Isa 49:3 | TNotes | STEP | 49:3 The suffering servant would come out of Israel (see 41:8 ) and would himself be the true Israel. He would serve as both king (42:1 ) and prophet (49:1 ), anointed with the Spirit of God (61:1 ) and commissioned (48:16 ) as a faithful witness to God’s purposes (43:12 ; 48:20 ). In his mission toward both Israel and the other nations (49:6 ), he would suffer rejection and disgrace while being faithful, unlike the nation of Israel (see 50:4-9 ). His suffering would be on behalf of God’s chosen people. Jesus became the ultimate fulfillment of the suffering servant (see study note on 52:13

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‏ Isaiah 49:3

49:3 ^a The suffering servant would come out of Israel (see 41:8 ^b) and would himself be the true Israel. He would serve as both king (42:1 ^c) and prophet (49:1 ^d), anointed with the Spirit of God (61:1 ^e) and commissioned (48:16 ^f) as a faithful witness to God’s purposes (43:12 ^g; 48:20 ^h). In his mission toward both Israel and the other nations (49:6 ⁱ), he would suffer rejection and disgrace while being faithful, unlike the nation of Israel (see 50:4-9 ^j). His suffering would be on behalf of God’s chosen people. Jesus became the ultimate fulfillment of the suffering servant (see study note on 52:13–53:12).