“And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.”
The exaltation—'Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors'—announces the servant's reward and exaltation. The promise of a 'portion with the great' reverses earlier degradation. The reference to 'spoil' suggests participation in triumph. The statement that the servant 'poured out himself to death' captures the totality of his self-giving. The final description of the servant making 'intercession for the transgressors' emphasizes the servant's continuing redemptive work. This verse celebrates the servant's exaltation as the outcome of suffering.
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Isaiah 53:9
“And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.”
The exaltation—'Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors'—announces the servant's reward and exaltation. The promise of a 'portion with the great' reverses earlier degradation. The reference to 'spoil' suggests participation in triumph. The statement that the servant 'poured out himself to death' captures the totality of his self-giving. The final description of the servant making 'intercession for the transgressors' emphasizes the servant's continuing redemptive work. This verse celebrates the servant's exaltation as the outcome of suffering.
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The exaltation—'Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors'—announces the servant's reward and exaltation. The promise of a 'portion with the great' reverses earlier degradation. The reference to 'spoil' suggests participation in triumph. The statement that the servant 'poured out himself to death' captures the totality of his self-giving. The final description of the servant making 'intercession for the transgressors' emphasizes the servant's continuing redemptive work. This verse celebrates the servant's exaltation as the outcome of suffering.