Isaiah 53:12
Therefore, I will divide him a portion among the many, and he shall divide the spoil among the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered among the transgressors; yet he bore the sins of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
Jesus is pictured here as a victorious king after a battle. the cross looked like a battle that Jesus lost, but it was actually where the greatest victory took place. It is not temporary, Jesus has won, we know the end result!
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
(Philippians 2:8-11 ESV)
Jesus poured out his soul unto death, but the death was on our behalf - he bore the sins of many. He was numbered among the transgressors, although he wasn't one, and he make intercession for us. Jesus took our place, and stands in the gap between us and God, his death meaning we can enter God's presence again. That is the message about the suffering servant in Isaiah 53
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