The Lord’s Coming Salvation. Isaiah 52:1-12
VI. THE SERVANT OF JEHOVAH, Isaiah 49-57
1.The Servant’s Mission, Isa_49:1-26; Isa_50:1-11; Isa_51:1-23; Isa_52:1-12
2. The Servant’s Sacrifice and Exaltation, Isa_52:13-15; Isa_53:1-12
58. What picture is drawn of the return from Babylon? Instead of a foreign monarch who now is to reign over the nation?
THE LORD’S COMING SALVATION
Awake, awake, Put on your strength, O Zion; Put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; For the uncircumcised and the unclean Will no longer come into you. [Rev_21:27]
Shake yourself from the dust, arise, O captive Jerusalem; Rid yourself of the chains around your neck, O captive Daughter of Zion.
For the LORD says this, “You were sold for nothing and you will be redeemed, but not with money.”
For the Lord GOD says this, “My people went down at the first into Egypt to live there; and [many years later Sennacherib] the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.
But now, what do I have here,” declares the LORD, “seeing that My people have been taken away without reason? Those who rule over them howl [with taunting and mockery of salvation],” declares the LORD, “and My name is continually blasphemed all day long. [Rom_2:24]
Therefore My people shall know My Name and what it means. Therefore in that day I am the One who is speaking, ‘Here I am.'” [Exo_3:13-14]
How beautiful and delightful on the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace, Who brings good news of good [things], Who announces salvation, Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” [Act_10:36; Rom_10:15; Eph_6:14-16]
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, Together they shout for joy; For they will see face to face The return of the LORD to Zion.
Break forth, shout joyfully together, You ruins of Jerusalem; For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD has bared His holy arm (His infinite power) Before the eyes of all the nations [revealing Himself as the One by Whom Israel is redeemed from captivity], That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God. [Luk_2:29-32; Luk_3:6]
Depart, depart, go out from there (the lands of exile), Touch no unclean thing; Go out of the midst of her (Babylon), purify yourselves, You who carry the articles of the LORD [on your journey from there]. [2Co_6:16-17]
For you will not go out in a hurry [as when you left Egypt], Nor will you go in flight [fleeing, as you did from the Egyptians]; For the LORD will go before you, And the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
58. What picture is drawn of the return from Babylon? Instead of a foreign monarch who now is to reign over the nation?
“THY GOD REIGNETH!”
It is not God that has become lethargic; but we that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First, His strength, so that we may not be afraid of ten thousands of people who set themselves round about; and secondly, the beautiful garments of our Lord’s character. See Col_3:9-17.
At last the climax of the long prophetic stairway is reached and the summons for the exodus from Babylon rings out, Isa_52:11. It was God’s return to the desolate city, Isa_52:2; Isa_52:8. The stately procession moves slowly and fearlessly. It is not the escape of a band of fugitive slaves, dreading pursuit and recapture, Isa_52:12. Before it speed the heralds, appearing on the sky line as they ascend the mountains which surround the Holy City, publishing peace and salvation, Isa_52:7. The central body is composed of white robed priests, bearing with reverent care the holy vessels, Isa_52:11, of which Nebuchadnezzar despoiled the Temple, but which Cyrus restored. See Ezr_1:7-11. Thus, also, the Church marches through the world.
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