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Isaiah 53:1-6

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1 Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.
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.

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Isaiah 53:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 53

This chapter treats of the mean appearance of Christ in human nature, his sufferings in it, and the glory that should follow. It begins with a complaint of the small number of those that believed the report concerning him, the power of God not being exerted, Isa 53:1, the reason of this general disbelief was the meanness of his outward circumstances, and the want of comeliness in him; hence he was treated with general neglect and contempt, Isa 52:2,3 was the more unkind and ungenerous, since it was the griefs and sorrows of others he bore, and their sins also, for which he was wounded and bruised, that they might have healing, Isa 53:4-6, yet he took and bore all patiently, like a lamb at the slaughter, and the sheep under the shearer, Isa 53:7, which was the more extraordinary, since he was used, both in life and at death, in so rigorous and barbarous a manner, and all for the sins of others, having been guilty of none himself, Isa 53:8,9, and, what is most amazing, the Lord himself had a hand in grieving and bruising him, Isa 53:10, though for his encouragement, and a reward to him, as man and Mediator, for all his sufferings, it is intimated that he should succeed and prosper, have a numerous issue, should justify many, and have a portion and spoil divided with the great and mighty, Isa 53:10-12.

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Isaiah Chapter 53 Part 1
Isaiah Chapter 53 Part 1
Dr. Baruch Korman

One of the most debated chapters in all the Bible is Isaiah chapter 53. And it's very easy to understand the nature of this conflict, this debate. Some will say that the suffering servant and I hope you all are aware that in the prophecy of Isaiah, there is one known as the suffering servant. Now we need to be honest with one another. There are some times that the suffering servant is indeed the children of Israel, the Jewish people. And at other times, in fact, the vast majority of the times that suffering servant is Israel's Messiah, not the Jewish people, but Messiah of Israel. So the question is simple. Who is Isaiah speaking about in chapter three? Is the suffering servant Israel, or is it Messiah. Now, most of the time, if you ask someone who is a follower of Judaism, especially Orthodox Judaism, they will tell you that Isaiah 53 is not about the Messiah. It's about the plight of the Jewish people throughout numerous centuries. And I'm holding in my hand right now, a commentary about the book of Isaiah, and rashis. commentating is found in this book, what he says concerning all of Isaiah, but obviously, including Isaiah 53.  To donate please visit us at: https://www.LoveIsrael.org/donate Checks may be sent to: LoveIsrael.org 6355 N Courtenay Parkway  Merritt Island, FL  32953

Cross References 23

  • 1. S Isaiah 28:9; Romans 10:16*
  • 2. S Psalms 98:1; S Isaiah 30:30
  • 3. John 12:38*
  • 4. S 2 Kings 19:26; S Job 14:7; S Isaiah 4:2
  • 5. S Isaiah 11:10
  • 6. Isaiah 52:14
  • 7. Psalms 69:29
  • 8. ver 4,10; S Exodus 1:10; S Matthew 16:21; Luke 18:31-33; Hebrews 5:8
  • 9. S Deuteronomy 31:17; Isaiah 1:15
  • 10. S 1 Samuel 2:30; S Psalms 22:6; Matthew 27:29; John 1:10-11
  • 11. Matthew 8:17*
  • 12. S Deuteronomy 5:24; S Job 4:5; Jeremiah 23:5-6; Jeremiah 25:34; Ezekiel 34:23-24; Micah 5:2-4; Zechariah 13:7; John 19:7
  • 13. S ver 3; S Genesis 12:17; S Ruth 1:21
  • 14. S Psalms 22:16
  • 15. S Exodus 28:38; S Psalms 39:8; S John 3:17; Romans 4:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Hebrews 9:28
  • 16. Psalms 34:18
  • 17. S Isaiah 50:6
  • 18. S Isaiah 9:6; Romans 5:1
  • 19. Isaiah 1:6; Matthew 27:26; John 19:1
  • 20. S Deuteronomy 32:39; S 2 Chronicles 7:14; 1 Peter 2:24-25
  • 21. S Psalms 95:10; 1 Peter 2:24-25
  • 22. S 1 Samuel 8:3; Isaiah 56:11; Isaiah 57:17; Micah 3:5
  • 23. ver 12; S Exodus 28:38; Romans 4:25
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