In Isaiah, chapter forty-two, verse six, “I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.” The Messiah’s mission would include bringing the covenant of salvation to both the Gentiles and His own […]
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-two, verse one, the Messiah would be anointed with the Holy Spirit to perform His task of redemption, as in Isaiah sixty-one, verse one, “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-two, verses one through seven, “these verses are quoted in part in the New Testament in Matthew twelve, verses eighteen through twenty-one, “Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the
In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verse twenty-five, “I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.” This phrase describes Cyrus, the man who was the king
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verses twenty-one through twenty-four, “Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verses ten through eleven, “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be
In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verse eight, “But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.” The nation of God must not fear destruction, because God chose them as His channel to carry out the promise of redemption He had made to their ancestors. Through the nation of
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verse six, “They helped every one his neighbour; and every one said to his brother, Be of good courage.” Alliances among nations would not stop the advance of Cyrus as the instrument of God’s purpose. However, the “alliances among the nations” were idolatrous nations that formed confederations to strengthen each other
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verse two, “Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.” More than one hundred and fifity years before
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In Isaiah, chapter forty-one, verse one, “Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.” In this chapter, the nations are challenged to demonstrate that they have the same power, wisdom, and foreknowledge as the God
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