Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect.” Isaiah 48:20 says: “The LORD hath redeemed his servant Jacob.” Isaiah 49:3 says: “Thou art my servant, O Israel.” Here the question naturally arises: Are all these statements relevant to the interpretation of Isaiah 53? Since the question of their relationship thus assumes great importance, we must examine it more closely. When we do so, we find convincing proof that the passages form a definite series. The word servant is never used in this way in