Old Llantrisant Hill
- A wonderful passage of the Lord Jesus Christ
- His Silence
- He did not open His mouth - v7
- This prophecy was fulfilled in detail - Matt 27:12
- This shows Jesus' submission to His Father
- His Simplicity and Straightforwardness
- He also spoke absolute truth
- v9 - no deceit in His mouth
- Are we absolutely true?
- His Sin-lessness
- v11 - a righteous Servant
- Psalm 1
- His Shame
- v12 - He was numbered with the transgressors
- He was put on the level of a common criminal
- He was put between two thieves
- Personal example
- v3 - He was despised and rejected by men / we did not esteem Him
- The crowds cried out "crucify Him"
- His Suffering
- Isa 52:14 - His face was marred and disfigured
- v5 - wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, He was given stripes
- Does this draw out our love for Him?
- His Substitution
- v6 - God has laid our iniquity on Jesus
- v5 - Wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement for our peace
- He came for His elect and bore their sin upon the cross
- v12 - He bore the sin of many
- His Submission
- Like a Lamb to the slaughter
- He meekly submitted
- Smitten by God - v4, 10
- His Satisfaction
- v10 - "He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, And the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand."
- v11 - "He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied."
- v12 - "Therefore I will divide Him a portion with the great, And He shall divide the [s]spoil with the strong"
- Let us focus upon the Lord Jesus Christ as we approach the communion table