The physical dimension of our healing is partially realized now, but finally only in resurrection. He Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses: The provision for our healing (both physically and spiritually) was made by the sufferings (the stripes) of Jesus. In this, Matthew showed Jesus as the true Messiah in delivering people from the bondage of sin and the effects of a fallen world.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah: Matthew rightly understood this as a partial fulfillment of Isaiah’s prophecy in Isaiah 53, which primarily refers to spiritual healing, but also definitely includes physical healing. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. By the suffering of Jesus, who suffered in our place, we are healed from the “disease” of sin. The context here is pretty clear – Peter understood Isaiah 53:5 as a reference to spiritual healing, healing from sin. …who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness by whose stripes you were healed. We can safely say that God has both aspects of healing in view, and both our physical and spiritual healing is provided for by the suffering of Jesus. In 1 Peter 2:24-25, the view seems to be of spiritual healing. In Matthew 8:16-17, the view seems to be of physical healing. As this passage is quoted in the New Testament, we see some more of the thought. There has been much debate as to if Isaiah had in mind spiritual healing or physical healing. More so, the prophet announced that provision for healing is found in the suffering of Jesus, so by His stripes we are healed. And by His stripes we are healed: Here, the prophet sees through the centuries to know that the Messiah would be beaten with many stripes (Mark 15:15). Wounded is literally “pierced through.”.It was in our place that the Messiah suffered. It was for us – for our transgressions…for our iniquities.
But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement for our peace was upon Him: Yes, the Messiah was stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. We have turned, every one, to his own way Īnd the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all. The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, Shalom and God bless.īut He was wounded for our transgressions, Have I got this completely wrong? This is a really important, current, issue so I would REALLY appreciate your perspective. To believe otherwise, to my mind, brings uncertainty concerning salvation too. There is not the same certainty that the same person, with a serious illness, coming to the Lord will be necessary healed. I know that the finished work of Jesus of His suffering and sacrifice in His arrest, “trial”, scourging and other suffers and His death on the cross is without a shadow of doubt sufficient for salvation for those who and that there is no question that when a person repents and believes upon Lord Yeshua’s death and resurrection they are saved – because by His stripes we ARE healed. To my mind there are other Scriptures which clearly teach that God can and does heal, but even from the early years of coming to faith in Lord Yeshua the Messiah, I was struck with firm conviction that this Scripture refers to spiritual healing. My conviction is that the Scripture, ‘by His stripes we are healed’ refers to our spiritual sickness of sin, not physical sickness.
How are Believers “Healed by His Stripes?”
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