Day 216: The Suffering Servant (2025)

The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

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Summary

Fr. Mike marvels at the beauty of Isaiah 53, which reveals that Jesus is the Lord's suffering servant and also zeroes in on Ezekiel 15, which reminds us that without God we are like a useless vine that bears no fruit. Today we read Isaiah 53-54, Ezekiel 14-15, and Proverbs 12:25-28.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible In a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
0:10.7	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.4	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:21.1	It is day 216 and we are reading from Isaiah chapter 53 and 54, Ezekiel 14 and 15,
0:27.2	as well as Proverbs chapter 12 verses 25 through 28.
0:30.8	As always, the Bible translation that I'm reading from is the revised standard version second Catholic edition.
0:35.2	I'm using the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension.
0:37.0	If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit
0:39.9	ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year.
0:42.3	You can also subscribe to this podcast.
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0:44.8	Little known fact, we gotta get the word out, people, because not everyone knows that you
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0:53.1	As I mentioned today is day 216, and Isaiah 53 and 54 is just, man, gosh, bonkers, incredible.
1:00.7	It is the Lord's suffering servant, and if nothing else, it is one of the most clear proclamations and prophecies of Jesus Christ and is suffering for us for our sins. Now, keep in mind, the context of
1:12.5	Isaiah 53 and 54 is Isaiah is talking about the people of Israel. And yet at the same time,
1:19.1	he maybe didn't have any idea. He was also talking about the Messiah, Jesus Christ,
1:23.8	our Lord, as well as in chapters 14 and 15 of Ezekiel.
1:28.1	We're talking about those false prophets, idolatry condemned.
1:31.6	Anyways, you know what's coming up.
1:33.0	We've got the readings today.
1:35.4	And gosh, let's not wait.
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