Tag: Isaiah 53:4-6

Ancient rabbis considered Isaiah 53 as a Messianic prophesy.  In the 11th century, Shlomo Yitzchaki (aka Rashi), “referred this passage to the sufferings of the nation of Israel, despite the fact that rabbis such as the great Maimonides and Crispin thought it was wrong to apply this to Israel. They rather maintained the belief that this passage of Scripture was about Messiah. The reason for Rashi‟s attempt to make Israel the central focus of this passage was due to his seemingly anti-Christian bias, a fact to which he freely admitted.” *