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jane aubryJane Aubry - I remember one day in the 1970's playing my guitar, looking up to heaven, and saying, “If there is a God, I want to know Him.” When I met Roger, my husband to be, he told me he was “saved”.  I had never heard the word before.  I had thought we could only “hope” to go to heaven. He told me how he was saved and that was the end of talking about it for a time. more...

 


To whom does "the great" and "the strong" refer in Isaiah 53:12? Print E-mail
To whom does "the great" and "the strong" refer in Isaiah 53:12?

The wording of the KJV presents a difficulty: our Lord as Victor is not on the level of "the great." He is unrivaled. Most authorities have not given too much light on this verse. Undoubtedly, however, this delightful chapter concludes with the Servant of Jehovah coming forth as the mighty Victor. The Septuagint may give us a clearer understanding of this text. It reads, "Therefore shall He inherit the many" (that He delivered in conquest), "and He shall divide the spoils of the mighty" (that He conquered as the Victor). Another has put it, "He divides the portion as a great one, and He divides the spoil as a strong one." The Victor shares the spoil with His friends. The spoil is evidently from the defeated foe. Isn't David's conquest in the valley a picture of this? David inherits the many by his victory as a great one. In the victory over the mighty He divides the spoil, as the strong one, with the delivered nation.

A. Hull

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