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Isaiah 52
The following commentary covers Chapters 51 and 52.
The
remnant encouraged and acknowledged: God's salvation
universally manifested
The application is found
in chapters 51 and 52 to the end of verse 12, and that to
the remnant of Israel. In verse 13 a fresh division of
the prophecy begins. The remnant in the last days are
exhorted to have confidence. Those who follow after
righteousness are a little flock; but God had called
Abraham alone, and had blessed and increased him; He can
do the same for the remnant. Compare Ezekiel 33: 24,
where we see in what manner carnal confidence, walking in
unrighteousness, can imitate, to its own ruin, divine
faith. Jehovah will comfort Zion. Verse 4 is the second
exhortation. The remnant are acknowledged as Jehovah's
nation. His righteousness was near; salvation and
deliverance were already gone forth from Him, and should
be for ever. In verse 7 there is a further step. They are
a people who know righteousness, who have the law in
their heart; they are not to fear men who should be
devoured by the judgments of God. But His righteousness
and His salvation should be everlasting. The remnant,
thus set in their place, are revealed by the Spirit of
prophecy as owned of Jehovah. The same Spirit speaks by
the mouth of the remnant (v. 9), to implore His
intervention in power, and to claim the perfect
lovingkindness of Jehovah, and the assured salvation of
His redeemed ones, as well as the re-establishment of
Zion in everlasting joy. The remnant thus encouraged, the
Spirit turns to Zion, and even as "Awake!
awake!" had been addressed to the arm of Jehovah, so
is it now to Zion herself, oppressed and trodden under
foot of strangers. As if to say it was Zion that had need
to awake, not the Lord, for the salvation was there. The
cup shall now be given to those that afflicted her again.
"Awake! awake!" is once more addressed to her,
that she may stand up and clothe herself in strength and
glory. For Jehovah 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 Israel's God. This threefold
repetition of "hearken" (v. 1, 4 and 7),
followed by the threefold repetition, "Awake!
awake!" is extremely beautiful. The verses 11, 12 of
chapter 52 shew that in those days Israel will be captive
among apostate Gentiles, as in the days of Babylon. Verse
13 is closely connected with that which precedes. It is
Christ's position in those times of glory and of
deliverance wrought by Jehovah. Nevertheless it may be
considered separately, and as beginning a new subject,
because it forms a whole with respect to the Lord Jesus
Himself. Christ shall be very highly exalted in those
days. But what had His position been? On this subject the
Spirit of prophecy enlarges. The kings shall be
astonished at His glory—His whose visage had been so
marred, more than any man.
Chapter 52:
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