Christ, the Servant of the Lord
By reading the preceding verses in connection with these, we readily learn who is addressed. "And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him." Verse 5. "And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth." Verse 6. These passages show unmistakably that Christ is the one addressed. Compare with verse 6 Luke 2:29-32. The eighth verse itself shows that Christ is addressed, in the words, "I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people." Compare with this Isa. 55:4, 5.