CHAPTER XIX
PROPHET AND MARTYR
Isaiah 49:1; Isaiah 50:4
THE second great passage upon the Servant of the Lord is Isaiah 49:1,
and the third is Isaiah 50:4. In both of these the servant himself
speaks; in both he speaks as prophet; while in the second he tells us
that his prophecy leads him on to... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XVI
THE SERVANT OF THE LORD
Isaiah 41:8; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 42:18; Isaiah 43:5; Isaiah 49:1;
Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 52:13
With chapter 42, we reach a distinct stage in our prophecy. The
preceding Chapter s have been occupied with the declaration of the
great, basal truth, that Jehovah is the... [ Continue Reading ]
CHAPTER XXI
DOUBTS IN THE WAY
Isaiah 49:1 - Isaiah 52:12
Chapter S 49-53 are, as we have seen, a series of more or less closely
joined passages, in which the prophet, having already made the
political redemption of Israel certain through Cyrus, and having
dismissed Cyrus from his thoughts, address... [ Continue Reading ]