\qj \b0 \i0 The prophetic message of Isaiah is essentially to be found in the "Songs of the Servant," which are wonderful lyrical pieces where the prophet speaks about \b \cf4 \ATXht72500 Jahve\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , a servant, who preached true faith and expia
ted by his own death the sins of the people, and for this he was glorified by God.\par
The Church has always read in these pages a clear reference to Christ's mission, to his \b \cf4 \ATXht71600 Passion\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and Death. Hence it seems related
to the aformentioned scene of \b \i \cf4 \ATXht1049 Noah's sacrifice\b0 \i0 \cf0 \ATXht0 - another prefiguration of the Sacrifice of the Word of God. \par
The children who accompany the prophets are clearly divine messangers. \par
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helangelo\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 conceived them as integral parts of the prophetic figure, an appendix which he used to stress movement,tension or balance with whom he wanted to characterize the image.\par
