Isaiah 42

Where it is preached

1. Communion with God · John Owen

   Of communion with Christ in purchased grace cites Isa. xlii. 1

   …God,” Eph. v. 2. Hence, as to the whole of his work, he is called the Father’s “servant,” Isa. xlii. 1, and verse 19: and he professes of himself that he “came into the world to do the will of…

2. Communion with God · John Owen

   How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Isa. xlii. 1

   …Rev. iii. 12; Mic. v. 4. So was he by his Father on this account designed to this work, Isa. xlii. 1, 6, xlix. 9; Mal. iii. 1; Zech. xiii. 7; John iii. 16; 1 Tim. i. 15. Thus the “counsel of…

3. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit · R. A. Torrey

   The Work of the Holy Spirit in Jesus Christ cites Isaiah 42:1

   …not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear .” Further on in Isaiah 42:1, we read, “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have…

4. The Key Teachings of John Bunyan · Ochorus Originals

   The Interpreter’s House cites Isaiah 42:1–4

   …you are the man in the iron cage, talk to a wise Christian friend this week, and read Isaiah 42:1–4. A PRAYER Holy Spirit, Interpreter of the things of Christ, light Your candle in my heart…

5. Freedom of the Will · Jonathan Edwards

   Section II. The Acts of the Will of the Human Soul of Jesus Christ, Necessarily Holy, Yet Truly Virtuous, Praise-worthy, Rewardable, &c cites Isa. xlii. 1 – 4

   …the world; but he would have failed, had he fallen into sin. We have such a promise, (Isa. xlii. 1 – 4.) “Behold my Servant, whom I uphold; mine Elect, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put…

6. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

   The Accuser of the Brethren cites Isaiah 42:3

   …“A bruised reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench” (Isaiah 42:3, ASV). Jesus, Paterson said, looked at the faint light in his erring disciples rather…

7. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

   Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Isaiah 42:3

   …to revisit Zechariah 2:8; Revelation 12:10; Philippians 4:8; Philippians 1:6-7; Isaiah 42:3; Galatians 6:1. Reflection 1. Listen to your prayers for difficult people. Are they…

8. The Key Teachings of E. M. Bounds · Ochorus Originals

   The Real Sermon Is Made in the Closet cites Isaiah 42:3

   …and without fuss, that you are praying for them. 5. If you are weary in ministry, read Isaiah 42:3 and bring your weariness to God rather than your performance. A PRAYER Lord of the…

9. Practical Religion · J. C. Ryle

   The Great Separation cites Isa. xlii. 3

   …neither despair. Jesus will never "break the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax." (Isa. xlii. 3.) The babes in a family are as much loved and thought of as the elder brothers and…

10. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    What About Christians Who Hurt People? cites Isaiah 42:3

    …brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:18). Of Jesus it was said, “A bruised reed He will not break” (Isaiah 42:3). The people who hurt you were not acting like Him. What churches must do A church that…

11. Real Questions – Book 2 · Ochorus Originals

    What If I Hurt Myself? cites Isaiah 42:3

    …of Him, “A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish” (Isaiah 42:3). A bruised reed is something nearly snapped. A smouldering wick is a flame that’s almost…

12. The Key Teachings of John Bunyan · Ochorus Originals

    Christiana and the Weak Pilgrims cites ISAIAH 42:3

    …wet-shod. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. ISAIAH 42:3 Was he well at last? “Yes, yes,” says Great-heart; “I never had doubt about him.” He was…

13. The Key Teachings of Watchman Nee · Ochorus Originals

    The Breaking of the Outer Man cites ISAIAH 42:3

    …the vessel. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. ISAIAH 42:3 The One who does this work is the same One who would not break what was already bruised.…

14. The Key Teachings of Richard Baxter · Ochorus Originals

    Counsel for the Melancholy cites ISAIAH 42:3

    …PSALM 34:18 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. ISAIAH 42:3 A word for the present day Baxter’s counsel needs no correction so much as it needs…

