The Servant Exalted, Part 4

In this fourth part of the fourth and final Servant Song, we will deal with the purpose of the Servants coming to the people of Israel. He was disregarded and despised because He hid His glory from them. God sent Him to become the perfect sacrifice for sins so that the Father could show mercy to His people, forgiving them and transforming them.

The theology of this chapter is very clear. Christ's death was not a general offering for any who may wish to accept it. Such a sacrifice is not a redemption at all, for the key element is left to the will of the sinner.

It is far more honoring to the saving success of the Lamb of God to believe that He died for His people—in the place of specific individuals—thereby purchasing their salvation. Christ did not purchase only the possibility of salvation, but His death actually saved certain individuals, which is then evidenced by their believing.