God’s Promises to His Servants (41:1-42:9)

Observations from Isaiah

Lesson 32 : God’s Promises to His Servants (41:1-42:9)

The fearful Servant : God’s work terrifies idolaters (41:1-7) – JUDAH ON TRIAL (v 1) — THE LORD’S ACTIVITY IN HISTORY (v 2-4) — ‘I AM’ — THE NATIONS RESPOND (v 5-7) — The fearful Servant : Israel need not fear (41:8-20) – ISRAEL AS GOD’S CHOSEN ‘SERVANT’ (v 8, 9) — ‘IF GOD BE FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US?’ (v 10-12) — OUR MIGHTY AND CARING FATHER (v 13) — THE LORD OUR REDEEMER (v 14) — TAKING THE OFFENSIVE (v 14-16) — GOD WILL USE AND BLESS ISRAEL (v 17-20) — ‘FOR THE GLORY OF THE LORD’ (v 20) — The Ministering Servant : Helpless idols (41:21-29) – RETURN TO THE COURT OF v 1-7 — THE TESTIMONY OF IDOLS (v 21-24) — ‘WHERE DID WE COME FROM? WHERE ARE WE GOING? DO ANYTHING TO PROVE YOUR DEITY!’ (v 22, 23) — ISAIAH’S ENTIRE ARGUMENT RESTS ON THE FACT GOD ALONE CONTROLS HISTORY — The Ministering Servant : The Servant who brings justice (42:1-9) – THE FIRST OF THE ‘SERVANT SONGS’ — WHO IS THIS SERVANT? — THE SERVANT IN RESPONSE TO GOD’S CONTROL OF HISTORY — THE SPIRIT-ANOINTED SERVANT — JUSTICE TO THE NATIONS — THE COMPASSIONATE SERVANT (v 2, 3) — THE SERVANT’S COMMISSION (v 5-7) — THE REASON FOR THE REVELATION OF THE SERVANT (v 8, 9)