Oct 1, 2020
The prophet asks who will believe what has been told them. This one who grew up among the people is one of low estate, with no reason anyone should desire him. Even this one who “was” despised and rejected, and the past tense shows that Isaiah is seeing the entire ministry of the Messiah as being completed. This one takes on our grief, carries our sorrows, and is even pierced and crushed because of the people’s iniquities.