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<h2><a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,'1-');">Isa 62</a> - A Glorious Future for Zion</h2>
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<p>A. Jerusalem is loved and protected.</p>
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<p class="c1">1. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,'1-3');">1-3</a>) The coming righteousness and glory of Zion.</p>
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<p class="c2">For Zion's sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns. The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the <span class="c6">Lord</span> will name. You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, and a royal diadem In the hand of your God.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness</span></b>: Isaiah prophesied in a time when Jerusalem was still a functioning city, but was spiritually corrupt. Here, he looks forward to the time when Jerusalem is desolate because she has been conquered by the Babylonians, and prophetically speaks comfort and assurance to her discouraged and downcast citizens. The <span class="c6">Lord</span> assures them that He <b><span class="c3">will not rest</span></b> until Jerusalem is restored in a shining <b><span class="c3">righteousness</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. This prophecy is directed towards <b><span class="c3">Zion</span></b> and <b><span class="c3">Jerusalem</span></b>. Although God is concerned with that area as an actual material place, it also stands as a representation of Israel, and in an even more general sense, as a representation of all God's people.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">The Gentiles shall see your righteousness</span></b>: When God lifts up Zion, then the nations see it and brought to trust in the <span class="c6">Lord</span> themselves. The work God would do for Jerusalem was intended to have an effect for more than just Jerusalem, but would extend to <b><span class="c3">the Gentiles</span></b> and unto <b><span class="c3">all kings</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c4">c. <b><span class="c3">You shall be called by a new name</span></b>: Jerusalem will be so transformed that she will <b><span class="c3">be called by a new name</span></b>. Since the <span class="c6">Lord</span> is the author of the transformation, He is also the author of the new name (<b><span class="c3">which the mouth of the <span class="c6">Lord</span> will name</span></b>).</p>
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<p class="c5">i. The thought is extended in <a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,4);">Isa 62:4</a>, where the <span class="c6">Lord</span> "exchanges" the old names of Jerusalem for her new names of glory and security.</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. The idea of <b><span class="c3">a new name</span></b> also extends to Christians, in passages like <a onclick="return mV('Rev',2,17);">Rev 2:17</a> and <a onclick="return mV('Rev',3,12);">3:12</a>. In heaven, when our transformation is complete, we will receive a new name that matches our completely transformed nature.</p>
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<p class="c4">d. <b><span class="c3">You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>: Jerusalem will be so special to God that He will regard it as a <b><span class="c3">crown of glory</span></b>. We may be familiar with the idea that we will <i>receive</i> a crown; it is deeper and more wonderful to consider that we will <b><span class="c3">be a crown of glory in the hand of the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. Paul uses a similar twist on a familiar idea in <a onclick="return mV('Eph',1,8);">Eph 1:8</a>, where he says that the believer should understand <i>what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints</i>. The idea is not of our inheritance in the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, but in His inheritance in <i>us</i>. We often have only a superficial understanding of how precious we are to God.</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,'4-5');">4-5</a>) The <span class="c6">Lord</span> loves Zion as a bridegroom loves a bride.</p>
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<p class="c2">You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the <span class="c6">Lord</span> delights in you, and your land shall be married. For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">You shall no longer be termed Forsaken</span></b>: Jerusalem knew the experience of war and defeat and desolation. God's people knew what it was like to feel <b><span class="c3">Forsaken</span></b> and <b><span class="c3">Desolate</span></b>, so it is as if they could take those names.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah</span></b>: The days of <b><span class="c3">Forsaken</span></b> and <b><span class="c3">Desolate</span></b> will one day pass. There will come a day when Zion and God's people will know that God delights in them (<b><span class="c3">Hephzibah</span></b> means "My delight is in her"). There will come a day when Zion and God's people will know the unbroken presence and love of God, as a wife should know the presence and love of her husband (<b><span class="c3">Beulah</span></b> means "Married").</p>
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<p class="c5">i. "With such economy of words and beauty of imagery Isaiah depicts the loving unanimity that characterizes Zion and her intimate union with the Lord - which <a onclick="return mV('Rev',19,7);">Rev 19:7</a> foresees as the marriage of the Lamb." (Motyer)</p>
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<p class="c4">c. <b><span class="c3">And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you</span></b>: Zion and God's people will know how much the <span class="c6">Lord</span> loves them. His feeling towards them is more than an obligation-type love; instead, He will <b><span class="c3">rejoice over you</span></b>!</p>
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<p class="c5">i. The same idea is beautifully communicated in <a onclick="return mV('Zep',3,17);">Zep 3:17</a>: <i>The <span class="c6">Lord</span> your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.</i> No wonder Paul made a special prayer that we could somehow begin to comprehend such love, that we <i>may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height; to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge</i>. (<a onclick="return mV('Eph',3,'18-19');">Eph 3:18-19</a>)</p>
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<p class="c1">3. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,'6-9');">6-9</a>) The <span class="c6">Lord</span> promises to protect Zion.</p>
