Isaiah 53, 700 B.C: Historical Evidence of the Divine Omniscience.

[Nishant Xavier]

What rubbish. Bucky, you didn't answer the two Rabbinic sources I showed that understood Isaiah 53 of the Messiah. Here is 1 again without the quote box this time: "1st Century Rabbi Shimon Ben Yochai: “The meaning of the words ‘bruised for our iniquities’ [Isaiah 53:5] is, that since the Messiah bears our iniquities, which produce the effect of his being bruised, it follows that whoso will not admit that the Messiah thus suffers for our iniquities, must endure and suffer them for them himself.“

I gave clear explanations for everything and don't have to repeat myself again. Let me just quote the rest of the Prophet Isaiah's Chapter 53 because it explains everything so clearly without need for Pharisaic sophistry. Prophet Isaiah is justly called the Fifth Evangelist. The reader will note: (1) The Sacrificial Lamb must be without blemish, according to Scripture and Jewish Tradition. (2) The Prophet says all of them like sheep have gone astray, that is, sinned. (3) The Servant/Messiah had no deceit in His Mouth. (4) Therefore, the Servant, Who is righteous, is not the people, as should be obvious (5) It clearly says He bore the sin of many, and was wrongly numbered among the transgressors, i.e. He was innocent. The Bible also says that none of us, fallen sinners, can be truly righteous. The Messiah is Righteous because He was the Sinless Son of God and the Suffering Savior. Israel was not without blemish, had done violence, was sinful, had not offered itself as a Blemishless Lamb for sinners, etc etc. If one wants to believe Pharisaic sophistry, one can. The better Jewish Scholars and the Prophet Isaiah himself are clear: this is King Messiah.

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We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
    each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
    yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
    and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
    so he did not open his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away.
    Yet who of his generation protested?
For he was cut off from the land of the living;
    for the transgression of my people he was punished.
9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
    and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
    nor was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him and cause him to suffer,
    and though the Lord makes his life an offering for sin,
he will see his offspring and prolong his days,
    and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
11 After he has suffered,
    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.
12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great,
    and he will divide the spoils with the strong,
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."

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