jehovah’s arm revealed north seattle bible students convention march 28, 2008

Jehovah’s Jehovah’s Arm Arm

RevealedRevealed

North Seattle Bible Students ConventionNorth Seattle Bible Students Convention

March 28, 2008March 28, 2008

Isaiah Isaiah 5353

Who hath believed our report? Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the and to whom is the

arm of the LORD revealed?arm of the LORD revealed?

Isaiah 53:1Isaiah 53:1

Isaiah 53:1 - Who hath believed our report?...Isaiah 53:1 - Who hath believed our report?...

““our reportour report” ”

is is youryour andand mymy

message message to othersto others


Forepart of our message:Forepart of our message: AlienationAlienation

– As to both the houses of As to both the houses of IsraelIsrael

– Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up nourished and brought up childrenchildren, , and they have and they have rebelled against merebelled against me…. …. Your country is desolate,Your country is desolate, your cities your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Isaiah 1:2,7Isaiah 1:2,7


Forepart of our message:Forepart of our message: AlienationAlienation

– As to all As to all GentilesGentiles

– That I will break the That I will break the AssyrianAssyrian in my land, and in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.burden depart from off their shoulders. This is the purpose that is purposed upon This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth:the whole earth: and this is the hand that is and this is the hand that is stretched out upon stretched out upon all the nations.all the nations.

Isaiah 14:25,26Isaiah 14:25,26


Main part of our message:Main part of our message: ReconciliationReconciliation

– Natural IsraelNatural Israel will be restored will be restored

– For the LORD will have mercy on For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob,Jacob, and will yet choose and will yet choose Israel,Israel, and set them and set them in theirin their own landown land:…:…




– Earth’s inhabitants will be restoredEarth’s inhabitants will be restored

– And in this And in this mountainmountain shall the LORD of shall the LORD of hosts make unto hosts make unto allall peoplepeople a a feastfeast of of fatfat things, a things, a feastfeast of wines on the lees, of of wines on the lees, of fatfat things full of marrow, of wines on the things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. And he will lees well refined. And he will destroydestroy in in this mountain the face of this mountain the face of the coveringthe covering cast over all people, and cast over all people, and the veilthe veil that is that is spread over all nations. spread over all nations.



– Earth’s inhabitants will be restoredEarth’s inhabitants will be restored

He will He will swallow up deathswallow up death in victory; and in victory; and the Lord GOD will the Lord GOD will wipe away tearswipe away tears from from off all faces; and the off all faces; and the rebukerebuke of his people of his people shall he shall he take awaytake away from off all the earth: from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.for the LORD hath spoken it.

Isaiah 25:6-8Isaiah 25:6-8


And all things And all things areare of God, of God, who hath reconciled us to who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us thehath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 5:182 Corinthians 5:18

Main part of our message: Main part of our message: ReconciliationReconciliation

Isaiah 53:1 Isaiah 53:1

……the arm of the LORD…the arm of the LORD…

Isaiah 53:1 - ...and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? Isaiah 53:1 - ...and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

But though But though hehe [[JesusJesus]] had done so had done so many miracles before them, many miracles before them,

yet they believed not on him: yet they believed not on him: That the saying of Isaiah the prophet That the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, might be fulfilled, which he spake,

Lord, who hath believed our report? Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the and to whom hath the arm of the Lordarm of the Lord

been revealed?been revealed?

John 12:37-38John 12:37-38


““arm”arm” is the executor of the bodyis the executor of the body

• Awake, awake, put on Awake, awake, put on strengthstrength, O , O armarm of the LORD;of the LORD; awake, as in the awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. ancient days, in the generations of old. ArtArt thou not it that hath cut Rahab, thou not it that hath cut Rahab, andand wounded the dragon? wounded the dragon?



• But to us But to us therethere isis butbut one God, the Father, of one God, the Father, of whom whom areare all things, and we in him; and one all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ,Lord Jesus Christ, byby whomwhom areare all things, all things,and we by him. and we by him.

