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William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 42:1-25

The Smoking Flax Isaiah 42:3 Let us try to gather up the thoughts contained in these two images. They are slightly different, but one thought underlies them both. The one refers chiefly to God, the other to man. I. The idea of the first is taken from one of the shepherd's pipes one of those little musical pipes crushed and trampled under foot. The other picture is taken from the lamp in the temple, burning feebly and dimly, giving forth black smoke rather than light. 1. The 'bruised reed'. A... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:1

-20BOOK 3THE SERVANT OF THE LORDHAVING completed our survey of the fundamental truths of our prophecy, and studied the subject which forms its immediate and most urgent interest, the deliverance of Israel from Babylon, we are now at liberty to turn to consider the great duty and destiny which lie before the delivered people- the Service of Jehovah. The passages of our prophecy which describe this are scattered both among those chapters we have already studied and among those which lie before... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-7

CHAPTER XVIIITHE SERVICE OF GOD AND MANIsaiah 42:1-7WE now understand whom to regard as the Servant of the Lord. The Service of God was a commission to witness and prophesy for God upon earth, made out at first in the name of the entire nation Israel. When their unfitness as a whole became apparent, it was delegated to a portion of them. But as there were added to its duties of prophecy, those of martyrdom and atonement for the sins of the people, our prophet, it would seem, saw it focussed in... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-25

CHAPTER XVONE GOD, ONE PEOPLEIsaiah 41:8-20; Isaiah 42:1-25; Isaiah 43:1-28WE have been listening to the proclamation of a monotheism so absolute, that, as we have seen, modern critical philosophy, in surveying the history of religion, can find for it no rival among the faiths of the world. God has been exalted before us, in character so perfect, in dominion so universal, that neither the conscience nor the imagination of man can add to the general scope of the vision. Jesus and His Cross shall... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 42:1-25

CHAPTER 42 The True Servant of Jehovah 1. The Servant of Jehovah and His mission (Isaiah 42:1-4 ) 2. His future work among the nations (Isaiah 42:5-9 ) 3. The future song of redemption glory (Isaiah 42:10-13 ) 4. Jehovah’s manifestation in power (Isaiah 42:14-17 ) 5. The address of exhortation to the deaf and blind nation (Isaiah 42:18-25 ) Matthew’s Gospel (Matthew 12:20 ) tells us that this servant is the Lord Jesus Christ. Mark the different phases of His character and work while... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 42:1

42:1 Behold {a} my servant, {b} whom I uphold; my elect, [in whom] my soul {c} delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth {d} judgment to the Gentiles.(a) That is, Christ, who in respect to his manhood is called here servant. The prophets used to make mention of Christ after they declared any great promise, because he is the foundation on which all the promises are made and ratified.(b) For I have committed all my power to him, as to a most faithful steward: some read, I... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-25

ISAIAH INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO The chapters of Part 2 (chaps. 40-46) are chiefly millennial, and so different from the prevailing themes preceding, as to raise a query whether they were not written by some other author a second, or deutero-Isaiah, as some call him. We do not hold that opinion, the reasons for which are briefly stated in the author’s Primers of the Faith. In Synthetic Bible Studies, it was found convenient to treat this part as a single discourse though doubtless, such is not... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Isaiah 42:1-4

The Qualified One Isa 42:1-4 Here is a man with a great qualification. Can we add to these qualifications? Is there any omission of power, honour, supreme spiritual quality? Is this man equally strong at every point? Or is he like ourselves characterised by some strong points and humiliated by some points of weakness? Is he strong throughout? And is it mere strength, which people may admire, but cannot love? Or is it a condescending strength? Is it marked by tenderness and sympathy, by pity... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 42:1

CONTENTS The Prophet prosecutes the same glorious subject through this Chapter, as in the former. We have a blessed sermon indeed; God the Father is the preacher; Christ, the Mediator, is both text and sermon; and God the Holy Ghost is opening and making application of the blessed contents to the Church in Christ. read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Isaiah 42:1-4

Had we any doubt whether the Prophet were speaking of himself, as God's servant, or of some other man, the Evangelist would decide the inquiry; for in the account he gives of the Person and ministry of the adorable Jesus, he expressly saith, that this was done that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet; and he then quotes, the very words contained in these verses; see Matthew 12:17-21 . But, Reader, I pray you attend to the gracious manner in which God the Father introduceth... read more

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