That's the thing that doesn't make sense.
If we read Psalms 89:19-21 the Lord chooses from among men someone to be his 'Arm'; so that God can 'exalt' that person, and has chosen David...
In Isaiah 52:13-14 my servant is chosen from among men, and anointed to be above others.
The 'person' is anointed by God (chosen to be the Messiah); which makes them then glorified (visage) more than any of the sons of Adam.
Understand the confusion is as some are so busy putting themselves in the text, they've rejected David as the Messiah, and now don't want to accept everyone could be wrong...
Yet literally WW3 is soon, and after mankind is destroyed, only the Godly will remain or we could question the text properly between us, and bring mankind to know God?
Why don't you tell me what that Psalm could possibly be talking about, if we remove Jesus as a possibility
Continuing the song of Moses in Exodus 15:2, Psalms 118 paraphrases it using the term Yeshua (Salvation), specifically to express that the Salvation of the Lord becomes the Chief Corner Stone...
Thus to even state could we remove Yeshua (Salvation) from Psalm 118, is missing the point of the Tanakh.
Psalms 118:14-15 Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. (H3444) (15) The voice of rejoicing and salvation (H3444) is in the tents of the righteous. “The right hand of Yahweh does valiantly.
Psalms 118:21-22 I will give thanks to you, for you have answered me, and have become my salvation. (H3444) (22) The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
The former, since it's obviously a figurative statement speaking about the perception of the nations towards Israel in relation to themselves.
Here is a list of reasons that Israel doesn't qualify as the identity of Isaiah 53:
- 1: They did not fulfill Isaiah 53:1 which links with Isaiah 28:9-19 (rumor to rumor), and the 'arm of the lord' in Isaiah 52:10 (Yeshuat Eloeinhu) + Psalms 98
- 2: They were seen as a majestic nation, which was desired by many; they still are presented as a chosen people, which is desired by many.
- 3: They are not in a depressed state, and not disliked by people; that is a self loathing statement, people like the Jews.
- 4: They have not carried anyone's suffering or sins; they have been cursed, yet not that anyone acknowledges that, and sees them as accursed.
- 5: They have not been pierced for anyone's sins, they've not been crushed/put to death/tortured as a sin offering for anyone else.
- 6: They have not had everyone's sins put on them; tho they might have helped confuse all the sheep, yet they're not directly responsible.
- 7: They have not been silent as they were slaughtered, neither was it done in the form of a sin offering.
- 8: The disobedience of the 'people' is the Hebrew people; yet then they can't be the person who is cut off from the land of the living for their sins.
- 9: They were not put to death with the wicked or rich, and are clearly not free of violence or deceit.
- 10: They were put to death for part of the plan, yet not as a sin offering.
- 11: They haven't carried anyone's sins, their knowledge has not lead many to righteousness, neither have they arrived at the light from their actions of being put to death.
- 12: They haven't got an inheritance to share with the strong, they've not continued teaching the things of God until death, and then acted as an intercessor for people's sins.
Isaiah 5:3 “Now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, please judge between me and my vineyard.
Like we've already discussed, denying the Lord, Law, Messiah, just to make Israel a chosen nation above all of that; means everyone will get nothing according to the Tanakh.
In my opinion.