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{Matthew 12:18} Behold 2400 z5628 my 3450 servant, 3816 whom 3739 I have chosen; 140 z5656 my 3450 beloved, 27 in 1519 whom 3739 my y3450 x1519 soul 5590 is well pleased: 2106 z5656 I will put 5087 z5692 my 3450 spirit 4151 upon 1909 him, 846 and 2532 he shall shew 518 z5692 judgment 2920 to the x3588 Gentiles. 1484
Behold:
This prophecy is expressly referred to the Messiah by the Targumist, who renders, "Behold my servant the Messiah," etc., ha avdi mesheecha; and it was amply fulfilled in the gentle, lowly, condescending and beneficent nature of Christ's miracles and personal ministry, his perseverance in the midst of opposition, without engaging in contentious disputation, and his kind and tender dealing with weak and tempted believers.
my servant:
"And now,¹ saithª° the LORDª that formedª° me from the wombª¹ [to be] his servant,ª to bring²° Jacob² againª°¹ to¹ him, Though Israelª be not gathered,ª° yet shall I be gloriousª° in the eyesª of the LORD,ª and my Godª shall be¹ my strength.ª ... And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª" {Isa 49:5-6} + "Behold,¹ my servantª shall deal prudently,ª° he shall be exaltedª° and extolled,ª° and be very² high.ª°¹" {Isa 52:13} + "He shall seeª° of the travailª¹ of his soul,ª [and] shall be satisfied:ª° by his knowledgeª shall my righteousª servantª justifyª° many;ª for he¹ shall bearª° their iniquities.ª" {Isa 53:11} + "Hearª° now,¹ O Joshuaª the highª priest,ª thou,¹ and thy fellowsª that sitª° beforeª thee: for¹ they¹ [are] men²¹ wondered¹ at:² for,¹ behold,¹ I will bring forthª°¹ my servantª the BRANCH.ª" {Zch 3:8} + "Who,ª beingª° inª the formª of God,ª thought¹ it²° notª robberyª to beª° equalª with God:ª ... Butª made²° himself² of no reputation,ª°¹ and took¹ upon him²° the formª of a servant,ª and was madeª° inª the likenessª of men:ª" {Php 2:6-7}
whom I:
"Then¹ thou spakestª° in visionª to thy holy one,ª and saidst,ª° I have laidª° helpª upon¹ [one that is] mighty;ª I have exaltedª° [one] chosen²°¹ out of the people.ª¹" {Psa 89:19} + "Listen,ª° O isles,ª unto¹ me; and hearken,ª° ye people,ª from far;ª¹ The LORDª hath calledª° me from the womb;ª¹ from the bowelsª¹ of my motherª hath he made mentionª° of my name.ª ... And saidª° unto me, Thou¹ [art] my servant,ª O Israel,ª in whom¹ I will be glorified.ª°" {Isa 49:1-3} + "Andª the¹ peopleª stoodª° beholding.ª° Andª the¹ rulersª alsoª withª themª deridedª° [him], saying,ª° He savedª° others;ª let him saveª° himself,ª ifª heª beª° Christ,ª the¹ chosenª of God.ª" {Lke 23:35} + "Toª whomª coming,ª° [as unto] a livingª° stone,ª disallowedª° indeedª ofª men,ª butª chosenª ofª God,ª [and] precious,ª" {1Pe 2:4}
my beloved:
"Andª loª° a voiceª fromª heaven,ª saying,ª° Thisª isª° myª belovedª Son,ª inª whomª I am well pleased.ª°" {Mtt 3:17} + "While heª yetª spake,ª° behold,ª° a brightª cloudª overshadowedª° them:ª andª beholdª° a voiceª out¹ of² the¹ cloud,ª which said,ª° Thisª isª° myª belovedª Son,ª inª whomª I am well pleased;ª° hear¹ ye²° him.ª" {Mtt 17:5} + "Andª there cameª° a voiceª fromª heaven,ª [saying], Thouª artª° myª belovedª Son,ª inª whomª I am well pleased.ª°" {Mrk 1:11} + "Andª there wasª° a cloudª that overshadowedª° them:ª andª a voiceª cameª° out ofª the¹ cloud,ª saying,ª° Thisª isª° myª belovedª Son:ª hearª° him.ª" {Mrk 9:7} + "Andª there cameª° a voiceª out ofª the¹ cloud,ª saying,ª° Thisª isª° myª belovedª Son:ª hearª° him.