Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Your dead shall live"
Text: Isaiah 26:19
A GLORIOUS RESPONSE FROM THE LORD
The LORD’s word was direct and straightforward. Isaiah understood this word from God and responded with joy and hope!
“Your dead shall live;
Together with my dead body they shall arise.
Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust;
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead.
Come, my people, enter your chambers,
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment,
Until the indignation is past.
For behold, the LORD comes out of His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
The earth will also disclose her blood,
And will no more cover her slain.”
Isaiah 26:19-21
1. “Your dead shall live”
a) This was the reply Isaiah had sought from the LORD.
b) This word was received with great relief and joy!
2. “Together with my dead body they shall arise”
a) Isaiah saw beyond the immediate present.
b) With a discerning heart and mind:
i) He understood the doctrine of resurrection.
ii) He would arise one day.
iii) So would all who trusted the LORD for redemption.
iv) Redemption included “resurrection!”
3. A further word from the LORD.
a) He addressed those who were dwelling in the dust.
b) He promised that they would be like the morning dew.
c) The nation would receive grace and mercy and begin afresh.
d) The earth cannot contain the dead at the resurrection.
4. Isaiah’s advice to the faithful.
a) To hide themselves from the indignation that was on the nation at the moment.
b) But the indignation of God would not last forever.
c) They must enter into their chambers and there wait upon the LORD
in humble prayer.
5. A word of encouraging hope.
a) The LORD would come from heaven.
b) He would come to judge and punish the unrepentant sinner.
c) The iniquity of the wicked would be dealt with.
d) The earth would no longer cover the sins of the wicked in death.
e) There will be a resurrection of the wicked dead.
6. A significant word from the Lord Jesus
“For as the Father has life in Himself,
so He has granted the Son to have life in Himself,
and has given Him authority to execute judgment also,
because He is the Son of Man.
Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which
all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth—
those who have done good, to the resurrection of life,
and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation.”
John 5:26-29
a) There is the resurrection of life.
b) There is also the resurrection of condemnation.