nBut the sufferer pictured in the Bible is pierced by Israel rather
than the Gentiles (Zech 12:10).
nThough the Ôlowly comingÕ passage in Zech 9:9 might otherwise be
assigned to him, the donkey rider there is a
king, Messiah ben-Joseph isnÕt.
nThe main suffering passage is Isa 52:13-53:12, the climax of the
Servant passages which speak of the Servant
as Òa light to the Gentiles.Ó