ª" {Lke 9:35} + "Toª the praiseª of the gloryª of his²¹ grace,ª whereinªª he hath made²° us² acceptedª°¹ inª the¹ beloved.ª°" {Eph 1:6} + "Paul,ª an apostleª of Jesusª Christª byª the willª of God,ª andª Timotheusª [our] brother,ª" {Col 1:1} + "Whoª hath deliveredª° usª fromª the¹ powerª of darkness,ª andª hath translatedª° [us] intoª the¹ kingdomª of his²¹ dearª Son:ª" {Col 1:13} *marg. "Forª he receivedª° fromª Godª the Fatherª honourª andª glory,ª when there cameª° suchª a voiceª to himª fromª the¹ excellentª glory,ª Thisª isª° myª belovedª Son,ª inª whomª Iª am well pleased.ª°" {2Pe 1:17}
I will:
"Andª Jesus,ª when he was baptized,ª° went upª° straightwayª out ofª the¹ water:ª and,ª lo,ª° the¹ heavensª were openedª° unto him,ª andª he sawª° the¹ Spiritª of Godª descendingª° likeª a dove,ª andª lightingª° uponª him:ª" {Mtt 3:16} + "And the spiritª of the LORDª shall restª° upon¹ him, the spiritª of wisdomª and understanding,ª the spiritª of counselª and might,ª the spiritª of knowledgeª and of the fearª of the LORD;ª" {Isa 11:2} + "And the Redeemerª° shall comeª° to Zion,ª and unto them that turn²° from¹ transgressionª in Jacob,ª saithª° the LORD.ª ... As for me,¹ this¹ [is] my covenantª with¹ them, saithª° the LORD;ª My spiritª that¹ [is] upon¹ thee, and my wordsª which¹ I have putª° in thy mouth,ª shall not¹ departª° out of thy mouth,ª¹ nor out of the mouthª¹ of thy seed,ª nor out of the mouthª¹ of thy seed'sª seed,ª saithª° the LORD,ª from henceforth¹¹ and for² ever.ª¹" {Isa 59:20-21} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª GODª [is] upon¹ me; because¹ the LORDª hath anointedª° me to preach good tidingsª° unto the meek;ª he hath sentª° me to bind upª° the brokenhearted,ªª° to proclaimª° libertyª to the captives,ª° and the opening of the prisonª to [them that are] bound;ª° ... To appointª° unto them that mournª in Zion,ª to giveª° unto them beautyª for¹ ashes,ª the oilª of joyª for¹ mourning,ª the garmentª of praiseª for¹ the spiritª of heaviness;ª that they might be calledª° treesª of righteousness,ª the plantingª of the LORD,ª that he might be glorified.ª°" {Isa 61:1-3} + "Andª the¹ Holyª Ghostª descendedª° in a bodilyª shapeª likeª a doveª uponª him,ª andª a voiceª cameª° fromª heaven,ª which said,ª° Thouª artª° myª belovedª Son;ª inª theeª I am well pleased.ª°" {Lke 3:22} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª [is] uponª me,ª becauseª¹ he hath anointedª° meª to preach the gospelª° to the poor;ª he hath sentª° meª to healª° the¹ brokenhearted,ªª° to preachª° deliveranceª to the captives,ª andª recovering of sightª to the blind,ª to setª° atª libertyª them that are bruised,ª°" {Lke 4:18} + "Andª Johnª bare record,ª° saying,ª°² I sawª° the¹ Spiritª descendingª° fromª heavenª likeª a dove,ª andª it abodeª° uponª him.ª ... And Iª saw,ª° andª bare recordª° thatª thisª isª° the¹ Sonª of God.ª" {Jhn 1:32-34} + "Forª he whomª Godª hath sentª° speakethª° the¹ wordsª of God:ª forª Godª givethª° notª the¹ Spiritª byª measureª [unto him]." {Jhn 3:34} + "Howª Godª anointedª° Jesusª ofª Nazarethª with the Holyª Ghostª andª with power:ª whoª² went aboutª° doing good,ª° andª healingª° allª that were oppressedª° ofª the¹ devil;ª forª Godª wasª° withª him.ª" {Act 10:38}
and he:
