This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ... AND THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH. 187 to argue, with certain modern scholars, that Job is the original or prototype of the suffering Servant of God in Deutero-Isaiah, --on the contrary, the critical and exegetical difficulties in the way of such a notion seem to me insuperable. But this I do mean to say, the Deutero-Isaiah ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ... AND THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH. 187 to argue, with certain modern scholars, that Job is the original or prototype of the suffering Servant of God in Deutero-Isaiah, --on the contrary, the critical and exegetical difficulties in the way of such a notion seem to me insuperable. But this I do mean to say, the Deutero-Isaiah carries forward the movement which begins with Job, expounds his problems, develops his truths, incarnates his idea in an ideal person who does in suffering and unto sacrifice the will of God, and so works out the redemption of His people. The solution of Job's problem becomes here the solution of man's, the Servant of Jehovah, His Elect in whom His soul delighteth, is "the Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief." He is to be "despised and rejected of men," esteemed "stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted," but He is not to fail or be discouraged till He has set His law in the earth and the isles wait for His word. Although He should have done no violence, nor had any deceit in His mouth, yet Jehovah was to be pleased to bruise Him, His soul was to be an offering for sin. By His knowledge was the righteous One, Jehovah's Servant, to make the many righteous, and of their iniquities He was to take up the load. In all this we have the fundamental truth of Job as to the function and work of suffering accepted and enlarged, made the bearer of a diviner promise and a still more splendid hope. The righteous Servant of God is made so perfect through sufferings as to become the Captain of our salvation. He comes so gently as not to break the bruised reed or quench the smoking flax, yet comes with the Spirit of Jehovah upon Him, "anointed to preach good tidings unto the meek, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclai...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. In original cloth bindings with gilt lettering on the backstrip. Small blind stamp on the front cover, front hinge is torn. Pages are clean of annotations. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN:
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1900. Hodder and Stoughton. Hardcover. GOOD Gilt titles, brown boards. Internally text is clear and bright. Foxing and marks but these do not affect the text. Bookplate. Ex library. Externally worn. Spine is sunned. Both the spine and boards are marked. 9x6.
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Good. Ex-library copy with usual markings. Cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Few pages shows markings. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.