Messianic Texts in the Prophets: Isaiah 53:12 (8th c. BC) “He poured out Himself to death” הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ “He Himself bore the sin of many” הוּא֙ חֵטְא־רַבִּ֣ים נָשָׂ֔א “Interceded for the transgressors” לַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים יַפְגִּֽיעַ

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Messianic Texts in the Prophets: 

Isaiah 53:12 (8^th c. BC)

“He poured out Himself to death” 

הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ (he⁽erāh lamāwet nafshō)

“He Himself bore the sin of many” 

הוּא֙ חֵטְא־רַבִּ֣ים נָשָׂ֔א (hū⁾ chete⁾- rabbīm nasa⁾)

“Interceded for the transgressors” 

לַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים יַפְגִּֽיעַ (lapōsh⁽īm)

“Therefore, 

I will allot Him a portion with the great, 

and He will divide the booty with the strong; 

because He poured out Himself to death, 

and was numbered with the transgressors; 

yet He Himself bore the sin of many, 

and interceded for the transgressors” 

(Isa. 53:12).

לָכֵ֞ן אֲחַלֶּק־ל֣וֹ בָרַבִּ֗ים וְאֶת־עֲצוּמִים֮ יְחַלֵּ֣ק שָׁלָל֒ תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ וְאֶת־פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים נִמְנָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ חֵטְא־רַבִּ֣ים נָשָׂ֔א וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים יַפְגִּֽיעַ׃ ס

“Behold, My servant will prosper, He will be high and lifted up and greatly exalted” (Isa. 52:13).

“All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; but the LORD has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him” (Isa. 53:6).

“As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; by His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, as He will bear their iniquities” (Isa. 53:11).

“Then He  said to them, ‘My soul is deeply grieved, to the point of death; remain here and keep watch with Me.’ And He went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.’ And He  came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, ‘So, you men could not keep watch with Me for one hour? Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.’ He went away again a second time and prayed, saying, ‘My Father, if this cannot pass away unless I drink it, Your will be done’” (Matt. 26:38-42).

“[And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, ‘And He was numbered with transgressors’]” (Mark 15:28).

“For I tell you that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH TRANSGRESSORS’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment” (Luke 22:37).

“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2Cor. 5:21).

“For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Phil. 2:9-11).

(Isa. 52:13 (BHS הִנֵּ֥ה יַשְׂכִּ֖יל עַבְדִּ֑י יָר֧וּם וְנִשָּׂ֛א וְגָבַ֖הּ מְאֹֽד׃

Isa. 53:6 כֻּלָּ֙נוּ֙ כַּצֹּ֣אן תָּעִ֔ינוּ אִ֥ישׁ לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ פָּנִ֑ינוּ וַֽיהוָה֙ הִפְגִּ֣יעַ בּ֔וֹ אֵ֖ת עֲוֹ֥ן כֻּלָּֽנוּ׃

Isa. 53:11 מֵעֲמַ֤ל נַפְשׁוֹ֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה יִשְׂבָּ֔ע בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹ יַצְדִּ֥יק צַדִּ֛יק עַבְדִּ֖י לָֽרַבִּ֑ים וַעֲוֹנֹתָ֖ם ה֥וּא יִסְבֹּֽל׃

(‏Matt. 26:38-42 (MHNT אָמַר לָהֶם: ”נַפְשִׁי מָרָה עָלַי עַד מָוֶת, הִשָּׁאֲרוּ פֹּה וֶהֱיוּ עֵרִים אִתִּי.“  ‎39‏ אָז הָלַךְ מְעַט הָלְאָה, נָפַל עַל פָּנָיו וְהִתְפַּלֵּל בְּאָמְרוֹ: ”אָבִי, אִם אֶפְשָׁר הַדָּבָר, הַעֲבֵר נָא מִמֶּנִּי אֶת הַכּוֹס הַזֹּאת, אַךְ לֹא כִּרְצוֹנִי אֲנִי כִּי אִם כִּרְצוֹנְךָ אַתָּה.“ 

‎40‏ לְאַחַר מִכֵּן בָּא אֶל הַתַּלְמִידִים וּמְצָאָם יְשֵׁנִים. אָמַר אֶל כֵּיפָא: ”וּבְכֵן לֹא יְכָלְתֶּם לְהִשָּׁאֵר עֵרִים אִתִּי שָׁעָה אַחַת?  ‎41‏ הֱיוּ עֵרִים וְהִתְפַּלְּלוּ כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא תָּבוֹאוּ לִידֵי נִסָּיוֹן. אָמְנָם הָרוּחַ חֲפֵצָה, אֲבָל הַבָּשָׂר חָלָשׁ.“  ‎42‏ הָלַךְ שֵׁנִית וְהִתְפַּלֵּל בְּאָמְרוֹ: ”אָבִי, אִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁהַכּוֹס תַּעֲבֹר מִבְּלִי שֶׁאֶשְׁתֶּה אוֹתָהּ, יְהִי נָא כִּרְצוֹנְךָ.“ 

Mark 15:28 בָּזֶה הִתְקַיֵּם הַכָּתוּב ”וְאֶת פּוֹשְׁעִים נִמְנָה.“]

Luke 22:37 אוֹמֵר אֲנִי לָכֶם, צָרִיךְ שֶׁיִּמָּלֵא בִּי הַכָּתוּב הַזֶּה: ’וְאֶת־פּוֹשְׁעִים נִמְנָה.‘ וְאָמְנָם מַה שֶּׁמְּכֻוָּן אֵלַי הוֹלֵךְ וְנִשְׁלָם.“ 

2Cor. 5:21 אֶת זֶה אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדַע חַטָּאת עָשָׂה לְחַטָּאת בַּעֲדֵנוּ, כְּדֵי שֶׁאָנוּ נִלְבַּשׁ אֶת הַצְּדָקָה שֶׁל אֱלֹהִים בּוֹ.

Phil. 2:9‏ עַל כֵּן הִגְבִּיהוֹ אֱלֹהִים מְאֹד וְנָתַן לוֹ אֶת הַשֵּׁם הַנַּעֲלֶה עַל כָּל שֵׁם,  ‎10‏ לְמַעַן תִּכְרַע בְּשֵׁם יֵשׁוּעַ כָּל בֶּרֶךְ, בַּשָּׁמַיִם וּבָאָרֶץ וּמִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ,  ‎11‏ וְכָל לָשׁוֹן תּוֹדֶה כִּי יֵשׁוּעַ הַמָּשִׁיחַ הוּא הָאָדוֹן, לְתִפְאֶרֶת אֱלֹהִים הָאָב.