Isaiah 53: 3--5.
V3, Jesus was a man of sorrows, [Hebrew]Pains, and acquainted with Grief, [HEB, SICKNESS.
V4 SURELY Jesus HAS borne our pains and sicknesses.
V5, By His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 53 is nothing to do with physical healing from illness, it is talking about spiritual healing from sin. The context makes that absolutely clear. It is all about Christ suffering for the sins of his people.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
8 For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.
10 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,
11 by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
12 For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
8 For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.
10 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,
11 by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
12 For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Seeing as Peter is quoting from Isaiah 53:5, it would be better to do a study of the Hebrew word for 'healed' (רָפָא) and see how it is used in the rest of the OT. As you can see it is often used to refer to healing from sin:
2 Chronicles 30 "But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the Lord, who is good, pardon everyone who sets their heart on seeking God—the Lord, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.” And the Lord heard Hezekiah and healed the people."
(Hezekiah prayed for the people to be pardoned from their sin, not to be healed from illness.)
(Hezekiah prayed for the people to be pardoned from their sin, not to be healed from illness.)
Isaiah 57:17-18 "I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways. I have seen their ways, but I will heal them;"
Jeremiah 3:21-22 "A cry is heard on the barren heights, the weeping and pleading of the people of Israel, because they have perverted their ways and have forgotten the Lord their God. “Return, faithless people; I will heal you of backsliding.”
Jeremiah 33:5-6 "I will hide my face from this city because of all its wickedness. Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. I will bring Judah and Israel back from captivity and will rebuild them as they were before. I will cleanse them from all the sin they have committed against me and will forgive all their sins of rebellion against me."
Hosea 14:1-4 "Return, Israel, to the Lord your God. Your sins have been your downfall! Take words with you and return to the Lord. Say to him: “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips....“I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them."
Miracles and healings are just for the Apostles, Jesus said EVERY BELIEVER will do signs Mk 16: 17--18. And Jesus said EVERYONE who believes, will do the same works that He did, Jn 14: 12.
The list of abilities given in Mark 16:17 were normative only for the apostolic age, not for today. Where today do you see people drinking poison or getting bitten by deadly snakes without being harmed? (although Paul was certainly bitten by deadly snakes in Acts 28:4). Those abilities are described as 'signs' in Mark 16:17 (to draw attention and authenticate the new gospel ministry and it's messengers).
John 14:12 doesn't mean that all believers can expect to perform miracles the like of what Jesus did. How can we raise the dead, calm storms, walk on water, feed 5000, turn water into wine, etc, let alone greater things as the verse says? Not even the Apostles did anything like that. Furthermore scripture says the gifts of miracles and healing was only given to a select few, not every believer (1 Cor 12:29-30). The 'works' Jesus is referring to is not his miracles but most likely loving others, witnessing, and spreading the gospel. And indeed believers throughout the centuries have brought far more people to salvation than Jesus did when he walked on earth.
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