Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
- despised - I used to despise the name of Jesus, recoil a bit at it's use. The use of the name in a conversation makes often makes people uncomfortable. Would you sacrifice anything to rescue someone who despised you? He sacrificed his own life for those, including me, who despised him.
- rejected by men - we rejected him we should be rejected by him. Instead, he endured rejection so that we can be accepted.
- man of sorrows - the creator of the universe experiencing sorrow and shame so that we can have eternal joy
- acquainted with grief - God did not have to acquaint himself with grief, but he did so that the suffering we experience now is a light and momentary affliction compared to the eternal weight of glory that lies ahead
- men hide their faces - we did not want him, he pursued us. If he had not loved us first we would still refuse him!
- esteemed him not - though he deserves the highest esteem, honour and glory from us, we consider ourselves on a level with him. the creator says something but, even though I am a created being, I think I know better, I think that I'm a special case. I esteem myself more highly than God.
This is the shocking nature of what happened on the cross.
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