Isaiah 52: 14, just as many were appalled at you His appearance was so disfigured that He did not look like a man and His form did not resemble a human being.
Many people do not realize just how bad the whole process of crucifixion can be. It was the Romans favorite source of execution for non-Roman citizens. Let me briefly describe the process in order to give you an idea of what our Savior did for us.
Before a person was crucified, it was normal practice for them to be scourged. Scourging involved a whip with 9 long pieces of leather, each piece of leather had pieces of bone and even some metal embedded in them. It was in the form of cat of nine tails. While the person was whipped, the idea is that they would swing the whip hard enough to get the pieces of bone to penetrate the skin and then the person whipping would jerk sharply, tearing skin and muscle from the poor victims body. Not many survived this ordeal.
Stop to consider this. The Roman army in Israel, basically consisted of some of the worst there was. The so-called soldiers took great pleasure in inflicting as much pain on the victim as they could. They had it down to a science, knowing how much damage they could do to the body without killing them outright. They wanted the victim to suffer as much as possible before they died.
Isaiah 53: 1-12, basically tells the story about what Jesus did for us. It says in the Bible that Jesus sweat blood. Many people do not believe that is possible. Let me enlighten you. A medical condition known as hematidrosis is diffusion of blood in perspiration, caused by extreme anguish, or physical strain. Subcutaneous capillaries dilate and burst merging blood with sweat. Many people who suffered this problem, died.
Stop to consider this. The fact that Jesus knew all of this way ahead of time, but did it anyway. Can you imagine how horrible that was?
Each lash was called a stripe. If you read Isaiah 53 you will see that by His stripes we are healed. His blood that was spilled, forgave all our sins, past, present, and future. He did it in our place so we wouldn't have to. As horrific as it was, He would have done it for even just one of us.
OK, if you doubt the description I gave, check it out on Google. If anyone in history should be glorified or praised, it is Jesus Christ our Lord. All we have to do is admit to Him that we are sinners, ask for forgiveness, and invite Him into our hearts as our personal savior. This is what He suffered and died for. He wants us to spend eternity with Him. God Bless you and your family.
Praise The Lord!
Remember Jesus loves you.
Praise The Lord!!!!!
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