Back to Those Who Beat Me

This lesson explores how Isaiah 50:6 connects to Jesus.

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Old Testament

Isaiah 50:6

I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who pulled out my beard; I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting.

New Testament

Matthew 26:67

Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him

Scholar Credits

📘 Payne ✓📚 Edersheim ✓📖 McDowell ✓

J. Barton Payne

Payne #32 — Isa 50:6

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Alfred Edersheim

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Back given to those who strike applied to Messiah's suffering in Yalkut on Isaiah 50

Josh McDowell

The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict • #41 Smitten and Spit Upon

Back to strikers, cheeks to beard-pluckers; Henry commentary; Matt 26:67 fulfillment

Quick Check

Part 1 - Multiple Choice

Which New Testament passage fulfills this prophecy in this lesson?

Part 2 - Fill In The Blank

Fill in the blank: The Old Testament prophecy for this lesson is ____.

Why This Matters

The Servant in Isaiah willingly offered his back to beatings, his cheeks to those who tore out his beard, and his face to mocking and spitting. Matthew records Jesus enduring exactly this treatment—spit on, struck, slapped—after his trial. The Servant did not resist or hide. His willingness to absorb violence without retaliation revealed a strength deeper than any display of power.

Reflection

Lamb of God, keep the cross central in my heart. Let Isaiah 50:6 fulfilled in Matthew 26:67 shape my worship and repentance.