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Isaiah 49:1-7
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| Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
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Chapter XIV
of the
Epistle of Barnabas.
(ca. 130) |
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Chapter CXXI,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
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IV.25, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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V.11, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 212) |
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Chapter
XI, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
| 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." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "The great Author of redemption shows
the authority for his work." |
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| 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." |
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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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." |
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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." |
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Preaching Isaiah, Rev. Dr. David N. Mosser, Reflections on the
Lectionary for January, 2008, The Living Pulpit.
| "God calls Israel not only to
explicitly forgive those who captured and destroyed their nation,
but also to bear the message of salvation to the enemy." |
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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." |
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Isaiah: A
Story of Loss and Hope, by Walter Brueggemann, Living the Word
Lectionary Commentary, November/December 1998. Sojourners
Online. |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Epiphany, Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Isaiah 49:1-7, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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"A Light
to the Nations," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"The Call of
the Servant," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel.
| "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." |
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"The
Servant's Preparation," Expository Essay, Bill Long.
Part 2. |
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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Chisholm, Robert B., "The
Christological Fulfillment of Isaiah's Servant Songs," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2006.
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| Giblin, Charles H., S.J., "A Note on
the Composition of Isaias 49, 1-6(9a)," The Catholic Biblical
Quarterly, 1959.
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| Goulder, Michael, "Deutero-Isaiah of Jerusalem,"
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2004.
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| 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.
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| van der Woude, Annemarieke, "Can Zion Do without the
Servant in Isaiah 44-55," Calvin Theological Journal, 2004.
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| Wilcox, Peter,
"The Servant Songs in Deutero-Isaiah," Journal for the Study of the
Old Testament, 1988.
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| Reviews: |
| Sermons:
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| With Children:
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"God's Tattoo,"
Talks to Children, Rev. Donald
McCorkindale, Dalgety Parish Church, Fife, Scotland. |
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"Kings Shall Kneel," Sunday School
Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc. |
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"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.) |
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| Drama: |
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Clip Art, Isaiah 49:3, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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