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Isaías 53

John Piper · Citado em PreceptAustin

Isaías 53

Piper says "You know someone's heart when you know their deep desires and what satisfies them. That's what this text is about—knowing the heart of God and his Servant, the Messiah, Jesus Christ."

Isaías 53

Piper: It means that the Servant was not taken off guard by the will of the Lord to crush him. He knew it. And he agreed with it. Parunak: How about the subjective sense, “by the knowledge that he has”? This clause lies between two others, the first emphasizing what the Servant knows, and the second pointing out what he does. The second half of the clause summarizes what he does, so it makes sense to understand the first half as summarizing what he knows. Beall: [takes the other view] “knowledge of him” is probably to be construed in this way [knowledge that people have regarding Jesus Christ], rather than the Servant's knowledge, though both are possible grammatically Motyer: the knowledge which he alone possesses regarding what God requires in relation to sin and what to do about it On the other hand the NAS, ESV, NIV, NKJV associate by His knowledge with the next phrase (the Righteous one My Servant will justify the many). For example, the NIV has "by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many." The ESV has "by his knowledge shall the righteous one, My Servant, make many to be accounted righteous." When the verse is read this way the idea is that the Servant knew exactly what He needed to do to remedy the problem of man's sin and separation from God. A W