3 Behold My Servant, whom I uphold Isaiah 42:1–4 Multiple images may be associated with Isaiah’s Servant passages. As previously observed, Israel cannot be excluded from the meaning of the term. Rabbinic scholars, noting the word’s individualistic aspect, have sought the Servant’s identity in such figures as Jeremiah, Cyrus, Zerubbabel, and even Isaiah, himself. While it is true that Isaiah does not explicitly link the title ‘Messiah’ with the ‘Servant of the Lord,’ none who take the overall witness
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