# 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

“he is my beloved one, and I am very pleased with him”

# he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles

“he will announce to the nations that God will do for them what is right”