ocr: According to saiah, the servant died tor a very specifiC purpose 'He was pierced for our transgressions. - He took on pain for the sake of others, for our sakes. His wounds, an apparent deteat, made possible a great victory. His death sealed a tuture triumph when all that is wrong on earth will be set right. Significantly. the book of saiah does not end with the suttering servant image, out goes on to describe that wondertul life in a nen neaven and new earth. But the time of travail was a necessary first step. for the servant absorbed in nimselt the ounishment that was due for all the evils o ...