DISCOURSE: 949 CHRIST THE LIGHT AND SALVATION OF THE GENTILES Isaiah 49:6. _And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 950 CHRIST’S FUTURE REIGN Isaiah 49:7. _Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers; kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 951 THE GREATNESS OF CHRIST’S SALVATION Isaiah 49:8. _Thus saith the Lord: In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 952 GOD WILL NOT FORGET HIS PEOPLE Isaiah 49:14. _But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget: yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I hare gr... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 953 PROMISED INCREASE OF THE CHURCH Isaiah 49:18. Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, Thou shall surely clothe thee with them all as with an ornament, and bind them on thee as a bride doeth. For thy... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 954 DESPONDING FEARS REMOVED Isaiah 49:24._ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth... [ Continue Reading ]