Essay - Isaiah 52.13 Through 53.12 are Two Chapters that are Known...

Isaiah 52.13 through 53.12 are two chapters that are known as the servant songs of the book of Isaiah. The prophet spoke ***** one to come that would be a leader, a shepherd, ***** conquering king, a judge, and a serv*****nt who suffers at the hands of others. *****se diverse images have left many bible scholars in disagreement over the subject. Is the prophet referring to ***** person, or many? Does he talk about himself? Often *****s were not well received because of t*****ir caustic messages, so many scholars have argued ***** the focus or the seer's vision. By examining ***** passage, along with another passage of the Isaiah th***** is a commonly reg*****rded as part of the "Servant's Songs, " the reader can see that while Isaiah may ***** learned some of ***** suffering lesson in his own life, was referring ***** a single serv*****nt who would literally fulfill every verse, word and syllable of his writing. The subject ***** his passionate writing was Jesus Christ.

***** from 52.12, the description in Isaiah's words of ***** of Nazareth's character, ***** demeanor could not be clearer ***** if the reader ***** looking through a time portal, watching Jesus walk the dusty streets ***** Galilee. He did ***** conduct ***** affairs with haste (v.12), he was not forced to leave ***** land (v.12) even though he was controversial, and had many enemies. He was God's personal servant, focusing on, and paying the highest attenti***** to doing the will of God his Fa*****r (Isaiah 53.2, John 4.23). Jesus grew up close to the Father. At the age of 13 he knew that ***** was sent ***** be about his ********** business (Luke 2.46). And in his final prayer, ***** prayed and thanked ***** Fa*****r ***** he had completed the work that he had been given to do (***** 17.4).

Jesus ***** despised and rejected ***** men. (v.3) According ***** t***** biblical record, and secular his*****orians of his time, such as Josephus, Jesus w***** a m*****n who lived in order to give, and meet the needs of his community. He taught *****m spiritual ***** *****spirational truth. He spoke to them about their own deepest needs for love, and forgiveness. (John 1.1-26) ***** spent ***** years providing for the needs ***** his primary family as a first born son would be required in the absence of his human fa*****r Joseph. ***** spent three and a half years ministering to the ***** of ***** people of his country. Yet in his death, all his ***** ***** friends deserted him, let ***** face the injustice of a roman trial alone, and he died a crimin*****ls death, between ***** convicted criminals, alone. Jesus was a m*****n acquainted with grief, a man of sorrows. He bore our **********, carried away our *****, and yet we, his contemporaries, considered him smitten, and rejected by God.(v.4-5, ***** 23.35-39)

Many in today's *****, and sacred culture balk at ***** idea of s*****. Debate rages across t***** pulpits as to whether mankind