Isaiah 49:3-4 And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.… Painters, poets, and musicians are God's servants, and in their masterly ]productions the Divine glory bursts forth. Raphael was God's servant, and m the Transfiguration God's glory broke forth. Handel was God's servant, and in his Messiah God's glory broke forth. Milton was God's servant, and in his Paradise Lost the Divine glory majestically broke forth. Statesmen, reformers, and philanthropists are also God's servants, and He says to each one of them, "Thou art My servant, in whom I will be glorified." But the shining of the Divine glory is not confined to the highly gifted, but breaks forth in those who faithfully serve God in obscure spheres of labour, unnoticed by the world. (W. Hay Aliken, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.WEB: and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified." |
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