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. - Isaiah 53:5.
2007-12-23 14:58:33 · 18 answers · asked by NJ Gold 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus, and I have been healed. I would quote this scripture while waiting for my miracle.
2007-12-23 15:00:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The nation of Israel- Isaiah is referring to the way they would be treated in exile- he is using an allegory of a single individual since the nation of Israel is seen as a single unit devoted to God. This is easily understood if you remove the artificial chapters and verses put in AFTER it was written. The entire prophecy runs over multiple chapters- and we see in chapter 52 how it switches from the nation to allegory and back to the nation in chapter54- all within the space of a single prophecy. The entire prophecy refers to the nation of Israel- dissecting it into smaller chunks to make it mean something it doesn't is not a good way ti understand prophecies!
2007-12-24 02:02:50 · answer #2 · answered by allonyoav 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's foretelling the coming of Jesus. There are many passages in Old Testament talking about the messiah. The New Testament completest this prophecy. Of course, this is my interpretation as a Christian. Others may have different views on this.
2007-12-23 23:13:52 · answer #3 · answered by cynical 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The prophet is speaking of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, of Nazareth. He is speaking of the Messiah who was prophesied about for over 400 years by dozens of prophets and whose birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension fulfilled every single one of those prophecies. Praise Jehovah God that He is faithful and always keeps His word! Great is the Lord and worthy of ALL praise!
2007-12-23 23:15:34 · answer #4 · answered by stucknda70s 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is one of the over 300 messianic prophecies found in the Hebrew Scriptures pointing to Jesus Christ.
2007-12-23 23:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by Q&A Queen 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When Isaiah was telling that story he was not predicting the crucifixion of Jesus.
The gospellers deliberately went looking for OT texts that could be reinterpreted as references to Jesus. When they found this tale of the suffering servant in Isaiah, they immediately declared it to be a prediction of Jesus' crucifixion. They probably believed it themselves.
2007-12-23 23:32:06 · answer #6 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
To me this verse means that Jesus took a beating for us in the physical world and applied that to the spiritual world as well. Jesus, in this verse, is taking on our pain, suffering, sin, and despair so that we can transcend these things in our spiritual beings. Basically, He suffered so that we don't have to!
2007-12-23 23:13:28 · answer #7 · answered by Native Spirit 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Is there a follow up question to this one...if so I'm waiting for it and leaving the obvious to the masses.
2007-12-23 23:03:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
JESUS CHRIST!
...And i realize it's in the Old Testament, Isaiah was an AMAZING prophet! :]
2007-12-23 23:03:07 · answer #9 · answered by Peteycee 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
This is speaking of none other than the Jewish Messiah, Jesus (Yeshua).
2007-12-23 23:01:10 · answer #10 · answered by no1home2day 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