"Until¹ the spiritª be pouredª° upon¹ us from on high,ª¹ and the wildernessª be¹ a fruitful field,ª and the fruitful fieldª be countedª° for a forest.ª ... Then judgmentª shall dwellª° in the wilderness,ª and righteousnessª remainª° in the fruitful field.ª" {Isa 32:15-16} + "And he said,ª° It is a light thingª° that thou shouldest be¹¹ my servantª to raise upª°¹ the tribesª of Jacob,ª and to restoreª° the preservedª°°² of Israel:ª I will also giveª° thee for a lightª to the Gentiles,ª that thou mayest be¹ my salvationª unto¹ the endª of the earth.ª" {Isa 49:6} + "For,¹ behold,¹ the darknessª shall coverª° the earth,ª and gross darknessª the people:ª but the LORDª shall ariseª° upon¹ thee, and his gloryª shall be seenª° upon¹ thee. ... And the Gentilesª shall comeª° to thy light,ª and kingsª to the brightnessª of thy rising.ª" {Isa 60:2-3} + "And the Gentilesª shall seeª° thy righteousness,ª and all¹ kingsª thy glory:ª and thou shalt be calledª° by a newª name,²°¹ which¹ the mouthª of the LORDª shall name.²¹" {Isa 62:2} + "O LORD,ª my strength,ª and my fortress,ª and my refugeª in the dayª of affliction,ª the Gentilesª shall comeª° unto¹ thee from the endsª¹ of the earth,ª and shall say,ª° Surely¹ our fathersª have inheritedª° lies,ª vanity,ª and [things] wherein [there is] no¹ profit.ª°" {Jer 16:19} + "Whichª thou hast preparedª° beforeª the faceª of allª people;ª ... A lightª toª lightenª the Gentiles,ª andª the gloryª of thyª peopleª Israel.ª" {Lke 2:31-32} + "Whenª they heardª° these things,ª they held their peace,ª° andª glorifiedª° God,ª saying,ª° Thenª hath²°¹ Godª also²¹ to the¹ Gentilesª grantedª° repentanceª untoª life.ª" {Act 11:18} + "Thenª Paulª andª Barnabasª waxed bold,ª° and said,ª° It wasª° necessaryª that the¹ wordª of Godª should²° firstª have been spokenª° to you:ª butª seeingª ye put²° it² from you,ª°¹ andª judgeª° yourselvesª unworthyªª of everlastingª life,ª lo,ª° we turnª° toª the¹ Gentiles.ª ... Andª when the¹ Gentilesª heard¹ this,²° they were glad,ª° andª glorifiedª° the¹ wordª of the¹ Lord:ª andª as many asª wereª° ordainedª° toª eternalª lifeª believed.ª°" {Act 13:46-48} + "Andª when they were come,ª° andª had gathered²° the church² together,ª°¹¹ they rehearsedª° all² that¹ Godª had doneª° withª them,ª andª howª he had openedª° the doorª of faithª unto the¹ Gentiles.ª" {Act 14:27} + "Deliveringª° theeª fromª the¹ people,ª andª [from] the¹ Gentiles,ª untoª whomª nowª I sendª° thee,ª ... To openª° theirª eyes,ª [and] to turnª° [them] fromª darknessª toª light,ª andª [from] the¹ powerª of Satanª untoª God,ª that¹ theyª may receiveª° forgivenessª of sins,ª andª inheritanceª amongª them¹ which are sanctifiedª° by faithª that¹ is inª me.ª" {Act 26:17-18} + "Andª that the¹ Gentilesª might glorifyª° Godª forª [his] mercy;ª asª it is written,ª° For²° this² causeª¹ I will confessª° to theeª amongª the Gentiles,ª andª singª° unto thyª name.ª ... Andª again,ª Esaiasª saith,ª° There shall beª° a rootª of Jesse,ª andª he that shall riseª° to reign overª° the Gentiles;ª inª himª shall²° the Gentilesª trust.ª°" {Rom 15:9-12} + "Whereforeª remember,ª° thatª yeª [being] in time pastª Gentilesª inª the flesh,ª whoª are calledª° Uncircumcisionª byª that which² is calledª° the Circumcisionª inª the fleshª made by hands;ª ... Butª nowª inª Christª Jesusª yeª who² sometimes² wereª°¹ far offª are madeª° nighª byª the¹ bloodª of Christ.ª" {Eph 2:11-13} + "Whichª inª otherª agesª was²° notª made knownª° unto the¹ sonsª of men,ª asª it is²° nowª revealedª° unto hisª holyª apostlesª andª prophetsª byª the Spirit;ª ... Unto me,ª who am less than the leastª of allª saints,ª is²° thisª graceª given,ª° that I should preachª° amongª the¹ Gentilesª the¹ unsearchableª richesª of Christ;ª" {Eph 3:5-8}

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