Michael Brown DEBUNKS Tovia Singer on Isaiah 53? | Jesus or Israel?

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Summary

TLDRThe video explores the contrasting interpretations of Isaiah 53 by examining views from both Christian and Jewish perspectives. In Christian circles, Isaiah 53 is often seen as a prophecy about Jesus, highlighting Messianic imagery that aligns with his life and death. However, in Jewish tradition, particularly as discussed by Rabbi Tovia Singer, the chapter is believed to describe Israel as a suffering servant, emphasizing the nation's trials and resilience rather than relating directly to Jesus. Rabbi Singer points to preceding and subsequent chapters in Isaiah to assert that the servant is Israel or its righteous remnant. In contrast, Dr. Michael Brown, a Messianic Jew, argues that Isaiah 53 speaks about the Messiah, who he believes is Jesus. He counters the interpretation that the servant refers only to Israel, proposing that certain passages reference multiple types of servants, including the Messiah and possibly prophets. The discussion involves analyzing historical rabbinic commentary and theological interpretations, making it clear that both faith traditions have deeply rooted and divergent understandings of Isaiah 53.

Takeaways

  • ๐Ÿ“œ Isaiah 53 is a significant text with interpretations that differ between Christians and Jews.
  • ๐Ÿ” Christians see Isaiah 53 as a prophecy about Jesus, identifying Jesus with the suffering servant.
  • โš–๏ธ Rabbi Tovia Singer interprets the servant in the prophecy as representing Israel or a righteous remnant, rather than Jesus.
  • ๐Ÿ“š The Jewish interpretation tends to focus on the context provided by preceding chapters in Isaiah.
  • ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Dr. Michael Brown argues that the servant could be a Messiah, who in Christian belief is Jesus.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ฅ The servant is seen by some rabbis as a collective representation of Israel and not necessarily a single messianic figure.
  • ๐Ÿ“– The analysis of Isaiah 53 involves deep theological inquiry into historical texts and rabbinic commentary.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฌ The topic invites discussion and varies significantly between different faiths and scholar's perspectives.
  • ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ Isaiah 53's descriptions of righteousness and suffering servanthood are central to its interpretation.
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Dr. Brown and Rabbi Singer represent two differing views that stimulate further discussion and study.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:00

    The video starts with a discussion about Isaiah 53, a chapter focused on Messianic prophecy, often interpreted by Christians as describing the life of Jesus as the Messiah. However, there is a contrasting Jewish interpretation, which does not align with Jesus being the Messiah. The presenter introduces the views of Rabbi Tovia Singer, a Jewish perspective, and Dr. Michael Brown, a Messianic Jew, suggesting a fascinating exploration of these differing viewpoints.

  • 00:05:00 - 00:10:00

    Rabbi Tovia Singer argues that Isaiah 53 is about Israel, not Jesus, as evidenced by earlier chapters in Isaiah identifying Israel as God's servant. He explains that Christians misinterpret the text by ignoring the surrounding context that consistently refers to the nation of Israel. The focus is on Israel's role as a servant of God, a collective entity rather than an individual, such as Jesus.

  • 00:10:00 - 00:15:00

    Rabbi Singer continues his argument, emphasizing that the righteous remnant of Israel is portrayed as sinless in the scriptures. He challenges the Christian interpretation by stating that it is the loyal remnant of Israel, fulfilling God's purpose, that is referred to in Isaiah 53. This remnant is tasked with bringing other Jews back to faithfulness, and this concept is supported by other scriptural references, distinguishing between the nationโ€™s collective failures and the righteousness of the remnant.

  • 00:15:00 - 00:20:00

    Dr. Michael Brown counters Rabbi Singerโ€™s interpretation by noting inconsistencies with identifying Israel as the servant in Isaiah 53, particularly due to Israelโ€™s historical sins. He argues that certain Isaiah passages traditionally interpreted in Jewish texts refer to different servants, including the Messiah, not exclusively Israel. He suggests that the prophecy fits more accurately with Jesus, who lived a sinless life, unlike Israel as a nation.

  • 00:20:00 - 00:29:58

    Dr. Brown argues that the servant in Isaiah 53, particularly the sinless aspect, aligns more with Jesus than with the nation of Israel or even a remnant. He critiques the idea that Israel can be viewed as the righteous suffering servant when historically, Israel faced punishment for its transgressions. He concludes that the larger context of Isaiah discusses broader themes that point to Messiah, strengthening the argument for a Messianic interpretation centered on Jesus.

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Video Q&A

  • What is Isaiah 53 known for in Christian circles?

    Isaiah 53 is viewed as Messianic prophecy outlining the life of Jesus.

  • Why don't Jews believe in the Christian interpretation of Isaiah 53?

    Jews do not believe Jesus is the Messiah, and they interpret Isaiah 53 differently, focusing on Israel as the servant.

  • What perspective does Rabbi Tovia Singer provide?

    Rabbi Tovia Singer suggests that Isaiah 53's servant is Israel, referring to the Jewish nation as a whole or a righteous remnant.

  • What is Dr. Michael Brown's perspective on Isaiah 53?

    Dr. Michael Brown argues that Isaiah 53 refers to the Messiah, specifically Jesus, highlighting the servant as a figure different from Israel.

  • How does Rabbi Tovia Singer interpret the servant in Isaiah 53?

    Rabbi Singer interprets the servant as the nation of Israel or the righteous remnant within Israel.

  • How does Dr. Michael Brown counter Rabbi Tovia Singer's interpretation?

    Dr. Brown claims the servant in Isaiah 53 is the messiah, specifically Jesus, and not the nation of Israel.

  • Why do Christians see Isaiah 53 as referring to Jesus?

    Christians see the descriptions of suffering and sacrifice in Isaiah 53 as aligning with the life and death of Jesus.

  • How do Jewish interpretations often view the references to 'servant' in Isaiah?

    Jewish interpretations often view 'servant' references as describing Israel, the Jewish nation, rather than a single messianic figure.

  • What alternative servant interpretations are provided in the video?

    The video mentions that some interpret the servant as the Messiah, a prophet, or the nation of Israel.

  • What differences do the interpretations focus on regarding suffering in Isaiah 53?

    Christian interpretations see the servant's suffering as atoning for humanity's sins, while the Jewish perspective sees it as representing Israel's suffering.

