“For just as the new heavens and the new earth
Which I make will endure before Me,” declares the Lord,
“So your offspring and your name will endure.
“And it shall be from new moon to new moon
And from sabbath to sabbath,
All mankind will come to bow down before Me,” says the Lord.
Tag: Restoration
You can't read these last few verses of Isiah without going back and reading the first few verses of Isaiah. The comparison of the two will demonstrate the contents of the book. God is about the restoration of His people. Note the first couple verses of this book:
Isaiah 1:3-4
“An ox knows its owner,
And a donkey its master’s manger,
But Israel does not know,
My people do not understand.”
Alas, sinful nation,
People weighed down with iniquity,
Offspring of evildoers,
Sons who act corruptly!
They have abandoned the Lord,
They have despised the Holy One of Israel,
They have turned away from Him.
In the beginning of the book it is about punishment and discipline. At the end of the book it is about blessing and restoration. In between it is about Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Israel was chosen to be an example of God's grace. In their rebellion they were still the chosen nation to bring for the Messiah, the savior of the world. God did (at the end of their captivity) and will (at the end of the age) restore them. God is about restoration of His chosen people.
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