Messianic Texts in the Prophets: Isaiah 49:3-6 (8th c. BC) “My Servant, Israel, in Whom I will show My glory” עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר

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(Messianic Texts in the Prophets: Isaiah 49:3-6 (8th c. BC

“My Servant, Israel, in Whom I will show My glory”

עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר

(⁽avdiy ⁾āttāh yisrā⁾ēl ⁾asher bekhā ⁾etpā⁾ar)

“He said to Me, ‘You are My Servant, Israel, in Whom I will  show My glory.’ But I said, ‘I have  toiled in vain, I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely the justice due to Me is with the LORD, and My  reward with My God.’ And now says  the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, to bring Jacob back to Him, so that  Israel might be gathered to Him (For I am  honored in the sight of the LORD, and My God is My  strength), He says, ‘It is too  small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the  preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light  of the nations so that My salvation may  reach to the  end of the earth’” (Isa. 49:3-6).

‏וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃ ‎‏ וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לְרִ֣יק יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ וְהֶ֖בֶל כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃ ‎‏ וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יֹצְרִ֤י מִבֶּ֙טֶן֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד ל֔וֹ לְשׁוֹבֵ֤ב יַֽעֲקֹב֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹא [ל֣וֹ] יֵאָסֵ֑ף וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וֵאלֹהַ֖י הָיָ֥ה עֻזִּֽי׃ ‎‏ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקֵ֨ל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥ לִי֙ עֶ֔בֶד לְהָקִים֙ אֶת־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב וּנְצִירֵי [וּ][נְצוּרֵ֥י] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהָשִׁ֑יב וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ לְא֣וֹר גּוֹיִ֔ם לִֽהְי֥וֹת יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י עַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס

“Then it will happen on that day that the Lord will again recover the second time with His hand the remnant of His people, who will remain, from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. And He will lift up a standard for the nations and assemble the banished ones of Israel, and will gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth” (Isa. 11:11-12).

“In that day the LORD will start His threshing from the flowing stream of the Euphrates to the brook of Egypt, and you will be gathered up one by one, O sons of Israel” (Isa. 27:12).

“For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place. Since you are precious in My sight, since you are honored and I love you, I will give other men in your place and other peoples in exchange for your life. Do not fear, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west. I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ And to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring My sons from afar and My daughters from the ends of the earth, everyone who is called by My name, and whom I have created for My glory, whom I have formed, even whom I have made” (Isa. 43:3-7).

“And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, ‘Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, and the glory of Your people Israel’” (Luke 2:25-32).

“Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life” (John 8:12).

“For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I HAVE PLACED YOU AS A LIGHT FOR THE GENTILES, THAT YOU MAY BRING SALVATION TO THE END OF THE EARTH’” (Acts 13:47).

“So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place; that the Christ was to suffer, and that by reason of His resurrection from the dead He would be the first to proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles” (Acts 26:22-23).

(Is. 11:11 (BHS וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יוֹסִ֨יף אֲדֹנָ֤י ׀ שֵׁנִית֙ יָד֔וֹ לִקְנ֖וֹת אֶת־שְׁאָ֣ר עַמּ֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשָּׁאֵר֩ מֵאַשּׁ֨וּר וּמִמִּצְרַ֜יִם וּמִפַּתְר֣וֹס וּמִכּ֗וּשׁ וּמֵעֵילָ֤ם וּמִשִּׁנְעָר֙ וּמֵ֣חֲמָ֔ת וּמֵאִיֵּ֖י הַיָּֽם׃ ‎12‏ וְנָשָׂ֥א נֵס֙ לַגּוֹיִ֔ם וְאָסַ֖ף נִדְחֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת יְהוּדָה֙ יְקַבֵּ֔ץ מֵאַרְבַּ֖ע כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

‎Is. 27:12‏ וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יַחְבֹּ֧ט יְהוָ֛ה מִשִּׁבֹּ֥לֶת הַנָּהָ֖ר עַד־נַ֣חַל מִצְרָ֑יִם וְאַתֶּ֧ם תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ לְאַחַ֥ד אֶחָ֖ד בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס

‎Is. 43:3‏ כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃ ‎4‏ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ ‎5‏ אַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּ֣י אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃ ‎6‏ אֹמַ֤ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ‎7‏ כֹּ֚ל הַנִּקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֔י וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י בְּרָאתִ֑יו יְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃

(Luke 2:25 (MHNT אִישׁ הָיָה בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם בְּאוֹתָהּ עֵת, שִׁמְעוֹן שְׁמוֹ; וְהָאִישׁ צַדִּיק וְחָסִיד וּמְחַכֶּה לְנֶחָמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ הָיְתָה עָלָיו.  ‎26‏ וּבְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ נִגְלָה לוֹ שֶׁלֹּא יִרְאֶה מָוֶת בְּטֶרֶם יִרְאֶה אֶת מְשִׁיחַ יהוה,  ‎27‏ וּבְהַדְרָכַת הָרוּחַ הוּא נִכְנַס אֶל הַמִּקְדָּשׁ. כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיאוּ הַהוֹרִים אֶת הַיֶּלֶד יֵשׁוּעַ, לַעֲשׂוֹת בּוֹ כַּנָּהוּג עַל־פִּי הַתּוֹרָה,  ‎28‏ לָקַח אוֹתוֹ בִּזְרוֹעוֹתָיו וּבֵרַךְ אֶת אֱלֹהִים וְאָמַר:

‎Luke 2:29‏ ”וְעַתָּה, אֲדֹנָי, פְּטֹר נָא 

אֶת עַבְדְּךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם, כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּרְתָּ, 

‎30‏ כִּי רָאוּ עֵינַי אֶת יְשׁוּעָתְךָ

‎31‏ אֲשֶׁר הֲכִינוֹתָ לְעֵינֵי כָּל הָעַמִּים: 

‎32‏ אוֹר לְהָאִיר לַגּוֹיִם וְתִפְאֶרֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ.“ 

 John 8:12 יֵשׁוּעַ הוֹסִיף לְדַבֵּר אֲלֵיהֶם וְאָמַר: ”אֲנִי אוֹר הָעוֹלָם. אִישׁ הַהוֹלֵךְ אַחֲרַי לֹא יִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּחֹשֶׁךְ, אֶלָּא אוֹר הַחַיִּים יִהְיֶה לוֹ.“

‎Acts 13:47‏ הֵן כֹּה צִוָּנוּ אֲדֹנָי: 

’וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְאוֹר גּוֹיִם, לִהְיוֹת יְשׁוּעָתִי עַד־קְצֵה הָאָרֶץ.‘ 

‎Acts 26:22‏ וּבִהְיוֹת הָאֱלֹהִים בְּעֶזְרִי עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה, הֲרֵינִי עוֹמֵד וּמֵעִיד לִפְנֵי קְטַנִּים וּגְדוֹלִים וְאֵינֶנִּי אוֹמֵר דָּבָר מִלְּבַד הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁהַנְּבִיאִים וּמֹשֶׁה אָמְרוּ כִּי עֲתִידִים הֵם לִקְרוֹת:  ‎23‏ שֶׁהַמָּשִׁיחַ יִסְבֹּל, יִהְיֶה רִאשׁוֹן לִתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים וִיבַשֵׂר אוֹר לָעָם וְלַגּוֹיִם.“