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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 42:11

Let the wilderness - The most uncultivated countries, and the most rude and uncivilized people, shall confess and celebrate with thanksgiving the blessing of the knowledge of God graciously imparted to them. By the desert is meant Arabia Deserta; by the rocky country, Arabia Petraea; by the mountains, probably those celebrated ones, Paran, Horeb, Sinai, in the same country; to which also belonged Kedar, a clan of Arabians, dwelling for the most part in tents; but there were others of them... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1

Behold . "Behold," as Mr. Cheyne says, "invites the attention of the world—both of the Jews and of the nations—to a new revelation." It looks back to the similar expression of Isaiah 42:24 and 29 of the preceding chapter, which draw down the curtain upon the idol-gods, while this "behold" reveals One who is to occupy their place, and to be a worthy object of the worship of mankind, My Servant ; i.e. my true and perfect servant, utterly obedient ( John 4:34 ; Hebrews 3:2 ); not,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1

The Lord's Servant. Various suggestions have been made by way of explanation of this term. Some regard the Lord's servant as the Hebrew nation, distinguished from the heathen; or as a new Israel opposed to the old; or as the righteous part of the Hebrew nation; or as the Israel which suffered for its religious testimony to the heathen; or as an i, teal Israel; or as the order of the Hebrew prophets. Bishop Wordsworth says, "The 'Servant of Jehovah,' as represented by Isaiah, is a Person; he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-4

The characteristics of the true Leader. Taking these words as applicable to the Anointed of the Lord, and then, secondarily, to every one who is equipped and sent of him to lead and save men, we have the following features indicated. I. THE SPIRIT OF OBEDIENCE . "My Servant "( Isaiah 42:1 ). Jesus Christ was the Servant of Jehovah; he was "about his Father's business" from the beginning. He came "to work the work of him that sent him." It was his "meet to do the Father's will,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-7

The servants of God, and the one true Servant. It must be admitted By all that the expression "Servant of God" or "Servant of Jehovah," is used in Scripture in various senses. All who work out God's purposes, however unconsciously or even unwillingly, are called by the sacred writers "God's servants," in respect of the service, albeit unconscious or unwilling, which they render him. Thus Jeremiah calls Nebuchadnezzar "God's servant" ( Jeremiah 25:9 ; Jeremiah 27:6 , etc.), and Ezekiel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-7

The Servant of Jehovah. "Behold!" Let all the world hearken and attend to the new revelation. It is admitted that the conception is substantially that of Christ in the Gospels. According to one critic, indeed, the prophetic passage springs from the time of Herod II . Let us think, then, of Jesus and his mission. I. THE ELECT OF GOD . Six times does the word occur in this portion of Isaiah; it is found also in Psalms 89:3 ; Psalms 105:6 , Psalms 105:43 ; Psalms 106:5 , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-8

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SERVANT OF THE LORD , AND THE WORK WHICH HE WILL PERFORM . There are comparatively few who deny that, in this place at any rate, the "Servant of the Lord" is the Messiah. (So the Targum on the passage; so Abar-barnel; so, among moderns, Oehler, Delitzsch, and Mr. Cheyne.) The portraiture has "so strong an individuality and such marked personal features, that it cannot possibly be a mere personified collective;" and it goes so "infinitely ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:2

He shall not cry, nor lift up . Supply, after "lift up," "his voice" from the next clause. His methods shall be quiet and gentle. He shall not seek to recommend his teaching by clamour or noisy demonstrations. There shall be a marked unobtrusiveness in all his doings (comp. Matthew 8:4 ; Matthew 9:30 ; Matthew 12:15 ; Matthew 14:13 ; John 5:13 ; John 6:15 ; John 7:3 , John 7:4 ; John 8:59 ; John 10:40 , etc.). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:2-3

Quietness of method and hopefulness of spirit. That these words are rightly referred to our Lord we have the assurance of Scripture ( Matthew 12:1-50 .), as well as the evidence of their perfect applicability. They remind us of— I. THE QUIETNESS OF HIS METHOD . With a task before him the surpassing greatness of which completely dwarfs every human enterprise, it was a matter of vital consequence that our Lord should adopt the method which would be permanently effective. He... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:3

A bruised reed shall he not break . Egypt was compared to a "bruised reed" by Sennacherib ( Isaiah 36:6 ), as being untrustworthy and destitute of physical strength; but here the image represents the weak and depressed in spirit, the lowly and dejected. Christ would deal tenderly with such, not violently. Smoking flax shall he not quench ; rather, the wick which burns dimly (margin) he shall not quench. Where the flame of devotion burns at all, however feebly and dimly, Messiah will... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 42:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 42:3

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