About this episode

Sinclair Ferguson examines a tenderhearted picture of Christ from the book of Isaiah, highlighting His mercy towards the weak.

In our weakness, we are as bruised reeds and dimly burning wicks. But Jesus, in His mercy, mends His people and fans them into life. Today, Sinclair Ferguson examines a tenderhearted picture of Christ from the book of Isaiah. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-ferguson/a-bruised-reed-he-will-not-break/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Host: Sinclair Ferguson

Topics covered

• weakness
• mercy
• Christ
• Isaiah
• spirituality
• Christianity

Keywords

• bruised reed
• dimly burning wicks
• Jesus
• mercy
• Isaiah
• spiritual healing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: book of Isaiah

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