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Spat Upon and Beaten
Written: ~700 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 30
Isaiah's Third Servant Song described the Servant's willingness to be beaten and spat upon, fulfilled in Jesus's treatment before the crucifixion.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Isaiah 50:6
"I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting."
New Testament Fulfillment
Matthew 26:67-68
"Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him and said, "Prophesy to us, Messiah. Who hit you?""
Commentary
Isaiah 50:4-9 is the Third Servant Song, describing the Servant's voluntary submission to abuse. The specific details, beating, beard-pulling, spitting, are all recorded in the Passion narratives. Jesus's willingness to endure this treatment fulfills the Servant's declaration "I did not hide my face."