Israel My Servant

Please open your Bibles to the Prophecy of Isaiah, chapter 41. Who is God speaking to in this chapter? To begin with God is speaking to the islands, which is a reference to the islands in the Mediterranean. But in a broader sense, God is speaking to all the nations of the then known world which were grouped around the Mediterranean Sea. What was the message of God to the nations? The message was that Judgment was to come upon all the nations that know not God. But then, beginning in verse 8, God has some comforting words to say to only one nation.