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Great crowds gather by the sea

Crowds came to Jesus from Galilee, Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan, and the region of Tyre and Sidon. Many pressed forward to be healed, while unclean spirits fell before Him and cried out that He was the Son of God (Mark 3:7-12).

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📖 Matthew 12:15–17

15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all, 16warning them not to make Him known. 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

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The chosen Servant

Matthew says that Jesus' quiet withdrawal and healing ministry fulfilled Isaiah's portrait of God's chosen Servant, who would not quarrel or cry out and in whose name the nations would hope.

Isaiah 42:1–3

“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Isaiah 42:1-4 describes God's chosen Servant bringing justice without crying out or breaking a bruised reed; Matthew 12:17-21 quotes the passage after Jesus withdrew, healed the crowds, and warned them not to make Him known.

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