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Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:2

2. Matthew [ :-] marks the kind of "cry" as that of altercation by quoting it, "He shall not strive" ( :-). street—the Septuagint translates "outside." An image from an altercation in a house, loud enough to be heard in the street outside: appropriate of Him who "withdrew Himself" from the public fame created by His miracles to privacy ( :-; Matthew 12:34, there, shows another and sterner aspect of His character, which is also implied in the term "judgment"). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:3

3. bruised—"It pleased the Lord to bruise Him" (Isaiah 53:5; Isaiah 53:10; Genesis 3:15); so He can feel for the bruised. As Genesis 3:15- : described His unturbulent spirit towards His violent enemies (Matthew 12:14-16), and His utter freedom from love of notoriety, so Genesis 3:15- :, His tenderness in cherishing the first spark of grace in the penitent (Isaiah 40:11). reed—fragile: easily "shaken with the wind" (Isaiah 40:11- :). Those who are at best feeble, and who besides are oppressed by... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:4

4. fail—faint; man in religion may become as the almost expiring flax-wick ( :-), but not so He in His purposes of grace. discouraged—literally, "broken," that is, checked in zeal by discouragements (compare Isaiah 49:4; Isaiah 49:5). ROSENMULLER not so well translates, "He shall not be too slow on the one hand, nor run too hastily on the other." judgment—His true religion, the canon of His judgments and righteous reign. isles . . . wait, c.—The distant lands beyond sea shall put their trust in... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:5

5. Previously God had spoken of Messiah; now (Isaiah 42:5-7) He speaks to Him. To show to all that He is able to sustain the Messiah in His appointed work, and that all might accept Messiah as commissioned by such a mighty God, He commences by announcing Himself as the Almighty Creator and Preserver of all things. spread . . . earth— ( :-). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:6

6. in righteousness—rather, "for a righteous purpose" [LOWTH]. (See Isaiah 42:21). God "set forth" His Son "to be a propitiation (so as) to declare His (God's) righteousness, that God might be just, and (yet) the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus" (Romans 3:25; Romans 3:26; compare see on Romans 3:26- :; Isaiah 45:13; Isaiah 50:8; Isaiah 50:9). hold . . . hand—compare as to Israel, the type of Messiah, Isaiah 50:9- :. covenant—the medium of the covenant, originally made between God and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:7

7. blind—spiritually (Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 42:19; Isaiah 35:5; John 9:39). prison— (Isaiah 61:1; Isaiah 61:2). darkness—opposed to "light" (Isaiah 42:6; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Peter 2:9). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:8

8. God turns from addressing Messiah to the people. Lord—JEHOVAH: God's distinguishing and incommunicable name, indicating essential being and immutable faithfulness (compare Exodus 6:3; Psalms 83:18; Psalms 96:5; Hosea 12:5). my—that is due to Me, and to Me alone. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:9

9. former things—Former predictions of God, which were now fulfilled, are here adduced as proof that they ought to trust in Him alone as God; namely, the predictions as to Israel's restoration from Babylon. new—namely, predictions as to Messiah, who is to bring all nations to the worship of Jehovah (Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 42:6). spring forth—The same image from plants just beginning to germinate occurs in Isaiah 43:19; Isaiah 58:8. Before there is the slightest indication to enable a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 42:1

"The hen (behold) in ch. xli. 29 is now followed by a second hen [in Isaiah 42:1]. With the former, Jehovah pronounced sentence upon the idolaters and their idols; with the latter, He introduces His ’servant.’" [Note: Delitzsch, 2:174.] Yahweh called on the nations to see (give attention to) His Servant, in contrast to the idols (cf. Isaiah 41:29). The Old Testament used "servant" to describe the relation of God’s people to Himself (cf. Psalms 19:11; Psalms 19:13). Individuals described... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 42:1-9

God’s promises to His servants 41:1-42:9The intent of this unit of material was to assure Israel that God had both the power and the desire to deliver her and to bring salvation to the whole world. It contains three basic themes: the pagans’ inability to refute Yahweh’s sovereignty, the promise to deliver fearful Israel, and the divine plan to use an ideal servant as redeemer. read more

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:7

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 42:9

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 42:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 42:1-9

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