The Hope of the Gentiles.

Matthew 12:15-21 (ESV)
Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all [16] and ordered them not to make him known. [17] This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah:

[18] "Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit upon him,
and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.
[19] He will not quarrel or cry aloud,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
[20] a bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not quench,
until he brings justice to victory;
[21] and in his name the Gentiles will hope."


Jesus fulfills more prophecy, in this one it is a prophecy in which it is said, and “in his name the gentiles will hope.”
I feel like I’m grinding a theological axe here, in that I get drawn to certain statements, that I might not have been drawn to yesterday. Right now, I’m hammering on Chiliasm, or pre-,millennialism as the current form of Chiliasm is known. According to this system the cross is plan b, and almost doesn’t play a big part there. But this prophecy shows that Jesus never came Just for the Jews. The Messaiah was never meant to be a Jewish king. But He always cared for all the sheep of the world, he came to be the hope of the Gentiles. And so he is. He is our hope. He rose from the dead to give us eternal life. He is our savior, if he is anyone’s.