15. Portraits of Courage – Samuel Ajayi Crowther · Ochorus Originals

    Africa’s Own Children cites Isaiah 42:3

    …(Matthew 5:15), and Isaiah’s servant of the Lord would not quench “a dimly burning wick” (Isaiah 42:3, ASV). Crowther was saying, as politely as he could, that the Church had hidden its…

16. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of September cites Isa. 42:3

    …AND SMOKING "A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench" Isa. 42:3 Then I may reckon upon tender treatment from my Lord. Indeed, I feel myself to be at best…

17. The Bruised Reed · Richard Sibbes

    Victory not to be had without fighting cites Isaiah xlii. 3

    …victory where there is no combat; in Isaiah it is said, He shall bring judgment in truth, Isaiah xlii. 3; here it is said, he shall send forth judgment unto victory. The word send forth hath a…

18. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Confession cites Isaiah xlii. 3

    …the bruised reed, nor quench the smoking flax.” He is one that “despiseth not any.” (Isaiah xlii. 3; Job xxxvi. 5.) (e) Christ is a High Priest who can sympathize with all that confess to…

19. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Isa 42: 8

    …means endure. ‘My glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.’ Isa 42: 8. Idolatry is spiritual adultery. ‘With their idols have they committed adultery.’ Ezek…

20. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.1 The First Commandment cites Isa 42: 8

    …is jealous of, and will have no creature share in. ‘My glory will I not give to another.’ Isa 42: 8. Magistrates may have a civil respect or veneration, but God only should have a religious…

21. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.2 The Second Commandment cites Isa 42: 8

    …adoration to a creature which belongs to God only. ‘My glory will I not give to another.’ Isa 42: 8. The Papists say they do not worship the image, but only use it as a medium through which…

22. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites Isa. 42:8

    …Son is the eternal God, who elsewhere declares, “My glory will I not give to another,” (Isa. 42:8). An attempt is made to evade this from the fact, that this name is given by Moses to the…

23. The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards · Ochorus Originals

    The End for Which God Created the World cites ISAIAH 42:8

    …accurately. I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another. ISAIAH 42:8 Why this is good news and not bad But Edwards pressed further, and this is where the…

24. Knots Untied · J. C. Ryle

    Idolatry cites Isa. xlii. 8

    …great truth which the Lord proclaims in Isaiah: “My glory will I not give to another.” (Isa. xlii. 8.) Let us gather up these things in our minds, and ponder them well. Idolatry is a subject…

25. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 1, Chapter 8 — The Credibility of Scripture Sufficiently Proved in So Far as Natural Reason Admits cites Isaiah 42:9

    …come to pass, and new things do I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them,” (Isaiah 42:9). I say nothing of the agreement between Jeremiah and Ezekiel, who, living so far apart…

26. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 4, Chapter 19 — Of the Five Sacraments, Falsely So Called cites Isaiah 42:13

    …fourth sacrament. In another passage he says, “The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man” (Isaiah 42:13). Here is a fifth sacrament. And where will be the end or limit? Everything in this way…

27. Communion with God · John Owen

    Digression II: all solid wisdom laid up in Christ cites Isa. xlii. 16

    …way of holiness, a way that none can err in that once enter it; which is farther set out, Isa. xlii. 16. All other ways, all paths but this, go down to the chambers of death; they all lead to…

28. Portraits of Courage – Elisabeth Elliot · Ochorus Originals

    Mintaka and Mankamu cites Isaiah 42:16

    …and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.” — Isaiah 42:16, KJV Dayuma The way back to the Waorani, when it opened, did not come through any plan of…

29. Elisabeth Elliot (For Teens) · Ochorus Originals

    Two Women from the Forest cites Isaiah 42:16

    …and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.” — Isaiah 42:16 (KJV) When the way to the Waorani finally opened, it didn't come through any missionary…

30. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of March cites Isa. 42:16

    …grace of God. March 23 A SURE GUIDE "I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not" Isa. 42:16 Think of the infinitely glorious Jehovah acting as a Guide to the blind! What boundless…

31. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Extracts from Old Writers cites Isa. xlii. 25

    …it, and conscientiously practise it, than you have done to this very day? (Rev. ii. 4, 5; Isa. xlii. 25.) I suppose there is nothing more evident than that the times and seasons wherein we live…