Isaiah 49:3. And said unto me, Thou art my servant,
Above all others, Christ is the servant of God. He is a Son by nature, a servant by his condescension, a servant for our sakes.
Isaiah 49:3. O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
It is very wonderful that the Redeemer should here be called "Israel." It is not more wonderful, however, than that in another place his people should he called by his name. You remember those two passages in the prophecy of Jeremiah: "This is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS," and "This is the name wherewith he shall be called, The LORD our righteousness." There, the people of God take their Lord’s name; and here, Christ takes the name of his people, and himself deigns to be called Israel. Nor is this an unsuitable name for him, for it is he who wrestled on our behalf, and prevailed even as Israel did at Jabbok. Jesus is a greater Prince with God than Jacob ever was. Well, then, doth Jehovah say to him, "Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."
Isaiah 49:3. And said unto me, Thou art my servant,
Above all others, Christ is the servant of God. He is a Son by nature, a servant by his condescension, a servant for our sakes.
Isaiah 49:3. O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
It is very wonderful that the Redeemer should here be called "Israel." It is not more wonderful, however, than that in another place his people should he called by his name. You remember those two passages in the prophecy of Jeremiah: "This is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS," and "This is the name wherewith he shall be called, The LORD our righteousness." There, the people of God take their Lord’s name; and here, Christ takes the name of his people, and himself deigns to be called Israel. Nor is this an unsuitable name for him, for it is he who wrestled on our behalf, and prevailed even as Israel did at Jabbok. Jesus is a greater Prince with God than Jacob ever was. Well, then, doth Jehovah say to him, "Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."