J. Barton Payne
Payne #34 — Isa 53:3
Despised and rejected, man of sorrows; Payne notes the social dimension of rejection as distinctive Servant trait
Despised and Rejected
Isaiah described the Suffering Servant as despised and rejected—a man of sorrows familiar with pain, from whom people turned their faces.
Old Testament
Isaiah 53:3
He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.
New Testament
John 1:11
He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.
Why This Matters
Isaiah described the Suffering Servant as despised and rejected—a man of sorrows familiar with pain, from whom people turned their faces. John's Gospel echoes this tragedy: Jesus came to his own people, and his own did not receive him. The Creator entered his creation and was turned away. Yet this rejection opened the door for all who would receive him to become children of God.
Reflection
Lord, where others turned away from You, help me draw nearer. Make my loyalty deeper and my worship truer.
Scholar Credits
📘 Payne ✓📚 Edersheim ✓📖 McDowell ✓
Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Despised and rejected applied to Messiah's suffering in Yalkut and Talmud (Sanh. 98b)
Josh McDowell
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict • #47 Rejected by His Own People
Henry cited; own brethren disbelieved (John 7:5); own received Him not (John 1:11)
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