The Lord’s Day of Vengeance. Isaiah 63:1-9
VII. NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH, Isaiah 58-66
2. The Redeeming God, Isaiah 63-66
71. Of what is Edom a symbol?
THE LORD’S DAY OF VENGEANCE
Who is this who comes from Edom, With crimson-stained garments from Bozrah [in Edom], This One (the Messiah) who is majestic in His apparel, Marching in the greatness of His might? “It is I, [the One] who speaks in righteousness [proclaiming vindication], mighty to save.”
Why is Your apparel red, And Your garments like the one who treads in the wine press?
“I have trodden the wine trough alone, And of the peoples there was no one with Me. I also trod them in My anger And trampled them in My wrath; And their lifeblood is sprinkled on My garments, And I stained all My clothes.
“For the day of vengeance [against ungodliness] was in My heart, And My year of redemption [of those who put their trust in Me–the year of My redeemed] has come.
“I looked, but there was no one to help, And I was amazed and appalled that there was no one to uphold [truth and right]. So My own arm brought salvation to Me, And My wrath sustained Me.
“I trampled the peoples in My anger And made them drunk with [the cup of] My wrath, And I spilled their lifeblood on the earth.”
THE LORD’S MERCY REMEMBERED
I will tell of the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, According to all that the LORD has done for us, And His great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has shown them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
For He said, “Be assured, they are My people, Sons who will not be faithless.” So He became their Savior [in all their distresses].
In all their distress He was distressed, And the angel of His presence saved them, In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them; And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. [Exo_23:20-23; Exo_33:14-15; Deu_1:31; Deu_32:10-12]
THE MIGHTY SAVIOR
For long years there had been virulent hostility between Israel and Edom. It began when Esau and Jacob were lads. It broke out in bitterness when Edom denied Israel the right of passage, Num_20:20-21. When Babylon had triumphed over Jerusalem, Edom urged that her walls should be leveled to the ground, Psa_137:7.
How great the change pictured here! The prophet stands at the division of the two countries, looking south, from the foothills of Judah across the sandy waste. In the distance he beholds the mighty Warrior coming up from Edom, His garments wet, not with His own blood, but with Edom’s; henceforth to stand as sentinel between Edom and Israel, so that nevermore need Israel fear invasion.
If Edom stands for sins of passion or for the hatred of unscrupulous foes, see how safe and blessed you are. Jesus, the Mighty to save, stands between you and your besetting sins, between you and your fears, between you and the power of the adversary, Psa_63:9. “Mention the lovingkindness of the Lord!”
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