The Suffering Servant and Recovering from Depression

In a post called “Three Isaiahs? The Suffering Servant in Context,” I laid out the background that led to Isaiah chapters 40–55, often referred to as Second Isaiah. This is its own section that addresses the Jews living in Exile in Babylon. They have experienced the harshness of God’s judgment and humiliation and suffering at the hands of the Babylonians. But the message of Second Isaiah is one of hope. He says their period of judgment is over, and they will soon be allowed to return to their home and rebuild Jerusalem.