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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-TWO. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-TWO. THE MESSIAH AND HIS KINGDOM V. 1-9 SONG OF PRAISE TO THE LORD V. 10-12 DELIVERED FROM CAPTIVITY TRUE RELIGION VERSUS IDOLATRY V. 13-17 REJECTION OF THE MESSIAH JUDGMENT OF THE GUILTY V. 18-25. READ: ISAIAH 42:1-4.

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ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

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  1. ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

  2. OUTLINE ISAIAH CHAPTER FORTY-TWO THE MESSIAH AND HIS KINGDOM V. 1-9 SONG OF PRAISE TO THE LORD V. 10-12 DELIVERED FROM CAPTIVITY TRUE RELIGION VERSUS IDOLATRY V. 13-17 REJECTION OF THE MESSIAH JUDGMENT OF THE GUILTY V. 18-25

  3. READ: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law."

  4. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? READ: MATTHEW 12:18-21

  5. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 READ: MATTHEW 12:15-21 15 But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. 16 Yet He warned them not to make Him known, 17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 18 "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. 19 He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; 21 And in His name Gentiles will trust." NKJV

  6. WHO WERE THESE SERVANTS OF THE LORD? ABRAHAM? GENESIS 26:24 PSALMS 105:6,42 ISAAC? GENESIS 24:14 JACOB? ISAIAH 41:8 JEREMIAH 30:10; 46:27-28 EZEKIEL 28:25 MOSES? DEUTERONOMY 34:5 JOSHUA 1:1-2,13,15 1 CHRONICLES 6:49 2 CHRONICLES 24:9 PSALMS 105:26 REVELATION 15:3 JOSHUA? EXODUS 33:10-11 JOSHUA 24:29-30 JUDGES 2:8 DANIEL? DANIEL 6:20 NEHEMIAH? NEHEMIAH 1:10-11

  7. WHO WERE THESE SERVANTS OF THE LORD? PROPHETS? EZRA 9:10-11 JEREMIAH 7:25 DANIEL 9:6 AMOS 3:7 NEBUCHADNEZZAR? JEREMIAH 27:6; 43:10 PAUL? ROMANS 1:1 TITUS 1:1 EPAPHRAS? COLOSSIANS 4:12 JAMES? JAMES 1:1 PETER? 2 PETER 1:1 JUDE? JUDE 1:1 CHRISTIANS? 1 PETER 2:13 REVELATION 7:3

  8. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? READ: MATTHEW 12:18 18 "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. READ: JOHN 6:38 38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. NKJV

  9. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? READ: ACTS 3:13 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. NKJV

  10. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? READ: ACTS 3:25-26 25 You are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, 'And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.‘ 26 To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities." NKJV

  11. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? READ: ACTS 4:27-30 27 "For truly against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together 28 to do whatever Your hand and Your purpose determined before to be done. 29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word, 39 by stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus." NKJV

  12. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? READ: PHILIPPIANS 2:5-8 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. NKJV

  13. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? IN WHOM WILL THE SOUL OF THE LORD DELIGHT? READ: MATTHEW 3:17 17 And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

  14. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? UPON WHOM WILL THE LORD PUT HIS SPIRIT? READ: MATTHEW 12:18 18 "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. NKJV

  15. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? UPON WHOM WILL THE LORD PUT HIS SPIRIT? READ: JOHN 3:34-35 34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. NKJV

  16. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? UPON WHOM WILL THE LORD PUT HIS SPIRIT? READ: LUKE 4:18-19 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; 19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD."

  17. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 1 "Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHAT WILL HE BRING TO THE GENTILES? READ: MATTHEW 12:18 18 "Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. NKJV

  18. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 2 He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHAT WILL HE NOT DO? READ: MATTHEW 12:19-20 19 He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory;

  19. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHY IS HE COMING? HOW WILL HE JUDGE? READ: PSALMS 96:13 13 For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with His truth. NKJV

  20. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHAT WILL JESUS BRING? READ: JOHN 14:6 6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

  21. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? HOW WILL MAN BE JUDGED? READ: MATTHEW 12:36-37 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned." NKJV

  22. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHO WILL BE CONDEMNED? WHY? READ: JOHN 3:18-19 18 "He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. NKJV

  23. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 3 A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHO DID JOHN SEE? HOW WILL HE JUDGE? READ: REVELATION 19:11 11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

  24. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHAT WILL HE ESTABLISH IN THE EARTH? WHAT DID THE LORD PROMISE JUDAH? WHO IS SHILOH? READ: GENESIS 49:10 10 The scepter shall not depart from Judah, Nor a lawgiver from between his feet, Until Shiloh comes; And to Him shall be the obedience of the people. NKJV

