ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:1 The trusting servant of the Lord will save his despairing people with a salvation available for the whole world. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:2 God alone prepared and equipped the servant. MY MOUTH LIKE A SHARP SWORD. Unlike Cyrus, the servant conquers by the truth of his word (see Isaiah 11:4; Revelation 19:15, Revelation 19:21). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:3 MY SERVANT, ISRAEL. Comparing vv. Isaiah 49:5, this servant Israel restores the nation Israel. The servant is the true embodiment of what the nation failed to be, namely, the one IN WHOM I WILL BE GLORIFIED. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (va... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:5 IT IS TOO LIGHT A THING. It is too small a task to redeem only the TRIBES OF JACOB (ethnic Israel). It is clear here that the servant, though he embodies Israel (v. Isaiah 49:3), is nevertheless distinct from Israel. He has a calling to serve Israel and beyond. THAT MY SAL... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:7 Unlike the kings of this world, the servant of the Lord conquers by his sufferings (see Isaiah 50:6; Isaiah 52:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:13 The servant’s triumph inspires great joy (see Isaiah 44:23; Isaiah 55:12; Romans 8:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:14 THE LORD is more attentive to his people than a mother is to her child. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:22 God moves history for the benefit of his people (see Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 60:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 49:24 The people’s skeptical question in v. Isaiah 49:24 is answered by the Lord’s strong assertion in vv. Isaiah 49:25. His people’s enemies will EAT THEIR OWN FLESH... BE DRUNK WITH THEIR OWN BLOOD, as if under siege conditions. THEN ALL FLESH SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD. T... [ Continue Reading ]