Suffering Servant - Isaiah 53
GidgetsMom and I have had an interesting discussion around who the "suffering servant" is in Isaiah 53.
Matthew quotes a verse from Isa 53, but currently it looks to be out of context to me.
Let me explain, when I look from my church doctrine then this chapter can only speak of Yeshua. BUT if I am honest with myself and do not overlook the verses that are out of place in my view then I have to admit that I don't know whom is being spoken of as it doesn't reflect 100% in my view on Yeshua's life.
And yes, there are passages in the Bible which I don't fully understand nor have received non-contradictory explanations for it, so I don't have a problem to assign this chapter to that part of my "understanding".
The Jews say that this chapter is speaking of Isreal as a nation as they reject the notion of Yeshua as a Messiah.
Isaiah 53:2 already has me confused as it would mean that Yeshua would have to develop into a mature adult over time. If I remove the added capitalizations in the verse that was added during translation then the verse says:
"For he grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground; he has no stately form or majestic splendor that we would look at him, nor appearance that we would be attracted to Him."
Verse 9 then says "But He was with a rich man in His death". Yeshua was buried in a brand new tomb. Yes a rich man owned it, but He wasn't buried with someone else in the tomb.
Verse 12 then says "I will divide and give Him a portion with the great". This again doesn't fit in with the picture of Yeshua being King of kings and ruling over all. In this passage the servant only receives a portion.
What is your understanding of these verses when it is read without a doctrinal view and read on face value?
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