# Isaiah 53 đź“–: The Suffering Servant
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] Who would have believed what we just heard?
When was the Lord’s power revealed through him?
[[#Verse 02.]]Â He sprouted up like a twig before God,
like a root out of parched soil;
he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention,
no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
[[#Verse 03.]]Â He was despised and rejected by people,
one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;
people hid their faces from him;
he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â But he lifted up our illnesses,
he carried our pain;
even though we thought he was being punished,
attacked by God, and afflicted for something he had done.
[[#Verse 05.]] He was wounded because of our rebellious deeds,
crushed because of our sins;
he endured punishment that made us well;
because of his wounds we have been healed.
[[#Verse 06.]]Â All of us had wandered off like sheep;
each of us had strayed off on his own path,
but the Lord caused the sin of all of us to attack him.
[[#Verse 07.]]Â He was treated harshly and afflicted,
but he did not even open his mouth.
Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block,
like a sheep silent before her shearers,
he did not even open his mouth.
[[#Verse 08.]] He was led away after an unjust trial—
but who even cared?
Indeed, he was cut off from the land of the living;
because of the rebellion of his own people he was wounded.
[[#Verse 09.]]Â They intended to bury him with criminals,
but he ended up in a rich man’s tomb,
because he had committed no violent deeds,
nor had he spoken deceitfully.
[[#Verse 10.]] Though the Lord desired to crush him and make him ill,
once restitution is made,
he will see descendants and enjoy long life,
and the Lord’s purpose will be accomplished through him.
[[#Verse 11.]]Â Having suffered, he will reflect on his work,
he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.
“My servant will acquit many,
for he carried their sins.
[[#Verse 12.]] So I will assign him a portion with the multitudes,
he will divide the spoils of victory with the powerful,
because he willingly submitted to death
and was numbered with the rebels,
when he lifted up the sin of many
and intervened on behalf of the rebels.”
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is the fourth and longest Servant Song.
2. John 12:38 and Romans 10:16 quote 53:1: Lord, who has believed our message?
3. The Servant grows up like a root out of dry ground (53:2), echoing the shoot from Jesse's stump (11:1).
4. Matthew 8:17 quotes 53:4 in connection with Jesus' healing ministry.
5. Peter quotes 53:5, 6, and 9 when describing Jesus' suffering (1 Peter 2:22-25).
6. The Ethiopian official was reading 53:7-8 when Philip met him (Acts 8:32-33).
7. He was assigned a grave with the wicked but was with a rich man in His death (53:9). Jesus was crucified between criminals and buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea, a rich man (Matthew 27:57-60).
8. The Servant's life is made a guilt offering (53:10), using the Hebrew word *asham* from Leviticus 5.
9. Jesus quotes 53:12, He was numbered with the transgressors, the night before His death (Luke 22:37).
10. The Great Isaiah Scroll, copied more than a century before Jesus, contains this chapter almost exactly as it appears in later Hebrew manuscripts.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the suffering Servant who was pierced for our rebellion and crushed for our sins (53:5). Philip used this chapter to tell the Ethiopian about Jesus (Acts 8:32-35), and by His wounds we are healed (1 Peter 2:24).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
> [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way.
## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. The Servant was despised and rejected, a man of suffering (53:3). How does Jesus' rejection help you when you face rejection?
2. All of us like sheep have strayed, and the Lord laid our sin on Him (53:6). What does it mean personally to you that your sin was laid on Jesus?
3. It pleased the Lord to crush Him, yet He will see His offspring and be satisfied (53:10-11). How can suffering and victory be part of the same plan?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 5: He was wounded for our rebellion and crushed for our sins; by His wounds we are healed.
- đź“– verse 6: We all strayed like sheep, and the Lord laid our sin on Him.
- đź“– verse 7: Like a lamb led to slaughter, He did not open His mouth.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[Acts 08#Verse 30.|Acts 8:30-35]] - Philip explains Isaiah 53.
- đź”— [[1 Peter 02#Verse 22.|1 Peter 2:22-25]] - By His wounds you were healed.
- đź”— [[Luke 22#Verse 37.|Luke 22:37]] - He was counted among the lawless.
- đź”— [[2 Corinthians 05#Verse 21.|2 Corinthians 5:21]] - He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us.
- đź”— [[John 01#Verse 29.|John 1:29]] - Behold the Lamb of God.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Isaiah 53 - SOAP|The LORD’s Good Plan]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes