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Chapter 22f - Isaiah 53:2

Chapter 22f - Isaiah 53:2

Continued from Chapter 22e 53:2: “[H]e grew up … a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry land … no form nor comeliness … nor appearance that we should delight in him.” The futile search for Jesus in Isaiah 53:2 The early years: * Was Jesus’ apparently humble and inauspicious origin proof that he was the servant? * His situation was no different than myriads of others living in Judea or Galilee. * Does the description of the downtrodden rejected servant of verse 2 fit the one of Jesu
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22g - Isaiah 53:3

Chapter 22g - Isaiah 53:3

Continued from Chapter 22f 53:3: “He was despised, and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their face: he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Comparing the description of the servant with that of Jesus. Rejection of the servant contrasts greatly with the Gospel accounts of the extent of Jesus’ popularity throughout his life generally (Luke 2:52) and during his public ministry in particular. The servant is said to be “despised,” “rejected,” one “from whom men hide their face”
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22s - Deceit

Chapter 22s - Deceit

Continued from Chapter 22r 53:9: “neither was there any deceit in his mouth” A Parable on Deceit Once upon a time, in a far off city a man entered the city’s largest church and announced: “Destroy this church and in three days I will raise it up.” Some shrugged their shoulders and said to each other “he’s a madman” others just scoffed and said “why is he disrupting the service?” But others said, “You know, we could use a new building and he seems like an honorable fellow.” Before you could
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz