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Servant Song By Isaiah: The Book Of Isaiah 53

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Servant Song 53
The book of Isaiah, chapter 53, is one of the four “Servant Songs” which defines the pinnacle period of history where the Messiah arrives. Also it shows how the Jewish people will assume the roles of specific spiritual leaders. Isaiah 53 foretells how the world will respond when they witness the salvation of Israel in the Messianic Era. The verses present the perspective from leaders who compare their previous attitudes toward the Jews. When they realize how they treated the Jewish people, they will be surprised and amazed. In the original text (Hebrew) it refers to the Jewish as a “Suffering Servant”, Isaiah 53 becomes a foundation of Christians claiming that Jesus is Messiah. This statement was based off many mistranslations and alteration of the text. In order to fully understand specific verses of the text, we must first read the original Hebrew words. When the Bible gets translated into different languages, for people, a lot of the core is lost. In the King James Version it uses different language which is ancient and could be hard for the reader to understand. Since it is not in line with its Jewish roots, so it frequently goes against Jewish teachings.
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The fourth “Servant Song” is Isaiah 53 and the others are chapters 42, 49, and 50. In this particular chapter, the servant is not clearly acknowledged but mentioned as “my servant,” instead. In the other Servant Songs, the “servant” is simply mentioned as the Jewish nation. In the beginning of chapter 41, the connection of the Servant with the nation of Israel is mentioned nine times by Isaiah but that is it. Verses such as Isaiah 41:8 states “You are My servant, O Israel” and Isaiah 49:3 says “You are My servant, Israel” just to give a couple of examples. Also there are many other mentions in the Bible of the Jewish people seen as “servant.” (Jeremiah 30:10 and Psalms

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