Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"In the holy mount at Jerusalem"
Text: Isaiah 27:13
A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE
The LORD gave a glimpse of the future to Isaiah the prophet. God will judge the world and then establish Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
“And it shall come to pass in that day
That the LORD will thresh,
From the channel of the River to the Brook of Egypt;
And you will be gathered one by one,
O you children of Israel.
So it shall be in that day:
The great trumpet will be blown;
They will come, who are about to perish in the land of Assyria,
And they who are outcasts in the land of Egypt,
And shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.”
Isaiah 27:12-13
1. God’s judgment of the world.
a) The word “thresh” is used to describe God’s judgment.
b) This describes a winnowing machine at work.
2. A symbolic representation of the nations judged.
a) The River Euphrates is mentioned.
b) The Brook of Egypt was then a well-known wadi.
c) These nations had captured the children of Israel.
d) They would be judged!
3. The children of Israel is in focus.
a) A great trumpet would be blown.
i) A victorious trumpet sound would be heard.
ii) The trumpet call would be used to rally all the children of Israel
from different nations.
b) They would hear the sound of the divine trumpet.
i) Those languishing in Assyria.
ii) Those who were considered outcasts in Egypt.
c) The LORD would call them to Jerusalem.
i) They would respond to God’s trumpet call.
ii) They would return to Mount Zion.
iii) They would once again offer worship to the LORD in the holy mountain.