He says, “It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Thus says the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One, To the despised One, To the One abhorred by the nation, To the Servant of rulers, “Kings will see and arise, Princes will also bow down, Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.” (Isaiah 49:6-7, NASB)
Isaiah not only prophesied against Judah, but God revealed the coming of Messiah. Above is one of many passages in the book of Isaiah about the coming of Jesus Christ.
God is speaking, and it appears as if He is talking with His Son. God lays out His mission to His Servant: “To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.” Jesus made it clear during His public ministry, that He was here not only to be the redemption of Israel, but to also be “the Light of the world.”
God also tells His Son that He will be despised and rejected by the world. But kings and princes will one day pay Him the respect that is due Him, because of Who He is!
God indeed foretold His plan of salvation through His prophets. Jesus Christ fulfilled ALL of them. God is faithful, and is the Promise Keeper. He wants a relationship with us. God has promised an eternity spent with Him through the blood of Jesus. Have you called on His name?