Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"They shall see the glory of the LORD"
Text: Isaiah 35:2
A GLIMPSE OF A GLORIOUS FUTURE
Isaiah was given a prophetic glimpse of the future of Israel. The LORD’s glory would be seen in the wonderful things that He would do for His people!
“The wilderness and the wasteland shall be glad for them,
And the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose;
It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice,
Even with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
The excellence of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the LORD,
The excellency of our God.”
Isaiah 35:1-2
1. The wilderness and the wasteland.
a) The Assyrians had destroyed the nation of Israel.
b) The Babylonians had similarly destroyed the nation of Judah.
c) The land of Israel had become a wilderness and a wasteland.
2. God’s plan was to restore the entire land of Israel.
a) The wilderness and the wasteland would be glad to see God’s plan to rejuvenate the land.
b) The desert would rejoice for it would bloom like a rose in God’s restoration plan.
3. Effects on the Land.
a) The glory of Lebanon with its majestic cedars would be given to the restored nation of Israel.
b) The excellence associated with Carmel and Sharon would display the glory of the LORD.
4. Appropriate response to God’s plan of restoration.
a) All in the land would rejoice.
b) They would break out with joy and singing.
c) All would proclaim “the excellency of the LORD”.
d) They cannot but see the “glory of the LORD”.