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Chastisement: The chastisement of our peace, in Scripture, was the pain which Christ suffered to purchase our peace and reconciliation to God.
Hebrew: musar [moo-sawr’]: instruction[30], correction[8], chasten[4], chastisement[3], check[1], bond[1], discipline[1], rebuker[1], from (yacar); properly chastisement; figurative reproof, warning or instruction; also restraint :- bond, chastening ([-eth]), chastisement, check, correction, discipline, doctrine, instruction, rebuke. Strong's Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary. One of the major purposes of the wisdom literature was to teach wisdom and mûsār (Prov. 1:2). Mûsār is discipline, but more. As "discipline" it teaches how to live correctly in the fear of the Lord, so that the wise man learns his lesson before temptation and testing: "Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction" (Prov. 24:32). This "discipline" is training for life; hence, paying attention to mûsār is important. Many verbs bear out the need for a correct response: "hear, obey, love, receive, obtain, take hold of, guard, keep." When mûsār as "instruction" has been given, but was not observed, the mûsār as "chastisement" or "discipline" may be the next step: "Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him" (Prov. 22:15). The receptivity for "instruction" from one's parents, teacher, the wise, or the king is directly corollary to one's subjugation to God's discipline. The prophets charged Israel with not receiving God's discipline: "O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return" (Jer. 5:3). The Greek word is the basis for our English word pedagogy, "training of a child." The KJV has the translations: "instruction; correction; chastisement; chastening." Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old Testament and New Testament Words.
He was punished as a little child would be disciplined, a spanking if you will, yet He was the last person on the planet who needed this discipline. Most discipline is for instruction and severity and training in righteousness. That also was a misnomer as he needed none of that, yet He made the statement that He must fulfill all righteousness. John 19:36 (KJV) For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
John 19:36 (GW) This happened so that the Scripture would come true: “None of his bones will be broken.”
This is the sad part of this Greek word as it is the same idea of the discipline of your children and the lessons that are to follow. Without these real-life ideas, no one can understand the benefits of chastisement and discipline. God said that if you spare the rod, you spoil the child and also in Proverbs it speaks of a situation that declares if you don’t do so, you literally hate your child. Proverbs 13:24 (NLT2) Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them. Proverbs 13:24 (NRSV) Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them. Jesus was chastised for our benefit and because of his sacrifice, we have received the blessings.
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