Main Reading: Isaiah 52–53; Psalm 22; Daniel 7
Theme: The Messiah Suffers, Saves, and Is Exalted to Reign
Messianic Focus: Yeshua Fulfills the Servant Songs and Ascends as the Son of Man

🌿 Overview

Throughout the Tanakh, two seemingly opposite pictures of the Messiah appear:

1. A suffering Servant who bears sin, is rejected, and gives His life.
2. A glorious King who reigns over all nations with everlasting dominion.

Week 56 brings these two threads together, showing that the Redeemer must suffer before entering His glory.

Isaiah 52–53 paints the clearest picture:

• despised and rejected
• pierced for our sins
• bearing our iniquity
• silent before His accusers
• crushed yet victorious
• justified many
• rewarded by God

Psalm 22 echoes this suffering with graphic precision, yet ends in worldwide worship.

Daniel 7 presents the triumphant climax:
the Son of Man receiving an everlasting kingdom.

Only when these threads are woven together do we see the full portrait of the Messiah who redeems through suffering and reigns through resurrection.

🌿 Key Scriptures

• Isaiah 52:13–53:12 — The suffering, atoning Servant
• Psalm 22 — From agony to global praise
• Daniel 7:13–14 — The Son of Man receiving eternal dominion

🌿 Supporting Readings

• Zechariah 12:10
• Psalm 69
• Isaiah 42 & 49 (other Servant Songs)
• Matthew 26–28
• Luke 24:25–27
• John 12:23–33
• Acts 8:26–35
• Philippians 2:5–11
• Revelation 5

🌿 Hebrew Notes (Integrated)

1. Eved — עֶבֶד — “servant”

Used in the Servant Songs; describes a chosen, obedient representative who fulfills God’s mission.

2. Mashiach — מָשִׁיחַ — “anointed one”

The Messiah is anointed for both suffering and kingship.

3. Choli — חֳלִי — “sickness, affliction”

Isaiah 53 says He carried our “sicknesses” — not just physical, but the deeper sickness of sin.

4. Nasa — נָשָׂא — “to lift, carry, bear”

The Servant bears our iniquities — lifting the burden off us and onto Himself.

🌿 Messianic Connection

1. Yeshua fulfills Isaiah 53 uniquely and completely

The New Testament repeatedly identifies Him as the suffering Servant:

• Acts 8:32–35 (explicitly applied to Yeshua)
• 1 Peter 2:24–25
• Matthew 8:17

2. Yeshua is pierced, crushed, rejected — yet triumphant

His suffering is not tragedy; it is atonement.

3. Yeshua quotes Psalm 22 on the cross

He identifies His suffering with the Psalmist’s prophetic cry.

4. Yeshua is the “Son of Man” of Daniel 7

His resurrection and ascension fulfill the vision of receiving the Kingdom.

5. Yeshua’s exaltation comes through suffering

Philippians 2:
He humbled Himself → even to death → God exalted Him above all.

🌿 Moral & Spiritual Application

1. Salvation is costly

Your redemption was purchased through suffering, not cheap grace.

2. The cross reveals the depth of God’s love

Isaiah 53:10 — “It pleased the LORD to crush Him” because of the joy set before Him: redeemed people.

3. Suffering is often a path to glory

Yeshua calls disciples to take up their cross daily.

4. The Servant shows us how to endure injustice

With humility, trust, and unshakable commitment to righteousness.

5. Worship flows from seeing the suffering King

Revelation 5 — Heaven’s worship focuses on the “Lamb who was slain.”

🕎 7-Day Devotional

🌿 Discussion Questions

1. What part of Isaiah 53 challenges or moves you most deeply?
2. How do the Servant Songs shape your understanding of Messiah’s mission?
3. Why is it essential that Messiah suffer before He reigns?
4. How does Psalm 22 deepen your view of Yeshua’s suffering?
5. What does Daniel 7 teach about Yeshua’s exaltation?

🌿 Prayer Focus

Thank God for the suffering Redeemer who bore your iniquity.
Praise Yeshua for His obedient love and victorious resurrection.
Ask the Spirit to conform you to Messiah’s humility, courage, and compassion.

🌿 Memory Verse

Isaiah 53:5

“He was pierced for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities;
the chastisement that brought us peace was upon Him,
and by His wounds we are healed.”