Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"A highway for the remnant of His people"
Text: Isaiah 11:16
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENEMIES
In the reign of the Messiah, the LORD would destroy all enemies. The mention of ancient enemies was done to reinforce the fact that God alone would defend His people from all enemies, no matter how powerful they may be!
“The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt;
With His mighty wind He will shake His fist over the River,
And strike it in the seven streams,
And make men cross over dry-shod.
There will be a highway for the remnant of His people
Who will be left from Assyria,
As it was for Israel
In the day that he came up from the land of Egypt.”
Isaiah 11:15-16
1. The LORD will destroy.
a) The LORD was mentioned on purpose.
b) He will come to the aid of the Messiah when His enemies arise.
2. The ancient powerful enemies of Israel.
a) Two seas were mentioned:
i) The Sea of Egypt
ii) The Euphrates
b) What they represented.
i) The might of ancient Egypt.
ii) The might of Syria (The Euphrates traverses Turkey and Syria).
c) He will cause men to cross over dry-shod.
i) This is a veiled reference to the crossing of the Red Sea.
ii) The LORD has the power to dry up even mighty Rivers.
iii) He will use His power to aid the Messiah in His rule over all nations.
3. A highway for the remnant.
a) God will bring back His people wherever they may be scattered.
b) He will cause a highway to be built for access to restored Israel.
c) They will return from as far as Assyria.
i) The Assyrians conquered Israel.
ii) Many were taken to Assyria as captives.
iii) They will all be able to return to Israel in the way Moses led the people
to go to Canaan in ancient days.