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    how's it going everyone I've noticed a
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    few of you inquiring about Isaiah chter
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    53 in Christian circles Isaiah 53 is a
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    very well-known chapter focused on
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    Messianic prophecy we're going to go
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    through the chapter and and you will see
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    it it seems to be outlining the entirety
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    of Jesus life but now the question
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    is the Jews don't believe that Jesus is
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    the Messiah so when what is the Jewish
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    interpretation of so what we're going to
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    do in today's video we're going to be
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    looking at uh a video from Rabbi tovia
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    singer what his take on Isaiah 53 and
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    then we're going to be looking at
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    another video from Dr Michael Brown a
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    Messianic Jew what his take on Isaiah 53
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    because those are going to be two very
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    different takes so I think this is going
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    to be an interesting video so without
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    further Ado let's look at Isaiah chapter
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    53 as I said from a Christian
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    perspective it seems to be very clearly
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    outlining the life of Jesus I've
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    highlighted a few sections so we don't
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    have to go through the entire chapter
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    but here verse three it says he is
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    despised and rejected by men who who who
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    what is that who does that sound like a
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    Man of Sorrows and acquainted with grief
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    surely he has borne our griefs and
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    carried our
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    sorrows but he was wounded for our
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    transgressions you know who does it
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    sound like he was bruised for our
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    iniquities that this sounds V this
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    sounds pretty familiar doesn't it uh but
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    and by his stripes we are healed what
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    Stripes you know by his stripes the
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    maybe the whips on his I mean you see
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    what I'm saying the visual the imagery
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    here and the lord has laid on him the
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    iniquity of us all he was oppressed and
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    he was afflicted yet he opened not his
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    mouth he was led as a lamb to the slau
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    who is this person we're talking about
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    here it it it does sound like Jesus for
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    he was cut off from the land of the
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    living Jesus was cut off from the land
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    of the living for the
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    transgressions of my people he was
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    stricken this sounds like a Messianic
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    prophecy about Jesus if I've ever heard
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    one and they made his grave with the
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    wicked that I highlighted that green
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    because I'm not sure about that you know
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    Jesus his grave wasn't with the wicked
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    you know so how does that work you know
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    because if it is if it is a prophecy
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    about Jesus shouldn't every single thing
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    should align here okay I've heard people
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    say his made they made his grave with
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    the wicked could be about you know Jesus
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    was crucified with you know a thief and
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    a murderer beside him but I mean that's
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    not technically his grave but then look
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    at the next line but with the rich at
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    his death Jesus was was buried in the
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    Tomb of a rich man but he because he had
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    done no violence nor was any deceit in
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    his mouth that sounds like Jesus to
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    me when you make his soul an offering
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    for sin come on guys that sounds like
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    Jesus to me
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    right he shall see his seed but wait a
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    second Jesus didn't have any seed he
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    didn't have Offspring he didn't have
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    descendants so how does that work you
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    know and then here again I highlighted
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    at Green therefore I will divide him a
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    portion with the great when did God
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    divide Jesus a portion with the great
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    how does that work you know so the
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    question is who is this who are we
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    talking about we're talking about this
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    servant right God's servant who is this
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    servant again from a Christian
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    perspective it seems like this servant
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    is Jesus the Messiah I almost forgot if
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    we go back to Isaiah 52 it's even more
