Isaiah 53. Is it speaking of Jesus?

Jacob

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Is Isaiah 53 speaking of Jesus? Many read it or hear it read. People think that it is New Testament, whether hearing it read or reading it for themselves and coming to learn it is Isaiah.

Isaiah 53:1-12 NASB - 1 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? 2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no [stately] form or majesty That we should look upon Him, Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. 3 He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. 4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore, And our sorrows He carried; Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, Smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being [fell] upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed. 6 All of us like sheep have gone astray, Each of us has turned to his own way; But the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all To fall on Him. 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living For the transgression of my people, to whom the stroke [was due?] 9 His grave was assigned with wicked men, Yet He was with a rich man in His death, Because He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 10 But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting [Him] to grief; If He would render Himself [as] a guilt offering, He will see [His] offspring, He will prolong [His] days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see [it and] be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because 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.​
 

TrevorL

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Greetings Jacob,
Is Isaiah 53 speaking of Jesus? Many read it or hear it read. People think that it is New Testament, whether hearing it read or reading it for themselves and coming to learn it is Isaiah.
Yes, it is a prophecy concerning Jesus and his suffering. As such it is extensively quoted in the NT and applied to Jesus. Also it is considered to be part of the 4th Servant Song, actually starting at Isaiah 52:13 “Behold My Servant”, and this detail corresponds to the 1st Servant Song starting at Isaiah 42:1 which also has “Behold My Servant”. Isaiah 42:1 is also quoted in the NT and applied to Jesus.

Kind regards
Trevor
 
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