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<p class="c2">I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, do not keep silent, and give Him no rest till He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. The <span class="c6">Lord</span> has sworn by His right hand and by the arm of His strength: "Surely I will no longer give your grain as food for your enemies; and the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your new wine, for which you have labored. But those who have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the <span class="c6">Lord</span>; those who have brought it together shall drink it in My holy courts."</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem</span></b>: Because God loves and rejoices over Zion, He will protect them. Though they were conquered before by the Babylonians, the day will come when <b><span class="c3">He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth</span></b>.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. The <b><span class="c3">watchmen</span></b> have a constant duty. They <b><span class="c3">shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>, do not keep silent, and give Him no rest until He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth</span></b>. The <b><span class="c3">watchmen</span></b> are not critics; they are prayer warriors, who constantly pray, giving God "<b><span class="c3">no rest</span></b>" until God's people and His city are restored.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. Bultema on <b><span class="c3">I have set watchmen...who shall never hold their peace day or night</span></b>: "There is a threefold rich thought: (1) The Lord Himself does not rest with regard to Zion; (2) He does not want His petitioners to keep silence in their prayers for Israel; (3) and He does not want His people to leave Him alone concerning Israel's deliverance."</p>
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<p class="c5">ii. <span>"A restless Savior calls upon his people to be restless, and to make the Lord himself restless - to give him no rest till his chosen city is in full splendor, his chosen church complete and glorious." (Spurgeon)</span></p>
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<p class="c5"><span>iii. "'Give him no rest' is our Lord's own command to us concerning the great God. I do not suppose any of you ever advised a beggar to be importunate with you. Did you ever say, 'Whenever you see me go over this crossing ask me for a penny. If I do not give you one, run after me, or call after me all the way down the street. If that does not succeed, lay hold upon me, and do not let me go until I help you. Beg without ceasing.' Did any one of you ever invite applicants to call often, and make large requests of you?...He does in effect say, 'Press me! Urge me! Lay hold on my strength. Wrestle with me, as when a man seeks to give another a fall that he may prevail with him.' All this, and much more, is included in the expression, 'Give him no rest.'" (Spurgeon)</span></p>
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<p class="c4">c. <b><span class="c3">The <span class="c6">Lord</span> has sworn by His right hand and by the arm of His strength</span></b>: No more will Jerusalem be plundered by those who would steal here <b><span class="c3">grain</span></b> or <b><span class="c3">new wine</span></b>. Instead, <b><span class="c3">those who have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the <span class="c6">Lord</span></span></b>.</p>
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<p>B. The <span class="c6">Lord</span> will visit Jerusalem.</p>
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<p class="c1">1. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,10);">10</a>) A way prepared for the coming of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>.</p>
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<p class="c2">Go through, go through the gates! Prepare the way for the people; build up, build up the highway! Take out the stones, lift up a banner for the peoples!</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">Prepare the way for the people</span></b>: Isaiah prophetically looks forward to the time for the <span class="c6">Lord</span> to fulfill these promises. Since His salvation is coming, they must <b><span class="c3">prepare the way for the people</span></b>. They need to <b><span class="c3">build up the highway</span></b>, so a smooth road without obstacles is ready to usher people to the <span class="c6">Lord</span>'s salvation.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. Previously through Isaiah great promises were made of a massive pilgrimage to Jerusalem, so roads must be built and the way must be prepared.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">Lift up a banner for the peoples!</span></b> Not only must the way be prepared, but it must also be <i>Mared</i> by <b><span class="c3">a banner for the peoples</span></b>. Then not only will they be <i>able</i> to come, but they will also be <i>attracted</i> to come.</p>
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<p class="c1">2. (<a onclick="return mV('Isa',62,'11-12');">11-12</a>) The Messiah comes to Zion.</p>
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<p class="c2">Indeed the <span class="c6">Lord</span> has proclaimed to the end of the world: "Say to the daughter of Zion, 'Surely your salvation is coming; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.'" And they shall call them The Holy People, the Redeemed of the <span class="c6">Lord</span>; and you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.</p>
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<p class="c4">a. <b><span class="c3">Say to the daughter of Zion, "Surely your salvation is coming"</span></b>: The way has been prepared and marked; now is the time for the <span class="c6">Lord</span>'s salvation and Savior to emerge, and to come to Zion.</p>
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<p class="c5">i. The Saviour came to Zion, but not <i>only</i> to Zion. Isaiah makes it clear: <b><span class="c3">Indeed the <span class="c6">Lord</span> has proclaimed to the end of the world</span></b> this great news of the coming Savior.</p>
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<p class="c4">b. <b><span class="c3">Behold, His reward is with Him</span></b>: When the Messiah comes to Zion, <b><span class="c3">His reward is with Him</span></b>. <a onclick="return mV('Rev',22,12);">Rev 22:12</a> is a quotation from this verse: <i>And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work.</i></p>
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<p class="c5">i. Paul continues this idea in <a onclick="return mV('1Cr',3,'8-14');">1Cr 3:8-14</a>, saying how when we appear before the Lord, we will be judged according to our work for and with Him. On that day, <i>each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.</i> (<a onclick="return mV('1Cr',3,8);">1Cr 3:8</a>)</p>
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<p class="c4">c. <b><span class="c3">And you shall be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken</span></b>: Through her history, Jerusalem knew what it was like to be <b><span class="c3">Forsaken</span></b>. But in that day, she will be called <b><span class="c3">Sought Out</span></b>; everyone will know she was valued and chosen by God.</p>
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