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    evidence that this is Jesus so his Vis
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    was marred more than any man who are we
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    talking about the servant again my
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    servant Kings shall shut their mouths at
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    him I mean it seems like we're talking
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    about Jesus here because all of these
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    traits align with Jesus the Messiah now
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    my immediate question is what is the
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    Jewish view of a chapter that seemingly
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    points directly to Jesus as the Messi
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    mesiah who is the sin bearing servant to
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    a Jew for that explanation we're going
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    to go to Rabbi tovia singer and I think
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    the answer may surprise you a bit so
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    what do you think Isaiah would say
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    Isaiah would say well did you read what
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    I wrote before Isaiah
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    53 I mean isn't it logical that if I ask
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    yesi who is this chapter speak speaking
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    about he would probably ask certainly as
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    a question did you read what I wrote
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    before this yeah context is important
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    Isaiah is always introducing all the
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    figures throughout the book as it turns
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    out we would go to the chapters that
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    introduce it which missionaries are
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    complete unfamiliar with so let's look
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    at what does Isaiah say about the book
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    of Isaiah what does Isaiah say about
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    if what I'm saying makes no sense to you
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    then you should never listen to the show
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    no it makes perfect sense Isaiah is not
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    our foremost commentary on the book of
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    Isaiah then we live in an alternative
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    Universe if we go to the chapters and
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    introduce it because Isaiah 53 is the
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    fourth of four servant
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    songs so if we begin with Isaiah
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    41 we are told explicitly in verse 8 and
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    N that Israel is God's servant in the
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    singular Isaiah 43 it's so important
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    Isaiah 43 vers 10
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    11 you are my Witnesses declares the
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    Lord and my servant who I've chose I
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    want to say that
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    again you are my Witnesses that's plural
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    declares the Lord AI my servant single
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    the exact same word we find twice in the
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    Isaiah 53 text what purpose was that the
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    servant of Hashem that CLA not all the
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    Jews not Bernie made off I'm talking of
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    those who are loyal to what is the
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    purpose what what do we need a nation
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    that is destined to be in so it tells us
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    for what
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    reason so that you should
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    know and you should trust me Vu and you
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    should comprehend what who
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    I am him that's
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    it before me no God was
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    formed and after there will not be and I
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    believe Isaiah moreover let's go to the
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    next
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    verse even I am the
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    Lord besides me there is no other Savor
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    nothing look at Isaiah 44:1 who was the
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    servant is Israel look at Isaiah 44: 211
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    who is a servant Israel look at Isaiah
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    45:4 Israel can use any Bible you on to
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    Isaiah 48:20 all the chapters that
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    introduce these passages in Isaiah 53
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    have informed us that Isaiah 53 which is
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    the fourth of these four servant songs
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    is speaking about the nation of Israel
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    spoken of in the singular as Abdi as my
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    servant we want to know 53 and it's
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    granted if you read the out of context
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    of course you're not going to know who
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    it's talking about I would posit to you
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    that if you read any book lail that has
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    66 chapters and you jump to the 53rd
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    you'd have no clue what it's talking
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    about what do we do we go to Isaiah 54
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    who's Isaiah 54 talking about it's
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    talking about clais the nation of Israel
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    and is singular how is Israel conveyed
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    in Isaiah 54 clol is conveyed as a woman
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    who is Barren who suffers who endures
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    the suffering of a people but God
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    redeems from the nations of the world
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    whose weapons will not succeed against
