An Encounter with Isaiah

Isaiah 42:1 – 43:28

Lesson 18

The Servant Who Comes vs.The Servant Who Failed

Isaiah 43:25: I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.

An Encounter with Isaiah

Isaiah 42:1 – 43:28

Lesson 18

The Servant Who Comes vs.The Servant Who Failed

An Encounter with Isaiah

Isaiah 42:1 – 43:28

Lesson 18

The Servant Who Comes vs.The Servant Who Failed

Three Servants1. Ineffective Israel: blind and deaf – Isaiah 42:20: “You have

seen many things, but have paid no attention; your ears are open, but you hear nothing.”

2. My Servant: Jesus Christ – Isaiah 41:1: “my chosen one in whom I delight”

3. The church: Established by Jesus Christ – Isaiah 42:6: “a light to the Gentiles.”

Behold My Servant

He is Appointed

Isaiah 42:1a: “Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One

Acts 4:12: Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

Behold My ServantHe is Anointed

Isaiah 42:1b: I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles

Matthew 3:16: When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him.

Behold My ServantHe is Anointed

1 Corinthians 13:1-3: Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels; though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains; though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.

Behold My ServantHe is Approachable

Isaiah 42:2: He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.

Psalm 34:2: My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad.

Hebrews 4:16: Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Behold My ServantHe is Affirming

Isaiah 42:3: A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth.

Behold My ServantHe is Affirming

Titus 3:4-7: But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

Behold My ServantHe is Able

Isaiah 42:4: He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”

Philippians 1:6: being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

Isaiah 42:6-7: “I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles, To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

1. [I] will hold Your hand

2. I will keep You

Isaiah 42:6-7: “I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles, To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

1. [I] will hold Your hand

2. I will keep You

John 17:26: And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

3. [I will] give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles

Matthew 26:28: For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

3. [I will] give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles

Matthew 26:28: For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

4. To open blind eyes

Matthew 23:26: Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.

5. To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

Luke 4:18: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

God our DefenderIsaiah 42:13, 15: The Lord will march out like a champion, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up the pools.

God our Guide & ProtectorIsaiah 42:16: I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 43:2: When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

We Must Move On

Isaiah 43:18-19: “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”

Is it Israel or Is it Us?Isaiah 43:22-24: “Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel. You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense. You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.

Is it Israel or Is it Us?Isaiah 43:22-24: “Yet you have not called on me, Jacob, you have not wearied yourselves for me, Israel. You have not brought me sheep for burnt offerings, nor honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with grain offerings nor wearied you with demands for incense. You have not bought any fragrant calamus for me, or lavished on me the fat of your sacrifices. But you have burdened me with your sins and wearied me with your offenses.

Isaiah 43:25: "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.

God the LORD – 42:5God the Creator – 42:5The Redeemer – 43:1Your Savior – 43:3The Holy One of Israel – 43:3Your King – 43:15

Who is God

God the LORD – 42:5God the Creator – 42:5The Redeemer – 43:1Your Savior – 43:3The Holy One of Israel – 43:3Your King – 43:15

Who is God

Isaiah 43:13b: No one can deliver out of my hand. When I act, who can reverse it?”

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