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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:5

Thus saith God the Lord ; literally, thus saith the ( One ) God , Jehovah. The entire utterance, Isaiah 42:1-4 , is the utterance of God; but, as that fact is gathered by inference, not asserted, the prophet suddenly stops, and makes a new beginning. It must be made perfectly clear that the announcement of the "Servant of the Lord" and his mission are from the Almighty; and so we have the solemn announcement of the present verse. He that created the heavens , etc. (comp. Isaiah... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:5-8

God and man: refusal, retribution, restoration. I. THE DIVINE COMMAND . God demands the glory which is his due ( Isaiah 42:8 ). His claim is based on: 1 . What he is in himself. "I am the Lord (Jehovah); that is my Name." As the Eternal One, who only hath immortality, the Underived and Everlasting One, who in the very fullest, deepest, and highest sense is God over all, he rightly demands our reverence, our homage, our worship. 2 . What he has done for our race. He... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:5-9

Mission of Jehovah's Servant. "A new revelation defines the mission of the Servant with greater precision. The plan of the mission requires an exhibition of the Divine wisdom and power on as large a scale as in creation and preservation (cf. Zechariah 12:1 )" (Cheyne). I. THE RELATION OF GOD To THE WORLD . He is the God—the only God (cf. Psalms 85:9 ). He can admit no rival; he stands in a unique relation to the world—is alone to be worshipped. He is the Creator: his... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:6

I the Lord have called thee in righteousness . The "Servant of Jehovah" is addressed. God has "called" him; i.e. appointed him to his mediatorial office " in righteousness ," in accordance with the righteous purpose which he has entertained towards his fallen creatures from the beginning of the world. And will give thee for a Covenant of the people (comp. Isaiah 49:8 ). The covenant between God and his people being in Christ, it is quite consistent with Hebrew usage to transfer the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:7

To open the blind eyes . The Messiah was to cure both physical and. spiritual blindness (see Isaiah 29:18 ; Isaiah 32:3 ; Isaiah 35:5 , etc.). Here it is spiritual blindness that is specially intended, as appears both by the symbolic language of the two conjoined clauses, and by the comment of Isaiah 42:16-19 . To bring out the prisoners from the prison ; rather, to bring out prisoners. To deliver from the bondage of sin such as are its slaves, and shut up in its prison-houses.... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

I am the Lord ; rather, I the Lord. The sense runs on from the preceding verses: " I , the Lord, will do all this, I who am all that the Name" Jehovah' signifies—self-existent, eternal, self-sufficing, independent, omnipotent, and therefore unique, one whose glory cannot be shared with any other being that exists—least of all with images, which are mere vanity and nothingness." read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

The adaptations of Divine grace. This verse describes the general spirit and tone of the Divine dealings with men; but, as it takes distinctly personal form, we are justified in seeing in Christ the type and specimen of such dealings. As God manifest, he illustrates the graciousness of God's ways. And this aspect of Christ is of special concern to us now. The time is coming when we shall think most of the glory of the Lord; in the time that now is we think most of his grace. We are... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

The uniqueness of Jehovah. "My glory will I not give to another." Wherein lies the separateness and distinctness of our God which makes it so impossible for us to find any likenesses for him? The uniqueness of Jehovah is embodied in his Name, which is the assertion of absolute and independent existence; and this can be predicated of only one Being. We can conceive of divinities having in their special charge certain forces of nature, or faculties and relationships of men; and of these there... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:9

Behold, the former things are come to pass ; i.e. former prophecies have been fulfilled. Israel has been led lute captivity, and in her captivity has suffered grievous things. The reference is, perhaps, especially to such prophecies as Isaiah 39:5-7 . And new things do I declare (comp. Isaiah 43:19 ). The voluntary restoration of a captive people to their own land by the power to which they were subject, and which could compel their services, was emphatically a "new thing" in the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:9-17

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMING DELIVERANCE OF ISRAEL FROM BABYLON , AND CALL ON THE NATIONS FOR A SONG OF PRAISE AND JUBILATION . Jehovah is still the speaker. He begins by promising a new revelation ( Isaiah 42:9 ). Then, before the revelation is made, he calls upon the nations—especially those in the vicinity of Palestine—to rejoice at what is about to happen ( Isaiah 42:10-12 ). After this he proceeds to make the announcement promised in Isaiah 42:9 ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:9-17

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