Jerrell said:
[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]Prophecy Tells me that Jesus is the Messiah. Isaiah wrote what God said,
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Isaiah 42:1-6 said:
"Behold my Servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delights, I have put my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment unto the Gentiles (non-Jews)...he shall not fail...I will give him for a covenant of the people, for a light unto the Gentiles"
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Just like Islam, Jerrell, you are misleading and mis-interpreting the text.
Isaiah wasn't writing about Jesus any more than he was writing about Muhammad. There are several other ocasions where in Isaiah, the "My Servant" is written, and it is not Jesus (or Muhammad). And it often not speaking of the future but about the past.
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Isaiah 41:8-9 said:
But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend; Thou whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the uttermost parts thereof, and said unto thee: 'Thou art My servant, I have chosen thee and not cast thee away';
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Isaiah 44:1 said:
But hear, now, O Jacob my Servant, Israel whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 44:21 said:
Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for thou art My servant; I have formed thee, thou art Mine own servant; O Israel, thou shouldest not forget Me.
Isaiah 45:4 said:
For the sake of Jacob My servant, and Israel Mine elect, I have called thee by thy name, I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known Me.
Isaiah 49:3 said:
And He said unto me: 'Thou art My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.'
Isaiah 49:6 said:
Yea, He saith: 'It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the offspring of Israel; I will also give thee for a light of the nations, that My salvation may be unto the end of the earth.'
Isaiah 52:12-13 said:
For ye shall not go out in haste, neither shall ye go by flight; for the Lord will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rearward. Behold, My servant shall prosper, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
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I certainly don't believe any of the above quotes, or any part of chapters within the Book of Isaiah, have anything to do with either Jesus or Muhammad.
Even Isaiah himself was called God's servant:
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Isaiah 20:3 said:
"...Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years, so shall the king of Assyria...."
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[/FONT]Or even King David:
Isaiah 37:35 said:
For I will defend this city to save it, for Mine own sake, and for My servant David's sake.'
As to your quote, Jerrell. You have ignored the rest of the chapter (42).
Isaiah 42:19-20 said:
Who is blind, but My servant? Or deaf, as My messenger that I send? Who is blind as he that is wholehearted, and blind as the Lord'S servant?
Seeing many things, thou observest not; opening the ears, he heareth not.
And then:
Isaiah 42:24 said:
Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? Did not the Lord? He against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto His law.
Clearly, the whole chapter is talking about Jacob and the land and people of Israel (and Judah). The current situation is that the people of Israel as recorded in 2 King that the Israelites worshipped idols, so he allowed outsiders beset and attack Israel/Judah, which is why it talked about giving Israel to the enemies: "Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers?"
Like Islam, you are cutting small snippet of passage, here or there, and put stamp of Jesus on the text, while ignoring the rest of chapter. To me this is just like when Islam does with Muhammad. You both employ the same technique, but have different propaganda.