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would ask him. He would not be like reflected when Jesus predicted Peter`s
the kings of Israel who defied God`s denial, Judas Iscariot’s betrayal, his
instructions. His mission would be death and resurrection (Mk. 14:42). The
universal because the law and light Messiah would set people free and bring
he intends to bring to humankind are lasting justice on earth just as Jesus set
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universally given. The Lord’s servant people free from evil spirits, the demon-
would tell new things before they would possessed man and the adulterous
begin to happen (Isa. 42:9). woman.

The fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy in The servant of the Lord in Isaiah would
the New Testament preach to the distant lands just as Jesus
Jesus healed the blind man in Mark 8:22. preached to the Gentiles and all nations.
Here, he fulfilled the idea of the servant His power would also be given to him
who would make the blind see. During by the Lord. This was reflected when
the triumphant entry to Jerusalem, Jesus Jesus cleansed the temple. He showed
came humbly. Thus, he fulfilled the that he had power given to him by his
Lord’s servant in Isaiah 42, who would father.
not shout and make loud speeches in the
streets. Importance of repentance and living

a holy life
During his baptism, God was pleased The notion of holiness in the Bible
with Jesus, “You are my own dear son,
I am pleased with you” (Lk. 3:22). This In the Bible, holiness is a divine
reflected the Messiah in Isaiah 42, whom mandate reflecting God’s call for his
God would be pleased with. During people to live following his standards of
baptism and death, Jesus was filled with purity and righteousness. In the Bible,
the power of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, physical holiness is manifested in the
it reflected the character of the Lord’s Old Testament through the story of the
Servant in Isaiah 42, who would be Israelites during their journey through
filled with the Holy Spirit. the wilderness.

Through Jesus’ death, God made an In his wisdom, God mandated
everlasting covenant with humankind. cleanliness and purity within the camp
It reflected the servant of the Lord in (during the journey to the promised land)
Isaiah 42, through whom God would to symbolize the holiness he required of
make a covenant with his people.
his chosen people. Leviticus chapters
11 and 15 provide various regulations
In Isaiah 42, the Messiah would know on clean and unclean animals and
things before they happen. This was
personal hygiene guidelines. This was

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