Following Jesus, the Servant King: A Biblical Theology of Covenantal Discipleship (Biblical Theology for Life) (Biblia.com)

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Throughout the Old Testament and into the New, God not only demands righteousness from his people but also showers on grace that enables them to act. Jesus, of course, provides the ultimate fulfillment of these twin aspects of God’s relationship to humanity. In biblical terms, Jesus is the King who demands righteous obedience from his followers, and Jesus is the Servant who provides the grace...

them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” (Luke 24:44–47; cf. vv. 25–27) The fact that the apostles frequently use Isaiah 53 in their portrayals of Jesus’ work on the cross offers implicit confirmation of Jesus’ own use of this text, especially bearing in mind that it was anything but common for the Jews to identify Isaiah’s Servant of

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