The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles II

 *09/01/2022*


*SECOND SUNDAY SERVICE*


THEME: *JESUS CHRIST*


TOPIC: *JESUS*

(Gk. Iesous)


SUB-TOPIC: *THE MESSIAH*


MAJOR OLD TESTAMENT PROPHECIES OF THE MESSIAH


Isaiah 49:3-6

*The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles II*

Israel may refer to the quintessential Israel - the Saviour Jesus - who would come to redeem *national Israel* according to Isaiah 49:5.

In partial fulfillment of the prophecy, *In whom I will be glorified*, Jesus prayed to His Father "I have glorified You on the earth - I have finished the work which You have given Me to do" (John 17:4).

*The Servant's complaint that He labored in vain (Isaiah 26:17,18) points to His rejection by the nation of Israel and His suffering (Isaiah 42:2)*

The Servant will be vindicated (Isaiah 50:8) and will be rewarded after His death (Isaiah 53:8) and resurrection (Isaiah 53:10).

The political mission of Cyrus to bring Jacob back from Babylon (Isaiah 44:28; 45:13) foreshadows the spiritually redemptive mission of the Servant to free His people from their captivity to sin (Isaiah 42:7).

*The Servant fulfills the call of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-3) and the nation of Israel (Exodus 19:5,6) to be a blessing to other nations*

After Jesus' death and resurrection, the great commission of global evangelism is carried on by His apostles (Acts 13:47; 26:23) and those who succeed them to the end of the age (Matthew 28:18-20).


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