Advent: His Coming

During Advent each year I choose a study, such as reading the Gospel of Luke or a book such as The Manger Is Empty by Walter Wangerin, Jr. This Advent I wanted to read from Isaiah. I found this list of the Servant Songs with additional references. Some scholars debate about whether these reference Christ or Israel, but they present a beautiful way to get ready for Christmas. Join me.

Servant Songs in Isaiah        

1. The Lord’s Chosen Servants: Isaiah 42:1-4
2. The Servant of the Lord: Isaiah 49:1-9
3. The Servant’s Obedience: Isaiah 50:4-11
4. The Wounded Servant: Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12
5. “Light to the nations” – Israel or Jesus?
6. When Simeon saw Jesus: “Your salvation…” Luke 2:30-32
7. “Light” – Isaiah 2:5
8. Israel – Isaiah 10:17
9. “Know not the Light” – Job 24:16; Psa. 27:1
10. “The Lord is my light” – Psa. 43:3; Prov. 6:23
11. “Named” before birth – God choosing name & purpose – Jeremiah 1:5                        John – Luke 1:13      Jesus – Luke 1:31
12. “That they may know” – Deut. 4:35; I Kings 8:60
13. “Declare My glory among the nations” – Isa. 66:19
14. “Bow down” – Isaiah 49:7
15. “At the name of Jesus, every knee will bow” – Phil. 2:9-11
16. “To Me” – Isaiah 45:23
17. “Crushed” (cf. NASB & NIV) – cf. Isa. 42:4 and 53:5, 10