PRe:Verse passage – John 19:1-5 (day six)
The King of Moab had commissioned Balam to curse the Israelites, but God wouldn’t have it; instead he couldn’t help but bless them. (Numbers 22-24)
The words spoken in these five verses accomplish the same thing. While the soldiers intended to mock Jesus, they proclaimed him king. While the religious leaders, declared him guilty, Pilate couldn’t help but proclaim his innocence. And when he finally presented Jesus to them, he unknowingly prophesied “Look, here is the man,” a veiled reference to his incarnation.
Jesus is the true Israel; faithful and righteous.
And by his stripes we are healed.
“And by his stripes (wounds) we are healed” is copied from Isaiah 53:5.
Isaiah 53 is a well-known Old Testament description of the future Messiah, who is Jesus according to Christian scholars. The prevailing rabbinic (Jewish) interpretation of Isaiah 53 ascribes the “servant” to the nation of Israel who silently endured unimaginable suffering at the hands of its gentile oppressors. The speakers in this most-debated chapter are the stunned kings of nations who will bear witness to the messianic age and the final vindication of the Jewish people following their long and bitter exile (https://outreachjudaism.org/gods-suffering-servant-isaiah-53/).