1 Corinthians 8:6 1 Corinthians 8:6

““arm”arm” is the executor of the bodyis the executor of the body


Who hath believed our report? Who hath believed our report?

To whom is To whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?the arm of the LORD revealed?

Isaiah 53:1 - Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? Isaiah 53:1 - Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

“…“…But how But how fewfew have heard, in the true have heard, in the true sense of hearing; how sense of hearing; how fewfew have appreciated have appreciated it; how it; how fewfew have seen in Jesus the Arm of have seen in Jesus the Arm of Jehovah, stretched down for the relief of Jehovah, stretched down for the relief of Adam and his race from sin and death! Adam and his race from sin and death! Only a Only a handful, the saintly few,handful, the saintly few, really really and truly believe the message,…”and truly believe the message,…”

R4831:5R4831:5

Isaiah 53:1 - Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? Isaiah 53:1 - Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed?

What does Isaiah 53 reveal to us What does Isaiah 53 reveal to us aboutabout Jehovah’s “Arm”? Jehovah’s “Arm”?

Reveals what Jehovah’s arm must Reveals what Jehovah’s arm must firstfirst be and do to reconcile the worldbe and do to reconcile the world

For he shall grow up before him asFor he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, a tender plant,

and as a root out of a dry ground: and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and he hath no form nor comeliness; and

when we shall see him, when we shall see him, therethere isis no beauty that no beauty that we should desire him. we should desire him.



……a tender plant,a tender plant,……

Isaiah 53:2 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant,...Isaiah 53:2 - For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant,...

• Refers to Jesus’ Refers to Jesus’ tender loving hearttender loving heart

And Jesus went forth, and sawAnd Jesus went forth, and saw

a great multitude, and was a great multitude, and was moved with compassionmoved with compassion toward them, toward them,

and he and he healedhealed their sick. their sick.

Matthew 14:14Matthew 14:14

……a tender plant,a tender plant,……


……a root out of a dry ground:a root out of a dry ground:……

Isaiah 53:2 - For he shall grow up before him as…a root out of a dry ground:… Isaiah 53:2 - For he shall grow up before him as…a root out of a dry ground:…

……a root out of a dry ground:a root out of a dry ground:……

• Refers to Jesus’ Refers to Jesus’ perfect human vitalityperfect human vitality

• For such a high priest became us, For such a high priest became us, whowho isis holy, harmless, undefiled, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate separate from sinners,from sinners, and made higher and made higher than the heavens; than the heavens;

Hebrews 7:26Hebrews 7:26


……no form nor comeliness;no form nor comeliness; and and

……no beautyno beauty… …

Isaiah 53:2 - ...he hath no form nor comeliness;...there is no beauty that we should desire him. Isaiah 53:2 - ...he hath no form nor comeliness;...there is no beauty that we should desire him.

Jesus: Jesus:

• Had no traditional attributes of royaltyHad no traditional attributes of royalty

• Did not come from a royal blood lineDid not come from a royal blood line

• Was not a great warriorWas not a great warrior

He is despised and rejected of men; a He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and man of sorrows, and

acquainted with grief: acquainted with grief: and and

he hid as it were he hid as it were hishis face from us; face from us; he was despised, and he was despised, and we esteemed him not. we esteemed him not.

Isaiah 53:3 Isaiah 53:3 (margin)(margin)


……despised and rejected of men;despised and rejected of men;……

Isaiah 53:3 - He is despised and rejected of men;...Isaiah 53:3 - He is despised and rejected of men;...

They that They that hate mehate me without a cause are without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head:more than the hairs of mine head:

they that would they that would destroy me,destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that are mighty: then I restored that

which I took not away. which I took not away.

