ISAIAH 54-55

As Barnes noted: "This chapter contains a promise of the enlargement, moral renovation, and the future glory of the kingdom of God, especially under the Messiah. Although designed to give comfort to the captives in Babylon, it was a consolation to be derived from what would occur in distant times under the Messiah ... The design of the whole chapter is consolatory, and is a promise of what would certainly result from God's purpose of sending the Messiah into the world.

Isaiah 54:1 "Sing, O barren, You borne! Break forth into singing, and cry aloud, You

who who

have not have not labored with child! For more

are

the children of the desolate Than the children of the married woman," says the LORD. stakes. 3 2 "Enlarge the place of your tent, And let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; Lengthen your cords, And strengthen your For you shall expand to the right and to the left, And your descendants will inherit the nations, And make the desolate cities inhabited.

Isaiah 54:4 " Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; Neither be disgraced, for you will not be put to shame; For you will forget the shame of your youth, And will not remember the reproach of your widowhood anymore. 5 For your Maker husband, The LORD of hosts Redeemer is is your His name; And your God. 7 is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. 6 For the LORD has called you Like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, Like a youthful wife when you were refused," Says your "For a mere moment I have forsaken you, But with great mercies I will gather you. the LORD, your Redeemer.

8 With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you," Says

Isaiah 54:9 " For this Me; For as I have sworn That the waters of Noah would no longer cover the earth, So have I sworn That I would not be angry with you, nor rebuke you. you.

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like the waters of Noah to For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," Says the LORD, who has mercy on

As Rawlinson explained: "Much as the Christian Church has suffered from the world, it has never been with them like it was with captive Jews in Babylon. Here the prophet views the Jewish Church as absorbed and continued in the Christian Church, into which all the better and more spiritual members passed at the first preaching of the gospel."

Isaiah 54:11 " O you afflicted one, Tossed with tempest,

and

not comforted, Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems, And lay your foundations with sapphires. 12 pinnacles of rubies, Your gates of crystal, And all your walls of precious stones. I will make your 13 All your children

shall be

taught by the LORD, And great

shall be

the peace of your children. 14 In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you. 15 Indeed they shall surely assemble, Me. Whoever assembles against you shall fall for your sake

but

not because of

. 16 "Behold, I have created the blacksmith Who blows the coals in the fire, Who brings forth an instrument for his work; And I have created the spoiler to destroy. 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue against you in judgment You shall condemn. This

is

the heritage of the servants of the LORD, And their righteousness

is which

rises from Me," Says the LORD.

Jeremiah 31:33 "But this

is

the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." 34 "No

There are least 9 things we can learn from this chapter. 1. The church was to be superior to the Jewish system and it is. 2. The universal nature of the church and how it would include all nations is presented.

3. We are not to fear man because God is in control (Rev. 21:8; Lk. 12:5). 4. God is pictured as the husband of His people just as Christ is pictured as the husband and head of the church (Eph. 5:23-24).

5. If we will repent, God will take us back (2 Pet. 3:9). 6. God is superior to all. 7. God will never completely forsake His people (Rom. 8:35 39).

8. The children of Israel were to be taught the Word of God and we are to do the same today (Eph. 6:4; 2 Tim. 4:2). 9. The enemies of God may win some battles, but they will never win the war (2 Thes. 1:7-9).

Isaiah 55:1 "Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. 2 Why do you spend money for wages for

what

to Me, and eat

what is what is

not bread, And your does not satisfy? Listen carefully good, And let your soul delight itself in abundance. 3 Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you -- The sure mercies of David.

Titus 2:11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men,

Job 23:12 I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth More than my necessary

food.

Isaiah 55:4 Indeed I have given him to the people, A leader and commander for the people. 5 Surely you shall call a nation you do not know, And nations

who as

a witness do not know you shall run to you, Because of the LORD your God, And the Holy One of Israel; For He has glorified you."

John 17:1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 "as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 4 5 3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. "I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. "And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near. will abundantly pardon. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; Let him return to the LORD, And He will have mercy on him; And to our God, For He

2 Corinthians 6:2 For He says: "In an acceptable time I have heard you, And in the day of salvation I have helped you." Behold, now time; behold, now

is is

the accepted the day of salvation.

Romans 12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God,

which is

conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what

is

of God.

your reasonable service. 2 And do not be that good and acceptable and perfect will

Ephesians 2:1 And you disobedience, others.

3

He made alive,

dead in trespasses and sins, 2 who were in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the

Isaiah 55:8 " For My thoughts thoughts, Nor LORD. 9 "For

are as are

My thoughts than your thoughts.

not your your ways My ways," says the the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways, And

Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable 35

are

repaid to him?" His judgments and His ways past finding out! 34 "For who has known the mind of the LORD? Or who has become His counselor?" "Or who has first given to Him And it shall be

Isaiah 55:10 "For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper it.

11 So shall My word be that

in the thing

for which I sent

Isaiah 55:12 "For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the LORD for a name, For an everlasting sign cut off."

that their

shall not be

Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. rest for your souls. 30

you

"For My yoke who labor "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find

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29 easy and My burden is light."