A Gentle King

Isaiah 42, ESV
¹ Behold my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my Spirit upon him;
    he will bring forth justice to the nations.

1. Jesus will establish .

• “mishpat” (“justice”) – God’s for creation.

² He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
    or make it heard in the street;

2. Jesus is a different kind of , establishing a different kind of .

³ a bruised reed he will not break,
    and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
    he will faithfully bring forth justice.

3. Some causes of being “bruised” or “faintly burning”:

• Spiritual or exhaustion
• Difficult
• Heightened of sin

4. Jesus heals and when we are hurting and .

• His
• His
• His

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
    I have called you by name, you are mine.
² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.
³ For I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. (Isaiah 43:1-3, ESV)

⁴ He will not grow faint or be discouraged
    till he has established justice in the earth;
    and the coastlands wait for his law.

² And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. ³ And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. ⁴ He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
⁵ And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” (Revelation 21:2-5, ESV)