Isaiah is a Jewish prophet
The
Book of Isaiah (
Hebrew:
ספר ישעיה) is the first of the
Latter Prophets in the
Hebrew Bible, preceding the books of
Ezekiel,
Jeremiah and the
Book of the Twelve. (The order is somewhat different in the Christian
Old Testament)
Isaiah 53, taken from the
Book of Isaiah, is the last of the four
Songs of the Suffering Servant, and tells the story of the
Man of Sorrows or "The Suffering Servant", which became a common theme in medieval and later Christian art. The passage is known for its interpretation by many
Christians to be a prophecy of the
coming of Jesus, being written over 500 years before his birth. This interpretation is rejected by
Jewish theologians, many of whom identify the servant to be the nation of Israel.
[1] Many Christians view the entire chapter, and particularly this passage to refer to the
suffering Jesus faced as well as the
absolution of sins believed to be made possible by his death.
[2]
Both of the above are incorrect Isaiah 53 is actually about his second coming now.
The comments in red are my comments the comments preceded with italic letters are from John Calvins study notes in the Geneva study bible. His notes are laced with many prophecies he is a prophet in his own right
Isaiah 53:1
Who (a) hath believed our report? and to whom is the (b) arm of the LORD revealed?
The Lord being “The Great One” “The Invisible Spirit”
(a) The prophet shows that very few will receive their preaching from Christ, and from their deliverance by him, (Joh 12:38; Rom 10:16).
(b) Meaning, that no one can believe but whose hearts God touches with the virtue of his Holy Spirit.
Isaiah 53:2
For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a (c) root out of a dry (d) ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.
This statement is not true about the last time Jesus was here he did attract a huge following.
The second coming however he suffers infirmities and is less articulate this makes him seem unintelligent also history has created an image of him so larger then life that he nor anybody could measure up to these expectations.
(c) The beginning of Christ's kingdom will be small and contemptible in the sight of man, but it will grow wonderfully and flourish before God.
(d) Read (Isa 11:1).
Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with (e) grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
They acknowledged he was Jesus the second coming but he was deemed a sinner, not religious enough and thus unworthy to be Gods Christ.
(e) Which was by God's singular providence for the comfort of sinners, (Heb 4:15).
Isaiah 53:4
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried (f) our sorrows: yet we did esteem him (g) stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
They witnessed him being targeted by locus and other gang stalkers and believed this was a punishment inflicted by God.
(f) That is, the punishment due to our sins, for which he has both suffered and made satisfaction, (Mat 8:17; Pe1 2:24).
(g) We judge evil, thinking that he was punished for his own sins, and not for ours.
Isaiah 53:5
But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was] bruised for our iniquities: the (h) chastisement for our peace [was] upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
(h) He was chastised for our reconciliation, (Co1 15:3).
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 (i) iniquity of us all.
(i) Meaning, the punishment of our iniquity, and not the fault itself.
Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he (k) opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
(k) But willingly and patiently obeyed his father's appointment, (Mat 26:63; Act 8:32).
Isaiah 53:8
He was taken from (l) prison and from judgment: (m) and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off from the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
The second beast in Rev 13 is actually God of the earth he passed judgment against the lamb and assigned the first beast as his Christ
Isaiah 53:9
(n) And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was any] deceit in his mouth.
(n) God the Father delivered him into the hands of the wicked, and to the powers of the world to do with him what they would.
Isaiah 53:10
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when (o) thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.
The Lord being “The Great One” “The Invisible Spirit” This bruising was to cause him infirmities (Substance abuse) this made him more human and more approachable by the locus in the western nations. The Holy ones deemed substance abuse as a sin thus alienating most of the western locus. The great one deems it an infirmity caused by spiritual poverty and hopelessness.
(o) Christ by offering up himself will give life to his Church, and so cause them to live with him forever.
Isaiah 53:11
He shall see of the (p) travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my (q) righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
(p) That is, the fruit and effect of his labour, which is the salvation of his Church.
(q) Christ will justify by faith through his word, while Moses could not justify by the law.
Isaiah 53:12
Therefore I will divide to him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because (r) he hath poured out his soul to death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bore the sin (s) of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
(r) Because he humbled himself, therefore he will be extolled to glory, (Phi 2:7-12).
(s) That is, of all that believe in him.
