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Isaiah 50 is an intriguing chapter in the Book of Isaiah, filled with deep metaphors, powerful imagery, and stark contrasts. It forms part of the "Servant Songs" - prophetic visions that personify the people of Israel or the coming Messiah as a Servant.
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Isaiah is the only biblical book to mention and describe a...
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Biblical Commentary. Isaiah 50:4-9a. EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. The Servant is God’s agent to do God’s work in the world. • The first song (42:1-4) tells of the call of the Servant to “bring justice to the nations” (42:1). • The second song (49:1-6), further defines the Servant’s mission.
13 Σεπ 2009 · The idea of righteous suffering is prevalent in Isaiah 50:4–9 and in the Servant Songs in general. This week’s text, however, emphasizes particular nuances to the more general theme, namely the cost of being faithful to the LORD’s calling and God’s vindication of the servant’s obedience.
I clothe the heavens with blackness: Heaven is in mourning, because of the sin and unbelief of God’s people. i. “Oh, the sorrow in the heart of God – the pang, the pain, the agony, the suffering – when His children sin!…. Sin in the lives of God’s people clothes heaven with blackness and sackcloth.” (Redpath) ii.
3. (Isaiah 50:10-11) The Servant of the LORD challenges all to submit to the LORD as He does. “Who among you fears the LORD? Who obeys the voice of His Servant? Who walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD And rely upon his God. Look, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with sparks:
6 Σεπ 2015 · The prophet repeats theme after theme from Lamentations, describing himself doing all that the lamenter had prescribed. Like that lamenter he walks in darkness, without light, and envisions a stance of trust despite confusion, despite opposition, despite present straits.
29 Οκτ 2004 · This chapter can easily be divided into three sections: verses 1-3 form the assurance of the LORD’s help, verses 4-9 are the third Servant Song, and verses 10-11 the final exhortation. The question raised by the commentaries is whether or not these sections belong together as a flowing argument.
