Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Written 700 years before the birth of Christ, this passage is one of the most detailed prophecies of Christ’s suffering. Isaiah 53 is so accurate one would think he is reading history rather than prophecy. Another reason to trust the Divine nature of the Bible. 52:14 – The disfigurement of the Savior, is in keeping with the brutality of scourging. Isaiah’s depiction and New Testament reporting of Christ’s scourging paint a picture of an unrecognizable mas

Historical Context … Political Unrest – The imminent threat of Assyria military intrusions by Syria into Northern Kingdom (Israel). Spiritual Conflict – Judah (the southern kingdom) often combined their worship of Jehovah God with the worship of Baal and Asherah weakening the nation The nation had experienced a time of revival under King Uzziah, and was enjoying peace and prosperity Backdrop to the story … King Uzziah, also called Azariah (See 2 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 26) Uz

Historical Context … Political unrest - military intrusions by Syria into Northern Kingdom (Israel). Spiritual Conflict – The Northern Kingdom (located in Samaria) was worshipping false gods (Baal and Asherah) resulting in God’s hand of judgment Leprosy was a devastating disease, an infection of the flesh … those infected would be quarantined from the general population … a painful existence often resulting in death. In Hebrew culture, those contracting leprosy were considere

Historical Context … Political Unrest - military intrusions by Syria into Northern Kingdom (Israel). Spiritual Conflict – The Northern Kingdom (located in Samaria) were worshipping false gods (Baal and Asherah) resulting in God’s hand of judgment *America, once a nation of God, finds itself in spiritual conflict, choosing the gods of this world over Creator God … how long, if not already, before God’s hand of judgment falls upon this country. Backdrop to the story … Elijah’s