Isaiah 41:8

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Summary

Isaiah 41:8

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Thou

The seed

My friend

2 Chronicles 20:7

John 15:14

James 2:23

Bible References

Thou

Jehovah created Jacob and formed Israel. Jehovah says: Do not be afraid for I have reclaimed you. I have called you by my name. You are mine.

Listen, O Jacob, my servant, Listen Israel, whom I have chosen.

Listen to me Jacob and Israel, my loved one. I am he, I am the first and I am the last.

He said to me: You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will show my glory.

If you will obey me and are faithful to the terms of my covenant, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, for all the earth is mine.

They are my servants. I brought them out of Egypt. They must never be sold as slaves.

You are a holy people to Jehovah your God. Jehovah your God has chosen you to be his own special people out of all the nations of the earth.

Yet Jehovah set his affection on your fathers. He loved them. He chose you their descendants above all peoples, as it is this day.

You are a holy people to Jehovah your God. Out of all the people on the face of the earth Jehovah has chosen you to be a people for His own possession.

Blessed is the nation who's God is Jehovah. Happy are the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance.

You seed of Abraham his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen ones.

For Jehovah has chosen Jacob for Himself and Israel for his special treasure (property).

Have you not observed what this people have said. They say, 'The two families Jehovah chose, he has rejected?' Thus they despise my people, no longer are they as a nation in their sight.

The seed

Do not presume that Abraham is your father. I tell you that God can make descendants for Abraham from these stones!

They answered him: We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to any man. How can you say we will be made free?

The father of circumcision to those who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the steps of faith of our father Abraham that he had when he was not circumcised.

They are Israelites and the adoption belongs to them. They have the glory of the covenants. The law was given to them along with the service and promises.

What then is the law? It was added (to cause awareness of sin) because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.

It is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman, and one by the freewoman.

My friend

You are our God. When your people Israel moved into this land, you drove out the people who were living here and gave the land to the descendants of Abraham, your friend, to be theirs from generation to generation.

You are my friends if you do the things that I command you.

The scripture was fulfilled which says: Abraham believed Jehovah and it was reckoned (imputed) (considered) (credited) to him for righteousness. He was called Jehovah's friend (Genesis 15:6) ( Isaiah 41:8).