Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 49:1-7
by: Linda Lawton.
It is clear here that the servant Isaiah was describing was called before birth. In verse 3, the servant is identified as Israel, and then in verse 5 as the one to restore Israel. As Christians, we know that verse 5 refers to Jesus, but how do we reconcile our understanding of that with verse 3? Perhaps it helps to realize that the servant in verse 3 is the faithful remnant of the nation of Israel, and verse 5 is talking about the most Holy, most faithful, only true remnant of the nation of Israel, Jesus Himself. To the worthy mission of redeeming Israel He was called before His birth.