ISB ~ Acts 8 v32 - 33

The eunuch is puzzled by the prophecy of Is 53:78 and the person to whom it refers (8:34).

• The passage comes from the song of the “Suffering Servant” in Is 52:13—53:12, which describes the rejection, humiliation, and murder of the Messiah by his own generation. In the midst of this tragedy, the Servant pours out his life willingly in sacrifice for human sin. Philip interprets the poem christologically, i.e., as a preview of the suffering and sacrifice of Christ (CCC 601).