking for the removal of the sin He was now having to bear, for He knew He had to carry it to the cross, bear it there, and let the body of sin die, so that the world could be forgiven. But, I think it to be more likely that He was asking to be relieved of what that awful burden was doing to His mind, spirit, and body.
44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Take a look, for a moment, and what is said of this condition of sweating blood.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-g…/hematidrosis-hematohidrosis… - Hematidrosis, or hematohidrosis, is a very rare medical condition that causes you to ooze or sweat blood from your skin when you're not cut or injured.
Only a few handfuls of hematidrosis cases were confirmed in medical studies in the 20th century.
People who have hematidrosis may sweat blood from their skin. It usually happens on or around the face, but the skin might be lining the inside of your body, too, like in your nose, mouth, or stomach. The skin around the bloody area may swell temporarily.
Hematidrosis can look like blood, bloody sweat, or sweat with droplets of blood in it.
The bleeding usually stops on its own, and it's not serious, although it can make you dehydrated. And, of course, it can be disturbing.
What Happens
Doctors don't know exactly what triggers hematidrosis, in part because it's so rare. They think it could be related to your body's "fight or flight" response.
Tiny blood vessels in the skin break open. The blood inside them may get squeezed out through sweat glands, or there might be unusual little pockets within the structure of your skin. These could collect the blood and let it leak into follicles (where the hair grows) or on to the skin's surface.
Sometimes it seems to be caused by extreme distress or fear, such as facing death, torture, or severe ongoing abuse. It's probably where the term "sweating blood," meaning a great effort, comes from.
Only a few handfuls of hematidrosis cases were confirmed in medical studies in the 20th century.
People who have hematidrosis may sweat blood from their skin. It usually happens on or around the face, but the skin might be lining the inside of your body, too, like in your nose, mouth, or stomach. The skin around the bloody area may swell temporarily.
Hematidrosis can look like blood, bloody sweat, or sweat with droplets of blood in it.
The bleeding usually stops on its own, and it's not serious, although it can make you dehydrated. And, of course, it can be disturbing.
What Happens
Doctors don't know exactly what triggers hematidrosis, in part because it's so rare. They think it could be related to your body's "fight or flight" response.
Tiny blood vessels in the skin break open. The blood inside them may get squeezed out through sweat glands, or there might be unusual little pockets within the structure of your skin. These could collect the blood and let it leak into follicles (where the hair grows) or on to the skin's surface.
Sometimes it seems to be caused by extreme distress or fear, such as facing death, torture, or severe ongoing abuse. It's probably where the term "sweating blood," meaning a great effort, comes from.
Notice a 'fight or flight' response is mentioned in the description of this condition above.
Dictionary.com defines 'fight or flight' this way - the response of the sympathetic nervous system to a stressful event, preparing the body to fight or flee, associated with the adrenal secretion of epinephrine and characterized by increased heart rate, increased blood flow to the brain and muscles, raised sugar levels, sweaty palms and soles, dilated pupils, and erect hairs.
When the sins of the world were put into the body of Jesus, it was an intrusion that went against everything that He was. It was repulsive to the Holy Savior. We can see how that His body could have went into the 'fight or flight' response. It would have been natural for Jesus to instantly want to cast off the unclean thing attacking His body and mind. And yet He could not do so and still save the world!
I truly believe that our Lord, in His human state, had taken on more than He, humanly, was able to bear without help. His cry to His Father, then, may have been concerning the suffering He was going through - that is - the pressure and assault on His body and Spirit. In other words, He may have been asking God to take away the weakness and physical affect of what He was now having to bear. To save Him from the awful, overpowering feeling of shame, guilt, and horror over all of the repulsive, wickedness and uncleanness assaulting Him.
Remember too, that these sins would have separated Him from the Father!
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you ….
It is no wonder that while on the cross He cried out - “...My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
He had to go through the assault of sin while separated from the Father for the first time. This alone would have been devastating. This in itself could have caused tremendous grief, sense of loss and agony. All of this at one time surely must have caused Him to be physically weakened and be so overwhelmed that it was making it hard for Him to even think straight or retain consciousness. Surely His heart would have been breaking over the sins of the world that were imposed on Him and the separation from His Father! It would make sense for Him to ask His Father to relieve Him so He could make it to the cross and not faint or die first.
As we have seen, this condition of bloody sweat is a reaction of the body to extreme stress and He certainly would have been under extreme stress. Think of the guilt you feel when you commit one sin, how it weighs on your mind, and can even make it hard for you to sleep or have peace But Jesus had the sin of every rapist, child molester, murderer etc. put in His body all at once! And He had to bear it without the Father or Holy Spirit dwelling in Him.
