“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.”
Isaiah 53:3
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Connection with Esau despising his birthright
The word despised here is the same verb Genesis uses when Esau despised his birthright. Isaiah uses it of the Servant of the LORD, and these words came true at the cross.
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Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected
“He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?”
'He was despised and rejected by mankind.' Isaiah's suffering servant came to his own people, and they didn't recognise him. John sees the pattern fulfilled in Jesus.
“He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.”
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