“The One Who Brings Justice” – a message from Isaiah 42

This past weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our preaching series entitled “Who Is He?: Titles of Jesus the Messiah from Isaiah” by looking at Isaiah 42:1-9 with a message entitled “The One Who Brings Justice.” This is the first of four texts in the second half of the book of Isaiah that are generally referred to as the Servant Songs: Isaiah 42:1-9; 49:1-13; 50:4-11; and 52:13-53:12. Next weekend’s message will look at the second of those in Isaiah 49.

This Advent message series is also accompanied by a daily devotional of the same title written by the Eastbrook congregation.

You can find the message outline and video below. You can access the entire series here. Join us for weekend worship in-person or remotely via Eastbrook at Home.

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“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.” (Isaiah 42:1)

The Servant of the LORD (Isaiah 42:1)

The chosen people as a servant who falters with their calling

The ideal servant who will do what the chosen people could not

What the Servant Will Not Do: The Character of the Servant of the LORD (Isaiah 42:2-3a)

No shouting

No breaking

No snuffing out

What the Servant Will Do: The Work of the Servant of the LORD (Isaiah 42:3b-4)

Bringing justice

Proclaiming truth

Who the Servant Reaches: The International Scope of the Servant of the LORD (Isaiah 42:5-9)

A covenant for the people

A light for the nations

Opening eyes 

Freeing captives

Declaring new things

God’s Justice in Jesus the Messiah

Jesus is the One fulfills the calling of the Servant of the LORD (Luke 4:16-21)

Jesus is the One who does what the Servant of the LORD does (Matthew 12:15-21) 

Jesus is the One who reaches the nations as the Servant of the LORD (Matthew 28:18-20)

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Dig Deeper

This week dig deeper in one or more of the following ways:

• Memorize Isaiah 42:1-4 or simply 42:1 
• Take some time to meditate on Isaiah 42:1-7 this week. Perhaps you might want to draw, paint, letter, or sketch aspects of these verses to help you. Write your own prayer back to God as part of your reflection. Share this with a friend.
• Isaiah 42 is quoted in Matthew 12:15-21. Read that passage and reflect on what it means that Jesus fulfills the promise of Isaiah 42. Why did Matthew think that? How have you seen Jesus as the fulfillment of God’s promises?
• Listen to “O Come, All You Unfaithful”