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The Suffering Servant, Intercession for Sinners
Written: ~700 BC→Fulfilled: ~AD 30
Isaiah prophesied that the Servant would intercede for transgressors, fulfilled in Jesus's prayer of forgiveness from the cross.
Prophecy & Fulfillment
Old Testament Prophecy
Isaiah 53:12
"For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors."
New Testament Fulfillment
Luke 23:34
"Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots."
Commentary
Jesus's prayer "Father, forgive them" from the cross is the ultimate act of intercession for transgressors. Isaiah 53:12 ends with this note of intercession, and Luke records its fulfillment in the very act of crucifixion. The prayer is all the more remarkable because it was prayed while the transgressors were in the act of their transgression.