“Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.” (Isaiah 53:4)
On the cross of Calvary Jesus bore our griefs and carried our sorrows. He had no sins of His own for which to die. The lashings of the scourge, the spittle in His face, the smitings and His death were for us. The Jewish religious authorities were seen prophetically as saying that Jesus was smitten of God, that God was giving Him what He deserved because He had blasphemed God by saying He was the Christ, the Son of God.
Verses 4, 5 and 6 tell of His vicarious atonement. He was not getting what He deserved; rather He was getting what we deserved. The Word says He was wounded for our transgressions and that He was bruised for our iniquities.
The song, “I should have been crucified,” explains it well:
I should have been crucified;
I should have suffered and died:
I should have hung on the cross in disgrace,
But Jesus God’s Son took my place.
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