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Themes in Isaiah 42

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Themes in Isaiah 42

Isaiah 42:1 (show verse)

Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.

Jesus The Prophet » Anointed with the holy ghost
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
Election » Of Christ, as messiah
Election » Of grace » Of Christ, as messiah
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentiles/heathen » The servant of the lord bringing forth judgment to the gentiles
Holy spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » Christ baptized with
Holy spirit » Baptism of » Christ baptised with
Holy spirit » God the father anointing jesus Christ with the holy spirit
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Anointed with the holy spirit
Jesus Christ » Names of » Servant
Jesus Christ » Names of » Elect
Meekness » Of jesus
Names » Of Christ » Elect of God
Prophecies respecting Christ » The conversion of the gentiles to him
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit » Believers in the early church baptized with » Christ baptized with
Spirit » Upon Christ » Christ baptized with

Isaiah 42:2 (show verse)

He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

Christ » Silent of Christ » Foretold
Christ » Spirit of » Quiet
Jesus The Prophet » Meek and unostentatious in his teaching
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Jesus Christ » Prophet » Unostentatious in his teaching
Meekness » Of jesus
Prophecies respecting Christ » His meekness and want of ostentatious
Servants » The servant of the lord
Silence » Of Christ » Foretold
Christ Silent » Foretold
Spirit of Christ » Quiet
Strife » Christ, an example of avoiding

Isaiah 42:3 (show verse)

A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench, but he will bring forth justice in truth.

Christ » Spirit of » Gentle
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
failure » The lord not failing
Flax » Figurative » Smoking flax not quenched
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentleness » Divine
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Meekness » Of jesus
Prophecies respecting Christ » His tenderness and compassion
Reed » Figurative » Of weakness
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit of Christ » Gentle

Isaiah 42:4 (show verse)

He will not fail nor be discouraged till he has set justice in the earth. And {in his name Gentiles will hope (LXX/NT)}.

Christ » Spirit of » Persevering
Church » Progress of » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Church » Growth of accessions to » Growth of Christ's kingdom prophesied
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
failure » The lord not failing
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Kingdom » Growth of prophesied
Meekness » Of jesus
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spirit of Christ » Persevering
Waiting » Predicted of the gentiles
Waiting upon God » Predicted of the gentiles

Thus says God, LORD, he who created the heavens, and stretched them forth, he who spread abroad the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to the people upon it, and spirit to those who walk in it,

Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
Delight » God delighting in his servant
the Earth » God » Spread abroad
Election » The elected one
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
the Gifts of God » Temporal » Life
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Heavens » Creation of
Life » The lord being the creator of all life
Servants » The servant of the lord

Isaiah 42:6 (show verse)

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

Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
Bondage, spiritual » Deliverance from, promised
Christ » Reproves » Righteousness of
The Covenant » Christ, the substance of
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Gentiles » Christ given as a light to
Gifts from God » Spiritual » Christ, the saviour
the Gifts of God » Spiritual » Christ the chief of
Jesus Christ » Names of » Covenant of the people
Jesus Christ » Names of » Light to the gentiles
Righteousness » Of Christ
Servants » The servant of the lord
Types of Christ » Ark of the covenant

Isaiah 42:7 (show verse)

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

Blindness » The lord opening the eyes of the blind
spiritual Blindness » Christ appointed to remove
Bondage, spiritual » Deliverance from, promised
Delight » God delighting in his servant
Election » The elected one
Freedom/liberty » Who the lord liberates
Liberty » Spiritual, a mark of the new dispensation
Christian Liberty » Foretold
Prisons » Illustrative of » Bondage to sin and satan
Servants » The servant of the lord
Spiritual » Liberty » Spiritual, a mark of the new dispensation

Isaiah 42:8 (show verse)

I am LORD. That is my name, and I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven images.

Glory » Of God » God is jealous of
God, Glory of » God is jealous of
Praise » The praise of the lord
false Worship » Idolatry » Forbidden

Isaiah 42:9 (show verse)

Behold, the former things have come to pass, and I declare new things. Before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Foreknowledge » Of God
God » Pillar of » Foreknowledge of
New » Man » Things
Prescience » Foreknowledge
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in » His foreshadowing events

Isaiah 42:10 (show verse)

Sing to LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

Missionary-work by ministers » Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c
New » Man » Song
new Song » A new song upon the lips

Isaiah 42:11 (show verse)

Let the wilderness and the cities of it lift up [their voice], the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains.

Arabians » Prophecies concerning
Kedar » A nomadic clan of the ishmaelites
Missionary-work by ministers » Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c

Isaiah 42:12 (show verse)

Let them give glory to LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.

Glorifying God » Commanded
God » Praised, to be » Universal
Missionary-work by ministers » Warranted by predictions concerning the heathen, &c
Praise » Encouraged » Universal
Praise » Saints should » Declare
Worship » Cleansed praise in, encouraged » Universal

Isaiah 42:13 (show verse)

LORD will go forth as a mighty man. He will stir up [his] zeal like a man of war. He will cry, yea, he will shout aloud. He will do mightily against his enemies.

Victory/overcoming » The lord triumphing
War/weapons » The lord being a warrior

Isaiah 42:14 (show verse)

I have for a long time held my peace. I have been still, and refrained myself. [Now] I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will gasp and pant together.

TraVeil » Incident to motherhood
Women » Sufferings of » Incident to motherhood

Isaiah 42:15 (show verse)

I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. And I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

Herbs » Destroyed by » Drought
Mountains » Illustrative » (made waste,) of desolation
Mountains » God » Makes waste

Isaiah 42:16 (show verse)

And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not. I will lead them in paths that they know not. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do, and I will not forsake them.

God's Promises » Of guidance promised to the obedient » In the midst of uncertainties
divine Guidance » Promised to the obedient » In the midst of uncertainties
Way provided » Through the difficulties of life's journey

Isaiah 42:17 (show verse)

They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, who trust in graven images, who say to molten images, Ye are our gods.

Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Trust » Those that trust in idols
Trust » Of the wicked » Is in idols

Isaiah 42:18 (show verse)

Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:19 (show verse)

Who is blind, but my servant, or deaf, as my messenger that I send? Who is blind as he who is at peace [with me], and blind as LORD's servant?

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:20 (show verse)

Thou see many things, but thou do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:21 (show verse)

It pleased LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity
The law of God » Christ » Magnified
the Law of moses » Christ » Magnified and made honorable

Isaiah 42:22 (show verse)

But this is a people robbed and plundered. They are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses. They are for a prey, and none delivers, for a spoil, and none says, Restore.

physical Bondage » In prison » General references to
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity
Prisons » General references to

Isaiah 42:23 (show verse)

Who is there among you that will give ear to this, that will hearken and hear for the time to come?

Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity

Isaiah 42:24 (show verse)

Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not LORD? He against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, nor were they obedient to his law.

Anger of God » Should lead to repentance
Disobedience to God » Shall be punished
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity
Obedience to God » Includes » Obeying his law
Self-will » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God
Self-will and stubbornness » Exhibited in » Refusing to walk in the ways of God

Isaiah 42:25 (show verse)

Therefore he poured upon him the fierceness of his anger, and the strength of battle. And it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not. And it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.

Anger of God » Should lead to repentance
Correction » Correction despised
Disobedience to God » Shall be punished
Hardness (of heart) » Condemned
Heart » Whole » Hardness of
Isaiah » Prophecies, reproofs, and exhortations of » Reproves the jews for their spiritual blindness and infidelity