MATTHEW—NOTE ON Matthew 12:17 to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah. This introduces Matthew’s longest OT quotation, from Isaiah 42:1. It comes from the “Servant Songs” (Isaiah 42:1). Depending on context, the “servant” represents either the nation of Israel or the gentle, Spirit-empowered, suffering servant, whose mission is to bring justice to the nations.

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