ISAIAH 50:6
I gave my back to the smiters, And my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair;
I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
(see Micah 5:1 as well)
“Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him.”
Matthew 26:67.
(Also see Luke 22.63)
ZECHARIAH 13
6 And one shall say unto him: ‘What are these wounds between thy hands?’ Then he shall answer: ‘Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.’
Yeshua Ha’ Mashiach, Jesus Christ the Messiah
Zechariah 9:9
“Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion, shout O daughter of Jerusalem: behold the King cometh unto thee: He is just and having salvation, lowly and riding upon an ass.”
Micah 5:2
“But thou Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall He come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel, whose goings forth have been of old, from everlasting.”
Who is the servant in Isaiah 53? Does Isaiah tell us? Yes he does: “And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Yisrael, in whom I will be glorified.” Isaiah 49:3
No big secret. And yet a lot of people like to pretend that Isaiah didn’t tell us who the servant was. Why? Because the truth doesn’t fit their pre-conceived notions…
I’m not clear, are you actually suggesting that God only has 1 servant and that is Israel? Or are you suggesting that every instance of the word ‘servant’ must only apply to Israel? That’s just not possible if you read on a few more verses to Isaiah 49:5 which says “And now the Lord says – he who formed me in the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself.” If as you suggest, Israel is the ‘servant’ being formed in the womb, then how can Israel gather Israel ? This is illogical and confusing. God is not a God of confusion. This passage is speaking of the Messiah (Moshiach), a real person who is formed in the womb of his mother, who will gather God’s chosen people (Israel) back to himself. Now what was that you were saying about “pre-conceived notions” ? Thank you for sharing. Shalom.