- What most struck you, or surprised you, as you looked at these passages anew in session 3?
- What new insight did you gain about Jesus as the Lamb of God?
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
We have read the Song of the Suffering Servant from the prophet Isaiah along side the reading of the Passion of Jesus Christ so often, that we may forget that centuries passed between the writing of these passages that have so very much in common.
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I found that the way that the study guide had you look at a passage from Isaiah and then the New Testament passages that fulfill the prophecy (on pg 53) very powerful. I have hosted a Christian Passover Seder a few times and found a Christian Haggadah to use. It builds on the Jewish Haggadah used at the Passover Seder by calling attention to Jesus as the Messiah. I haven't done it in about 5 years so I had forgotten how powerful it was to see the prophecy alongside the fulfillment.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised, although if I had given it much thought I shouldn't have been, about how on pg 55 it was pointed out that it was Romans who fulfilled the prophetic text of Isaiah. By doing what they would "normally" do they gave Christ's suffering and death the sacrificial meaning to our salvation.
I was struck by how the Romans so directly fulfilled the prophecy, too. God is so ever at work in and through us, even in the unbelievers, to fulfill God's purposes.
DeleteThe reference on page 52 that said the Rabbis forbad the reading of Isaiah 53 because the connections with Jesus were so strong and evident was amazing to me. I loved that! How powerful is the Word of God!
#2 I guess I was just used to hearing "Lamb of God" without really knowing why that phrase was used. After reading this chapter I got a better understanding. Most of the sacrificing that took place involved animals, mostly lambs. Jesus was God's lamb - his son to be sacrificed for our sins. Also, just as the lambs being led to be killed are quiet and non protesting, so too was Jesus - silent as he was led along the route to his death, carrying the cross and silent as he was interrogated on the cross, never complaining.
ReplyDeleteThe passaged from the Book of Revelation reminded me of the class Father Bill gave on that book when he was here. He so emphasized so many of the passages as being directly from the Liturgy. Also he reminded us in almost every session that the whole book's message was simple: God Provides! Jesus, our Lamb of God, intercedes for us and provides for us everything we need. Praise the Lord and give God thanks!
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