gospel of luke
Isaiah 53:2 describes the suffering servant as one who "had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, nor appearance that we should delight in him." Does this fit the New Testament's description of Jesus? Answer: According to the Gospels, Jesus was, throughout
christian theology
How can Christians apply the phrase v'ayn lo, "he has nothing" or "he shall have nothing" (Daniel 9:26) and Isaiah 53:12, where the suffering servant receives "a portion with the great," to Jesus? Answer: One needs to understand that both
isaiah 53:10
Isaiah 53:10 says of the suffering servant, "He shall see seed, he shall prolong days." Can this apply to Jesus? Let's find out. Answer: According to the words "He shall see seed, he shall prolong days," the suffering servant is to be rewarded
asham
Did Jesus fulfill the role of the asham, "guilt-offering," that's used to describe the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:10: "If he would offer himself as a guilt-offering"? Answer: Can it honestly be said that Jesus, who, in his final statement on
destiny
In Isaiah 53:10, God's promises concerning the suffering servant are conditional: "If he would . . . he shall see. . . ." Does this apply to Jesus? Answer: According to the New Testament, Jesus had specific knowledge of his mission on earth and his destiny in heaven. For example, in
isaiah 53
How can Jews say that the suffering servant of Isaiah 53 refers to the Jewish people when not every aspect of this passage has been fulfilled by any individual Jew, including Jesus? Answer: God deals with Israel in two ways. Singularly, with every individual and collectively, with the nation as
isaiah 53:7
Did Jesus fulfill Isaiah 53:7 that describes the suffering servant "as a lamb that is led to the slaughter" and as someone who "opened not his mouth"? Answer: According to the Gospels, both the Jewish officials and Pilate, when questioning Jesus, directed their inquiry to
jesus
Is it true that Jews interpreted Isaiah 53 as referring to the Messiah until the medieval commentator Rashi explained it as referring to the people of Israel? Let's find out Answer: Christian missionaries claim that it is only with the commentary of Rashi (1040-1105), seeking to refute
die human death
As a human being, Jesus certainly had very little. Yet, because he was allegedly God, he could expect, on reassuming his heavenly role, to exercise his power as God. So what did he, in the final accounting, give up in dying a human death? Answer: Christian theology is saying that
isaiah
Who is the suffering servant of the Lord? Let's find out. Answer: The fact is that the identity of the servant has already been established by Isaiah in PREViously stated passages. In Isaiah 41 :8-9; 44:1-2, 21; 45:4; 48:20; 49:3 the prophet
gentile spokesman
Who is the narrator in Isaiah 53? Who is to be astonished by the ascendancy of he who was formerly despised? Let's find out. Answer: This is clarified in chapter 52:15, in which God, whose particular message concerning the servant began with verse 13, poignantly targets the
christianity
How does the passage of time effect the Christian claim of a "second coming of Christ"? Answer: Time makes the Christian doctrine of a "second coming of Christ" lose all credibility. If Jesus promised to come back shortly and the disciples expected so strongly to see
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