A variant of a minority viewpoint will be adopted in this paper. The purpose of this study is to apply the historical-critical approach to this passage to ascertain the identity of its servant character. As we will see, scholars disagree over the interpretation of the song and, particularly, the identity of the servant. Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the fourth Servant Song, remains a source of heated discussion not only in modern Christian-Jewish polemics, but also among scholars. Key words Messiah, Healing, Atonement, Sacrifice, Charismatic Movements, Spiritual, Physical The Messiah’s sacrifice has a significant purpose of dealing with the origin of pain and sorrows of man and not necessarily dealing with the outcome of sin alone. This paper employs an exegetical approach using a lexical – syntactical method in studying the text. This paper seeks to address the said problem in order to have a clear mind to the belief systems of some charismatic movements whose healing are said to depend on the atonement of Jesus Christ on the cross of Calvary. The paper would address whether the sacrifice has a dual fulfillment in the aspect of atonement for sin and healing of physical diseases. It is expected that by the end of the paper the reader might have a deeper understanding of the activities of the Messiah, (on man, and the entire universe). The paper assumes that there is no relationship between the sacrifice of the Messiah and healing of physical diseases in the context of the unit studied in Isaiah 53. ![]() The paper seeks to address the problem of whether there is a physical healing in the act of the sacrifice the Messiah performs on behalf of his people. As far as this paper is concerned the attention is drawn to the study of the meaning of the last clause in verse 5 of chapter 53 of the book, Isaiah. The text of Isaiah 53:5 has had several interpretations making it interesting to look into the various arguments concerning the text.
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