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Themes in Isaiah 42

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Themes in Isaiah 42

Isaiah 42:1 (show verse)

“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold;
My Chosen One in whom My soul delights.
I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the nations.

Jesus The Prophet » Anointed with the holy ghost
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
Election » Of Christ, as messiah
Election » Of grace » Of Christ, as messiah
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentiles/heathen » The servant of the lord bringing forth judgment to the gentiles
Holy spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » Christ baptized with
Holy spirit » Baptism of » Christ baptised with
Holy spirit » God the father anointing jesus Christ with the holy spirit
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Anointed with the holy spirit
Jesus Christ » Names of » Servant
Jesus Christ » Names of » Elect
Meekness » Of jesus
Names » Of Christ » Elect of God
Prophecies respecting Christ » The conversion of the gentiles to him
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » Christ baptized with
Spirit » Upon Christ » Christ baptized with

Isaiah 42:2 (show verse)

“He will not call out or shout aloud,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.

Christ » Silent of Christ » Foretold
Christ » Spirit of » Quiet
Jesus The Prophet » Meek and unostentatious in his teaching
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Unostentatious in his teaching
Meekness » Of jesus
Prophecies respecting Christ » His meekness and want of ostentatious
Servants » The servant of the lord
Silence » Of Christ » Foretold
Christ Silent » Foretold
Spirit of Christ » Quiet
Strife » Christ, an example of avoiding

Isaiah 42:3 (show verse)

“A broken reed He will not break [off]
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish [He will not harm those who are weak and suffering];
He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Christ » Spirit of » Gentle
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
failure » The lord not failing
Flax » Figurative » Smoking flax not quenched
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentleness » Divine
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Meekness » Of jesus
Prophecies respecting Christ » His tenderness and compassion
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit of Christ » Gentle

Isaiah 42:4 (show verse)

“He will not be disheartened or crushed [in spirit];
[He will persevere] until He has established justice on the earth;
And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

Christ » Spirit of » Persevering
Church » Progress of » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Church » Growth of accessions to » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Kingdom » Growth of prophesied
Meekness » Of jesus
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit of Christ » Persevering
Waiting » Predicted of the gentiles
Waiting upon God » Predicted of the gentiles

Isaiah 42:5 (show verse)

This is what God the Lord says,

He who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread out the earth and its produce,
Who gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk on it,

Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
Delight » God delighting in his servant
the Earth » God » Spread abroad
Election » The elected one
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
the Gifts of God » Temporal » Life
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Heavens » Creation of
Life » The lord being the creator of all life
Servants » The servant of the lord

“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),

Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
Bondage, spiritual » Deliverance from, promised
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
The Covenant » Christ, the substance of
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentiles » Christ given as a light to
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Christ, the saviour
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Christ the chief of
Jesus Christ » Names of » Covenant of the people
Jesus Christ » Names of » Light to the gentiles
Righteousness » Of Christ
Servants » The servant of the lord
Types of Christ » Ark of the covenant

Isaiah 42:7 (show verse)

To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who sit in darkness from the prison.

Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
spiritual Blindness » Christ appointed to remove
Bondage, spiritual » Deliverance from, promised
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Liberty » Spiritual, a mark of the new dispensation
Christian Liberty » Foretold
Prisons » Illustrative of » Bondage to sin and satan
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spiritual » Liberty » Spiritual, a mark of the new dispensation

Isaiah 42:8 (show verse)

“I am the Lord, that is My Name;
My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved idols.

Glory » Of God » God is jealous of
God, Glory of » God is jealous of
Praise » The praise of the lord
false Worship » Idolatry » Forbidden

Isaiah 42:9 (show verse)

“Indeed, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”

Foreknowledge » Of God
God » Pillar of » Foreknowledge of
New » Man » Things
Prescience » Foreknowledge
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in » His foreshadowing events

Isaiah 42:10 (show verse)

Sing to the Lord a new song,
Sing His praise from the end of the earth!
You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
You islands and coastlands, and those who inhabit them [sing His praise]!

Missionary-work by ministers » Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c
New » Man » Song
new Song » A new song upon the lips

Isaiah 42:11 (show verse)

Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices,
The villages where Kedar lives.
Let the inhabitants of Sela shout for joy,
Let them shout joyfully from the tops of the mountains.

Arabians » Prophecies concerning
Kedar » A nomadic clan of the ishmaelites
Missionary-work by ministers » Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c

Isaiah 42:12 (show verse)

Let them give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the islands and coastlands.

Glorifying God » Commanded
God » Praised, to be » Universal
Missionary-work by ministers » Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c
Praise » Encouraged » Universal
Praise » Saints should » Declare
Worship » Cleansed praise in, encouraged » Universal

Isaiah 42:13 (show verse)

The Lord will go forth like a warrior,
He will stir up His zeal like a man of war;
He will shout out, yes, He will raise a war cry.
He will prevail [mightily] against His enemies.

Victory/overcoming » The lord triumphing
War/weapons » The lord being a warrior

Isaiah 42:14 (show verse)

“I [the Lord] have been silent for a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will moan like a woman in labor,
I will both gasp and pant.

TraVeil » Incident to motherhood
Women » Sufferings of » Incident to motherhood

Isaiah 42:15 (show verse)

“I will lay waste the mountains and hills
And wither all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the ponds.

Herbs » Destroyed by » Drought
Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation
Mountains » God » Makes waste

Isaiah 42:16 (show verse)

“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;
I will guide them in paths that they do not know.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These things I will do [for them],
And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”

God's Promises » Of guidance promised to the obedient » In the midst of uncertainties
divine Guidance » Promised to the obedient » In the midst of uncertainties
Way provided » Through the difficulties of life's journey

Isaiah 42:17 (show verse)

Those who trust in carved idols will be turned back,
And utterly put to shame,
Who say to cast images,
“You are our gods.”

Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Trust » Those that trust in idols
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in idols

Isaiah 42:18 (show verse)

Hear, you deaf!
And look, you blind, that you may see.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:19 (show verse)

Who is blind but My servant [Israel],
Or deaf like My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship],
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:20 (show verse)

You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:21 (show verse)

The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and prove to be glorious.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity
The law of God » Christ » Magnified
the Law of moses » Christ » Magnified and made honorable

Isaiah 42:22 (show verse)

But this is a people despoiled and plundered;
All of them are trapped in holes,
Or are hidden away in prisons.
They have become a prey with no one to rescue them,
And a spoil, with no one to say, “Give them back!”

physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity
Prisons » General references to

Isaiah 42:23 (show verse)

Who among you will listen to this?
Who will listen and pay attention in the time to come?

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:24 (show verse)

Who gave up Jacob [the kingdom of Judah] for spoil, and [the kingdom of] Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, He against whom we [of Judah] have sinned,
And in whose ways they [of Israel] were unwilling to walk,
And whose law and teaching they did not obey?

Anger of God » Should lead to repentance
Disobedience to God » Shall be punished
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity
Obedience to God » Includes » Obeying his law
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God

Isaiah 42:25 (show verse)

Therefore He poured out on Israel the heat of His anger
And the fierceness of battle;
And engulfed him in fire,
Yet he did not recognize [the lesson of repentance which the Assyrian conquest was intended to teach];
It burned him, but he did not take it to heart.

Anger of God » Should lead to repentance
Correction » Correction despised
Disobedience to God » Shall be punished
Hardness (of heart) » Condemned
Heart » Whole » Hardness of
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity