Called from the womb for the world
Exegetical note: In this second Servant Song of Isaiah II, the Servant makes a public announcement of his divine, prenatal call directed to all nations. Noteworthy is the fact that after the prophet declares his inability to carry out his call, God not only repeats it, but expands it to include the 'end of the earth," i.e., the entire world. The womb and the world here represent the bifocal nature of God's providence: the particular and the universal.
Call to Worship
(based on Psalm 40)
Leader:
Let us tell the good news of deliverance!
People: