Tuesday 2021.08.24
Today's portion of my OT reading is from Isaiah chapters forty-seven through fify-one.
Isaiah chapter 49 records a prophecy about the Messiah, the servant chosen by Yehovah to bring Israel back to Him, and also to bring the salvation of Yehovah to all Gentile nations, "to the ends of the earth"
Isaiah 49:5, 6 NIV
5 And now the Lord says—
he who formed me in the womb to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
and gather Israel to himself,
for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord
and my God has been my strength—
6 he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
to restore the tribes of Jacob
and bring back those of Israel I have kept.
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles,
that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
The prophecy continues in verse 7, that this Chosen Servant will rule over kings and princes of the earth.
Isaiah 49:7 NIV
This is what the Lord says—
the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel—
to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation,
to the servant of rulers:
“Kings will see you and stand up,
princes will see and bow down,
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
