CHAPTER XIX PROPHET AND MARTYR Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 50:4 THE second great passage upon the Servant of the Lord is Isaiah 49:1, and the third is Isaiah 50:4. In both of these the servant himself speaks; in both he speaks as prophet; while in the second he tells us that his prophecy leads him on to... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XVI THE SERVANT OF THE LORD Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 43:5; Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 52:13 With chapter 42, we reach a distinct stage in our prophecy. The preceding Chapter s have been occupied with the declaration of the great, basal truth, that Jehovah is the... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXI DOUBTS IN THE WAY Isaiah 49:1 - Isaiah 52:12 Chapter S 49-53 are, as we have seen, a series of more or less closely joined passages, in which the prophet, having already made the political redemption of Israel certain through Cyrus, and having dismissed Cyrus from his thoughts, address... [ Continue Reading ]