Isaiah 42:6-7
“I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.”
King James Version
The Servant as covenant for the people and light for the Gentiles, opening blind eyes and freeing prisoners.
Fulfillment References
Luke 2:32 Acts 13:47 Matthew 4:16
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
JewishThe Servant is Israel — called to be a light to the nations (cf. Gen 12:3). The blind and captive are both Israel in exile and Gentiles in ignorance.
CatholicSimeon's canticle (Luke 2:32) directly applies this to Jesus — 'a light for revelation to the Gentiles.' The Servant's mission is fulfilled in Christ and extended through the Church.
ProtestantChrist is the Servant who fulfills this — his healing of the blind is both literal and symbolic. Paul cites 42:6 in Acts 13:47 as authorizing the Gentile mission.
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