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Isaiah 55:11 with New Creation Theme and the Servant of the Lord as Witnessed in Jesus in the Fourth Gospel
Abstract
This essay is the second in a two-part series on the theme of creation in the Fourth Gospel. The essays are based on the author’s dissertation written under Professor Dan Lioy’s supervision. In this particular essay, the analysis focuses on the connection between Yahweh’s word (rhēma) in Isaiah 55:11 and his Servant as revealed in the person and works of Jesus Christ. In the redemptive sense of the new creation, Jesus fulfils the role of the Servant of the Lord in Isaiah while embodying Yahweh’s will contained in his (Yahweh’s) word. It seems that the efficacy of Yahweh’s word in Isaiah 55:11 to accomplish his will is witnessed in the fulfilment of the role of Yahweh’s Servant in the person and works of Jesus Christ. At the same time, Jesus also assumes the role of the Creator-God in Isaiah.
