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He Set His Face Like Flint: The Servant's Submission and the Feet of Good News | Isaiah 50–52
Episode Overview
What does real strength look like? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 50 through 52. The Servant is pictured in complete, willing submission—not forced obedience but a deliberate alignment with God's purposes, even offering His back to those who strike Him and His face to those who mock Him. It is a strength found not in power over others, but in submission to God.
The reading closes with joyous images of redemption as a returning procession and beautiful feet bringing good news, and it begins to describe the Servant's suffering in startling terms—pierced and bearing…
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