Through the promised Seed, the God of Israel was to bring deliverance to Zion. "There shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots." "Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall He eat, that He may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good." Isaiah 11:1; 7:14, 15.

"Se min tjener, ved hvem jeg holder fast, min udvalgte, hvem jeg har kær! På ham har jeg lagt min ånd, han skal udbrede ret til folkene." Es. 42,1.