- Is the “Servant” identified in Isaiah 42:1-4?
- Is the Servant a ruler? A teacher? A miracle worker (see: “torato”, Isaiah 42:4)?
- What attributes of Divinity are posited in Isaiah 42:4-5?
- Is there, then, a future for the exiles (for, indeed, the prophecy is being delivered to the exiles of Babylonia) as set forth in Isaiah 42:6-7?
- But while there is, at the moment, no “action,” what is the “prospect” as set forth in Isaiah 42:10-17?
- In what passage of Shaharit does Isaiah 42:13 resonate?
- Is idol worship a thing of the past or still so potent as to warrant condemnation (Isaiah 42:17)?
- And, while Israel (?) is the “Servant of God” what shortcoming is described in Isaiah 42:18-20?
- Whom does God “desire” and will protect (Isaiah 42:21)?
- Isaiah 42:24-25 would indicate that the destruction of Judea is, basically, the result of what – or whose – decision?
