An important prophetic concept found the scriptures appears in the parallel spiritual (and also physical) experiences of a king or leader and his people: what happens to the one, happens to the many; what he does, they do. As Israel’s Messiah unjustly suffers pain and humiliation before he is exalted as King of Zion, for example (Isaiah 52:7–10; 53:2–10), and as God’s end-time servant is “marred” before God heals and exalts him (Isaiah 52:13–15; 57:18–19), so God’s people suffer pain and humiliation before God exalts them (Isaiah 51:7, 17–23; 52:1–3; 54:4–14; 61:7). Those unwilling to follow this pattern cannot attain the same exaltation as those who do.
Isaiah cites many such parallels, mostly between God’s servant and God’s righteous people: as the servant calls upon God, so do they (Isaiah 41:25; 55:6; 58:9); as God heals him, so he heals them (Isaiah 30:26; 57:1–2); as God anoints him and fills him with his Spirit, so he does them (Isaiah 42:1; 44:3; 48:16; 59:21; 61:1, 3); as he declares good tidings, so do they (Isaiah 40:9; 41:27; 52:7); as God calls him from afar, so he calls them (Isaiah 41:2, 9, 25; 43:5–6; 46:11; 49:12; 60:4, 9); as he experiences God’s salvation, so do they (Isaiah 12:2–3; 25:9; 49:8; 61:10); as he restores ruins and rebuilds God’s temple, so do they (Isaiah 44:26, 28; 58:12; 61:4).
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