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The chosen servant
Isaiah described a servant on whom God's Spirit rests, who will not break a bruised reed. Matthew says Jesus's gentle, unpublicized healing ministry fulfilled that portrait.
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New TestamentMatthew 12:18-21Open this recordRead the earlier witness
1“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. 2He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. 3A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; 4he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” Read the later witness
18“Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. 19He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear his voice in the streets. 20A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, till he has brought justice through to victory. 21In his name the nations will put their hope.” Why FaithGraph draws this line
Matthew 12:18-21 quotes Isaiah 42:1-4.
Matthew quotes Isaiah's first servant song to explain why Jesus healed quietly and withdrew from conflict.
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