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The Suffering Servant Exalted

Written: ~700 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 30

Isaiah's Suffering Servant would be exalted after his suffering, fulfilled in the resurrection and ascension.

Prophecy & Fulfillment

Old Testament Prophecy

Isaiah 52:13; 53:10-12

"See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted... After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied... Therefore I will give him a portion among the great."

New Testament Fulfillment

Philippians 2:9-11

"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord."

Commentary

Isaiah 52:13 opens the Servant Song with the promise of exaltation, and 53:10-12 closes it with the same theme. The suffering is not the end of the story; it leads to exaltation. Paul's Christ-hymn in Philippians 2 is a direct commentary on this pattern: humiliation followed by exaltation.

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