The Cross: Defeat or Victory? (Isaiah 50:4-9) (Matthew 27:30)
The Cross: Defeat or Victory To many the Cross has been portrayed as a defeat, but not to God. It means victory over death and sin. To some people, anything that looks like a threat is a defeat, but not to God or God’s peoples at least it should not be. I believe these verses speak of Jesus at what would be his Crucifixion much later: Isaiah 50:4-9 (I will write down only the verses that means the most of what I want to say) Verse 5 The Sovereign Lord has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away. Verse 6 I offered my back to those who beat me, My cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting Verse 7 Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not