My fascination with the context of Isaiah 53 probably began at Speakers’ Corner in London’s Hyde Park. A famous place for religious and political debate.
Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, and George Orwell have spoken there. But you don’t need a following of millions. Since 1872, it has been a place where anyone can get up and speak their mind.
On a sunny day in Hyde Park, I heard a Christian preaching a familiar message about Jesus as the servant of Isaiah 53. In fine Speakers’ Corner tradition there were many questions — some bizarre, some insulting. But it became interesting when three Jewish men approached the speaker.