SERVANT There is a twofold account of the Coming Servant: (1) he is represented as weak, despised, rejected, slain: (2) and also as a mighty conqueror, taking vengeance on the nations and restoring Israel (for example (Isaiah 40:10); (Isaiah 63:1). The former class of passages relate to the first... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR A LIGHT OF THE GENTILES The prophets connect the Gentiles with Christ in a threefold way" (1) as the Light He brings salvation to the Gentiles (Luke 2:32); (Acts 13:47); (Acts 13:48). (2) as the "Root of Jesse" He is to reign over the Gentiles in His kingdom. (Isaiah 11:10); (Romans 15:12). H... [ Continue Reading ]
FORMER THINGS That is, Isaiah's prediction of Sennacherib's invasion and its results, Isaiah 10 and 37. See also, (Isaiah 41:21); (Isaiah 43:8); (Isaiah 44:7); (Isaiah 48:3); (Isaiah 48:5); (Isaiah 48:16). This appeal of the prophet to the fulfilment of his former predictions strongly confirms the... [ Continue Reading ]