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Jesus saw himself as the suffering Servant of
Isaiah 53, who “makes himself an offering for sin” (Is 53.10).
Jesus said of himself, “the Son of
man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom
for many” (Mk 10.45).
William Lane Craig writes:
"The Son of Man is a divine–human figure from Daniel’s
prophecy whom “all peoples, nations, and languages should serve” (Dan 7.14). In
his paradoxical statement, Jesus stands things on their head, declaring that
the Son of Man has come in the role of a servant and, like the Servant of
Isaiah 53, gives his life as a ransom for many.
Jesus evidently saw his death as a redemptive
sacrifice, like the Passover sacrifice, and himself as a sin bearer,
inaugurating, like the Mosaic sacrifice, a fresh covenant between God and the
people."
Craig, William Lane. The Atonement (Elements in the
Philosophy of Religion) (p. 9). Cambridge University Press. Kindle Edition.
