ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 42:1 This is the first of four Servant Songs, fulfilled in Jesus Christ (see also Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 52:13). Isaiah sprinkles references to “the servant of the Lord” throughout chs. Isaiah 40:1. Often it is a title for the people as a whole (Isaiah 41:8;... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 42:6 The servant is A COVENANT FOR THE PEOPLE (see Isaiah 49:8), that is, he represents the people in God’s covenant. He will become A LIGHT FOR THE NATIONS (see Isaiah 49:6), bringing the knowledge of God to them; this probably lies behind Jesus’ saying in John 8:12. TO OPEN T... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 42:10 God calls all the nations to rejoice in his triumphant self-vindication. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 42:16 God’s ways are so far beyond human understanding that those he delivers might as well be BLIND, in DARKNESS and on ROUGH terrain, but God leads them through (see Exodus 13:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img;... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 42:18 God promises to help his confused people understand that he is their only Savior. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]