Background The Jews was captured by Babylon, and God has promised He will release the Jews to return and rebuild Jerusalem. God will redeem the ruined Jerusalem (Isaiah 52:9). God way of redemption is through His Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53). Isaiah 54 to 57 talks about the future of these redeemed people and the city … Read more
Exaltation of God’s Suffering Servant Background Isaiah ’53 prophesies Jesus crucifixion. The best way to explain the bible is using the bible itself. In Act 8, A Ethiopian eunuch was reading Isaiah 53. He asked Philips, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”. Then Philip began with that very … Read more
Division V1-6: Awake! Awake! Jerusalem is being called to wake up from sleep. v7-10: Tell the good tidings v11-12: Depart from Babylon v13-15: The starts of the last of the fourth Servant Songs. Exposition v1-2: [Awake! Awake!] This is the third Awake! Awake!. The first one is a call to God (Isiah 51:9), who seems … Read more
Division v1-8: God says: Listen, Listen! My salvation will last forever v9-16: God’s people says: Awake, Awake! O arm of the Lord v17-23: Isaiah says: Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem! Exposition v1: God blessed Abraham, and Abraham started with himself and ended with many descendants. v2: Similarly, God will bless Zion, the ruins city … Read more
Division v1-3: Separation but not divorce v4-9: 3rd Servant Song v10-11: Trust and Obey the Servant of the Yehweh Exposition v1: [I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery.] … Read more