Psalm 69:4Psalm 69:4


“…“…He wasHe was despiseddespised of theof the RomansRomans

and counted unworthy and counted unworthy of particular notice,…”of particular notice,…”

R3590:5R3590:5


And when he was And when he was come into his own country, come into his own country,

he taught them in their synagogue, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, said, Whence hath this man this wisdom,

and these mighty works? and these mighty works? Is not this the Is not this the carpenter's soncarpenter's son? ? is not his is not his mothermother called Mary? called Mary?

and his and his brethren,brethren, James, and Joses, and James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? Simon, and Judas?


And his And his sisters,sisters, are they not all with us? are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man Whence then hath this man

all these things? all these things? And they were offended in him.And they were offended in him.

But Jesus said unto them, But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, A prophet is not without honor,

save in his own country, save in his own country, and in his own house. and in his own house.

Matthew 13:54-57Matthew 13:54-57


He came untoHe came unto his own,his own, and his ownand his own received him not.received him not.

John 1:11John 1:11


But some of them went their ways But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what to the Pharisees, and told them what

things Jesus had done. things Jesus had done. Then gathered the chief priests and the Then gathered the chief priests and the

Pharisees a council, Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? and said, What do we?

forfor this man doeth many miracles.this man doeth many miracles. If we let him thus alone, If we let him thus alone,

all all menmen will believe on him: will believe on him:


and the Romans shall come andand the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nationtake away both our place and nation......

Then from that day forthThen from that day forth they took counsel together they took counsel together

for to put him to death.for to put him to death.

John 11:46-48,53John 11:46-48,53


……a man of sorrows, a man of sorrows, and and

acquainted with grief:…acquainted with grief:…

Isaiah 53:3 - He is...a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:...Isaiah 53:3 - He is...a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief:...

……a man of sorrows, a man of sorrows, and and

acquainted with grief:…acquainted with grief:…

• Jesus did not feel sorry for himselfJesus did not feel sorry for himself

• Jesus’ sorrow and grief was for othersJesus’ sorrow and grief was for others

Isaiah 53:3 (margin)Isaiah 53:3 (margin)

……he hid as it were he hid as it were hishis face from us;… face from us;…

Isaiah 53:3 (margin) - ...and he hid as it were his face from us;...Isaiah 53:3 (margin) - ...and he hid as it were his face from us;...

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thouthou that killest the prophets, and stonest that killest the prophets, and stonest

them which are sent unto thee, them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered how often would I have gathered

thy children together,thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens even as a hen gathereth her chickens under under herher wings, and wings, and ye would not!ye would not!

Behold, Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. your house is left unto you desolate.

Matthew 23:37,38 Matthew 23:37,38

Isaiah 53:3 (margin) - ...and he hid as it were his face from us;...Isaiah 53:3 (margin) - ...and he hid as it were his face from us;...

“…“…And because men lightly esteemed And because men lightly esteemed and even despised him, and even despised him,

""he hidhe hid as it were as it were his face from themhis face from them." ."

[…Because of their unbelief […Because of their unbelief and hardness of heart,and hardness of heart,

they thereforethey therefore lost the benefit lost the benefit of his wisdom and teachingof his wisdom and teaching

and many of his mighty works….]”and many of his mighty works….]”

R1359:3R1359:3

Surely he hath borne our griefs, Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: and carried our sorrows:

yet we did esteem him stricken, yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. smitten of God, and afflicted.



……borne our griefs,borne our griefs, and and

carried our sorrowscarried our sorrows:…:…

Isaiah 53:4 - Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:…Isaiah 53:4 - Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows:…

And when Jesus was come into Peter's And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. And and sick of a fever. And he touched he touched

her hand,her hand, and and the fever left herthe fever left her: : and she arose, and ministered unto them. and she arose, and ministered unto them.

When the even was come, When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were they brought unto him many that were

possessed with devils:…possessed with devils:…


and and he cast out the spiritshe cast out the spirits with with hishis word, word, and and healed all that were sick:healed all that were sick:

That it might be fulfilled which was That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying, spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying,

Himself took our infirmities, Himself took our infirmities, andand bare bare ourour sicknesses. sicknesses.