We see that the condition causing bloody sweat can cause dehydration. According to -
https://www.mayoclinic.org/…/d…/symptoms-causes/syc-20354086 – (quote) -
Low blood volume shock (hypovolemic shock). This is one of the most serious, and sometimes life-threatening, complications of dehydration. It occurs when low blood volume causes a drop in blood pressure and a drop in the amount of oxygen in your body.
Now if Jesus actually sweat blood, then there may have been enough of a drop in His blood pressure and oxygen level, to have caused Him to faint or to become ill if He did not receive help.
In such a condition, it would make sense for Him to ask the Father to relieve Him of this physical suffering of blood and oxygen loss, perhaps even headache and nausea, agony of the sin and darkness filling Him, bringing with it overwhelming sorrow, guilt and shame, plus the pain of separation from the Father and Holy Spirit!
“Let this cup pass.” In other words, rather than asking God not to make Him have to go to the cross, I believe He was asking God to intervene in His physical, mental, and emotional condition so that He could, in fact, make it to the cross.
And we do see that when He asked God to let that cup pass, the angel came to His aide and strengthened Him. This was the answer to His prayer. He was strengthened.
Can you imagine after having suffered this onslaught of sin and the tremendous physical reaction to the excessive stress of wanting to resist the horrid sin and yet knowing you must bear it, until the pressure was so great you sweat blood and perhaps become weak and dehydrated, to have to go on to trial before Pilot and then be tortured? Surely Jesus did need supernatural intervention to be able to bear it without total collapse!
He was not rescued from feeling the pain and evidently, God did not make him totally physically immune to the effects of his ordeal, but He was strengthened enough to make it through. Still, He had to bear it, because it was the punishment for the sins that were in His body, that had been committed by all of mankind - except for Him!
On the way to the cross, Jesus carried His cross part of the way and then a man named Simon carried it. Most believe this is because Jesus fell under the weight of the cross, though scripture doesn't state this clearly. It is doubtful, though, that they would have gotten someone to carry it for him unless they saw that he was having too much difficulty carrying it Himself, or actually fell, whether from the weight alone, or from fainting. Such a cross would be heavy and His body had already suffered much.
Indeed, Jesus did bear in Himself the sins of the world. Indeed, He was beaten, spit on, had hair pulled from His precious face, and more, as punishment for what we had done and what He was innocent of!
HE BORE MORE THAN OUR SIN- He bore the effect our sin had on our bodies.
When the sins of the world were put into the body of Jesus, it was an intrusion that went against everything that He was. It was repulsive to the Holy Savior. We can see how that His body could have went into the 'fight or flight' response. It would have been natural for Jesus to instantly want to cast off the unclean thing attacking His body and mind. And yet He could not do so and still save the world!
I truly believe that our Lord, in His human state, had taken on more than He, humanly, was able to bear without help. His cry to His Father, then, may have been concerning the suffering He was going through - that is - the pressure and assault on His body and Spirit. In other words, He may have been asking God to take away the weakness and physical affect of what He was now having to bear. To save Him from the awful, overpowering feeling of shame, guilt, and horror over all of the repulsive, wickedness and uncleanness assaulting Him.
Remember too, that these sins would have separated Him from the Father!
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you ….
It is no wonder that while on the cross He cried out - “...My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
He had to go through the assault of sin while separated from the Father for the first time. This alone would have been devastating. This in itself could have caused tremendous grief, sense of loss and agony. All of this at one time surely must have caused Him to be physically weakened and be so overwhelmed that it was making it hard for Him to even think straight or retain consciousness. Surely His heart would have been breaking over the sins of the world that were imposed on Him and the separation from His Father! It would make sense for Him to ask His Father to relieve Him so He could make it to the cross and not faint or die first.
As we have seen, this condition of bloody sweat is a reaction of the body to extreme stress and He certainly would have been under extreme stress. Think of the guilt you feel when you commit one sin, how it weighs on your mind, and can even make it hard for you to sleep or have peace But Jesus had the sin of every rapist, child molester, murderer etc. put in His body all at once! And He had to bear it without the Father or Holy Spirit dwelling in Him.
We see that the condition causing bloody sweat can cause dehydration. According to -
https://www.mayoclinic.org/…/d…/symptoms-causes/syc-20354086 – (quote) -
Low blood volume shock (hypovolemic shock). This is one of the most serious, and sometimes life-threatening, complications of dehydration. It occurs when low blood volume causes a drop in blood pressure and a drop in the amount of oxygen in your body.
Now if Jesus actually sweat blood, then there may have been enough of a drop in His blood pressure and oxygen level, to have caused Him to faint or to become ill if He did not receive help.
