Ish. Ch. 53-57 Anyl.

Chapter 53

128. Make an outline for the five 3-verse strophes: 52:13-15; 53:1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12.

I. 52:13-15 The Suffering and Glory of the Servant

A. The servant will be exalted

B. He will be marred and disfigured

C. The Miraculous occurs

II. 53:1-3 Undesirable and Unexpected Messiah

A. The Message

B. Unsuspected because of appearances

C. He's despised and taken for granted

III. 53:4-6 He healed us while we killed him

A. He healed those who rejected him

B. He was killed for our sins

C. We turn from God and the Messiah pays our debt

IV. 53:7-9 He said nothing to save Him from death

A. Silently lead to His death

B. He dies and taken from the living

C. He was innocent but died a criminal's death

V. 53:10-12 He bore our sins

A. The Lord's will to be a sacrifice

B. He bears the iniquities

C. He will rule over the nations

129. What is the textual/translation question in 52:15a?

In verse 15 the point of the comparison is this: As astonishing as would be his humiliation, so astonishing would be his exaltation (as described in v. 15). Sprinkle is still the best attested rendering of this frequently occurring word, although some have preferred to translate "startle" (which would then be the only occurrence of that meaning for this root in the OT). The sprinkling connotes the bestowal of spiritual cleansing upon the nations so evangelized. Kings shall shut their mouths - both from amazement and from their inability to say anything by way of self-justification. That which had not been told these Gentile kings would, of course, be the Gospel message of salvation through the cross.

(The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)

130. Where can the theological concept of the "vicarious atonement" of Christ be found in this chapter (list all the phrases that relate to this concept).

The following verses deal with the idea of "vicarious atonement" of Christ:

Isa 53:4

surely he took up our infirmities

and carried our sorrows,

NIV Isa 53:5

But he was pierced for our transgressions,

he was crushed for our iniquities;

the punishment that brought us peace was upon him,

and by his wounds we are healed.

NIV

Isa 53:6

and the LORD has laid on him

the iniquity of us all.

NIV Isa 53:11

1 After the suffering of his soul,

he will see the light [of life] and be satisfied;

by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many,

and he will bear their iniquities.

NIV Isa 53:12

because he poured out his life unto death,

and was numbered with the transgressors.

For he bore the sin of many,

and made intercession for the transgressors.

NIV

Chapter 54

131. In terms of the OT, who is the "barren woman" (v 1), the "children" (v 1), and the husband (v 5)?

The barren woman is a metaphor for Jerusalem and Jerusalem represents the people of God. Isaiah describes the city as a childless, husband-less woman who has suffered a great deal. God's people had nothing- like a widow or a deserted wife. In ancient times it was a disgrace to be childless. (Quest Study Bible NIV)

132. In terms of the NT, who is the "barren woman" (v 1), the "children" (v 1), and the husband (v 5)? Isa 54:1-3

Fruitfulness and enlargement are promised to post-Exilic Israel. Jerusalem was first to become barren, in that her population would be cut off and carried away by the Chaldeans. But the time would come (especially after Christ's first advent) when believers in Jehovah would be more numerous than they had ever been before the Exile (when Israel had enjoyed the status of covenant wife in the home that her heavenly husband had provided in Palestine). Enlarge ... thy tent and lengthen thy (land-measuring) cords. Israel in her NT phase would spread the true faith to all the lands of the Gentiles, whose nations should consequently become "possessed" by Zion's posterity as they were conquered by the Gospel. Another definition for the "children" could be the Church.

(from The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)

133. Discuss the message in vv 9-10?

The promise here is to be understood in the light of the analogy of the Flood. Just as God promised Noah there would never again be such a deluge, even so he promises restored Israel that she shall never again go into exile. Since the Jews actually were driven into exile again after their revolt against the Romans in A.D. 135, this can only mean that God accounts the Christian Church as true Israel. 10. Kindness. From "hesed", rendered by the ASV as loving kindness and by the RSV as steadfast love. But since it implies mutual commitment or solidarity between the parties involved in a covenant relationship, it is best rendered covenant love.

(from The Wycliffe Bible Commentary)

Chapter 55

134. The NIV-SB