Now we come to the heart of the matter. Now we come to the way in which this salvation would come about.
It starts off innocuously enough. The servant would act wisely, he would be raised up and highly exalted. All this sounds like the sort of stuff you would expect of God's servant, of the Messiah. But we know that when Jesus talks about Himself being lifted up it is to be lifted up on a cross.
Then we get something very surprising. The servant would be disfigured and people would be appalled at his appearance.
On the cross the crowds mocked Him, the Roman soldiers mocked Him. So both the Jews and the nations mocked the Son of God.
But just as there were many who mocked Him, so He would sprinkle many nations. This can refer to His blood bringing cleansing, or to the Holy Spirit sanctifying. Kings will be silent because of Him. Even our own parliament, along with many other governments, have prayers or make declarations in His name. The good news will go out to those who had not heard, and they will understand. The Gentiles would understand and grasp the significance of Jesus before the Jews do.
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