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.
The Context of Isaiah 53
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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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The Servant King is a great book for any person who would want to get involved or simply study theology. Alexander focuses heavily on Christology throughout the entire book. He begins by going through the Old Testament and explains how it points to the Messiah that is Jesus Christ. He goes through specific events such as: Creation, the woman’s seed and the serpent’s seed, promises to Abraham, the judges, the beginning of a monarchy for the Israelites, and many other important events of the Old Testament. The main point of these sections is to show how even in the times of the Old Testament, all things were still pointing to Christ the Messiah, and the future king. In Chapter 13, titled the same as the whole book, “The Servant King,” Alexander talks about how the future king is described in the latter half of Isaiah, saying that he will suffer for those that have sinned. He will take on their sin for them. This is important because this is something that sets apart Christ from all other kings that have rules over the Israelite people.