Isaiah 49:8
“In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth...”
King James Version
The Servant given 'for a covenant of the people' in the day of salvation — which Paul announces as fulfilled now in Christ (2 Cor. 6:2).
Fulfillment References
2 Corinthians 6:2 Isaiah 42:6 Isaiah 49:6 Luke 4:19
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) PentecostalThe Servant given as 'a covenant of the people' is Jesus (2 Cor. 6:2) — the one God's salvation embodied for all.
JewishThe Servant given as a covenant to restore the land and people — read of Israel's restoration mission.
CatholicFulfilled in Christ, the covenant and salvation of the peoples, the 'acceptable time' now arrived.
ProtestantPaul declares 'now is the day of salvation' (2 Cor. 6:2), reading Isa. 49:8 as fulfilled in Christ.
OrthodoxChrist the covenant of the people, the day of salvation come.
DispensationalThe Servant-covenant, fulfilled in Christ and consummated in restoration.
AcademicFrom the second Servant Song; Paul's 'now is the acceptable time' is a key NT actualization of Isaiah.
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