Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
    and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
    and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
    he will see the light of life and be satisfied;
by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,
    and he will bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
    and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
because he poured out his life unto death,
    and was numbered with the transgressors.

Verse 8 has told us that ”…he was cut off from the land of the living”. But that is not the end of the story. Yes, there was ‘Friday’, but ‘Sunday’ came along.

Following on from the death of Jesus:

  • There will be life: ”…he will…prolong his days…”;”After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied…”(11a).

He who was dead, and in the grave (9), will live (11).

In the sacrificial system of Israel the guilt offering ceased to exist – but not so with Jesus.

This is why He who died ‘in childbirth’ nevertheless gets to see His children. He is alive. He lives in ”the power of an indestructible life” Heb.7:16.