2025 IJRSE – Volume 14 Issue 17
Available Online: 12 December 2025
Author/s:
Nguyen, Thi Thuy Van
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines (mariaphongcmr@gmail.com; nguyenthithuyvan@student.ateneo.edu)
Abstract:
The first song, Is 42:1-4, of the four Servant Songs in the Book of Isaiah introduces the servant who is chosen for a universal mission of bringing justice to the nations. The servant in this song is known as being upheld, pleasing the Lord, and faithful to the entrusted mission. Above all, the servant is portrayed as the one who carries out mission, not with violence but deep compassion. The exegesis of this passage explores what the nature of mission accomplished by the beloved servant is, that is, profound compassion. The servant’s ways of doing mission becomes a guiding light for missionaries around the world, especially in the context of Vietnam.
Keywords: justice, compassion, mission
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25321
Cite this article:
Nguyen, T. T. V. (2025). Justice through compassion in Isaiah 42:1- 4: Evangelistic mission today. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 14(17), 272-282. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2025.25321