Isaiah 42 — Rabbi

Isaiah 42:1

הֵ֤ן

hên

lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if עַבְדִּי֙

ʻebed

a servant אֶתְמָךְ

tâmak

to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close בּ֔וֹ

be-

in/with/by him/his/it בְּחִירִ֖י

bâchîyr

select רָצְתָ֣ה

râtsâh

to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt נַפְשִׁ֑י

nephesh

properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) נָתַ֤תִּי

nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) רוּחִי֙

rûwach

wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions) עָלָ֔יו

ʻal

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications מִשְׁפָּ֖ט

mishpâṭ

properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style לַגּוֹיִ֥ם

gôwy

to/for — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts יוֹצִֽיא

yâtsâʼ

to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

Isaiah 42:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)

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“Behold,

Narrator's Aside

The first of this book's great Servant Songs, introducing a figure who brings justice without shouting or breaking anyone already broken.My Servant, whom I uphold

Narrator's Aside

The first of this book's great Servant Songs, introducing a figure who brings justice without shouting or breaking anyone already broken.;

Narrator's Aside

The first of this book's great Servant Songs, introducing a figure who brings justice without shouting or breaking anyone already broken. My Chosen One in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. [Matt 3:16, 17]

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↔ Rabbi noticed a connection

Matthew 12:18 quotes this Servant Song at length, naming it fulfilled in Jesus.

Matthew 3:17's voice from heaven echoes this same chosen-and-beloved language spoken over the Servant.

Luke 9:35's voice from the cloud - "This is my beloved Son" - uses the more precise Greek word this servant song itself supplies.

Luke 3:22's voice at Jesus's baptism echoes this servant's own commissioning.

Mark 1:11's voice from the sky echoes this same servant's commissioning, in whom my soul delights.

Isaiah 42:1 · WEB

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

Matthew 12:18 · WEB

“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Matthew 3:17 · WEB

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Luke 9:35 · WEB

A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”

Luke 3:22 · WEB

and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”

Mark 1:11 · WEB

A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

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Today's memory verse · from this session

““Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My Chosen One in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations. [Matt 3:16, 17]”

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