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08. Isaiah 42-48 Isaiah 42:1 08. Isaiah 42-48 Isaiah 42:1 Here is my servant [LXX adds ‘Israel’], whom I uphold, my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. For the second time (see 41:8-9), Israel is referred to by YHWH as ‘my servant’, the one whom YHWH has chosen. In 41:8-10, Israel was assured that there was nothing to fear, for YHWH was with them. They would be able to do what they were being summoned to do, not by their own strength, but by the victorious power of YHWH. Here the focus is on the mission that YHWH is confiding to them. Jesus’ Baptism (Matthew 3:17) Jesus’ Transfiguration (Matthew 17:5) Isaiah 42:1-4 I have put my spirit upon him; he will establish justice for the nations. He will not shout or raise his voice, or make it heard in the street; a bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench. He will establish a just order. He will not grow faint or be crushed until he has established justice in the earth; and the coastlands wait for his law [Torah]. Abraham had been told: ‘in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed’(Genesis 12:3). Now Abraham’s offspring (41:8) is being told that they are to establish justice’(mišpāṭ) for the nations, an order based on YHWH’s ‘law’(tôrâ, 41:4). They will do this, not in the manner of the empires of the day (by violence), but by teaching the world the ways of YHWH. Isaiah 42:5-7 Thus says God, YHWH, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I, YHWH, have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. It is by being faithful to their covenant with God that Israel will reveal YHWH to the world, and teach the nations how to live. It is this that will enlighten the nations and redeem the world. Isaiah 42:8-12 I, YHWH, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the events predicted have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them. Sing to YHWH a new song, his praise from the ends of the earth! Let the sea roar and all that fills it, the coastlands and their inhabitants. Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar inhabits; let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy, let them shout from the tops of the mountains. Let them give glory to YHWH, and declare his praise in the coastlands. Isaiah 42:13-15 YHWH goes forth like a hero, like a warrior he stirs up his fury; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes. For a long time I have held my peace, kept still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labour, I will gasp and pant. I will lay waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbage; I will turn the rivers into islands, and dry up the pools. The fall of Babylon will open the way for the exiles to return home to restore Judah and to carry on the mission entrusted to them. For many years those in exile and those back home in Jerusalem could see no way out of their situation. The prophet-preachers began by exhorting them to prepare a way because YHWH, their God, was coming to them (see Isaiah 40:1-11). Now they tell them that YHWH has prepared a way for them. Isaiah 42:16-17 I will lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I will do, and I will not forsake them. They shall be turned back and utterly put to shame – those who trust in carved images, who say to cast images, “You are our gods.” This is yet another assertion of the folly of trusting in carved images. It is a criticism of Babylon, but it is also a warning to the people of Judah, whether in exile or at home, not to compromise their faith, but to place their trust in YHWH alone. Isaiah 42:18-20 How can the prophet-preachers expect the people to listen? They were blind and deaf to God’s prophetic word before. Why should they be expected to see and hear now? The prophet- preachers begin by highlighting the chronic blindness and deafness of the people whom YHWH has chosen as his ‘servant’ to carry out his will in the world. Listen, you that are deaf; and you that are blind, look up and see! Who is as blind as my servant, or as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as my dedicated one, or as blind as the servant of YHWH? He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear. Isaiah 42:21-25 focus on YHWH as the one responsible for the Exile Isaiah 43:1-3 But now thus says YHWH, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am YHWH your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour. It is true that YHWH saw fit to punish Judah, but it was in view of purifying the people. Now, however, ‘she has served her term’(40:2). YHWH, the lord of creation (see 40:12-31), and the lord of history, is their redeemer (see 41:14). Isaiah 43:3-6 I give Egypt as your ransom, If it means that these Ethiopia and Seba in exchange for you. nations must be Because you are precious in my sight, conquered, so be it. and honoured, and I love you, I give people in return for you, nations in exchange for your life. Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you; I will say to the north, “Give them up,” and to the south, “Do not withhold; bring my sons from far away and my daughters from the end of the earth … Isaiah 43:10-14 You are my witnesses, says YHWH, and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I AM (see 41:4). Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. I, I am YHWH, and besides me there is no saviour. I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses, says YHWH. I am God, and also henceforth I AM; there is no one who can deliver from my hand; I work and who can hinder it? Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 43:14 - 44:8 replays earlier themes Isaiah 43:25 ‘I, I am He’ (’ānōkî ’ānōkî hû’). who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and I will not remember your sins.’ Isaiah 44:1-4 But now hear, O Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen! Thus says YHWH who made you, who formed you in the womb and will help you: Do not fear, O Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen. For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my spirit upon your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring. They shall spring up like a green tamarisk, like willows by flowing streams. Isaiah 44:6-8 Thus says YHWH, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, YHWH of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god. Who is like me? Let them proclaim it, let them declare and set it forth before me. Who has announced from of old the things to come? Let them tell us what is yet to be. Do not fear, or be afraid; have I not told you from of old and declared it? You are my witnesses! Is there any god besides me? There is no other rock; I know not one. Isaiah 44:9-20 : a polemic against idolatry Isaiah 44:21-26 YHWH is inviting his people into intimate communion. Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I formed you, you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me. I have swept away your transgressions like a cloud, your sins like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you.
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