Isaiah 42
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(2) as the "Root of Jesse" He is to reign over the Gentiles in His kingdom. Isaiah 11:10 ; Romans 15:12 . He saves the Gentiles, which is the distinctive feature of this present age. ; Romans 11:17-24 ; Ephesians 2:11 Ephesians 2:12 He reigns over the Gentiles in the kingdom-age, to follow this. See "Kingdom (O.T.)," ; Genesis 1:26-28 ; Zechariah 12:8 .
(3) Believing Gentiles in the present age, together with believing Jews, constitute "the church which is His body." (See Scofield "Ephesians 3:6")
former things
i.e. Isaiah's prediction of Sennacherib's invasion and its results, Isa. 10 and 37. See also, Isaiah 41:21-23 ; 43:8-1244:7 ; Isaiah 48:3 Isaiah 48:5 Isaiah 48:16 . This appeal of the prophet to the fulfilment of his former predictions strongly confirms the unity of the book.