Israel failed as the servant in part because they adopted the thinking of the nations around them. This included adopting the religious practices of using rituals to manipulate the actions of God. In Isaiah 43, God reminds them that the reverse is instead true: He acts on their behalf, and they respond to his activity.
The reading this week is Isaiah 42:18–44:5.
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