Isaiah 42:1-17 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit on him… ? — The following are, in brief, the leading opinions which have been held:(1) Hitzig's, that the Jewish people in exile is referred to, as distinguished from the heathen; (2) that of Paulus and Maurer, that the servant is the pious portion of the people; (3) that of Gesenins, that the prophetic order is intended; (4) that of Hofmann, combining (2) and (3), that it means Israel, the prophetic people, suffering on behalf of the heathen world; (5) that of Oehler and Delitzsch, that "the conception of the servant of Jehovah is, as it were, a pyramid, of which the base is the people of Israel as a whole, the central part Israel 'according to the Spirit,' and the summit, the person of the Mediator of salvation, who arises out of Israel." (Prof. T. K. Cheyne, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. |
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