Isaiah 52-57

The Lord will fight for Israel. The Lord will bring Salvation to Jerusalem. At the end of chapter 52 we see the beginning description of Jesus, the Lord’s servant, Who is disfigured more than any other man, and will sprinkle the nations with His blood. Chapter 53 is the most vivid of Messianic prophecies, picturing Jesus as the suffering Messiah, Who was slain like a sheep going to slaughter, and by Whose stripes we are saved.

54 - Even though the Lord has been angry with Israel for a while, He will restore her as His bride, and will never keep His Mercy from her again.

55 - The ways of the Lord are infinitely higher than the ways of man, and everything He does accomplishes His purposes.

56 - Blessed are all who love the Lord and His justice, and who seek to walk uprightly before Him. All people in the world are welcomed by Him, when they come to Him on His terms.

57 - Merciful men and women enter into the Lord’s peace, but the wicked persist in their evil ways in defiance of the Lord.