Isaiah:49:1-7
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Listen ,
to me O isles ;
and hearken ,
ye people ,
from far ;
The LORD hath called (
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This is spoken in the person of Christ ,
to assure the faithful that these promises should come to pass :
for they were all made in him and in him would be performed .(:
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me from This is meant of the time that Christ would be manifested to the world ,
as in (
Psa_2
:7 ).
the womb ;
from the body of my mother hath he made mention of my name .
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And he hath made my mouth like a sharp (
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By the sword and shaft ,
he signifies the virtue and efficacy of Christ '
s doctrine .(:
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sword ;
in the shadow of his hand hath he God has taken me to his protection and defence :
this chiefly is meant of Christ ,
and may also be applied to the ministers of his word .
hid me ,
and made me a polished shaft ;
in his quiver hath he hid me ;
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And said to me ,
Thou [
art ]
my servant ,
O (
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By Israel is meant Christ ,
and all the body of the faithful ,
as the members and their head .(:
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Israel ,
in whom I will be glorified .
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Then I said ,
I have (
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Thus Christ in his members complains that his labour and preaching take no effect ,
yet he is contented that his doings are approved by God .(:
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laboured in vain ,
I have spent my strength for nothing ,
and in vain : [
yet ]
surely my judgment [
is ]
with the LORD ,
and my work with my God .
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And now ,
saith the LORD that formed me from the womb [
to be ]
his servant ,
to bring Jacob again to him ,
Though Israel be not gathered , (
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Though the Jews refuse my doctrine ,
yet God will approve my ministry .(:
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yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD ,
and my God shall be my strength .
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And he said ,
It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob ,
and to restore the preserved of Israel :
I will also give (
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To declare my gospel to the Gentiles ,
as in (
Isa_42
:6 ;
Act_13
:47 ;
Luk_2
:32 ).(:
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thee for a light to the Gentiles ,
that thou mayest be my salvation to the end of the earth .
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Thus saith the LORD ,
the Redeemer of Israel , [
and ]
his Holy One ,
to him whom man despiseth ,
to him whom the nation abhorreth ,
to a (
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Meaning ,
the Jews whom tyrants kept in bondage .(:
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servant of rulers ,
Kings shall see and The benefit of their deliverance will be so great ,
that great and small will acknowledge it ,
and revere God for it .
arise ,
princes also shall worship ,
because of the LORD that is faithful , [
and ]
the Holy One of Israel ,
and he shall choose thee .
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