NGRK 505: EXEGITICAL APPLICATION, 7/11/2026

EXEGETICAL APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT

Joo Won Lee

NGRK 505: Greek Language Tools

July 10, 2026

     Firstly, more than anything Christians may apply the theme of Lordship/Kingship regarding God the creator (vv.1, 5); this complete faith and utter trust in God alone should help Christians to have peace, tranquility, and purpose in their plight while living on earth to happily forge ahead knowing that their struggle is well worth the fight since God is their ally and final reward at the end (cf. Heb. 11.6; Ps. 73:25-26; Rev. 22:12). Any seeping or lingering doubts and skepticism as to the question of who is in full control of our cosmic affairs should be categorically put to the side in the revealed Lordship which oversees it all. God’s Providence and His Authority override any secular or angelic powers.

     Secondly, in their personal living Christians may also apply the overarching theme of soteriology such as the sinfulness of our flesh, the temporal perishable nature of our physical tent, the longingness of our spirit to be at home in heaven one day, and the final judgment (“the tribunal”) coming as revealed in verses 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 so that they would stay alert, mindful, vigilant, resilient, obedient, and cheerful while completing the task of living as a Champion for Christ while (still) housed in their physical tabernacle (cf. Ps. 17:22; Rom. 12:12; 1 Thess 5:16-18). Being convicted in such foundational doctrinal themes of redemption through Christ alone as the Spirit being the Comforter with God at the epic center of the universe should steer the Christians toward the right path and help them remain there while bearing the fruits of purity and not found naked/unclothed. 

     Thirdly, the theme of thankfulness, the destiny, the inevitability, the pride and humility,  and intentionality can be applied in contemporary Christian’s living through the passage (vv. 1, 5, 9)  since having been chosen to be a witness for Christ and to hold the banner of evangelization of His all-saving Good Gospel high and wide is the ultimate privilege, reason, and motif we Christians should live for and cherish (cf. 1 Peter 2:9; John 15;16; Isaiah 43:10. As Edward Young notes regarding the Isaiah 53: 7 (ESV), (“He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so opened not his mouth.”) “Although the Lord was the ultimate cause of the servant’s suffering, the servant endured that suffering with patience. Inasmuch as the suffering was vicarious and voluntary, it was spontaneous; hence the servant bore it patiently. The word he was afflicted form the main sentence, and the two following clauses are circumstantial, expressing the conditions under which the servant was afflicted.[1] Well, there is our Messiah who set a perfect example for us. We would just need to follow in His footsteps as a good cheerful soldier.

Bibliography

Young, Edward J. The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary. Vol. 3, Chapters 40–66. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996.

[1] Edward J. Young, The Book of Isaiah: A Commentary, vol. 3, Chapters 40–66 (Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1996), 350.