Is Isaiah 53 about the nation of Israel or Jesus?

R. L. Solberg systematically dismantles the popular list of "12 Reasons Isaiah 53 Could Not Be About Jesus." Also discussed: Why this chapter is often called the "forbidden chapter" and is not read in Jewish synagogue services.

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Notes:
1. "Yeshua" is the Hebrew name for Jesus; it means "salvation."
2. The Tanakah is the Hebrew name for the Hebrew Bible, or what Christians call the Old Testament.

LINKED VIDEO: Watch the powerful prophecy of Isaiah 53 reads to Israelis on the streets. See how deeply they were moved as they came face to face with their Messiah!

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[williamyoung]

Because of Isaiah 53 I came to fully believe the Jesus is the Messiah the Son of the Living God! Isaiah 53 is the glue that brings the Old Testament and New Testament together!

[jblcva]

Isaiah 53 is about Yeshua.. Not the land. Very plain..

[christinagibson]

Another awesome Spirit filled teaching. 🙏🏻🕊 Thank you Rob, my dear brother in Christ Jesus / Yeshua! 🤗

[yasashii]

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[mariagouveia]

My dear brother in CHRIST, first of all I thank the Lord GOD ALMIGHTY for giving you wisdom and knowledge to feed us with HIS HEAVENLY MANER PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR OBEDIENCE LOTS OF LOVE, , FROM A SISTER IN CHRIST

[yahkamba]

Isaiah 53 and the Imam, Rabbi and Pastor

In this interesting video, I hear the Christians say Isaiah 53 is talking about Jesus, no one else. I hear the Rabbis say Isaiah 53 is talking about the Nation of Israel, although he says it in rather oblique ways. And I hear the Imam, Muslim, saying there was no crucifixion, that the prophecy of Isaiah 53 was never fulfilled.

Well, let me begin with the Muslim view first. One verse in the Qur'an, Sura 4:157, says there was no killing or crucifixion of the Messiah. However, that verse does not address the meaning of killing and crucifixion. Also, Islamic interpretation of that verse did not take into account the word released by Jesus saying, Fear not those that kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. But fear him who is able to kill both the body and the soul. In other words, there is a killing of the body and soul. And also, there is a killing of the body but not of the soul. Which was the Qur'an talking about?

We can figure which it was talking about when we read the beginning of Surah 4, verse 157. It talks there about those that hated the Messiah saying that they had killed and crucified him. That is its focus. Its focus is not the testimony of the disciples who testified of his crucifixion; its focus is the testimony of those that hated the Messiah who boasted that they had killed and crucified him. When we go back to the New Testament, we find indeed that there were Jews that came back to Pilate to say, give us a watch so that a rumor does not arise that he rose from the dead. They wanted to make sure Jesus was killed dead, so to speak. So the Qur'an was answering them that they did not kill him dead. That is why verse 158 says Allah raised him to himself, in other words, there was a resurrection. Those that hated Jesus were trying to prevent a resurrection, but failed.

Now that contrasts with the testimony of the Qur'an concerning the disciples. Surah 5 verse 111 says that the disciples were "inspired by Allah" to follow the Messiah. In other words, the Quran testifies that they were faithful witnesses. Now, these are the same people that testify that there was a crucifixion. The accounts of the Gospels and the New Testament writings came from them and in their generation. If their account was wrong, the Quran would be focusing on them. It wouldn't be calling their testimony the testimony of inspired disciples. It would be saying that they were wrong. But the Quran doesn't say that they were wrong. The Quran says that those that hated Jesus were wrong. So, clearly the Quran is making a distinction between the death of the body and the death of the soul. And when it says to the Jews that hated Jesus that they killed him not, it is not talking about the death of the body. It is talking about the death of the soul. It is merely repeating what Jesus said himself. Fear not those that kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But fear Yahweh who can kill both the body and the soul. So, that's all the Quran was saying.

Furthermore, what the Quran said in 4:157 is in line with what it says in Surah 2 verse 154. Here he says that those that die in the way of Allah are not really dead. They only appear to be dead. It protests that they are alive.m. And that is precisely what the Quran was saying in Surah 4 verse 157 where it says "it appeared so to them". It appeared to the Jews that hated Jesus that they had killed and crucified him dead. But he is alive. It only appeared so to them. And Judaism argued, as they were doing all the way from the crucifixion to the time Mohammed came, that they had killed the imposter dead.

No, Jesus was not an imposter. Neither did they kill Jesus dead. But Yahweh raised him according to the testimony of the faithful disciples. And the claim of the Quran in the very next verse, verse 158.

