The surprising ending to Jesus’ story is His resurrection and the associated victory for all believers. Throughout the passage in Isaiah that we’ve studied over the past several weeks, we can see that Jesus would suffer, be beaten and pierced, would be rejected, and would die. These two verses more specifically point to his resurrection and what that means for the people.
First, Isaiah says, “He will see the light of life and be satisfied.” We know from previous verses that Jesus would die, so this verse specifically predicts His resurrection. He will be alive again and will be satisfied in the accomplishment of His plan.
Second, he says, “By his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.” This predicts that Jesus would know what was going to happen to him and what he was going to have to do. He did it anyway! He knew he would have to die on the cross, and in so doing, he carried the sins of all people to the cross with him, bearing all of our sins and justifying all people.
Third, Isaiah says that Jesus would receive “a portion among the great,” and that Jesus would “divide the spoils with the strong.” Jesus would be rewarded for the sacrifice that He would make, and He would share these rewards and blessings with the people. All of us are blessed because of what Jesus did in our place and taking our sins to the cross.
Finally, again, Isaiah says that Jesus would bear our sins and make intercession for us sinners, indicating that Jesus’ death on the cross served as substitutionary atonement for all of us.