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Isaiah 53: The Messianiic Prophecies Of The Death Of Jesus

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No other event in the Bible is as widely and specifically prophesied than the coming of the Messiah. Despite how many prophecies there are, Jesus fulfilled every single one in perfect detail. His redemptive plan was revealed in the very beginning, and the Psalms prophesy his coming. Isaiah’s depiction of the Suffering Servant also provides detailed foreshadowing of his redemptive plan. Christ's redemptive plan is revealed throughout the Old Testament in the story of original sin in Genesis, the Messianic prophecies of the Psalms, and Isaiah's picture of the Suffering Servant.
The original sin is the greatest tragedy that has ever befallen mankind. Because of Adam’s fall, the entire world has existed in a cursed, fallen state. However, in the …show more content…

There are multiple prophecies in this passage that directly point to Christ’s death. In Isaiah 53:3 the prophet writes, “He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem” (The Holy Bible). The scorn with which Christ was met in John 15:18 is reminiscent of this verse, “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first” (The Holy Bible). Christ reminds his disciples that they should expect scorn, because he too was scorned. Isaiah also predicts that Jesus would be punished in the name of God: “Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted” (The Holy Bible). The cries of blasphemy from religious leaders in his trial before the Cross show that they did it believing that they were serving God. Finally, it was predicted that he would be silent before his accusers in Isaiah 53:7, “He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth” (The Holy Bible). This prophecy was fulfilled in Matthew 27:14, “But Jesus made no reply, not even to a single charge—to the great amazement of the governor”

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