Matthew 8:14-17Matthew 8:14-17


And And great multitudesgreat multitudes came unto him, came unto him, having with them those that werehaving with them those that were

lame, blind, dumb, maimed,lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and and many others, and cast them down at many others, and cast them down at

Jesus' feet; and Jesus' feet; and he healed them:he healed them:



• Jesus Jesus frequentlyfrequently restored health to the sick restored health to the sick

– Restored the lameRestored the lame

– Healed the blindHealed the blind

– Removed blood disordersRemoved blood disorders

– Cast out devilsCast out devils

– Restored voices to the muteRestored voices to the mute

– Cured leprosyCured leprosy

– Raised the deadRaised the dead


• ExactlyExactly how did he bear our infirmities? how did he bear our infirmities?

And he came down with them, and stood in And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, the plain, and the company of his disciples, and and a great multitudea great multitude of people out of all of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which of Tyre and Sidon, which camecame to hear him, to hear him, and and to be healedto be healed of their diseases;… of their diseases;…



And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: And they that were vexed with unclean spirits:

and and they were healed.they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for for there went virtue out of him,there went virtue out of him, and and healed them all.healed them all.

Luke 6:17-19Luke 6:17-19



For we have not a high priest which For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched with the cannot be touched with the feelingfeeling of our of our infirmities; but was in all points infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as tempted like as wewe are,are, yetyet without sin. without sin.

Hebrews 4:15Hebrews 4:15



We do not know that our Lord was sick We do not know that our Lord was sick with any of the ordinary maladies. with any of the ordinary maladies.

His perfect organism would apparently His perfect organism would apparently be proof against the intrusions of special be proof against the intrusions of special

diseases. Rather it would appear diseases. Rather it would appear that that his healing of diseaseshis healing of diseases merelymerely

exhausted his vitality,exhausted his vitality, and thus left upon him and thus left upon him the weight of our sicknesses.the weight of our sicknesses.

R4138:2R4138:2


……strickenstricken,, smittensmitten of God,of God,…afflicted…afflicted..

Isaiah 53:4 - ...yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. Isaiah 53:4 - ...yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Now Jacob's well was there. Now Jacob's well was there. JesusJesus therefore, therefore, being weariedbeing wearied

with with hishis journey, journey, sat thus on the well:sat thus on the well: andand it was about the sixth hour. it was about the sixth hour.

John 4:6John 4:6


And as they led him away, And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one they laid hold upon one SimonSimon, a , a

Cyrenian, coming out of the country, Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and and on him they laid the cross,on him they laid the cross, that he might bear that he might bear itit after Jesus. after Jesus.

Luke 23:26Luke 23:26


• The people concluded that Jesus’ weakness The people concluded that Jesus’ weakness was evidence of God’s disfavorwas evidence of God’s disfavor

• But the Apostle Peter assures us:But the Apostle Peter assures us:

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust,the just for the unjust, that he might bring that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: but quickened by the Spirit:

1 Peter 3:181 Peter 3:18

But he But he waswas wounded for our wounded for our transgressions, transgressions, hehe waswas bruised for bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace our peace waswas upon him; and with upon him; and with

his stripes we are healed. his stripes we are healed.



……bruised for our iniquities:bruised for our iniquities:……

……wounded for our transgressions,wounded for our transgressions,

Isaiah 53:5 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:…Isaiah 53:5 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities:…

• ““wounded”wounded”

• to profane or defileto profane or defile

• ““bruised”bruised”

• to crush to crush


• Verse 5 teaches Verse 5 teaches howhow Jesus was to die Jesus was to die

And being found in fashion as a man, And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even unto death, even the death of the cross.the death of the cross.

