Life Lessons from Isaiah “Sing of the Servant” Isaiah 42:1-13 Home Links & Next Week’s Text 1. What are the Servant’s credentials, cause, character, and commitment? 2. Who will benefit from His service? 3. What need does the Servant meet? 4. Who is called to sing and why? 5. How can we sing a similar song? Next Week’s Text: Isaiah 42:14-43:14 Isaiah’s Four “Servant Songs” Text Perspective Theme 42:1-9 Biography Responsibilities: establish justice and enlighten those in darkness 49:1-13 Autobiography Roles: restore Israel and reach the Gentiles 50:4-11 Autobiography Rejection: trust God for vindication in the face of humiliation 52:13- Biography Redemption: be exalted by God 54:12 because He provided atonement through His sacrificial death Adapted from the Moody Bible Commentary, 2014, p.1065 Who Is Isaiah’s “Servant”? “The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?”” (Acts 8:34, NASB95) Isaiah’s “Servants” “Isaiah initially identifies God’s servant as Israel (41:8; 44:1–2), who serves as God’s witness (43:10) and as a light to the Gentiles. Yet Israel could not fulfill this mission: Israel was deaf, blind (42:19), and in need of God’s forgiveness (44:21–22). Israel failed again and again. By contrast, God’s Servant, the Messiah, faithfully completes all the work He is given to do (cf. Luke 13:32; John 17:4). The Servant of the Lord is God’s faithful and true witness to humanity.” https://www.gotquestions.net/Printer/Servant-Songs-PF.html Accessed 9/5/2018 3:10p CDT Who Is Isaiah’s “Servant”? “Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture he preached Jesus to him.” (Acts 8:35, NASB95).