Jesus in the Old Testament - Isaiah 53

A Sermon on Isaiah 53 by Les Henley at Morning Church and Night Church on the 27th of April 2008. Sermon Outline:

• More than 300 prophesies
• God PLANNED it
• Genesis 3:15
• Proverbs 8:22-23
• God PROMISED it
• To Abraham (around 2000 years before Jesus' birth) - Genesis 26:4
• To Boaz and Ruth (around 1200 years before Jesus' birth) - Ruth 4:12-17
• To David (around 1000 years before Jesus' birth) - 2 Samuel 7:12-13
• God PERFORMED it
• Through Mary - Isaiah 7:14
• In Jerusalem, the temple city of the Hebrew nation - Jeremiah 31:31
• To end sin - Daniel 9:24
• For all nations - Isaiah 11:10
• Isaiah 53 (around 700 years before Jesus' birth) - a detailed description of:
1. His relationship with God (v10, 11)
2. The nature of his death (v3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11)
3. The reason for his death (v4, 6, 8, 11, 12)
• We must respond
• Isaiah 52:6