``chastisements are divided into three parts, one to David and the fathers, one to our generation, and one to the King Messiah; as it is written, "he was wounded for our transgressions; and bruised for our iniquities":'' and in another placeF16, ...
We Western individualists like to read the Bible as if it was written to each one of us all by ourselves. We sing praises to Christ for dying for “mepersonally,” and “paying formysins.” Certainly that’s true! But the biblical world thought in terms ofwemuch more thanI. That’s ...
When Jesus cried, "It is finished!" God saw it and was satisfied. The expression "His hand" suggests the mediatorial and high priestly work and exercise of power and authority over the kingdom of God. Only the risen Jesus Christ has such power and authority. The kingdom of God will "...
As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” 16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” 17Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.… Berean Standard Bible·...
Isaiah 53 Written After Jesus’ Death and Resurrection? Isaiah chapter 53 is so descriptive of Jesus Christ it seems out of place. There’s just no way this should be here. It should comeafterthe New Testament,afterJesus’ death and resurrection, not before.But in the late 1940s, archaeolo...
Among several allusions is a direct quote of Isaiah 53:12 from Jesus' own lips: "It is written: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors'; and I tell you that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is reaching its fulfillment." (Luke 22:37). ...
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.New King James VersionFor He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a ...
Isaiah 53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken If the Servant is Judah, then who are's people in this verse? It can't be Judah bec...
Historical Context: This section of Isaiah was written during a turbulent period in Judah’s history. The Northern Kingdom of Israel had already fallen to the Assyrians, and Judah was facing threats from various surrounding nations, including Assyria itself. Isaiah’s messages often reflect the ...
3And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem: 4When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blo...