Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"The salvation of our God"
Text: Isaiah 52:10
A JOYOUS CELEBRATION
After Babylon conquered Judah, the whole country was devastated. Jerusalem was razed to the ground and many areas became desolate. Yet, the LORD challenged Jerusalem to celebrate joyously!
“Break forth into joy, sing together,
You waste places of Jerusalem!
For the LORD has comforted His people,
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD has made bare His holy arm
In the eyes of all the nations;
And all the ends of the earth shall see
The salvation of our God.”
Isaiah 52:9-10
1. The waste places of Jerusalem.
a) The grand capital of Judah was no more after Babylon conquered it.
b) The cities had become “waste places”.
2. A strong word of comfort.
a) God gave a word of comfort to Jerusalem.
b) Jerusalem may now do the following:
i) Break forth into joy.
ii) Sing together, once again.
c) The reason for celebration.
i) God’s redemption of Jerusalem.
ii) The LORD will redeem Jerusalem from bondage.
iii) The nation would no longer be in exile.
3. The mighty arm of the LORD.
a) His arm would be made bare.
b) His holy arm would be seen by all.
i) The nations of the world would see the might of God.
ii) They would see the salvation that God had planned.
c) Jerusalem would be redeemed from captivity in Babylon.
d) There was every reason to rejoice in the power of the LORD.