42:2-4
Most men (and women) when they think they can achieve something make a big noise about it, they are also often brutal about those who are weak. The Lord's servant is very different. First he does not make a big noise, going around shouting about how great he is. Now this does not mean he does not make an impact, Jesus made an enormous impact, but not in the way common to men. Those who are wounded or are faltering are not cruelly discarded. Instead he brings forth justice, with unfailing resolve. He is not easily discouraged, and does not give up until he has accomplished what he set out to do. The islands put there hope in him, the distant lands. Of course, it is only Christ who fulfils this perfectly, but these characteristics are ones we are all to aspire to.
42:5
God now speaks directly, and He begins by reminding the hearers who He is. We all do well to remind ourselves just who God is, for so often we act as if He does not have the characteristics we read of hear. He created the heavens , stretching them out. One could see this as speaking of the expanding universe. In particular He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to its people. Everyone we see is alive only because God says so. This applies to us, and to everyone else, even those who seek to oppose God or us.
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