Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 The Gospel According To Isaiah By Shiloh357 Introduction We have before us what I believe are the most sublime words in prophecy ever penned. The prophecy of Is. 52:13-53:12 stands as the flagship of ahead of all Messianic prophecies and is clearest Old Testament picture Jesus, particularly of Jesus as the suffering Messiah. So clear a picture of Jesus does this present that the novice Bible reader would be forgiven for mistaking it as a New Testament passage. An Old Testament professor of mine, many years ago was relating a story of how he was witnessing to a Jewish woman concerning Jesus. He began reading from the text of Isaiah 53, but did not identify the passage he was reading from. After he had read a few verses, she stopped him and informed him that she did not believe what the New Testament claimed about Jesus to be true. He responded, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 The Suffering Messiah of Isaiah 53 Isaiah 53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? (Isaiah 53:1) The first question is rhetorical and implies a negative answer. The second question is answered by the first. The arm of the Lord (Messiah) was revealed to very ones who rejected the report of the prophet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Isaiah 53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. (Is. 53:2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Is. 53:3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Isaiah 53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. (Isaiah 53:4) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricia1 Posted August 9, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 44 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,858 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 9 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/24/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/23/1957 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Excellent bible study shiloh I will read it over and over again...patricia1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyRaven Posted August 9, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,981 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/22/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/20/1964 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Thanks for writing this. I never would have considered the servant to be anyone but Jesus, but knowing the arguments for it might still come in handy one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. (Isaiah 53:5) Wounded ~ (Heb. mecholal) pierced Bruised ~ (Heb. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angels4u Posted August 10, 2008 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 56 Topic Count: 1,664 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 19,764 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 12,164 Days Won: 28 Joined: 08/22/2001 Status: Offline Share Posted August 10, 2008 Thank you for this study, its amazing to see how this propecy is fulfilled isn't it? Jesus did really come to forgive and save!!!!!!!! We need to pray more for people to see this truth and for the Holy Spirit to convince people of their sins and that there is no hope without Jesus I was lost and aimlessly searching Lord knows I was one lonely man Then you came along like that old gospel song You took me just as I am Just as I am was about to lose hope Just as I come to the end of my rope You turned me around with one touch of your hand And your love saved me just as I am It�s amazing you saw the light shining [these lyrics are found on http://www.songlyrics.com] Though the darkness that life had left me in And I thank heaven above you took me just as I was And you loved me just as I am Just as I am was about to lose hope Just as I come to the end of my rope You turned me around with one touch of your hand And your love saved me just as I am You turned me around with one touch of your hand And your love saved me just as I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shiloh357 Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Isaiah 53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (Is. 53:6) All we ~ (Heb. kulahnu) all of us, corporate humanity Astray ~ (Heb. ta-inu) turned astray Laid ~ (Heb. h Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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