In such a condition, it would make sense for Him to ask the Father to relieve Him of this physical suffering of blood and oxygen loss, perhaps even headache and nausea, agony of the sin and darkness filling Him, bringing with it overwhelming sorrow, guilt and shame, plus the pain of separation from the Father and Holy Spirit!
“Let this cup pass.” In other words, rather than asking God not to make Him have to go to the cross, I believe He was asking God to intervene in His physical, mental, and emotional condition so that He could, in fact, make it to the cross.
And we do see that when He asked God to let that cup pass, the angel came to His aide and strengthened Him. This was the answer to His prayer. He was strengthened.
Can you imagine after having suffered this onslaught of sin and the tremendous physical reaction to the excessive stress of wanting to resist the horrid sin and yet knowing you must bear it, until the pressure was so great you sweat blood and perhaps become weak and dehydrated, to have to go on to trial before Pilot and then be tortured? Surely Jesus did need supernatural intervention to be able to bear it without total collapse!
He was not rescued from feeling the pain and evidently, God did not make him totally physically immune to the effects of his ordeal, but He was strengthened enough to make it through. Still, He had to bear it, because it was the punishment for the sins that were in His body, that had been committed by all of mankind - except for Him!
On the way to the cross, Jesus carried His cross part of the way and then a man named Simon carried it. Most believe this is because Jesus fell under the weight of the cross, though scripture doesn't state this clearly. It is doubtful, though, that they would have gotten someone to carry it for him unless they saw that he was having too much difficulty carrying it Himself, or actually fell, whether from the weight alone, or from fainting. Such a cross would be heavy and His body had already suffered much.
Indeed, Jesus did bear in Himself the sins of the world. Indeed, He was beaten, spit on, had hair pulled from His precious face, and more, as punishment for what we had done and what He was innocent of!
HE BORE MORE THAN OUR SIN- He bore the effect our sin had on our bodies.
Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
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.
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.
Now take a look at what is said here. I have already spoken of the effects that having the sins of the world put in Jesus' body would have caused. Now here we find scripture saying that He did, in fact, bear our griefs and carry our sorrows. When we look at the meaning of this word 'griefs' we learn much.
Griefs - Hebrew - choliy, (khol-ee') - from 'chalah' (2470); malady, anxiety, calamity:--disease, grief, (is) sick(-ness).
So griefs can include maladies, anxieties, calamities, even disease and sickness.
According to (http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/malady) - a malady is – 1 [n] impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism - 2 - [n] any unwholesome or desperate condition;
Malady relates to the physiological or that is - ttps://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/physiological) - 1.1 Relating to the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.
Sin in the body affects the functioning of the entire body. It definitely causes an unwholesome or desperate condition. We were not created to carry sin in our body, but when we do, it has a very negative impact on us mentally, spiritually and physically. In the meaning of griefs that He bore for us, is included - calamity, which is -
Calamity is (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/…/dictio…/english/calamity) - A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
We know that sin is the root cause of much of the calamities that are suffered in our world Sin causes a great deal of damage, destruction and personal distress to our own mind, spirit, and body, but also results in many distressing things that happen worldwide. Jesus bore our griefs which can include all of this and also anxiety, disease, and sick(-ness).
But there is more. He carried our sorrows too! Now consider what is in the meaning of this word - sorrows.
Sorrows - Hebrew - mak'ob, (mak-obe') - ... anguish or (figuratively) affliction:--grief, pain, sorrow.
According to - http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ - Anguish is - n. 1.Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.- v. t. 1.To distress with extreme pain or grief.
Sorrow is - a feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling: (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/…/dictionary/english/sorrow)
Now we can see that our salvation includes so much more than many people ever realize or ever trust God for! Jesus saves us from sin and the effect of sin on every part of us. God is concerned about even our emotions. If Jesus bore all of this for us, we should understand that we can go to Him when we begin to suffer from any of these things. He is able to comfort us and relieve us, by His Spirit. He is able to speak peace to us in any and every situation.
Malady relates to the physiological or that is - ttps://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/physiological) - 1.1 Relating to the way in which a living organism or bodily part functions.
Sin in the body affects the functioning of the entire body. It definitely causes an unwholesome or desperate condition. We were not created to carry sin in our body, but when we do, it has a very negative impact on us mentally, spiritually and physically. In the meaning of griefs that He bore for us, is included - calamity, which is -
Calamity is (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/…/dictio…/english/calamity) - A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
We know that sin is the root cause of much of the calamities that are suffered in our world Sin causes a great deal of damage, destruction and personal distress to our own mind, spirit, and body, but also results in many distressing things that happen worldwide. Jesus bore our griefs which can include all of this and also anxiety, disease, and sick(-ness).
