01/09/2024 – “Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4) / Comments attached at the end
King Of The Scapegoat Nation
Thursday, January 9, 2025
In the Biblical ceremony of Yom Kippur, the sins of the people were symbolically placed on the head of a goat which was then sent into the wilderness to carry them away. It’s from this that we get the word ‘scapegoat’ meaning someone blamed for the problems, wrongdoings, mistakes or faults of others. God linked Israel to the scapegoat, over three thousand years ago. Of all the peoples in history, Israel stands above all for being the scapegoat of the nations. From ancient times to our day, the Jews have been the most accused, slandered, and vilified of peoples. But Messiah is the King of this scapegoat nation. He took the sins of all upon Himself and carried them away. If you belong to Messiah, then you are part of Israel. You, too, are called to bear the burdens, problems, and even the unjust treatment of others, and love them in return. The Lord, your Scapegoat, bore your burdens to bring you salvation. Thus, you are called to be a little scapegoat; to bear the burdens of those around you, so you might also bring them to salvation.
From Message #149 – The Scapegoat
Scripture: Isaiah 53:4
TODAY’S MISSION – Today, seek to bear the burdens of someone and lead them to salvation.
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“Yet He Himself bore our sicknesses, and He carried our pains; but we in turn regarded Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4)
Take note!:
“So that you wil not be conceited, brothers, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery: a partial hardening has come to Israel until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written: The Liberator will come from Zion; He will turn away godlessness from Jacob. And this will be My covenant with them (*b) ,, when I take away their sins. (*c) ” Romans 11: 25-26
(*b) – See Isaiah 59: 20-21 / (*c) – Jeremiah 31: 31-34
Indeed, Yeshua (Jesus) is King of Israel (The “Scapegoat Nation”). He is King of the Gentiles as well. Jew and Gentiles are grafted in together in His Kingdom, one body in Christ. As Jesus prayed in John 17, praying for all believers, past, present and future: “Father make them one , as we are one.”
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Questions for fellowship generation, the lifelong sanctification process:
- What does the text reveal about God’s character?
- How has this reading generated prayer for you and/or us?
- What themes stand out to you in this bible study?
- How does our reading fit into the bigger picture (creation, the fall, restoration, etc.)?
- What verse(s) jumped out at you like never before? Is it explainable at this point?
- Do you have any questions you would like to put before the group as to how to interpret any particular verse(s) in our reading. Let scripture testify to scripture: Share with us where you sense contradiction between passages elsewhere.
- What did you find convicting and inspiring at the same time? Share with us how the Spirit of God is working within you as a messenger, both within
and outside of our fellowship group.
What say you?
Soli Deo Gloria!