July 1st, 2009 The Great Healer
Today’s morning watch is found in:
Isaiah 53:5 But because of our sins he was wounded, beaten because of the evil we did. We are healed by the punishment he suffered, made whole by the blows he received
Yesaya 53:5 5 Tetapi ia dilukai karena dosa-dosa kita, dan didera karena kejahatan kita. Ia dihukum supaya kita diselamatkan, karena bilur-bilurnya kita disembuhkan
How could an Old Testament person understand the idea of Christ dying for our sins—actually bearing the punishment that we deserved? The sacrifices suggested this idea, but it is one thing to kill a lamb, and something quite different to think of God’s chosen Servant as that Lamb. But God was pulling aside the curtain of time to let the people of Isaiah’s day look ahead to the suffering of the future Messiah and the resulting forgiveness made available to all mankind.
Bagaimana dapat seorang Perjanjian Lama dapat mengerti ide kematian Kristus bagi dosa-dosa kita—yang sebenarnya hukumannya ditanggung oleh kita? Pengorbanan-pengorbananlah yang memicu ide ini, karena itulah anak domba disembeli, dan ada sesuatu yang berbeda yang harus dicermati terhadap pilihan Allah sebagai Pelayan anak Domba. Tetapi Allah telah membuka tabir waktu sehingga membawa manusia yang hidup di zaman Yesaya berpaling pada penderitaan Mesias nanti dan hasil pengampunan yang dijalaninya dapat memungkinkan bagi seluruh umat manusia.
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