Messianic

Isaiah 53:10

Isaiah · ~700 BC · Status: Fulfilled · Confidence: 90% · Payne §Isa 103
“Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.”
King James Version

The Father's purpose in the Servant's sin offering, followed by resurrection life ('prolong his days') and spiritual offspring.

Fulfillment References

Genesis 3:15 Acts 2:23 John 12:24 Hebrews 9:14

How Traditions Read This Prophecy

Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'It pleased the LORD to bruise him... when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed.' That word 'bruise' reaches back to the first promise — Genesis 3:15, where the serpent bruises the Redeemer's heel even as the Redeemer crushes the serpent's head, and 'his seed' echoes 'her seed.' The cross was no accident but the determinate counsel of God (Acts 2:23): the LORD makes the Servant a guilt-offering, and the Servant lives again to 'see his seed' and prolong his days — death and resurrection. God in flesh offered Himself, and the pleasure of the LORD prospers in His hand.
JewishGod's purpose in the servant's suffering; the guilt-offering (asham) language and the servant seeing 'seed' and prolonged days are variously applied to Israel's restoration.
CatholicThe Father's saving will in the sacrificial death of the Son, the guilt-offering whose fruit is many offspring; resurrection implied.
ProtestantChrist as the sin-offering by God's design (Acts 2:23), who, raised, sees His spiritual seed and prospers — atonement and resurrection.
AcademicThe 'asham' (guilt offering) imagery and the servant's post-suffering vindication (seeing seed, prolonging days) suggest restoration or resurrection, much discussed.
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