28 Aug God will not Forsake Sinful Israel (49:14-50:3)
Observations from Isaiah
Lesson 41 : God will not Forsake Sinful Israel (49:14-50:3)
Zion not forgotten (49:14-50:3) – (1) Written on My hands (49:14-23) – ISRAEL’S CLAIM OF DESERTION AND GOD’S DENIAL (v 14-16) – GOD WILL REBUILD THAT WHICH WAS DESTROYED (v 17,18) – GOD WILL ABUNDANTLY BLESS THOSE WITHOUT MERIT, NOT JUST IN SOME SMALL MEASURE (v 19-21) – THE MESSIAH WILL BE THE BANNER UNDER WHICH ALL WILL RALLY (v 22,23) – WHAT ARE WE TO LEARN FROM THIS? – (49:24-26) – GOD MAY WANT TO DELIVER BUT CAN HE? — THE RESULT : GOD’S NATURE IS REVEALED TO THE WORLD — Zion not forgotten (49:14-50:3) – (2) The will and the power to deliver (50:1-3) – WHO IS TO BLAME FOR THE CAPTIVITY? — INSTEAD OF BLAMING GOD, COME BACK IN REPENTANCE AND FAITH