Christian's Handbook 1

Handbook 1 is a collection of Christian articles containing spiritual wisdom and knowledge derived from Christians' personal experiences in living daily for God.

Isaiah 53

Handbook 1: Article 5 - Consider Jesus

"He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,
And like a root out of parched ground;
He has no stately form or majesty
That we should look upon Him,
Nor appearance that we should desire Him.
He was despised and forsaken of men,
A man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief;
And like one from whom men hide their face,
He was despised and we did not esteem Him.

Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God and afflicted.
Surely He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
The Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.

He was oppressed and He was afflicted,
Yet He did not open His mouth;
Like a lamb that is led to slaughter,
And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers,
So He did not open His mouth.
By oppression and judgment He was taken away,
His grave was assigned to be with wicked men;
Although He had done no violence,
Nor was there any deceit in His mouth.

But the Lord was pleased
To crush Him, putting Him to grief;
If He would render Himself as a guilt offering,
He will see His seed,
He will prolong His days,
And the will of the Lord will prosper in His hand.
By His knowledge the Righteous One,
My Servant, will justify the many,
As He will bear their iniquities."

Isaiah 53


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  1. Introduction
  2. Jesus Shall Be King
  3. To Know Him
  4. The Son
  5. Isaiah 53
  6. What It Means to Be a Christian
  7. Your Heart's Desire
  8. Pray Reading
  9. God Speaks - Can You Hear?

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