Who is blind but my servant

Those Israelites under Joshua had no way of knowing how much progress they were making or whether they were near or far from their goal.

This verse reveals to us this level of spirit God is opening. On a mystical plane it points to Christ. Who is the Messenger of the Covenant Malachi speaks of? Ultimately, who is the servant of the Lord? In our identification with Christ we too must come to the place where we are blind and deaf except to what we hear and see in God.

Jesus walked in perfect dependency upon the Father. Even in the natural He was dependent upon the Father for every need. Remember when it was necessary to pay the poll tax and Jesus instructed Peter to go down to the sea and take the first fish that came up? Messenger - My messengers, the singular number being put for the plural, namely the priests and other teachers whom I have appointed to instruct my people.

The Lord's servant - As the most eminent teachers and rulers of the Jews, who were called and obliged to be the Lord's servants, in a special manner. Popular videos include worship music from your favorite Christian artists, cute videos with adorable kids and animals, hilarious videos from Christian comedians, user-uploaded videos, and clean viral videos to brighten your day. Be inspired in your walk with Jesus Christ and grow in your knowledge of the Bible with videos highlighting Bible verses by topic.

All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Terms of Use. Webster's Revision Who is blind, but my servant? World English Bible Who is blind, but my servant? Bible Search: Go! Powered by Bible Study Tools. So the abstract "peace," for peace-maker Micah , Ephesians God turns from addressing Messiah to the people.

Before there is the slightest indication to enable a sagacious observer to infer the coming event, God foretells it. The new song shall be sung when the Lord shall reign in Jerusalem, and all "nations shall flow unto it" Isaiah , , Revelation , But these were already mentioned in the previous clause: there he called on all who go upon the sea; in this clause all animals in the sea; so in Isaiah , he calls on the inanimate wilderness to lift up its voice.

External nature shall be so renovated as to be in unison with the moral renovation. Kedar --in Arabia-Deserta Isaiah , Genesis The Kedarenians led a nomadic, wandering life.

So Kedar is here put in general for that class of men. Jehovah will no longer restrain His wrath: He will go forth as a mighty warrior Exodus to destroy His people's and His enemies, and to deliver Israel compare Psalms Translate, instead of "destroy. I will destroy all My foes. In the ulterior sense the New Testament Church, which was about to be led and enlightened by the Son of God as its leader and shepherd in the wilderness of the Roman empire, until it should reach a city of habitation.

The same holds good of the individual believer Isaiah , Psalms ; compare Hosea Hosea , Ephesians , Hebrews In this they differ from "the blind" Isaiah The Jews are referred to. He had said, God would destroy the heathen idolatry; here he remembers that even Israel, His "servant" Isaiah , from whom better things might have been expected, is tainted with this sin.

Who of the heathen is so blind? Considering Israel's high privileges, the heathen's blindness was as nothing compared with that of Israelite idolaters. The language, "my servant" compare Isaiah , "messenger" Malachi , "perfect" Romans , Hebrews , 1 Peter , can, in the full antitypical sense, only apply to Christ. So Isaiah plainly refers to Him. The "many things" are the many proofs which all along from the first God had given Israel of His goodness and His power Deuteronomy , , Psalms , God is well pleased with His Son "in whom My soul delighteth, " Isaiah , "who fulfils all righteousness " Matthew for them, and with them for His sake compare Isaiah , Psalms Psalms , Matthew , Romans Romans , Philippians The connection is: Notwithstanding God's favor to His people for His righteousness' sake Isaiah , they have fallen into misery the Babylonish and Romish captivities and their present dispersion , owing to their disregard of the divine law: spiritual imprisonment is included Isaiah A call that they should be warned by the past judgments of God to obey Him for the time to come.

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