Daily Devotions
7/28/26 Isaiah 53:1 poses a foundational question—“Who has believed our report?”—that exposes the paradox at the heart of Isaiah 53–56 . Most Israelites from Isaiah to Jesus and the early church did not believe what they heard but rebelled, having their spiritual senses dull, yet the prophet envisioned that God would one day disclose himself to many who never sought him and that kings from many nations would see that which had not been told them and understand that which they have not heard. [1] The Servant’s apparent rejection becomes the pathway to universal restoration. Isaiah 54–56 shifts from the Servant’s suffering to the community’s transformation. The barren woman becomes fruitful; the covenant expands to include foreigners and eunuchs; and peace flows like a river. God promised that one day there would be a democratization of such knowledge: “My people shall know my name” and “shall know that it is I who speak.” “All your children shall be taught by the LORD.” [1] This teac...