What did prophet isaiah say about Jesus/Messiah?

What did Prophet Isaiah say/prophesize about Jesus/Messiah?

The message of Isaiah about Jesus can be extracted from the following biblical excerpts.

1. Isaiah 7:10 – 16; 
2. Isaiah 9:1 – 7; 
3. Isaiah 53; 
4. Isaiah 61:1 – 2

Isaiah 7:10-16

​Isaiah Gives Ahaz the Sign of Immanuel

​10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 And he said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary men, that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman[a] shall conceive and bear[b] a son, and shall call his name Imman′u-el. 15 He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good. 16 For before the child knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good, the land before whose two kings you are in dread will be deserted.

Isaiah 9:1-7

​The Righteous Reign of the Coming King

​9 But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zeb′ulun and the land of Naph′tali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

2 The people who walked in darkness
    have seen a great light;
those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness,
    on them has light shined.
3 Thou hast multiplied the nation,
    thou hast increased its joy;
they rejoice before thee
    as with joy at the harvest,
    as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4 For the yoke of his burden,
    and the staff for his shoulder,
    the rod of his oppressor,
    thou hast broken as on the day of Mid′ian.
5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult
    and every garment rolled in blood
    will be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given;
and the government will be upon his shoulder,
    and his name will be called
“Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
    there will be no end,
upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom,
    to establish it, and to uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and for evermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Isaiah 53

​53 Who has believed what we have heard?
    And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
2 For he grew up before him like a young plant,
    and like a root out of dry ground;
he had no form or comeliness that we should look at him,
    and no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected[a] by men;
    a man of sorrows,[b] and acquainted with grief;[c]
and as one from whom men hide their faces
    he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

4 Surely he has borne our griefs[d]
    and carried our sorrows;[e]
yet we esteemed him stricken,
    smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions,
    he was bruised for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that made us whole,
    and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray;
    we have turned every one to his own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
    the iniquity of us all.

7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
    yet he opened not his mouth;
like a lamb that is led to the slaughter,
    and like a sheep that before its shearers is dumb,
    so he opened not his mouth.
8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away;
    and as for his generation, who considered
that he was cut off out of the land of the living,
    stricken for the transgression of my people?
9 And they made his grave with the wicked
    and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
    and there was no deceit in his mouth.

10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to bruise him;
    he has put him to grief;[f]
when he makes himself[g] an offering for sin,
    he shall see his offspring, he shall prolong his days;
the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand;
11     he shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied;
by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant,
    make many to be accounted righteous;
    and he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great,
    and he shall divide the spoil with the strong;
because he poured out his soul to death,
    and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many,
    and made intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 61:1-2

​The Good News of Deliverance

​61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has anointed me
to bring good tidings to the afflicted;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and the opening of the prison[b] to those who are bound;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
    and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;

ISAIAH’S PROPHECY ABOUT THE MESSIAH/JESUS

In Summary;

1. The Messiah would be David’s descendant/rule on David’s throne.
2. He would rule forever.
3. He would be rejected and despised by many/ a man of sorrow/ suffering servant/ he would be treated harshly/ arrested and sentenced to death and executed in a shameful way.  (Isaiah 53).
4. He would be born of a young woman/virgin (Isaiah 7:14).
5. Messianic reign/rule would bring happiness/ joy to the Israelites. 
6. He would be wounded for people’s transgressions/ would suffer for human sin. (Isaiah 53:5).
7. Peace/prosperity would prevail during the Messianic reign (Isaiah 9:7).
8. He would be called: (Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 7:14);
   1. Wonderful counselor.
   2. Mighty God.
   3. Everlasting father.
   4. Prince of peace.
   5. Anointed of God.
   6. Immanuel.
9. He would rule with Justice and righteousness (Isaiah 9:7).
10. He would have characteristics of ‘Normal’ human being/child. (Isaiah 53:2).
11. His suffering would be through God’s will/ it would be initiated by God. (Isaiah 53:10).
    1. Isaiah 61:1 – 2 refers to the Messiah’s character i.e.
       1. Filled with Holy Spirit.
       2. He has been anointed by God.
       3. Been sent to bring the good news to the poor.
       4. Been sent to bind up the broken hearted /bring freedom to the captives.
       5. Come to proclaim the year of favour from God.

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