Philippians 2:8Philippians 2:8


• Verse 5 teaches Verse 5 teaches howhow Jesus was to die Jesus was to die

And if a man have committed a sin worthy of And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:hang him on a tree: His body shall His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged (for he that is hanged isis accursed of God;) accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee thy God giveth thee forfor an inheritance. an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 21:22-23Deuteronomy 21:22-23


• Verse 5 teaches us that Verse 5 teaches us that

Jesus would die by Jesus would die by crucifixioncrucifixion

Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)Isaiah 53:5 (NIV)

……the the punishmentpunishment that brought us that brought us peacepeace was upon him, and was upon him, and

by his by his woundswounds we are we are healed.healed.

Isaiah 53:5(NIV) - ...the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,...by his wounds we Isaiah 53:5(NIV) - ...the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,...by his wounds we are healedare healed

• Jesus is Jesus is chastisedchastised – we gain – we gain peacepeace

• Jesus is Jesus is woundedwounded – we are – we are healedhealed


And being found in fashion as a man, And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and he humbled himself, and

became obedient unto death, became obedient unto death, even the even the death of the cross.death of the cross.

Wherefore Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,God also hath highly exalted him,

and given him a name and given him a name which is above every name: which is above every name:

Phillippians 2:8,9Phillippians 2:8,9


• As As ourour High Priest, High Priest, Jesus first reconciled us to GodJesus first reconciled us to God

• As As world’sworld’s Messiah, Messiah, Jesus reconciles them to GodJesus reconciles them to God


• Jesus’ loyalty in suffering makesJesus’ loyalty in suffering makes

possible possible full reconciliationfull reconciliation with God with God

All we like sheep have gone astray; All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one we have turned every one to his own way; and the to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him LORD hath laid on him

the iniquity of us all. the iniquity of us all.



AllAll we likewe like sheepsheep havehave gone astray;gone astray; wewe have turned every one have turned every one

to his own way;to his own way;……

Isaiah 53:6 - All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;…Isaiah 53:6 - All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way;…

• Who are the “stray sheep”?Who are the “stray sheep”?

• Adam and his familyAdam and his family

• What man of you, having a hundred What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose sheep, if he lose one of them,one of them, doth doth not leave the ninety and nine in the not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that wilderness, and go after that which is which is lost,lost, until he find it? until he find it?

Luke 15:4Luke 15:4



• Adam and his familyAdam and his family

• Let us rather interpret the parable on a Let us rather interpret the parable on a broader scale, in comportment with the broader scale, in comportment with the facts and the Scriptures. Let us facts and the Scriptures. Let us understand the understand the one stray sheepone stray sheep to to represent represent Adam and his family;Adam and his family;……

R5427:2R5427:2



• Natural IsraelNatural Israel

• But he answered and said, But he answered and said, I am not sent but untoI am not sent but unto thethe lost sheep of the house of Israel.lost sheep of the house of Israel.



……and the LORD hath laid on him the and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us iniquity of us all.all.

Isaiah 53:6 - …and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 - …and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

• Jesus paid 2 penalties: Jesus paid 2 penalties: Adam’s penalty by dyingAdam’s penalty by dying

Therefore as by the Therefore as by the offense of oneoffense of one judgmentjudgment camecame upon all men upon all men to to condemnation;condemnation; even so even so

by the by the righteousness of onerighteousness of one thethe freefree giftgift camecame upon all men upon all men

unto justification of unto justification of life.life. Romans 5:18Romans 5:18

Isaiah 53:6 - …and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 - …and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

• Jesus paid 2 penalties: Jesus paid 2 penalties: Israel’s penalty by hanging on a treeIsrael’s penalty by hanging on a tree

Christ hath redeemedChrist hath redeemed us us from the curse of the law, from the curse of the law,

being made a curse for us: for it is being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed written, Cursed isis every one that every one that

hangeth on a tree:hangeth on a tree: Galatians 3:13Galatians 3:13

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