Isaiah 53:5: “But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” He was wounded for our transgressions. I find the word wounded to be interesting. There is kind of a play on words. The
Hosea 11:3: “I taught Ephraim to go, taking them by their arm, but they knew not that I healed them.” I remember when I was student at Moody and I asked my professor who Ephraim was. He said it was just another name for Israel. I asked why he just didn’t say Israel. I
