as He will bear their iniquities.… He poured out Himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet He Himself bore the sin of many, and interceded for the transgressors” (53:11b–12). But there is more. While often not realized by many readers of the Bible, Isaiah 53 actually begins with the three previous verses, namely Isaiah 52:13–15. Remember chapter and verse divisions are manmade inventions placed for our convenience. These last three verses of Isaiah 52 contain a summary of what
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