I Gave My Back

In this chapter, we hear the words of the promised Messiah, Jesus Christ. He is "the Lord" who opens the prophecy. Jesus is presented as a Sovereign Savior, an All-Seeing Savior, a Willing Savior, a Suffering Savior, and a Justified Savior. We know this is the Christ of the New Testament because He said in verse six, "I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to that plucked off the hair". A careful reading of the Gospels declare the suffering of the Savior.