Lesson 9, February 20-26
Sabbath Afternoon
Memory Text: “Behold my servant, whom I uphold; Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.” Isaiah 42:1
“Many feel that it would be a great privilege to visit the scenes of Christ’s life on earth, to walk where He trod, to look upon the lake beside which He loved to teach, and the hills and valleys on which His eyes so often rested. But we need not go to Nazareth, to Capernaum, or to Bethany, in order to walk in the steps of Jesus. We shall find His footprints beside the sickbed, in the hovels of poverty, in the crowded alleys of the great city, and in every place where there are human hearts in need of consolation. In doing as Jesus did when on earth, we shall walk in His steps.” Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 640
Isaiah spoke of a servant of the Lord with a similar mission of mercy: “A bruised reed shall he not break, And the smoking flax shall he not quench; … To open the blind eyes, To bring out the prisoners from the prison, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison house” (Isaiah 42:3, 7).
Let’s take a look at this Servant. Who is He, and what does He accomplish?
