# Connecting Statement:

Matthew quotes the prophet Isaiah to show that Jesus’s ministry fulfilled scripture. Isaiah wrote what God said, so all the occurrences of “I” and “my” refer to God.

# my beloved one, in whom my soul is well pleased

Here “soul” refers to the whole person. Alternate translation: “he is my beloved one, and I am very pleased with him”

# he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles

The means that God’s servant will tell the Gentiles that there will be justice. Alternate translation: “he will announce to the nations that God will do for them what is right”