  25. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHO WILL SAVE ISRAEL & JUDAH? READ: JEREMIAH 23:6 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV

  26. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? IN WHOM WILL THE GENTILES TRUST? READ: MATTHEW 12:21 21 And in His name Gentiles will trust." NKJV

  27. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:1-4 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law." WHO IS THIS SERVANT OF THE LORD? JESUS? WHAT LAW ARE THEY WAITING FOR? READ: ROMANS 10:3-4 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. NKJV

  28. READ: ISAIAH 42:5-7 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

  29. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHY REMIND THEM ABOUT CREATION? HOW WILL GOD MANIFEST HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS? WHAT IS THIS NEW COVENANT? WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD? WHO ARE THEY WHO SIT IN DARKNESS?

  30. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: HOW DID GOD CREATE THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH? READ: GENESIS 1:1-2 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. NKJV

  31. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: HOW DID GOD CREATE THE HEAVENS & THE EARTH? READ: GENESIS 1:6-8 6 Then God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.“ 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day. NKJV

  32. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: DO WE NEED TO BE REMINDED OF HIS CREATION? READ: PSALMS 24:1-2 1 The earth is the LORD‘S, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein. 2 For He has founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the waters. NKJV READ: PSLAMS 102:25 25 Of old You laid the foundation of the earth, And the heavens are the work of Your hands. NKJV

  33. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 5 Thus says God the LORD, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it: DO WE NEED TO BE REMINDED OF HIS CREATION? READ: ACTS 17:22-24 22 Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, "Men of Athens, I perceive that in all things you are very religious; 23 for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you: 24 God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands. NKJV

  34. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. HOW WILL GOD MANIFEST HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS? READ: JEREMIAH 23:6 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. NKJV

  35. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, WHAT IS THIS NEW COVENANT? READ: JEREMIAH 31:31-33 31 "Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, though I was a husband to them, says the LORD. 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

  36. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 WHAT IS THIS NEW COVENANT? READ: JEREMIAH 32:40-41 40 And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. 41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.' NKJV READ: JEREMIAH 50:5 5 They shall ask the way to Zion, With their faces toward it, saying, 'Come andlet us join ourselves to the LORD In a perpetual covenant That will not be forgotten.'

  37. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHO IS THE MESSENGER OF THIS NEW COVENANT? READ: MALACHI 3:1 1 "Behold, I send My messenger, And he will prepare the way before Me. And the Lord, whom you seek, Will suddenly come to His temple, Even the Messenger of the covenant, In whom you delight. Behold, He is coming,“ Says the LORD of hosts. NKJV

  38. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD? READ: LUKE 2:29-32 29 "Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word; 30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation 31 Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, 32 A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel." NKJV

  39. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD? READ: JOHN 1:4-9 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world. NKJV

  40. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD? READ: JOHN 8:12 12 Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life." NKJV READ: JOHN 9:5 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world." NKJV

  41. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, WHO IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD? READ: JOHN 12:35-36 35 Then Jesus said to them, "A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going. 36 While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light." These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them. NKJV READ: JOHN 12:46 46 I have come as a light into the world, that whoever believes in Me should not abide in darkness. NKJV

  42. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHO ARE THEY WHO SIT IN DARKNESS? READ: PSALMS 107:10-14 10 Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons — 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High, 12 Therefore He brought down their heart with labor; They fell down, and there was none to help. 13 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces. NKJV

  43. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHO ARE THEY WHO SIT IN DARKNESS? READ: JOHN 3:19-21 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God." NKJV

  44. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHO DID THE LORD SEND TO THE GENTILES? READ: ACTS 26:15-18 17 I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, 18 to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.' NKJV

  45. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHAT DID PAUL SAY TO THE EPHESIANS? READ: EPHESIANS 5:8-11 8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them. NKJV

  46. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHAT DID PETER SAY TO THE GENTILE CHRISTIANS? READ: 1 PETER 2:9-10 9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. NKJV

  47. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:5-7 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 6 "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, 7 To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house. WHAT IS A SERVANT OF THE LORD TO DO? WHY? READ: 2 TIMOTHY 2:24-26 24 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. NKJV

  48. READ: ISAIAH 42:8-9 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. 9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them."

  49. QUESTIONS: ISAIAH 42:8-9 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD 8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images. 9 Behold, the former things have come to pass, And new things I declare; Before they spring forth I tell you of them.“ WHAT IS GOD’S NAME? WHAT FORMER THINGS CAME TO PASS? WHAT NEW THINGS WILL THE LORD DECLARE?

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