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"The tongue of the learned..."
Text: Isaiah 50:4
SIGNIFICANT PROPHECIES
There were quite a few prophecies concerning the Messiah. This particular prophecy gives us an insight as to how the LORD equipped the Messiah for ministry.
“The Lord GOD has given Me
The tongue of the learned,
That I should know how to speak
A word in season to him who is weary.
He awakens Me morning by morning,
He awakens my Ear
To hear as the learned”
Isaiah 50:4
1. “The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned”
a) The Lord God does not only give a calling.
b) And He certainly gave a calling to His Servant (Isaiah 42:1).
c) He also equipped Him with “the tongue of the learned”.
2. What is the “tongue of the learned?”
a) It implies that the Messiah-Servant must first learn deeply.
b) Only when He has learned well can He be said to have “the tongue of the learned”.
3. A related text
We have an important related text that would help us understand the phrase, “the tongue of the learned”.
“And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword;
In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.”
Isaiah 49:2