ISB ~ Mark 1 v11

my beloved Son:The Father’s announcement echoes several OT passages.

• (1) Isaiah 42:1 prophecies the coming of God’s pleasing Servant, who will rescue Israel (Is 42:7) and be a “light to the nations” (Is 42:6). Jesus fulfills this role as the Suffering Servant (10:45) and light of the world (Jn 8:12). (2) Psalm 2:7 portrays King David as the anointed son of God. Jesus is here the royal Son anointed by the Spirit (Lk 4:18; Rom 1:3). (3) The same title was once given to Isaac, where the Greek OT translates “only son” in Gen 22:2, 12, as “my beloved son”. As Abraham’s near-sacrifice of Isaac procured a divine oath of worldwide blessing (Gen 22:16-18), so Jesus is sent by the Father to fulfill this covenant oath and unleash the blessings promised to the patriarch (Jn 3:16; Rom 8:32).