So, Islam is wrong in its interpretation of Surah 4, verse 157. But polemics, vain and bitter polemics, have forced it to create a contending narrative to justify its efforts to stand against Christianity. The Quran commands them to believe the earlier revelation that includes the Injil, that it's valid. But the contending doctrine tries to meander through to make the Injil false in its critical elements. So even where the Quran talks about Jesus dying before the resurrection, such as in Surah 3:55 and 19:33, Islamic scholars have laboured to make it read differently, that Jesus is going to come back tomorrow, sometime in the future, and first die, and then rise from the dead. By this stretched but false logic, they try to force sense into Surah 19, verse 33, that says he will die before he is raised, and Surah 3, verse 55, that says he will die before he is raised. So, both verses are in effect cast away by Islamic scholars and made to mean what they don't mean, all in an effort for vain polemics.

So, we'll ignore them for now. In their vain polemics, not only did they rise against the Injil, which, incidentally, is a transliteration of the Latin "Evangelium", from where we get the Arabic "Injil " and English "evangel". For the Hebrew word should have been besorah. Basar is to evangelize. The Arabic should have been besorah, or a word with those consonants. But to emphasize that it was what was being held by the Christians that Mohammed was talking about, the Quran chose to give it the name Injil, rather than the name besorah or basarah.

Not just that, but the testimony of Isaiah, in Isaiah 53, is also discounted by the Islamic scholars. On what basis? It can be understood when Judaism fights against Isaiah 53, because Judaism says the Messiah has not come. But on what basis would the Quran be fighting against Isaiah 53 when it agrees that the Messiah came? If it says it is not Jesus that died in the crucifixion, cut off from the land of the living, according to Isaiah 53, then who does the Quran say Isaiah 53 refers to? The nation of Israel? Has the Quran become Judaistic also? So these Islamic scholars are merely grasping at straws. Nah, we can ignore them, and move on to the main controversy, that between the Jews and the Christians.

Continued in Part 2

[KellyLehman]

Thank you, Such a clear explanation . 🙂

[mikeyant]

Jesus Christ is the Subject of Isaiah 53.

The second half of Isaiah portrays Israel as the failed Servant of Jehovah. Some of the harshest criticisms of Israel's wickedness in the Bible is found in Isaiah. Against that, is another Servant Who is righteous enough to bear the sins of the world.He is called Israel, and yet is seen as being distinct from Israel, and alongside Israel. His worldwide effect is marked by being the light of the Gentiles, bringing Jehovah's salvation to the ends of the world, bringing many to righteousness, bringing healing to the nations, being an astonishment to the Gentiles for His suffering for our sins.

This is describing, not the general righteous of Israel, but One, the most righteous of Israel, King Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. None of these worldwide effects can be attributed to the general righteous of Israel. Yet they happened, and are still happening. Jesus healed me, and is healing me of my wickedness to this day. He has and is healing millions around the world.

[richardbluett]

Isaiah mentions the servant all the way through his prophecies and the servant is Israel, so why would he change that in 53, he would have called him the son of God, Jesus did things in secret God does not, and the prophets speak the words of God.

[katej]

I loved the very last sentence you said about seeing it for yourself. A very good indicator of someone telling the truth.

[JasonBonnicksen]

Great job Rob. Not only quality content and a wonderful learning experience (you taught me a lot), your production quality is ON POINT!

[Hiero]

If In Isaiah 53 the suffering servant is Israel, why it didn't said so like in the previous chapters?

Did they forget writing it?
did they had not enough ink?
Is God so poor that He has only Israel as His servant?

[johnkumah]

Isaiah called him the "Righteous Servant". For starters it can never be Israel because they were not "Righteous".

[Taushathetech]

Thank you!!! I have been so frustrated with the lack of information regarding this topic. The block for me is not understanding Hebrew or Greek. Thank you so much for posting this

[christculturecoffee]

Great video Rob. We love what you are doing. Keep up the good work.

[elyavbannoura]

A very logical approach to the list of reasons. I liked it. Especially your response to reason #3.

[NITEMARESDEN]

Micah Chapter 5 :1 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, FROM ANCIENT DAYS.

Xtian translation

2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, FROM EVERLASTING.

א וְאַתָּה בֵּית-לֶחֶם אֶפְרָתָה, צָעִיר לִהְיוֹת בְּאַלְפֵי יְהוּדָה--מִמְּךָ לִי יֵצֵא, לִהְיוֹת מוֹשֵׁל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל; וּמוֹצָאֹתָיו מִקֶּדֶם, מִימֵי עוֹלָם.

מִימֵי עוֹלָם is translated from days of old the origins of the Messiah was to come days of old a long time ago. We see here xtian translation says from everlasting to reflect their false god. I posted a verse a few lines down where the Hebrew says ancient days like here and the xtians translate it correctly there anyone knows why here they didn’t.

I want to show you something spectacular here.
Jewish translation

ה וְהוּא מְחֹלָל מִפְּשָׁעֵנוּ, מְדֻכָּא מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵינוּ; מוּסַר שְׁלוֹמֵנוּ עָלָיו, וּבַחֲבֻרָתוֹ נִרְפָּא-לָנוּ. Isaiah Chapter 53:5 But he was wounded BECAUSE of our transgressions, he was crushed BECAUSE of our iniquities: the chastisement of our welfare was upon him, and with his stripes we were healed.