But there is more. He carried our sorrows too! Now consider what is in the meaning of this word - sorrows.
Sorrows - Hebrew - mak'ob, (mak-obe') - ... anguish or (figuratively) affliction:--grief, pain, sorrow.
According to - http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/ - Anguish is - n. 1.Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.- v. t. 1.To distress with extreme pain or grief.
Sorrow is - a feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling: (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/…/dictionary/english/sorrow)
Now we can see that our salvation includes so much more than many people ever realize or ever trust God for! Jesus saves us from sin and the effect of sin on every part of us. God is concerned about even our emotions. If Jesus bore all of this for us, we should understand that we can go to Him when we begin to suffer from any of these things. He is able to comfort us and relieve us, by His Spirit. He is able to speak peace to us in any and every situation.
John 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
But let us go on to the following verse -
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.
Transgressions - Hebrew – pesha,` (peh'-shah) ... (6586); a revolt (national, moral or religious):--rebellion, sin, transgression, trespass.
Our Savior was wounded for our transgressions – our rebellion, revolt and sin.
In the Hebrew, this word 'wounded' is – chalal, (khaw-lal') - ... properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), ….
Because of our transgressions, our rebellion and sin, He was physically wounded and was profaned! According to http://www.dictionary.com/browse/, - to be profaned is - characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
Indeed, our Savior was physically wounded but He was also treated with disrespect, irreverence and contempt. And why? Because of our transgressions, not His own!
Our Savior was wounded for our transgressions – our rebellion, revolt and sin.
In the Hebrew, this word 'wounded' is – chalal, (khaw-lal') - ... properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), ….
Because of our transgressions, our rebellion and sin, He was physically wounded and was profaned! According to http://www.dictionary.com/browse/, - to be profaned is - characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
Indeed, our Savior was physically wounded but He was also treated with disrespect, irreverence and contempt. And why? Because of our transgressions, not His own!
“he was bruised for our iniquities:
Bruised – Hebrew – daka,' (daw-kaw') - a primitive root ... to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively):--beat to pieces, break (in pieces), bruise, contrite, crush, destroy, humble, oppress, smite.
Iniquities – Hebrew - `avon, (aw-vone') - ... perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:--fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Iniquities – Hebrew - `avon, (aw-vone') - ... perversity, i.e. (moral) evil:--fault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.
Jesus was beaten to the point of flesh most likely having been ripped from His body by Roman soldiers with a cat o' nine tails. He was humbled. They probably stripped Him of all or most of His clothes and He was beaten like a slave or a person of utmost contempt, worthy of such horrid treatment. And all of this bruising was suffered for our iniquities.
Our iniquities include our perversity (Perverse - 1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved: 2. a. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable: b. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:)
Because we willfully resisted what was right, because we willfully disobeyed God, because of the evil in us, our innocent, pure and holy God was bruised, or, that is, beaten and tortured, taking our punishment!
Our iniquities include our perversity (Perverse - 1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved: 2. a. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable: b. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:)
Because we willfully resisted what was right, because we willfully disobeyed God, because of the evil in us, our innocent, pure and holy God was bruised, or, that is, beaten and tortured, taking our punishment!
the chastisement of our peace was upon him”
Chastisement – Hebrew – muwcar, (moo-sawr') - ... properly, chastisement; figuratively, reproof, … bond, chastening ((-eth)), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke.
The reproof, rebuke, correction, and discipline for what we had done was put on Christ and He bore it so that He could bring us the peace He always wanted us to have, from the beginning of our creation.
The reproof, rebuke, correction, and discipline for what we had done was put on Christ and He bore it so that He could bring us the peace He always wanted us to have, from the beginning of our creation.
John 14:. 27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
“and with his stripes we are healed”
Stripes - Hebrew - chabbuwrah, (khab-boo-raw') - ... properly, bound (with stripes), i.e. a weal (or black-and-blue mark itself):--blueness, bruise, hurt, stripe, wound.
Healed – Hebrew – rapha,' (raw-faw') - ... properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:--cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole
So then, by the stripes from the whip that struck His body, from the pain and bruising that He suffered in His body, which likely wounded His spirit and mind, we, the guilty, are cured, mended and thoroughly made whole!
Healed – Hebrew – rapha,' (raw-faw') - ... properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:--cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole
So then, by the stripes from the whip that struck His body, from the pain and bruising that He suffered in His body, which likely wounded His spirit and mind, we, the guilty, are cured, mended and thoroughly made whole!
Hallelujah! All Glory Be To God Our Savior!!!
