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| "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 |
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| "Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me." John 5:39 |
| Isaiah 1-10 | Isaiah 11 | Isaiah 12-41 | Isaiah 42-48 |
| Isaiah 49 | Isaiah 50-51 | Isaiah 52-53 | Isaiah 54-66 |
| The Messiah would be God's servant. | |
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| Isaiah 42:1a
"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." | John 4:34
"Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work." John 5:30 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 12:17-18, John 6:38, 8:29, 9:4, 12:49-50, 14:31, 17:4 |
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| The Messiah would have the Spirit of God upon him. | |
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| Isaiah 42:1b
"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." | Matthew 3:16-17
" 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 12:18, Mark 1:10, Luke 4:14, John 1:16, 1:32, 3:34, Acts 10:38, Colossians 1:19 |
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| The Messiah would please God. | |
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| Isaiah 42:1c
"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." | Matthew 3:16-17
" 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples John 8:29 |
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| The Messiah would provide "justice" to the Gentiles. | |
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| Isaiah 42:1d
"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." | Matthew 24:14
"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." Ephesians 3:6 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 13:10, 16:15, John 3:16, 10:16, 12:46 Acts 13:47, Galations 3:14, 1 Timothy 2:4, Titus 2:11-12 |
The word the King James Version translates as "judgement" is from the Hebrew "mishpat," which can mean a "verdict" (favorable or unfavorable), or "pronounced judicially" (formal decree, divine law, statute, or ordinance), or "justice" (a right or privilege).1 Most translations (NAS, NKJV, NIV) render "mishpat" as "justice." As used in Isaiah 42:1, "mishpat" most likely refers to "the gospel dispensation, founded on justice."2 The gospel that Jesus preached had a judicial effect, providing for everlasting life to those to accepted it, and eternal damnation to those who rejected it. The phrase "he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles" in Isaiah 42:1 can be understood to refer to the gospel as the "true religion" that Jesus instituted unto all nations during His first earthly ministry.3 That the Messiah would provide salvation to the Gentiles is further supported later in this same passage, see Isaiah 42:6. Some also interpret "justice" in this verse to refer to the administration of the future reign of Jesus as King Messiah at His second coming.
1. Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible, Strongs #4941 | |
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| The Messiah would not draw attention to himself. | |
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| Isaiah 42:2
"He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street." | Matthew 12:15-21
" 15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all; 16 And charged them that they should not make him known: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying... 19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 8:4, 9:30, 16:20 |
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| The Messiah would have compassion for the poor and needy. | |
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| Isaiah 42:3
"A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth." | Matthew 11:4-5
" 4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them." Matthew 12:15-20 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 11:28, 20:34, Mark 1:40-41 |
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| The Messiah would receive guidance from God. | |
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| Isaiah 42:6a
"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;" | John 5:19-20
" 19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. 20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel." John 14:10-11 |
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| The Messiah would be ministered to by God. | |
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| Isaiah 42:6b
"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;" | John 8:29
"And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do alway those things that please him." Luke 22:42-43 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 4:10-11, Acts 10:40 |
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| The Messiah would be the new covenant. | |
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| Isaiah 42:6c
"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;" | Matthew 26:28
"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, Hebrews 12:24 |
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| The Messiah would be a light to the Gentiles. | |
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| Isaiah 42:6d
"I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;" | John 8:12
"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Luke 2:28-32, John 12:46, Acts 13:47-48, Ephesians 3:4-6 |
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| The Messiah would heal the blind. | |
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| Isaiah 42:7
"To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." | Matthew 9:27-30
" 27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it." Matthew 21:14 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples Matthew 11:5, 12:22-23, 15:30, 20:30-34, Mark 8:22-25, 10:51-52, Luke 4:18, 7:21-22, 18:35-43, John 9:1-7 |
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| The Messiah would be from everlasting. | |
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| Isaiah 48:16a
"Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me." | John 1:1-2 " 1 IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God." |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples John 8:58, 17:5, 17:24, Colossians 1:17, Revelation 1:8, 1:17-18, 2:8, 22:13 |
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| The Messiah would be sent from God. | |
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| Isaiah 48:16b
"Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me." | John 7:29
"But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me." John 8:42 |
| More Prophecies Like This | Additional Fulfillment Examples John 6:38, 6:57, 8:16, 9:4, 12:49, 14:24, 17:21, 20:21, Galatians 4:4-5, 1 John 4:14 |
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