Holy Week · Tuesday of Holy Week · Year B
Isaiah 49:1-7
The Servant of the Lord
March 23, 2027
Overview & Insights
“I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” (Isaiah 49:6)
So 49:1–6 is a major turning point. So far the Poet’s focus has been Jacob-Israel. Henceforth it will be Jerusalem-Zion. So far the addressee has been Jacob-Israel. Henceforth it will be Jerusalem-Zion. So far Yahweh’s promise has thus concerned the fall of Babylon and the end of the Judeans’ enforced residence there. Henceforth it will concern the restoring of the city that virtually none of the exiles have ever seen. Once more there is no need to infer that time has moved on or that the people are already back in the city. While that might be so, it is just as plausible to imagine the prophet continuing to exercise a ministry in Babylon. Chapters 49–55 are just as relevant to the people there as are chapters 40–48 to people in Judah.
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Commentary
Isaiah 49:1-7 Working Preacher
A commentary on the second Servant Song, the servant called from the womb to be a light to the nations.
Isaiah 49 Enduring Word · David Guzik
A verse-by-verse evangelical commentary on the servant and the promise of restoration.
Classic commentaries on Isaiah 49 BibleHub
Aggregated classic commentaries on the Servant Song verse by verse.
Isaiah 49 Commentary Precept Austin
Inductive verse-by-verse notes and cross-references drawing many conservative sources.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 49 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentary Sefaria
The Hebrew text with classical Jewish commentary on the servant passage.
Isaiah, book overview Enter the Bible
A background summary of the book's structure, setting, and themes.
Overview: Isaiah 40-66 BibleProject
An animated overview mapping the literary design and themes of Isaiah 40-66.
Isaiah 49:1 Hebrew interlinear BibleHub
Word-by-word Hebrew with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.
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Who is the Servant of Isaiah 49?
Called from the womb, the Servant is given as a light to the nations so that God's salvation may reach the ends of the earth, a portrait fulfilled in Christ.
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