Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"There was no intercessor"
Text: Isaiah 59:16
NO INTERCESSOR FOUND
Israel sorely needed an intercessor because of the deep transgressions of the nation. The priests and Levites had failed in their intercessory work. The land of Israel was in deep spiritual darkness.
“He saw that there was no man,
And wondered that there was no intercessor;
Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him;
And His own righteousness, it sustained Him.
For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
And a helmet of salvation on His head;
He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,
And was clad with zeal as a cloak.”
Isaiah 59:16-17
1. Intercessors of note:
a) Moses
b) The prophets of God
2. Intercessors in the days of Isaiah.
a) Apart from Isaiah, there was hardly anyone who would intercede.
b) This was sad and alarming news.
3. The LORD’s action.
a) He would have to do the work of saving His people on His own.
b) His actions would come on His own accord.
c) No intercessor would be honoured because there wasn’t one to be found.
4. The LORD as a Warrior.
a) He would put on His righteous breastplate.
b) He would don His helmet of salvation.
c) The Christian armour described by the Apostle Paul has its roots in this text.
5. The cloak of war.
a) His garments are those of vengeance.
b) His cloak is made of zeal.
c) The LORD will war against:
i) The wicked among the Gentiles.
ii) The perpetrators of evil in Israel.
iii) There was no one who would intercede for Israel.