Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"Sing to the LORD a new song"
Text: Isaiah 42:10
SINGING TO THE LORD
As one ponders the great plan of God to send forth His Messiah, a wonderful new song ought to arise from the heart. There is every reason to rejoice in the LORD, for both Israel and the Gentile nations.
“Sing to the LORD a new song,
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.”
Isaiah 42:10-11
1. “A new song”
a) A new song is needed.
b) Something new and wonderful had been planned.
c) The work of the Messiah must evoke the creation and singing of a new song to the LORD.
2. This is to be a song of praise to the LORD.
a) It is a song that the coastlands (the Gentiles) would learn to sing.
b) It is a song for those who travel on the high seas to sing as well.
3. Mention of two cities.
a) Kedar
i) This is a reference to a Nomadic tribe.
ii) The people from Kedar will find new joy in the mercy and grace to be given to them.
iii) The people from Kedar would find salvation and blessing from God.
b) Sela
i) This is a reference to a city in Edom.
iii) Once it was an enemy of Israel but it would be blessed by the mercy of the LORD.
c) These two cities were mentioned as an example of how they would be reached by the LORD’s grace and mercy.
d) They too would learn to sing a new song of praise to the LORD.