Listen and Wake up! (2):God's Righteousness and Salvation (Isaiah 51:4-6) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. What?
II. How?
III. When?
John E. Hartley: “Because of Israel’s constant disobedience, the prophets looked for a time when once again the law, directly from God, would go forth from Jerusalem (Isa. 2:3). Then God himself will both teach and judge according to the law. Such is a part of the suffering servant’s task, namely to render judgment according to truth and to give forth a new teaching or law (Isa. 42:3f.). It will surpass the Mosaic law because of its source through a new prophet-leader. It will not disagree with the old but build on it. Also its scope will be universal. Jeremiah sees the establishing of a new covenant in which the law will be written on the heart (Jer. 31:33). Man will be able to obey God from his inner life outwards. Then the true purpose of the law, namely, to lead man into a fruitful, abundant life of fellowship with God, will be fully realized” (Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament, vol. 1, p. 405).