Title Isaiah 53:1~12 Suffering Servant of Jehovah
Isaiah 53:1~12 Suffering Servant of Jehovah Topic:11. ransom. 2012. 7. 8.
◎ Introduction
: “The Song of the Suffering Servant” (Polycarp, a disciple of John), “Among the prophecies of the Old Testament that have already been fulfilled, the most essential and profound
Classy content” (Delitzsch) rave about it.
The servant of God is the Messiah, Jesus Christ. (Isa 53:4-12 and 1 Pet 2:21-25 are similar)
1. The appearance of the suffering servant of Jehovah. (1~3)
※ The figure of the Messiah, the suffering servant of Jehovah, is drawn in detail.
One). The people distrust Jehovah's servant. (One)
※ They are “our” prophets. Even when the prophets proclaimed the word of God, they did not welcome it and disbelieved it.
※ The people did not realize that He was the Messiah. He did not receive him as the Messiah.
2). The true beauty of Jehovah's servant is hidden. (2)
※ The true beauty of the servant of Jehovah who humbled himself and was in trouble is hidden.
※ “Soft shoots” “Roots of dry ground” Weak and insignificant shoots. It's not sturdy and looks clunky.
※ There was nothing that could attract attention or appeal to the world. (Luke 2:4-7, 21-24, 41-47)
3). Jehovah’s servant despised (3)
※ Seeing the appearance of the servant of the Lord, he despised and rejected him.
※ The word “afflicted” means a person who has gone through all kinds of pain and knows sorrow.
※ “A person who knows suffering” means a person who knows disease. He knew the pain of sickness.
※ “Covering your face” The act of turning your face is especially common in Israeli society for lepers.
2. The significance of the suffering of Jehovah's servants. (4-6)