How badly was Jesus disfigured on the cross according to Isaiah?
According to Isaiah, as He suffered the death of the cross, He was more disfigured than any human being had ever been before. His marred appearance was so severe that the last view of Christ on the cross did not even appear human.
Les explains that Isaiah tells us, though not in so many words, that as Jesus suffered the death of the cross He was more disfigured than any human being had ever been before. The people’s last view of Christ on the cross was something that did not even appear human, because He was so disfigured and so marred. This helps explain why the disciples struggled to believe after the resurrection, even when He showed them His hands and feet and nail prints and stood before them seemingly whole, except for the wounds.
As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: