Isaiah 49:1-7
- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
- Chapter XIV of the Epistle of Barnabas. (ca. 130)
- Chapter CXXI, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- IV.25, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- V.11, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 212)
- Chapter XI, Against Praxeas, Tertullian (c. 213)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "The benefit of their deliverance will be so great, that great and small will acknowledge it, and revere God for it."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "The great Author of redemption shows the authority for his work."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "As the name of David is sometimes given to his successors, so here the name of Israel may not unfitly be given to Christ, not only because he descended from his loins; but also because he was the true and the great Israel, who, in a more eminent manner, prevailed with God, as that name signifies, of whom Jacob, who was first called Israel, was but a type."
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
-
Commentary,
Isaiah 49:1-7, Christine Roy Yoder, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- "One week after the Baptism of Our Lord, the lectionary texts from the Old Testament sit us squarely in the promise and pain of servanthood."
-
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "The servant in Isa. 42.1-9 and at the start of today?s passage was clearly an individual, presumably one of the exiles from Jerusalem. However, in v. 3 the servant is identified with Israel."
- "All That We Are," Karen Georgia Thompson, ucc.org: Sermon Seeds, lectionary
citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, bulletin back page, 2011.
- "This Sunday holds much promise in community as it is also the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It seems rather fitting to be dealing with the words of the servant and the struggles of accomplishing the work of ministry where call by God is recognized and accepted."
- What Child is This?, Reflections on Isaiah 49:1-7, John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2011.
- "This servant was initially summoned to reconstitute the remnant of the Israelite exiles, but Isaiah suddenly realizes that such a task is too small, too trivial. No, this servant will now be sent as a 'light to the nations,' in order that God's 'salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.'"
- Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological
Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church
in Australia.
- "...v.3 makes it quite overt that the servant here is the nation Israel."
- "Hit Me with Your Best Shot," Jennifer Johnson, The Hardest Question, 2011.
- ""Dare I Shoot Isaiah's Arrows?"
- Progressive Bible Study, Isaiah 49:3, 5-6, Pastor Dan, Street
Prophets.
- "Great theology came out of the running debate between the universalists and the exclusivists in the Hebrew camps. We can only hope that our own divisions about who to bring into the fold and who to leave outside the circle will do the same."
- Isaiah: A Story of Loss and Hope, by Walter Brueggemann, Living the Word Lectionary Commentary, November/December 1998. Sojourners Online.
- Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Epiphany, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
- Isaiah 49:1-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- "A Light to the Nations," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
-
"The Call of
the Servant," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
- "God called his Servant. And, God gave his Servant two commands: 1) gather the Diaspora back to the land of Israel, and 2) be a light to the nations."
- "The Servant's Preparation," Expository Essay, Bill Long. Part 2.
-
Commentary,
Isaiah 49:1-7, Christine Roy Yoder, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
- Articles & Background:
-
"Reading the
Ransom Logion in 1 Tim 2.6 and Titus 2.14 with Isa 42.6-7; 49.6-8,"
J.C. Edwards, Biblica, 2009.
- "In this study I argue that the same author reads the ransom logion in 1 Tim 2,6 and Titus 2,14 in light of Isa 42,6-7; 49,6-8."
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"Reading the
Ransom Logion in 1 Tim 2.6 and Titus 2.14 with Isa 42.6-7; 49.6-8,"
J.C. Edwards, Biblica, 2009.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Chisholm, Robert B., "The
Christological Fulfillment of Isaiah's Servant Songs," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2006.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Giblin, Charles H., S.J., "A Note on
the Composition of Isaias 49, 1-6(9a)," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1959.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Goulder, Michael, "Deutero-Isaiah of Jerusalem,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Seitz, Christopher, "'You are my Servant, You are the
Israel in whom I will be glorified': The Servant Songs and the Effect of
Literary Context in Isaiah," Calivin Theological Journal, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - van der Woude, Annemarieke, "Can Zion Do without the
Servant in Isaiah 44-55," Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wilcox, Peter,
"The Servant Songs in Deutero-Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 1988.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Chisholm, Robert B., "The
Christological Fulfillment of Isaiah's Servant Songs," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2006.
- Reviews:
- Review: Jim W. Adams, The Performative Nature and Function of Isaiah 40-55. T&T Clark, 2006. Review by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
- Sermons:
- With Children:
- "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Jan 16, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2011. Connections: Isaiah 49:1-7 and The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights by Carole Boston Weatherford.
- "God's Tattoo," Talks to Children, Rev. Donald McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland.
- "Kings Shall Kneel," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- "Being a Light to the Nations," Children's Time, in Sermons and Liturgies. Richard J. Fairchild. (Scroll down in liturgies to find Children's Time.)
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Clip Art, Isaiah 49:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 49:2, 7. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah
