The Resurrected Servant in Isaiah

John D. Barry

Lexham Press, 2010

The Resurrected Servant in Isaiah

Copyright 2010 John D. Barry

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Dedication

The Lost Servant

Along the way we have discovered truth

But we some how lost our way

In the light we saw the beginning

But we lost sight of he who first saw light

When we thought of resurrection

We said, “No it could never be”

But there is a beginning for everything

New life is now what we see

To all those who lost the servant

And to all who wish to reclaim him

Here is your servant

Resurrected. Restorative. Reconciliatory.

Once lost, but always found

May kings shut their mouths at him

And all who follow his example

Acknowledgments

First, foremost, and above all, Yahweh deserves credit for this labor of love, and more often than not, frustration. I hope this work honors Yahweh, acknowledges the truth of the poem in Isaiah 52:13–53:12, and leads others to understand the meaningfulness of the servant’s role.

I am immensely thankful to my father and mother, Leon and Vickie, who have supported me through thick and thin, loved me in a way that knows no bounds, and graciously funded my education. Words fall short of conveying how thankful I am to them and how much I respect them. Very few fathers serve as their son’s editor before he becomes an editor himself. And rarely do mothers continually pray for a son as he matures and takes on many different roles. Because of my parents, I learned about the servant and how to live like him.

My sister listened to me groan and moan, and for that I will always be thankful. She too served as an editor on my early papers and in many ways taught me how to write. Without her I would be half the writer and in many ways half the man.

I owe much gratitude to my wife, Kalene, who has been there for me in good times and bad times—seen the epiphanies and the frustrations. She has cooked for me while I worked for hours on end, and made sure I ate when I surely would have forgotten. She was there to listen to rough drafts, hear me ramble for hours about subjects she surely doesn’t need to hear about, and was patient when I was running on very little sleep. She is a wonderful woman, who I cannot thank enough. Her and the other members of my family are models of what the servant represented and continues to represent.

I am grateful to the rest of my family for all their love and support throughout the process of completing this book: Marty, Cheryl, Patty, Bob, Karen and John.

I would like to thank James (J.D.) Elgin who helped me first put my thoughts on paper and has been there to bounce ideas off of at 11:00 pm far more than any other friend I know of. I am also thankful to Bryan Pritchett who was there when this book was still in its infancy, while I was still learning to read the good book.

I am also very ...