An Exposition of the Theme of Isaiah 42:1-4. Yahweh the Creator, has called Israel, taken him by the hand, made him a covenant and light to the nations, to bring them forth from their prison-house of glimmering darkness.
Isaiah 42:5. God, the Lord: read, Yahweh, the (true) God. Insert brought forth before that which.
Isaiah 42:6. in righteousness: i.e. truly, of set purpose. will hold. will keep. and give: read, have held. have formed. and have given. covenant of the people: an obscure expression, best interpreted as a parallel to the following clause, a people embodying a covenant which Yahweh will make with the nations.