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The Gospel according to Isaiah 53: Encountering the Suffering Servant in Jewish And Christian Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Gospel According to Isaiah 53 presents the redemptive work of the Messiah to the Jewish community, exploring issues of atonement and redemption in light of Isaiah chapter 53. It is clear that Jesus fulfills the specifications of the suffering servant of Isaiah 53. This book has many potential uses in its presentation of the gospel for Jewish people. Pastors who study it will find...

introduces the first Servant Song as follows: “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him and he will bring justice to the nations.” As shown above, Isaiah 41:8–9 and 43:10 use “my servant” to refer to the collective nation of Israel. So why would we identify “my servant” in Isaiah 42:1 differently, especially given the possibility of poetic license. A nation can be abused as much as an individual; a collective people can have the Spirit of God
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