In these chapters the LORD speaks to the Israeli people exiled in Babylon. A return to their homeland is promised. Why has capture and exile happened, and why is a return promised? The Israeli people's suffering is redemptive. The prophet uses the figure of a "suffering servant" to show how the story of Israeli capture, exile, and return explains the LORD's plan of salvation.
Centuries later, Christian apologists will look at this same story and connect the figure of a "suffering servant" with the person and work of Jesus Christ in order to explain again the LORD's plan of salvation.
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