The Cross in Isaiah 53
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010The task of rightly interpreting this key text is crucial for the Church in its witness to Israel – especially in the Last Days.
Israel the Suffering Servant
Friday, November 12th, 2010Using the text of Isaiah 53, Art makes a clear and powerful statement establishing the crucifixion of Jesus as being the heart of all reality, being the deepest revelation of God Himself, and then makes the application for the nation of Israel, also to be His servant-son.
The Servant of Servants
Thursday, December 10th, 2009Drawing on the sons of Noah, Art delineates some of the characteristics of these three sons. A message of an emancipating kind, particularly for the black church. A call to servanthood – the essence of what God is in Himself.
Israel, the “Servant – Son”
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Israel is called to be like its Messiah and Lord before it – a nation of priests and a light unto the world.
Isaiah 53
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Though clearly Messianic in its prophetic significance, the context of this passage reveals yet another valid interpretation, namely, the nation Israel in a future fulfillment as the “suffering, servant nation.”