Lesson 380: Isaiah 53:6

Isaiah 53 is the climactic Suffering Servant passage, written centuries before ChristJesus of Nazareth, also called the Christ or the Messiah, is the central figure of the New Testament and the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan. Born in the line of David, He taught with divine authority, performed miracles, and revealed the kingdom of God. More yet describing substitutionary bearing of sin. JudahJudah was the fourth son of Jacob and Leah and the founder of the Tribe of Judah. His descendants became one of the most prominent tribes of Israel, producing the royal line of King David and ultimately the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Scripture identifies Judah as the tribe through which God's promise of kingship and redemption would be fulfilled. More needed an explanation for exile and a hope for forgiveness that animal sacrifice alone could not fully embody.

The servant is despised, pierced for transgressions, and crushed for iniquities. Peace comes through his wounds. All humanity is pictured as straying sheep, each turning its own way, while the Lord places everyone's iniquity on the servant who suffers on their behalf.