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Messiah’s Mission Would Include Gentiles, 6 ~
“Search
the Scriptures—they testify of Me.”
— Jesus Christ (John 5:39)
The Scripture
“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit
upon Him; He will bring forth justice to
the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed He will
not break, and smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth
justice for truth. He will not fail nor be discouraged, till He has established
justice in the earth; and the coastlands shall wait for His law” (Isaiah 42:1-4).
The Messiah
“But
when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there.
And great multitudes followed
Him, and He healed them all. Yet He
warned them not to make Him known, that
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘Behold!
My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well
pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him,
and He will declare justice to the
Gentiles. He will not quarrel nor
cry out, nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking
flax He will not quench, till He sends forth justice to victory; and in His name Gentiles will trust’” (Matthew 12:15-21).
“For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this
mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part
has happened to Israel until the fullness
of the Gentiles has come in. And so
all Israel will be saved, as it is
written: ‘The Deliverer will come out of Zion, and He will turn away
ungodliness from Jacob; for this is My covenant with them, when I take away their
sins’” (Romans 11:25-27). “And the Scripture,
foreseeing that God would justify the
Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand, saying, ‘In
you all the nations shall be blessed.’
So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham”
(Galatians 3:8-9).
~~~ EXPLANATORY
“MESSIAH” NOTES ~~~
(1)
Each Saturday ALN posts an example of a Hebrew
Scriptures prophecy (or foreshadowing) related to the coming Messiah which was
fulfilled in the birth, life, death, or resurrection of Jesus Christ.
(2)
While extensive it will not be a
complete list—there are hundreds of prophecies of the coming Messiah which have
been fulfilled by one man—Jesus Christ at His First Coming.
(3) It is important that there are many more
prophecies of the Messiah, yet unfulfilled, which Christians believe will be
fulfilled at the time of His Second Coming.
A particularly relevant Scripture verse in this regard is: “Do not
despise prophesies” (1 Thessalonians 5:20).
(4)
These posts will typically consist only
of Scripture—which speaks for itself. Sometimes
italicized or bold font will be used by ALN for emphasis.
(5)
The numbering of these fulfilled
prophecies of the Messiah is used to differentiate individual posts. It is not
chronological (either by time of the prophecy or by sequence in the life of the
Messiah). The posting sequence will, for
the most part, be in the order that the prophecies appear in Scripture.
(6)
Because of the chosen methodology (#5 above)
we will find many specific prophecies repeated multiple times throughout the
Scriptures.
(7) These serial posts are in addition to our
regular Tuesday ALN postings on random topics.
(8)
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