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    her and God promises as the Waters of
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    Noah no weapon formed against CL Isel
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    will succeed we're supposed to believe
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    the following from the church Isaiah 52
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    is talking about CL the very last word
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    before Isaiah 53 meaning the last word
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    of Isaiah
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    52:2 is Israel the last word please look
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    it up for yourself Isaiah 54 is talking
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    about is Isel again in the singular who
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    is the who suffering as a result of the
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    horrible behavior of her enemies and God
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    redeems
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    Israel and you are being asked to
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    believe by Christendom by the church by
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    the southern baptist by the Roman
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    Catholic Church by the Greek Orthodox
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    Church by the Assemblies of God by Jews
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    for Jesus Isaiah 53 is talking about
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    Jesus so the context seems to be pretty
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    clear but before we move on if it's
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    Israel right by his knowledge this is
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    Isaiah 53:1 by his knowledge my
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    righteous servant shall justify many can
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    we really label
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    Israel as
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    righteous were they truly righteous and
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    then up here in verse 9 because he had
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    done no violence he as the servant he
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    had done no violence nor was any deceit
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    in his mouth I mean it's not like the
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    children of Israel were completely
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    blameless they had done violence there
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    was deceit in their mouths they weren't
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    completely righteous but Jesus the son
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    of God was let's listen to what Rabbi
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    tovia singer has to say about that
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    because if you go to isaiah3 the servant
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    who was God's servant that means it's
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    Israel appears to be there was no deceit
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    in his mouth does that sound like the
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    Jews no I can only think of one Jew that
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    really was sinless and that's Jesus okay
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    that's the argument it's actually yeah a
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    fair argument I mean it's fair so the
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    question always is not what Rabbi singer
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    thinks what is Rabbi toi singer think
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    what I think is not important the real
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    question is what does the bible think
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    meaning okay how does the Jewish
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    scriptures
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    characterize the remant of Israel now
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    the REM important memo here B big add up
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    Isaiah 53 and all the chapters that
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    introduce it are not referring to all
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    the Jews of God's faithful servant after
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    all in Isaiah 49 verse 6 we are told
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    that the servant which is the righteous
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    remnant of the Jewish people is called
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    to bring the rest of the tribes of Jacob
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    meaning the remnant who was loyal to God
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    is given a mandate to be an ear of
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    lighted Nations and to bring the tri of
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    Jacob the rest of the Jews who are not
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    observant this is not anybody these are
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    the Jews who have taken up the mantle to
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    be God's loyal servant and to be like
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    Abraham Our Father who God loves which
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    is Isaiah
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    4189 please please read it for yourself
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    but that's the question it's a really
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    good question but the answer is in
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    because as it turns out we have many
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    descriptions of the righteous
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    remnant of the Jewish people in the
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    Messianic age in the Bible we're really
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    interested like what is God's opinion
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    here I would encourage you to go to the
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    book of Saia Zephaniah chapter 3 and we
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    can begin with verse 12 this is in
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    context this is about the punishments
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    against the Nations who oppress the
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    righteous REM and and what will happen
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    to the righteous remnant of Israel these
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    are the words of Si Zephaniah
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    I will leave in your midst a Meek and
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    humble people and they will trust in the
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    name of the Lord the remnant of Israel
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    shall do no unrighteousness there will
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    be no lies spoken by them nor will a
