Isaiah 50

The last chapter of Isaiah 50 speaks of Jesus and is referenced in the New Testament. What gives me an interesting insight is that the servant Isaiah speaks of having the ear of a disciple. Here as in other places, we see that though Jesus was special, he was still human. In John 8:28, "So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me." As Paul points out in what is called the Kenosis passage in Philippians 5:5-7, Jesus became like us. Even more than that Hebrews 5:8 said, "Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered." 

The chapter ends with a warning to those who are trying to light fires to light the way. What they need to do is to look to God's Servant. The one who will later say, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life" (John 8:12).