Who is the servant in Isaiah 42:1?
The servant in Isaiah 42:1 is the Christ, the Messiah. The passage uses singular pronouns ('My servant,' 'him,' 'He'), and the context identifies Him as the one who brings judgment or rule to the Gentiles. This confirms He is God's elect, upheld and delighted in, upon whom the Spirit is placed.
Les teaches that Isaiah 42:1 is singular in its wording and refers to the Christ, the Messiah. The verse presents God's servant as the One He upholds, His elect, in whom His soul delights, and upon whom He has put His Spirit. This servant will bring forth judgment, or rule, to the Gentiles. Les then connects this to Isaiah 49:6, where God says it is a light thing that His servant should raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the preserved of Israel; He will also give him as a light to the Gentiles, so that He may be His salvation to the end of the earth. This shows God's intention that Israel would take His light to the Gentiles, but the servant ultimately identified is Christ.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
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In Isaiah 42:1, what does it mean that the Servant brings forth judgment to the Gentiles?
In Isaiah 42:1, the judgment the Servant brings forth to the Gentiles means rule or government.