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    deceitful tongue found in their mouth
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    for they shall feed their flocks and lie
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    down and no one will make them afraid
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    single oh Daughter of Zion shout oh
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    Israel wow be glad and rejoice with all
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    your heart oh daughter of Jerusalem what
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    does that sound like there'll be no
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    deceit found in the mouths of the
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    remnant of Israel a people who God will
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    leave in the midst and will protect them
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    does that sound familiar to you so I
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    want to say this to you if you've been
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    struggling with your faith in your life
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    and you see a prophecy like that that
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    matches Isaiah 53 perfectly please open
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    up the Bible for yourself isn't there
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    time now to say you know what Hashem I
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    really want you in my life I really
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    trust you I love you I adore you and I
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    put my faith in you be a part of that
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    righteous Remnant wow that was a very
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    good answer that okay this makes me even
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    more curious as to what Dr Brown has to
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    say about Isaiah 53 because I think
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    tovia singer made a very strong argument
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    here so without further Ado Dr Michael
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    Brown so it would seen that Rabbi singer
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    makes a great case in the rabbis years
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    made a great case to County missionary
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    saying that the servant of the Lord in
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    this section of Isaiah is
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    Israel well we know the servant of the
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    Lord in Isaiah 53 is righteous
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    we know the servant of the Lord
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    specifically it says there there's no
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    deceit on his lips we know that he does
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    no violence we know that he is dying for
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    the sins of others right so is it
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    referring to the nation of Israel as a
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    whole can that even fit no it's not ref
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    Isel is rightous as a nation can that
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    then fit that Israel is dying for the
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    the sins of others wouldn't Israel be
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    exalted and raised up according to the
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    blessings of the Torah Israel wouldn't
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    be an exile Israel wouldn't be suffering
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    Israel wouldn't be beaten down by its
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    enemies is be ruling and reigning well
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    let's put that aside for a minute well
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    let me pause it there before he puts it
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    to the side uh Dr to tovia singer's
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    argument was that the servant is the
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    righteous remnant of Israel so you have
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    Israel and then you have the righteous
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    remnant of Israel so it's not talking
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    about the servant is not talking about
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    Israel as a whole as we just saw and and
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    let's look at the verses that Rabbi
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    singer didn't talk
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    I'll give you summary then we'll look at
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    some specifically start here in Isaiah
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    4242 it is stated that servant Israel
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    was exiled because of sin so how then is
  • 00:15:41
    Israel dying for the sins of others if
  • 00:15:42
    Israel itself is exiled because of sin
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    incurring God's Wrath in 438 servant
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    Israel is blind and deaf in 4322 to 28
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    Israel fails to call on the Lord in 476
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    God is angry with Israel in 48 1-6
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    Israel is guilty again with the Exile
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    and return foretold and in chap 50:1
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    God's indictment is forthright for your
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    iniquities you were sold and for your
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    transgressions your mother was sent away
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    and being sold and sent away is
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    synonymous synonymous with being exiled
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    okay let's look at some more verses
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    Isaiah
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    42: 18 and 19 what's written
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    there listen you who are deaf you blind
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    ones look up and see me
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    who is so blind as my servant so deaf is
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    the messenger I send who so blind is the
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    chosen one so blind is the servant of
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    the Lord so here the nation of Israel
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    deaf dumb
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    blind how is this then the righteous
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    servant who is suffering for the sins of
  • 00:16:51
    others the righteous servant that does
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    no violence and has no deceit on his
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    lips isah 42 saying he's saying if the
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    right if if the servant is the righteous
