

The Zealots believed in a warrior Messiah who would kill the Romans. The Samaritans called him Tahav, "the revealer." Though the Samaritan woman at the well recognized the One who revealed her life, by and large the Samaritans rejected Jesus (Luke 9:51-53). But when they tried to make Jesus king by force, He ran away (John 6:15). The Jews were looking for a Messiah who would come and rule an earthly kingdom. He opens his disturbing prophecy about the wounded Messiah with a perfectly natural question: "Who has believed our message?" (53:1).Ĭertainly no one in Jesus' day was willing to believe in a weeping and wounded Redeemer. But Isaiah seems to better understand why the scars and the tears are there. He notices as well that the man is sorrowful, perhaps he was weeping. In chapter 53, he sees the same wounds that Zechariah saw. Isaiah gives the most vivid picture of Him of all the prophets. Of course, you and I know His name as well as why He was wounded. Zechariah encounters him in a vision and asks, "What are those wounds on your body?" To which the mysterious man answers, "The wounds I was given at the house of m friends" (Zechariah 13: 6). The pages of the Old Testament are haunted by a person who kept His name a secret (Genesis 32:29 Judges 13:17) and was wounded. The punishment that brought us peace was upon him,


He was despised, and we esteemed him not.īut he was pierced for our transgressions,

Michael Card – Tears Of The World – 4:28 (787 kbps, 25.13 MB).Michael Card – To A Broken God – 3:13 (689 kbps, 15.89 MB).Michael Card – Walk With Me, Lord – 2:25 (678 kbps, 11.68 MB).Michael Card – The Silence Of God – 3:52 (741 kbps, 20.52 MB).Michael Card – The Hidden Face Of God – 2:55 (909 kbps, 18.99 MB).Michael Card – Older Than The Rain – 3:26 (864 kbps, 21.21 MB).Michael Card – Come Lift Up Your Sorrows – 5:43 (832 kbps, 34.03 MB).This enhanced CD also includes devotionals for all 11 songs, written by Michael Card, to encourage and enrich your faith. Through song and thought-provoking lyrics, Michael Card wrestles with times of fear, pain, and tribulation and how through it all God can seem distant and aloof. If you appreciate music with a solid biblical foundation, then you’ll be glad to hear The Hidden Face of God.
