# How Isaiah 53 tells the Good Friday Story | Preparing Our Hearts For Easter

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Published: 2026-04-03T21:41:51+00:00
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## Resource

I’m closing out the Preparing a Heart for Easter series on Good Friday by walking through Isaiah 53 and how it prophesies Jesus as the Suffering Servant—written 700–750 years before the gospels. I cover the Messiah’s unlikely beginnings, his rejection and suffering, and how his punishment was substitutionary: pierced for our transgressions so we can have peace, healing, and redemption. I connect Isaiah’s words to New Testament fulfillment in Jesus’ silence before accusation, his unjust death, and his burial with a rich man through Joseph of Arimathea. I also reflect on the meaning of “it pleased the Lord to crush him” as God’s will accomplishing salvation, not delight in pain. I end with three reflection questions on suffering, obedience, and living forgiven. 00:00 Welcome and Series Finale 00:26 Isaiah 53 Overview 01:04 Humble Beginnings 02:03 Despised and Rejected 03:24 Bearing Our Suffering 06:22 Pierced for Our Sin 09:12 Silent Before Accusers 10:05 Death and Burial Prophecy 12:34 It Pleased the Lord 14:55 Redemption and Exaltation 17:09 Living Forgiven 18:52 Three Reflection Points 19:50 Easter Closing Blessing

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