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    remnant of Israel how is the righteous
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    remnant of Israel blind and
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    deaf I mean not not physically blind and
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    deaf
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    right that's a good point that's a very
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    good point vers six and seven what does
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    it say so I think what he's going to say
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    I think what he's trying to say is
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    Isaiah 53 the servant in Isaiah 53 is
  • 00:17:27
    different than let's say the servant in
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    Isaiah 42 I the Lord in my grace have
  • 00:17:32
    summoned you and I have grasped you by
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    the hand I created you and appointed you
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    a covenant people a light of Nations
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    opening eyes deprived of light rescuing
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    prisoners from confinement from the
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    dungeon those who sit in darkness and a
  • 00:17:44
    more accurate translation would be a
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    covenant for the people a light of
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    Nations God is sending this servant in
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    Isaiah 42 to Open the Eyes of the blind
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    the exact same Hebrew terminology okay
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    wait a second second so Isaiah 42 has is
  • 00:18:01
    referring to two different servants we
  • 00:18:03
    got to look at Isaiah 42 real quick yeah
  • 00:18:05
    right here this is Isaiah 42 I the Lord
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    have called you in righteousness and I
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    will hold your hand I will keep you and
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    give you as a covenant to the people as
  • 00:18:15
    a light to the Gentiles to open blind
  • 00:18:18
    eyes to bring out prisoners from the
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    prison okay so this who is this servant
  • 00:18:25
    because later on here
  • 00:18:28
    the servant is
  • 00:18:31
    blind so we have two different servants
  • 00:18:34
    being referred to here in Isaiah 42 so
  • 00:18:36
    now the question is who are the
  • 00:18:39
    servants is one the righteous remnant of
  • 00:18:42
    Israel and the one and the other one the
  • 00:18:44
    rest or is it or is one of them Jesus
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    and the other Israel you know what do
  • 00:18:52
    you all think let let me know your
  • 00:18:54
    thoughts Down Below in the comment
  • 00:18:55
    section but let's continue with what Dr
  • 00:18:57
    Brown has to say God is sending this
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    servant in Isaiah 42 to Open the Eyes of
  • 00:19:04
    the blind the exact same Hebrew
  • 00:19:05
    terminology he sent that servant to Open
  • 00:19:08
    the Eyes of the blind but servant Israel
  • 00:19:10
    was
  • 00:19:11
    blind that's why many commentators even
  • 00:19:15
    rabbi tradition understands that the
  • 00:19:17
    servant in Isaiah 42 is not the nation
  • 00:19:19
    of Israel but the
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    Messiah oh could it be that there are
  • 00:19:27
    different servants mentioned in Isaiah
  • 00:19:29
    41-53 the answer is you better believe
  • 00:19:32
    it and the traditional rabbis agree
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    let's take a look at Isaiah 42 okay
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    verse
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    one so we got
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    mulat this is my servant whom I uphold
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    My Chosen One in whom I Delight what
  • 00:19:50
    does the tarum say the traditional
  • 00:19:53
    Aramaic translation paraphrase what does
  • 00:19:55
    the tarum say to Isaiah 421 let's take a
  • 00:19:58
    look
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    ha of
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    M behold my servant the Messiah this is
  • 00:20:05
    what the tarum says the tarum the
  • 00:20:08
    traditional Aramaic translation
  • 00:20:11
    paraphrase that is read and chanted in
  • 00:20:13
    synagogues and has been through the
  • 00:20:14
    centuries and so on what does it say so
  • 00:20:17
    it's an interpretation it is the Messiah
  • 00:20:20
    the servant of the Lord in Isaiah 42 is
  • 00:20:23
    not the nation of Israel is not the
  • 00:20:25
    righteous Remnant it is the messiah how
  • 00:20:29
    about radok Rabbi David Kimi one of the
  • 00:20:32
    leading rinic commentators highly
  • 00:20:34
    revered in traditional Judaism what does
  • 00:20:37
    he say to the verse behold my servant
  • 00:20:40
    Zia
  • 00:20:42
    kashu this is King Messiah as we have
  • 00:20:48
    interpreted so here Rabbi singer is told
  • 00:20:51
    us that the servant in these passages is
  • 00:20:54
    only Israel or the righteous Remnant
  • 00:20:55
    within Israel we here I have Jewish
  • 00:20:58
    tradition for Isaiah 421 saying the
  • 00:21:00
    servant there is none other than the
  • 00:21:03
    Messiah let's go to Isaiah
  • 00:21:06
    491 Isaiah 49 verse1 it says
  • 00:21:15
    this listen oh coastlands to me and give
  • 00:21:18
    heed o Nations ofar the Lord appointed
  • 00:21:20
    me before I was born he named me while I
  • 00:21:22
    was in my mother's wom and he goes on
  • 00:21:24
    and says God says to me you are my
  • 00:21:26
    servant Israel so who is this one that
  • 00:21:29
    is called Israel a few verses down in
  • 00:21:31
    verse three who is this is it the nation
  • 00:21:34
    is it the righteous Remnant let's take a
  • 00:21:36
    look at rebic commentary let's see what
  • 00:21:38
    iban Ezra says to Isaiah
  • 00:21:41
    491 where it says shimu listen to me he
  • 00:21:47
    says these are the words of the Prophet
  • 00:21:51
    so he doesn't understand this to refer
  • 00:21:53
    to Israel's the whole or the righteous
  • 00:21:54
    Remnant he says Rabbi singer is wrong
  • 00:21:57
    this is referring to the prophets so we
  • 00:21:59
    have Rabbi interpretation saying the
  • 00:22:01
    servant of the Lord in Isaiah 42 is the
  • 00:22:03
    Messiah rabbi tradition saying the
  • 00:22:05
    servant of the Lord in Isaiah 49 and
  • 00:22:07
    there are others who say the same thing
  • 00:22:08
    in rinic Tradition it is the prophet
  • 00:22:10
    himself and the prophet is called Israel
  • 00:22:12
    because he represents the nation the
  • 00:22:14
    destiny of the nation is is part of his
  • 00:22:16
    Destiny how about Isaiah
  • 00:22:20
    50:4 there the prophet says that the
  • 00:22:22
    Lord has given me the tongue of the
  • 00:22:24
    learn and and then goes on to be
  • 00:22:26
    referred to as God's servant in this
  • 00:22:29
    very passage and and what does radak say
  • 00:22:32
    again these are just leading rabida
  • 00:22:34
    commentaries he says this commenting on
  • 00:22:36
    the
  • 00:22:37
    words the Lord has given me the the
  • 00:22:40
    tongue of the
  • 00:22:43
    Learned Isaiah was saying the Lord has
  • 00:22:46
    sent
  • 00:22:48
    me so he's saying rad is saying that
  • 00:22:53
    this is Isaiah talking about himself so
  • 00:22:56
    let's step back for a minute toia singer
  • 00:22:59
    claims I get what he's doing but it's
  • 00:23:01
    not as compelling to me because he's
