You can't make up prophecies!
“He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth” (v. 7). Jesus amazed the chief priest, Pilate, and Herod by staying silent and not answering their questions (Matthew 27:12–14; Mark 14:60–61; Luke 23:8–9).
Isaiah states that “he was led like a lamb to the slaughter” (v. 7). Jesus was crucified on Passover when the Passover lambs were killed, and John the Baptist had called Him the “Lamb of God” who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29).
“But he was pierced for our transgressions” (v. 5). Jesus’ hands and feet were pierced when the Roman soldiers nailed Him to the cross.
Isaiah prophesied that “he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth” (v. 9), yet He “was numbered with the transgressors” (v. 12). Jesus quoted this last passage in Luke 22:37, saying that He was about to fulfill it. Although He hadn’t committed a violent crime, He was crucified with two criminals who had (Luke 23:32, 39–41).
“He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death” (v. 9). Jesus would’ve been buried in a graveyard for executed criminals, but at the last minute, a wealthy man, Joseph of Arimathea, received permission to bury Jesus in his own tomb (Matthew 27:57–60).
Strauss, E. (2013). Why the bible makes sense: as history, as ultimate truth, as guide for life. Uhrichsville, OH: Barbour.
