Someone asked: What law is being referenced here?
ISAIAH 42:1-4
1 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.
1 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.
2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
If you were a contemporary of Isaiah's, you might think that Israel, as God's servant, was called with a vocation to glorify God's law, as it was expressed through Moses, in the eyes of the earth. And you might try to live into that.
But still, the prophecy would make you think of Israel's failure to do that; and perhaps of your own failure to do so. So you would think there must be more to this prophecy - there must be Someone - who will succeed at carrying-out such a high calling.
And so you would begin to wonder Who this Person might be. And when He might come. And you would wonder what form of 'law' His law might be - which people in every nation will eagerly attend to (in contrast to Moses' Law, which was very-much for Jews and Jewish-proselytes only).
Enter: the forerunner, John the Baptist, preparing the way, and proclaiming, "This is He!"
Followed by: Jesus of Nazareth. The Servant. The Holy One of Israel. Son of David. Son of Abraham. Son of God. Jesus the Messiah fulfilled the Law and the Prophets; carried-out Israel's vocation; made a New Covenant/Law in His blood; His gospel is preached to all nations.
Believers in Him from among all the nations now fulfil Divine law - without needing to become Jewish proselytes and without becoming Observant of Moses' customs. They become children of God. Partakers of the Divine nature. By the Spirit of God. By grace. A people marked-out by their faith, hope and love.
All to the glory of God!
But still, the prophecy would make you think of Israel's failure to do that; and perhaps of your own failure to do so. So you would think there must be more to this prophecy - there must be Someone - who will succeed at carrying-out such a high calling.
And so you would begin to wonder Who this Person might be. And when He might come. And you would wonder what form of 'law' His law might be - which people in every nation will eagerly attend to (in contrast to Moses' Law, which was very-much for Jews and Jewish-proselytes only).
Enter: the forerunner, John the Baptist, preparing the way, and proclaiming, "This is He!"
Followed by: Jesus of Nazareth. The Servant. The Holy One of Israel. Son of David. Son of Abraham. Son of God. Jesus the Messiah fulfilled the Law and the Prophets; carried-out Israel's vocation; made a New Covenant/Law in His blood; His gospel is preached to all nations.
Believers in Him from among all the nations now fulfil Divine law - without needing to become Jewish proselytes and without becoming Observant of Moses' customs. They become children of God. Partakers of the Divine nature. By the Spirit of God. By grace. A people marked-out by their faith, hope and love.
All to the glory of God!
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