  • 00:23:03
    just looking at other commentaries and
  • 00:23:05
    saying what they how they interpret how
  • 00:23:07
    they read the actual text I wish he
  • 00:23:09
    actually went to the text himself you
  • 00:23:13
    know instead of read from com of the
  • 00:23:14
    Lord in Isaiah 53 must be Israel or
  • 00:23:17
    specifically the righteous Remnant
  • 00:23:19
    within Israel why
  • 00:23:22
    because that's how the servant is always
  • 00:23:25
    referenced in these chapters false yeah
  • 00:23:28
    yeah I get that his example isaah Isaiah
  • 00:23:31
    42 according to rebic tradition is the
  • 00:23:34
    Messiah not all rebic tradition but
  • 00:23:35
    major rebic tradition the servant Isaiah
  • 00:23:38
    42 is the Messiah the servant in Isaiah
  • 00:23:40
    49 servant Isaiah 50 is the prophet
  • 00:23:42
    himself so here you have leading rebi
  • 00:23:45
    tradition telling you no it's not always
  • 00:23:47
    the nation as a whole and clearly we see
  • 00:23:50
    that the nation as a whole in these
  • 00:23:52
    chapters is guilty in God's sight is is
  • 00:23:54
    in Exile because of sin is under
  • 00:23:56
    judgment because of sin and therefore
  • 00:23:58
    cannot not die in the place of others or
  • 00:24:00
    take the place of others or suffer for
  • 00:24:02
    the sins of others because they are
  • 00:24:03
    suffering for their own sins let's take
  • 00:24:06
    a look then specifically at Isaiah chter
  • 00:24:09
    53 verse 99 and I I want to focus on on
  • 00:24:14
    the end of the verse which says even
  • 00:24:16
    though he's going to suffer this and
  • 00:24:17
    criminals death and all of
  • 00:24:21
    this though he had done no
  • 00:24:24
    Injustice and had spoken no falsehood
  • 00:24:28
    so the question is how can this apply to
  • 00:24:32
    the nation of Israel as a whole when
  • 00:24:34
    Israel was in Exile because of its sin
  • 00:24:36
    right the answer from Rabbi singer is
  • 00:24:38
    that this is the righteous Remnant
  • 00:24:40
    within Israel and to prove that it was
  • 00:24:43
    the righteous Remnant he points to
  • 00:24:45
    Zephaniah let's take a look at this
  • 00:24:48
    Zephaniah
  • 00:24:50
    verse let's see
  • 00:25:03
    remnant of Israel shall do no wrong and
  • 00:25:05
    speak no falsehood a deceitful tongue
  • 00:25:08
    shall not be in their mouths only such
  • 00:25:09
    as these shall graze and lie down with
  • 00:25:11
    them with none to trouble them what's
  • 00:25:14
    that got to do with Isaiah 53 this is a
  • 00:25:16
    future prophecy here let's take a look
  • 00:25:19
    Isaiah uh excuse me Zephaniah chapter 3
  • 00:25:22
    beginning in verse one ah sullied
  • 00:25:25
    polluted overbearing City she's been
  • 00:25:27
    disobedient she's learned the no lesson
  • 00:25:28
    she's not trust in the Lord is not drawn
  • 00:25:30
    near to her God you just keep reading
  • 00:25:33
    through the the officials within her are
  • 00:25:35
    roaring lines her judges are wolves of
  • 00:25:37
    the step they leave no bone until mour
  • 00:25:38
    her prophets are Reckless faithless
  • 00:25:40
    fellows are priests profane with is Holy
  • 00:25:42
    they give perverse rulings but the Lord
  • 00:25:44
    inter midst is righteous he does no
  • 00:25:46
    wrong okay then it goes on from there
  • 00:25:47
    God's going to bring judgment this is a
  • 00:25:49
    future passage this has not happened yet
  • 00:25:52
    this is not Israel this is not the
  • 00:25:53
    righteous Remnant this is in the future
  • 00:25:56
    when God brings repentance to the nation
  • 00:25:57
    that the will be like this but it's not
  • 00:25:59
    like this
  • 00:26:01
    now that in fact is the reality here's
  • 00:26:04
    something else to take a look at look at
  • 00:26:06
    Isaiah 53 verse 5 speaking of this
  • 00:26:10
    servant which we say of course is mhia
  • 00:26:13
    of course it's
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  • 00:26:21
    Yeshua he was wounded because of our
  • 00:26:23
    sins crushed because of our iniquities
  • 00:26:26
    he bore the chastisement that made us
  • 00:26:27
    whole
  • 00:26:28
    and by his bruises we were healed now we
  • 00:26:33
    are often told that it is the righteous
  • 00:26:37
    Remnant that was bearing the sins of the
  • 00:26:39
    Nations the righteous Remnant that was
  • 00:26:42
    suffering for the Nations and by
  • 00:26:44
    Israel's wounds those nations would be
  • 00:26:47
    healed not the not Israel as a whole but
  • 00:26:50
    the righteous Remnant see this is the
  • 00:26:52
    argument that that the counter
  • 00:26:54
    missionaries would give us the righteous
  • 00:26:56
    Remnant suffered in the Nations yes
  • 00:26:59
    Israel's a whole was guilty but the
  • 00:27:00
    righteous Remnant was not and when the
  • 00:27:02
    righteous Remnant suffered it brought
  • 00:27:04
    Redemption it brought healing it brought
  • 00:27:06
    atonement to the Nations false not what
  • 00:27:09
    scripture says take a look Book of
  • 00:27:12
    Jeremiah chapter 30 verse 11 God says
  • 00:27:16
    this to his
  • 00:27:18
    people for I'm with you to deliver you
  • 00:27:21
    declares the Lord then he says this I
  • 00:27:23
    will make an end of all the nations
  • 00:27:27
    among which I disperse you but I will
  • 00:27:29
    not make an end of you I will not leave
  • 00:27:31
    you unpunished but will chastise you in
  • 00:27:33
    measure what's the point of this it is a
  • 00:27:35
    consistent theme in the Hebrew Bible
  • 00:27:37
    that God will punish the Nations that
  • 00:27:40
    judged his own people that they overdid
  • 00:27:42
    the punishment they went too far and God
  • 00:27:44
    was going to judge them what happened to
  • 00:27:47
    the ancient Kingdom of Assyria gone what
  • 00:27:50
    happened to the ancient Kingdom of
  • 00:27:51
    Babylon gone the Nations that exiled and
  • 00:27:55
    oppressed Israel and the Jewish people
  • 00:27:56
    were destroyed the sufferings of the
  • 00:27:59
    righteous Remnant among those Nations
  • 00:28:01
    did not lead to healing for the Nations
  • 00:28:04
    but judgment on those
  • 00:28:06
    Nations there's only one who died in our
  • 00:28:09
    place only one who is perfectly
  • 00:28:12
    righteous only one who died so we could
  • 00:28:15
    live it is Mela mashiach it is King
  • 00:28:19
    Messiah of course Isaiah 53 speaks about
  • 00:28:23
    him and of course there is nothing in
  • 00:28:25
    the larger context that tells you
  • 00:28:27
    anything differently
  • 00:28:28
    start reading Isaiah 40 right up through
  • 00:28:31
    chapter 54 or 55 read it through keep
  • 00:28:35
    reading it looking at it ask God for
  • 00:28:37
    insight and you will see all the more it
  • 00:28:40
    speaks of one and can only speak of one
  • 00:28:42
    Jesus Yeshua the Messiah wow okay this
  • 00:28:46
    was really good I'm going to have to
  • 00:28:48
    take Dr Brown's uh advice and go through
  • 00:28:51
    these chapters again on my own because
  • 00:28:55
    there's a lot covered here I think both
  • 00:28:58
    parties came with strong points they
  • 00:28:59
    were respectful and Rabbi tovia singer
  • 00:29:03
    kind of blew my mind with what he was
  • 00:29:05
    saying but then Dr Brown his responses
  • 00:29:07
    he he responded to pretty much all the
  • 00:29:09
    points that uh that tovia singer brought
  • 00:29:13
    up man so this is definitely something
  • 00:29:15
    I'm going to look into further but do
  • 00:29:17
    you lean more towards what tovia brabi
  • 00:29:20
    tovia singer had to say or do you lean
  • 00:29:21
    more towards what Dr Michael Brown uh
  • 00:29:25
    had to say let me know all your thoughts
  • 00:29:28
    Insight Down Below in the comment
  • 00:29:30
    section because I'm going to definitely
  • 00:29:31
    be there in the comment section reading
  • 00:29:33
    them as well and I'll see you all in the
  • 00:29:35
    next video take care bye-bye
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