jewish rejection of jesus


Why Jesus' Humble Origin Is Not Proof For Being The Suffering Servant

Why Jesus' Humble Origin Is Not Proof For Being The Suffering Servant

Continued from Part 4 ISAIAH 53:2 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 Jesus


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

Does "no form nor comeliness" describe Jesus?

Does "no form nor comeliness" describe Jesus?

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 his entire lifetime, greatly desired by an ever growing multitude of people (Luke 2:40, 46-47). Jesus' positive attributes are strikingly illustrated in Luke's summation of his formative years: "And Jesus kept increasing in w


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz

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


Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz