Isaiah 48-51

The Lord continues in telling Judah what lies ahead, and how He tells them the future so that they cannot deny Who He is when everything happens just as He foretold. Israel and Judah are kept in the Lord’s hands for His own Name’s sake, and not for their sake, as He will not go back on the things He promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

In the first 7 verses of chapter 49 we have another promise of the coming of Jesus Christ, Who it is said will bring the Lord’s salvation to the ends of the earth. He goes on to say that Jacob will not be utterly forsaken, just like a mother cannot normally forget her nursing child, and He will restore them from among all the nations of the world in the latter days.

Chapter 50 is an incredible description of the humiliation that Jesus will endure, and the faithfulness of the Lord in guiding and helping Him. In chapter 51 the Lord declares His faithful protection over the children of Israel, even though they have not been faithful to Him.