Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles. The opening of the Isaiah Servant Song identifies the Servant with the language of the baptism (Matthew 3:17): my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. The Spirit put upon him was given at the baptism. The proclaiming of justice to the Gentiles anticipates the universal scope of the commission that Matthew 28 will make explicit.

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