Xtian translation
Isaiah 53 King James Version 5 But he was wounded FOR our transgressions, he was bruised FOR our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

מ this letter is a preposition and means from or because not for. You see in Mica they translate it the correct way FROM In Isaiah 53 they change it to FOR

Here are the differences.


from מן


HE DIED BECAUSE SOME ONE SHOT HIM. THIS IS WHAT IT SAYS IN THE JEWISH HEBREW BIBLE SO NO ONE WHO READS THIS WILL SAY IT IS THEIR PAGAN god CAUSE THEIR god DIED FOR THE SINS NOT BECAUSE.

HE DIED FROM THE SHOT HE RECEIVED---- FROM IS THE SAME AS BECAUSE.

HE DIED FOR THE ONE THAT SHOT HIM. THIS IS THE PAGANS LYING WHAT ISAIAH SAYS TO PROMOTE THEIR ROMAN PAGAN god.

HE WAS WOUNDED FROM OUR SINS
HE WAS WOUNDED BECAUSE OF OUR SINS

HE WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR SINS.


The question is why Isaiah did not write FOR if it is true what they claim the prophets speak about their pagan god. So, we see the cult of xtianity is all a lie.

Does anyone notice in all the times besides Isaiah 53 when it seems to be talking about a Messiah it never mentions he will die for your sins.

out of thee shall one come forth unto Me that is to be ruler WHO WILL DIE FOR THE SINS OF MY PAGANS. NOPE NO SUCH VERSE.

The prophet is not speaking to a piece of land he is prophesying about a person. No where does it mention anything about someone being born. He is speaking about King David who from his progeny will be the Messiah. Also, it says ancient days not everlasting or whatever they change it to fit their pagan god.

Isaiah 63 King James Version 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
ט בְּכָל-צָרָתָם לא (לוֹ) צָר, וּמַלְאַךְ פָּנָיו הוֹשִׁיעָם--בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ וּבְחֶמְלָתוֹ, הוּא גְאָלָם; וַיְנַטְּלֵם וַיְנַשְּׂאֵם, כָּל-יְמֵי עוֹלָם.


1Samuel 16:1, 6-12 – (1) And the Lord said to Samuel, "Until when are you
mourning for Saul, when I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your
horn with oil, and come, I shall send you to Jesse, the Bethlehemite, for I have
seen for Myself a king among his sons."

(6) And it was, that when they came, and he saw Eliab, that he said, "Surely, before
the Lord is His anointed." (7) And the Lord said to Samuel, "Look not upon his
appearance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him, for it is not as man
sees, [that which is visible] to the eyes, while the Lord sees into the heart." (8) And
Jesse called to Abinadab, and he presented him before Samuel, and he said,
"Neither has the Lord chosen this one." (9) And Jesse presented Shammah, and he
said, "Neither has the Lord chosen this one." (10) And Jesse presented seven of
his sons before Samuel; and Samuel said to Jesse, "The Lord has not chosen
these."

(11) And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are these all the young men?" And he
said, "The youngest still remains, and behold, he is tending the sheep." And
Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and bring him, for we shall not sit down until he
comes here." (12) And he sent and brought him, and he was ruddy, with beautiful
eyes, and handsome appearance. And the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him, for this is
he."


Eventually, the aging King David was visited by the Prophet Nathan who
conveyed to him God’s promise of an everlasting dynasty, of which he was to
be the progenitor, a dynasty that will eventually produce the Messiah


2Samuel 7:12-16 – (12) When your days are fulfilled, and you shall lie with your
forefathers, then I will raise up your seed that shall issue from your body after you,
and I will establish his kingdom. (NOTICE AGAIN IT DOES NOT SAY HE SHALL DIE FOR YOUR SINS) (13) He shall build a house for My Name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom forever. (14) I will be to him a father, and he
shall be to Me a son; so that when he goes astray I will chasten him with the rod of
men, and with afflictions of human beings. (15) And My mercy shall not depart
from him; in the manner in which I withdrew it from Saul, whom I removed from
before you. (16) And your house and your kingdom shall be established forever
before you; your throne shall be established forever.

[Leon-jpch]

This is shocking. He constantly says in his video. Whoever wrote it. He refers to the gospel. He don't know who wrote the gospel. Or at least he admit that the gospel is written anonymously!

[LuisHerrera-ygnj]

Isaiah 53 has nothing to do with Israel. Israel is described in the Old Testament as deaf, blind, stiff neck, adulterers, idolaters, scorpions, rebellious, crazy and ignorant and much more. To think Israel is the humbled servant in Isaiah 53 is just hilarious.

[INFJason]

Such great defense of our Lord. Thank you