"Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes INTERCESSION for the transgressors." - Isaiah 53:12 ESV
That word 'intercession' is paga (Strong's H6293) in the Hebrew and it is not talking about verbal intercession. It is a physical word (attack, fall upon, parry, collide with).
The cross was Jesus stepping in-between us and God's wrath. It was Him taking our bullet. It was Him jumping into our problem and making it His problem.
"If you MEET your enemy's ox or his donkey going astray, you shall bring it back to him." - Exodus 23:4 ESV
It is the same word used here for 'meet'. It is a physical confrontation.
Jesus created (makes) a space for the transgressors (us) to come in contact with God.
An evangelist or missionary is an intercessor. They aren't just saying words they are coming in contact with God and bringing people into contact with Him.
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