Division V1-6: Awake! Awake! Jerusalem is being called to wake up from sleep. v7-10: Tell the good tidings v11-12: Depart from Babylon v13-15: The starts of the last of the fourth Servant Songs. Exposition v1-2: [Awake! Awake!] This is the third Awake! Awake!. The first one is a call to God (Isiah 51:9), who seems … Read more
Division v1-8: God says: Listen, Listen! My salvation will last forever v9-16: God’s people says: Awake, Awake! O arm of the Lord v17-23: Isaiah says: Awake, awake! Rise up, O Jerusalem! Exposition v1: God blessed Abraham, and Abraham started with himself and ended with many descendants. v2: Similarly, God will bless Zion, the ruins city … Read more
Division v1-3: Separation but not divorce v4-9: 3rd Servant Song v10-11: Trust and Obey the Servant of the Yehweh Exposition v1: [I gave faithless Israel her certificate of divorce and sent her away because of all her adulteries. Yet I saw that her unfaithful sister Judah had no fear; she also went out and committed adultery.] … Read more
Background This is the first chapter of the 2nd part of Isaiah 40-66. The focus of this part is about the suffering Servant of God who will redeem the nations. 49:1-13 is the 2nd of 4 Servant Songs (42:1-9;50:4-11;52:13-53:12). Division v1-13 The Servant Song by the suffering Servant v14-26 God will save Israel at end … Read more
God the Redeemer promised to Redeem Judah from Babylon Background God rebuked Judah for not being in truth and righteousness and stubborn. He called them rebel from birth. For His own glory, God would foretell the future to Judah. Even Judah was stubborn towards God, God would still redeem them from Babylon, just like He … Read more
The Fall of Babylon This chapter is pretty straight forward. It prophesied the fall of Babylon. The falled of Babylon did not happen slowly, it happend on just one night, recorded by Daniel in Dan 5:30-31. Darius the Mede may be another name for Cyrus the King , or a co-regent or captain of the … Read more
Babylon gods cannot safe themselves v1: Bel means master. It is Babylian’s sun god. It is also mentioned in Jeremiah 50:2, 51:44. Nebo is Assyrian and Babylonian’s god of wisdom and writing. He is the son of Bel. v2: These gods could not even safe themselves. Them would be exiled into captivity. v4: [Even to … Read more
The anointed King of Cyrus Division v1-7: God anointed Cyrus to conquer Babylon and other nations so that Cyrus could give a decree to the Jews to return to Jerusalem. v8-21: God is the Creator. v22-25: The righteous God Exposition v1: Cyrus was mentioned by name, the second time. He was again mentioned in verse … Read more
There is only one true God v1: Started by calling God’s servant, Israel to listen to what God has to say. v2: “Jeshurun” is an honored name for Israel whose root meaning is “right” or “straight”. v3: God will restore Jerusalem by turning the ruined city back to life (v26), so that Israel can be … Read more
The Redeemer Background God is Israel’s Redeemer is the theme for chapter 43 and 44. Division v1-7: God the Redeemer v8-13: God’s witness to the word v14-28: Israel exodus out of Babylon into Canaan Exposition v1-7: God the Redeemer v1: [Fear not, for I have redeemed you]. God is Israel’s redeemer is the focus of … Read more
