Isaiah 53:7
“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.”
King James Version
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The Suffering Servant silent before His oppressors, led 'as a lamb to the slaughter' — the very text the Ethiopian was reading when Philip preached Jesus.
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Fulfillment References
Acts 8:32-35 1 Peter 2:23 Matthew 27:12-14 John 1:29
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe silent Lamb led to slaughter is Jesus (Acts 8:32-35; John 1:29) — the one God in flesh, bearing our sin without a word.
JewishThe silent, suffering servant — traditionally read of Israel suffering among the nations, or of a righteous sufferer.
CatholicChrist the silent Lamb in His passion, the Lamb of God who takes away sin.
ProtestantThe Ethiopian read this verse; Philip 'preached unto him Jesus' (Acts 8:35) — the silent Lamb led to slaughter.
OrthodoxChrist the Lamb, silent before His accusers, offered for the world.
DispensationalThe Suffering Servant's first-coming passion, distinct from His coming glory.
AcademicThe fourth Servant Song; the silent-lamb imagery (and Acts 8) is central to debates over the Servant's identity.
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