The Suffering Servant

Isaiah 52:13-53:12 is the central passage of the consolation section (40-66), its five stanzas presenting five different aspects of the saving work of Christ:

1.  52:13-15 – His wholehearted sacrifice (burnt offering).

2.  53:1-3 – His perfect character (meal offering).

3.  53:4-6 – He brought atonement that issues in peace with God (peace offering).

4.  53:7-9 – He paid for the transgression of the people (sin offering).

5.  53:10-12 – He died for the effects of sin (trespass offering).