I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Isaiah 42:18.
Isaiah 42:18-20
And then, speaking directly to the Israelites,
The phrases "servants of God" and "My servant" and "the Lord's servant" refers to God's people, the ancient Israelites, and of course it applies to us today who struggle with belief and who end up in a partially unclear circumstance.
The word "servant" here in verse 19 refers to those who claim to be the true worshippers of the Lord. In the previous verses, the prophet Isaiah described the blindness and foolishness of the Gentile world. And here he turns to his own countrymen and calls them even more blind and deaf and foolish than the Gentiles are! And he asked, Who is as blind as they are, that is, the Israelites? Where are any of the pagan nations so unresponsive to God's calls and so hard-hearted?
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