Isaiah 39:1-8
Isaiah’s Prophecy
Isaiah 40:1-17
Comfort of Restoration
Isaiah 40:18-31
Sustaining Power of God
Isaiah 41:1-16
God’s Protection of Israel
Isaiah 41:17-29
God’s Challenge to The Idols
Isaiah 42:1-9
Mission of the Servant
Isaiah 42:10-25
Discipline of the Servant
Isaiah 43:1-13
A Promise to Regather The Unworthy
Isaiah 43:14-28
Israel Promised Deliverance From Babylon
Isaiah 44:1-8
God’s Forming of Israel
Isaiah 44:9-20
Idolatry is Foolishness
Isaiah 44:21-28
Prediction of Cyrus
Discipline of the Servant
Isaiah 42:10–25
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John Piper, in his book comments, “if the reward you aim at in fasting is the admiration of others, that is what you will get, and that will be all you get. In other words, the danger of hypocrisy is that it is so successful. It aims at the praise of men, and it succee … More
The prophet gives a new song of praise to the Lord (v. 10). People everywhere should sing and shout to the Lord as a result of the world-wide message of salvation which the Servant of the Lord shall proclaim. This passage can be interpreted as the Gentiles singing praise for their deliverance and conversion (vv. 10-13).
In contrast to the quiet and submissive ministry of the Servant, the Lord shall go forth as a mighty man of war (v. 13). In his first coming he was a meek and lowly Servant, but in His second coming He will be as a Man of War in judgment upon the world. The devastation described here (vv. 14-16) may well refer to the Millennium, when the mountains and hills will be destroyed and the rivers dried up (Rev. 8:7-9:21). God, seemingly silent for a long time, will act in judgment, though humanly speaking, it will be painful for Him (v. 14), as He desires to help them (v. 15).
The prophet contrasts the faith of those who believe in God to the idolatry of those who trust in graven images (vv. 17-25). The Mosaic Law had made it plain that if the Israelites lived according to God’s righteous standards, He would bless them. However, in Babylonian exile they were being punished because spiritually they had been deaf and blind (v. 16). He had told them in (Deut. 28:49-53) that if they did not keep His law, He would drive them from the land. No one could rescue them except the Lord.
Application
We might ask how Israel and Judah could be so blind, yet we often fail in the same way. Knowing what is right and not doing it can be worse than not seeing at all. I can know what is right because I have His word to go by and yet I often don’t obey. Can I think of any way I have failed to obey Him today?
Isaiah 42:10-25 (English Standard Version)
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