95–The Servant Frees the Captives

In this work of appointing a Servant, God was righteousness. This is because He is righteous and could not provide salvation without a mediator and an atonement. Then, He sent him into the world. He selected one who was eminently righteous to accomplish his purpose; and he came that He might establish righteousness on the earth, and confirm the earth to the just government of God in the Messianic kingdom. At the point of salvation God imputes His righteousness of the Messiah to the believer (Genesis 15:6; I Corinthians 1:30; II Corinthians 5:21). The Messiah frees the captivities. There is a twofold group of individuals who are deemed prisoners; unsaved Jews and Gentiles, who were spiritually blind, and Old Testament saints who were in the good side of Sheol waiting for the Savior to release them from the captivity.