2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# Connecting Statement:
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Here Matthew quotes the prophet Isaiah to show that Jesus' ministry fulfilled scripture.
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# See
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"Look." God used this word to introduce a new person.
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# my ... I
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All occurrences of these words refer to God. Isaiah is quoting what God said to him.
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# in whom my soul is well pleased
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Here "soul" refers to the whole person. AT: "and I am very pleased with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# he will
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"my servant will"
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# announce judgment
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Here "judgment" does not mean "punishment." It means the servant will tell the Gentiles that God is just, and he will save them.
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