Isaiah 42:21

²¹The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify his law and make it glorious.

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Isaiah 42 opens the second major section of Isaiah’s prophecy, introducing the Servant of the Lord—a figure who will bring justice to the nations not through force but through gentle faithfulness. The chapter contrasts this Servant with Israel, who failed in their calling, and with

References· Isaiah 42

a: v.1 — Behold my servant: Matthew 12:18; Matthew 12:18-21, Luke 3:22, Isaiah 52:13, Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 43:10, Philippians 2:7, Matthew 17:5, Matthew 3:16-17, 1 Peter 2:4, Isaiah 53:11
b: v.2 — Matthew 12:16-20, 2 Timothy 2:24, Matthew 11:29, 1 Peter 2:23, Luke 17:20, Zechariah 9:9
c: v.3 — Ezekiel 34:16, Jeremiah 31:25, Isaiah 40:11, Psalms 147:3, Matthew 11:28, Isaiah 11:3-4, John 5:30, Revelation 19:11, Matthew 18:10-14, John 20:19-21
d: v.5 — Isaiah 40:22, Isaiah 45:12, Jeremiah 10:12, Zechariah 12:1, Isaiah 48:13, Psalms 104:2-35, Isaiah 44:24, Psalms 102:25-26, Hebrews 1:10-12, Jeremiah 32:17
e: v.6 — Covenant for the people, light for the Gentiles: Luke 2:32; Luke 2:32, John 8:12, Isaiah 26:3, Acts 13:47, Isaiah 49:8, Isaiah 49:6, 1 Peter 2:9, Isaiah 60:1-3, Jeremiah 23:5-6, Isaiah 51:4-5
f: v.7 — To open the eyes of the blind: John 9:39; Ephesians 1:17-18, Isaiah 61:1, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 49:9, 2 Timothy 2:26, Matthew 11:5, Hebrews 2:14-15, Luke 4:18-21, Luke 24:45, Isaiah 29:18
g: v.8 — Isaiah 48:11, Isaiah 43:11, Exodus 34:14, Exodus 20:3-5, Psalms 83:18, Exodus 3:13-15, Exodus 4:5, John 5:23, John 8:58
h: v.9 — Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 46:9-10, John 13:19, 2 Peter 1:19-21, Isaiah 44:7-8, Joshua 23:14-15, Isaiah 41:22-23, Joshua 21:45, 1 Kings 8:15-20, 1 Peter 1:10-12
i: v.16 — Isaiah 30:21, Luke 3:5, Isaiah 35:8, Isaiah 60:19-20, Isaiah 40:4, Luke 1:78-79, Ephesians 5:8, Isaiah 32:3, Jeremiah 32:39-41, Hebrews 13:5

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