“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one in whom my soul delights, I will put my Spirit upon him: and he shall bring justice to the nations.” (v.1)
Here in chapter 42, Isaiah records the words spoken to him by God concerning another servant, His righteous servant, Jesus Christ. In our text Isaiah prophesied that this servant is, the “chosen one” in whom God “delights.”
In Matthew’s gospel when Jesus was being baptized by John, Matthew records there came a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). And, that when He came up out of the water, he saw the heavens open and Spirit of God descending upon Him like a dove” (v.16). God’s Son, sent by God (chosen), in whom His soul delights, on whom His Spirit resides, was foretold by Isaiah and fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ.
But, the prophecy did not stop there. It continued with the words, “He shall bring justice to all nations.” Meaning, to the gentiles as well. This last declaration of the prophecy is proof that the gospel would be coming to the gentiles, and that Jesus Christ will set in judgment over them too.
To date, Isaiah’s prophecy is almost complete. Jesus has come, God did place His Spirit upon Him and delighted in Him and His unblemished work to redeem man through His sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection. And, to His accession to His rightful place at the right hand of the Father in heaven. What remains to be fulfilled then is the judgment. And so He waits, until the appointed time when the deed of the earth (the scroll) will be given into His hands (Revelation 5).
The Truth: “And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears you may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.” (1 John 2:28)
Here in chapter 42, Isaiah records the words spoken to him by God concerning another servant, His righteous servant, Jesus Christ. In our text Isaiah prophesied that this servant is, the “chosen one” in whom God “delights.”
In Matthew’s gospel when Jesus was being baptized by John, Matthew records there came a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased” (Matthew 3:17). And, that when He came up out of the water, he saw the heavens open and Spirit of God descending upon Him like a dove” (v.16). God’s Son, sent by God (chosen), in whom His soul delights, on whom His Spirit resides, was foretold by Isaiah and fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ.
But, the prophecy did not stop there. It continued with the words, “He shall bring justice to all nations.” Meaning, to the gentiles as well. This last declaration of the prophecy is proof that the gospel would be coming to the gentiles, and that Jesus Christ will set in judgment over them too.
To date, Isaiah’s prophecy is almost complete. Jesus has come, God did place His Spirit upon Him and delighted in Him and His unblemished work to redeem man through His sacrificial death, burial, and resurrection. And, to His accession to His rightful place at the right hand of the Father in heaven. What remains to be fulfilled then is the judgment. And so He waits, until the appointed time when the deed of the earth (the scroll) will be given into His hands (Revelation 5).
The Truth: “And now, dear children, continue in Him, so that when He appears you may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.” (1 John 2:28)
