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In This Chapter 4 people 35 terms

People

Noah 6 Israel 3 Jacob (Patriarch) Jeshurun (Israel)

Key Terms

Swear 5 Kindness (Solidarity) 4 To Declare Guilty 4 Fear 3 Covenant 3 Peace 3 Possession 3 Dispossess 2 Holy 2 Take Possession Inherit Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Be Holy Holy (Pure) Holy Thing Most Holy Place Holiness Holy (Devout) Hallow Sanctuary Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection) Covenant (NT) Covenant of Salt To Cause to Possess Possession

Future Blessings for Zion

ⓘ Salvation flows from the vindication of the suffering...

Salvation flows from the vindication of the suffering servant. The promises mentioned here go beyond the return from Babylonian exile and apply to the coming of Jesus Christ, the extension of the kingdom to the church, the benefits of the second coming of Jesus Christ as the bridegroom of the church, and the new Jerusalem.
ⓘ The prophet encourages Jerusalem, likened to a barren...

The prophet encourages Jerusalem, likened to a barren woman, to rejoice because its fate was rapidly changing. She would have so many children that she would outgrow her home (see Gal 4:27).
ⓘ This is an invitation to participate in the...

This is an invitation to participate in the restoration to God’s favor made possible through the ministry of the promised servant.
1“Shout for joy, O barren woman,who bears no children;break forth in song and cry aloud,you who have never travailed;because more are the children of the desolate womanthan of her who has a husband,”†says the LORD.2“Enlarge the site of your tent,stretch out the curtains of your dwellings,do not hold back.Lengthen your ropesand drive your stakes in deep.†3For you will spread out to the right and left;your descendants will dispossess the nationsand inhabit the desolate cities.
4Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame;do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated.For you will forget the shame of your youthand will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.5For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer;He is called the God of all the earth.6For the LORD has called you back,like a wife deserted and wounded in spirit,like the rejected wife of one’s youth,”says your God.
ⓘ The pain of separation would be brief compared...
  • The pain of separation would be brief compared to the depth of the renewal of love and compassion.
  • The Lord abandoned Israel in exile for a little while because of the people’s sins.
  • everlasting love: The Lord is eternally committed to his people, making the seventy-year punishment of exile seem short indeed (see 25:1; Hos 2:1).
7“For a brief moment I forsook you,but with great compassion I will bring you back.8In a surge of angerI hid My face from you for a moment,but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you,”says the LORD your Redeemer.
9“For to Me this is like the days of Noah,†when I swore that the waters of Noahwould never again cover the earth.So I have sworn that I will not be angry with youor rebuke you.10Though the mountains may be removedand the hills may be shaken,My loving devotion will not depart from you,and My covenant of peace will not be broken,”says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
ⓘ This is a vision of the renewed Jerusalem...

This is a vision of the renewed Jerusalem as a city under God’s protection, a place of peace and righteousness (see 59:21–60:22). This section forms the background of John’s vision of the new Jerusalem (Rev 21:10–21).
11“O afflicted city, lashed by storms,without solace,surely I will set your stones in antimonyand lay your foundations with sapphires.†12I will make your pinnacles of rubies,your gates of sparkling jewels,and all your walls of precious stones.13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD,†and great will be their prosperity.14In righteousness you will be established,far from oppression,for you will have no fear.Terror will be far removed,for it will not come near you.
15If anyone attacks you, it is not from Me;whoever assails you will fall before you.16Behold, I have created the craftsmanwho fans the coals into flameand forges a weapon fit for its task;and I have created the destroyerto wreak havoc.17No weapon formed against you shall prosper,and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD,and their vindication is from Me,”declares the LORD.