Isaiah 42:6

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Isaiah 42:6

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Summary

I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Called

And will hold

Isaiah 42:1

Isaiah 41:13

And give

A light

Bible References

Called

Behold, a king will reign righteously
And princes will rule justly.

But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!

“I have aroused him in righteousness
And I will make all his ways smooth;
He will build My city and will let My exiles go free,
Without any payment or reward,” says the Lord of hosts.

Listen to Me, O islands,
And pay attention, you peoples from afar.

The Lord called Me from the womb;

From the body of My mother He named Me.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;

A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous

Branch;

And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.

whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation

in His blood through faith. This was to demonstrate His righteousness, because in the forbearance of God He passed over the sins previously committed;

But of the Son He says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of

His kingdom.

to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth part of all the spoils, was first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then also king of Salem, which is king of peace.

And will hold

“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.

“For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand,
Who says to you, ‘Do not fear, I will help you.’

And give

Thus says the Lord,
“In a favorable time I have answered You,
And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
And I will keep You and give You for a covenant of the people,
To

restore the land, to make them inherit the desolate heritages;

for this is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for forgiveness of sins.

And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of David His servant—

For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,

For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us.

Brethren, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises.

For this reason He is the mediator of a new covenant, so that, since a death has taken place for the redemption of the transgressions that were committed under the first covenant, those who have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance.

and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks better than the blood of Abel.

Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord,

A light

He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel;
I will also make You a light of the nations
So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

“Pay attention to Me, O My people,
And give ear to Me, O My nation;
For a law will go forth from Me,
And I will set My justice for a light of the peoples.

“Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

A Light

of revelation to the Gentiles,

And the glory of Your people Israel.”

Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

For so the Lord has commanded us,
‘I have placed You as a

light for the Gentiles,

That You may

bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”

that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a

holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;