Jesus is whipped
The wicked sound of the whip flaying flesh resounded once again.
It was a sickening sound. Some of the whips had bits of glass, metal, and stone embedded at their tips, so that when they hit flesh they would simply shred it.
The one on the receiving end was the same one who not too long ago had constructed a whip and used it to chase moneychangers out of the temple. He had done this for the purpose of purifying the temple.
Now He was being whipped unmercifully. The reason though, was the same. He was receiving justice.
This was the just punishment for wickedness; not for His own wickedness, but for ours.
The sound of the sizzle of the whip flying through the air sounded once again, followed by a sickening thunk, as the whips had now ripped through His flesh in some areas and were now drubbing his bones.
Years before, the prophet Isaiah had prophesied concerning the Messiah, In faithfulness He will bring forth justice.
In order to bring forth justice, should't the Messiah be the one with the whip in His hand as He had when He cleansed the temple?
Yes.
And no.
Yes, His cleansing of the temple, His driving out those who were exploiting God's people, was part of the work of bringing forth justice.
But so too was the flogging He received. Because the whipping he endured was only a small fraction of the just punishment we have earned for our sins. The painful flaying of His flesh was received by Jesus, not because He deserved it, but because we did.
And He endured it in our place. He took the just punishment for the sin we committed.
Why did this have to happen? Because God is just. He does and He must punish sin.
And yet, God is merciful. So God the Son willingly became man so that He could take our place and endure the just punishment for sin that we should receive, so that instead of receiving what we deserve, God can give us what we do not deserve; mercy, forgiveness, and the endless blessings of life everlasting.
The one who brought justice with a whip in His hand also brought about justice...and mercy, but allowing Himself to be on the other end of the whip.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. -Isaiah 53:5
The one on the receiving end was the same one who not too long ago had constructed a whip and used it to chase moneychangers out of the temple. He had done this for the purpose of purifying the temple.
Now He was being whipped unmercifully. The reason though, was the same. He was receiving justice.
This was the just punishment for wickedness; not for His own wickedness, but for ours.
The sound of the sizzle of the whip flying through the air sounded once again, followed by a sickening thunk, as the whips had now ripped through His flesh in some areas and were now drubbing his bones.
Years before, the prophet Isaiah had prophesied concerning the Messiah, In faithfulness He will bring forth justice.
In order to bring forth justice, should't the Messiah be the one with the whip in His hand as He had when He cleansed the temple?
Yes.
And no.
Yes, His cleansing of the temple, His driving out those who were exploiting God's people, was part of the work of bringing forth justice.
But so too was the flogging He received. Because the whipping he endured was only a small fraction of the just punishment we have earned for our sins. The painful flaying of His flesh was received by Jesus, not because He deserved it, but because we did.
And He endured it in our place. He took the just punishment for the sin we committed.
Why did this have to happen? Because God is just. He does and He must punish sin.
And yet, God is merciful. So God the Son willingly became man so that He could take our place and endure the just punishment for sin that we should receive, so that instead of receiving what we deserve, God can give us what we do not deserve; mercy, forgiveness, and the endless blessings of life everlasting.
The one who brought justice with a whip in His hand also brought about justice...and mercy, but allowing Himself to be on the other end of the whip.
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. -Isaiah 53:5
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