Isaiah 42:1 The servitude of Jesus. I. In Christ, service and freedom were perfectly combined. He gave the service of being, the service of work, the service of suffering, the service of worship, the service of rest, each to the very highest point of which that service is capable. But when He came... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 42:3 _(Matthew 12:20)_ I. The first reference of this passage is to Christ's cause _in the world._Thus interpreted, the passage is full of inspiration to each Christian philanthropist. Christ's cause the cause of virtuous happiness here on earth, and of glory to God in the highest this caus... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 42:3 I. Consider, first, the representation of the servant of the Lord as the restorer of the bruise that it may not be broken. "He shall not break the bruised reed." Here is the picture. A slender bulrush, growing by the margin of some tarn or pond, its sides crushed and dinted in by some o... [ Continue Reading ]
Isaiah 42:14 The solemn practical truth of the text is that God can do the most terrible things and the most gentle; that power belongeth unto God and also mercy; that He is either glorious as heaven or fearful as hell. I. Look at the doctrine of the text in relation to bad men who pride themselves... [ Continue Reading ]