Comfort the Weary

O. T. #1667  "Comfort the Weary"
April 14, 2020
Isaiah 50

LET IT GLOW

Four times in verses 4-9, who does the Servant, Jesus Christ, name? He names the Lord God ('adonay Yahweh). This God who clothes the heavens will also do what for His Servant/servant?

• He gives His words of wisdom, so we can comfort the weary. (verse 4)
• He wakens us and opens our understanding to His will.
• He speaks and we listen; we do not rebel nor turn away.
• He helps us, so we will not be disgraced. (verse 7)
• When we set our face like a rock, determined to do His will, we will not be put to shame.

Those are come promising words, right? After all, we can all use some words of wisdom, understanding of His will, and help.
Will we help comfort the weary ones now in isolation? Will we share the hope that we have within us-eternal life in heaven, strength to continue today?


LET IT GROW

In this chapter, God does not beat around the bush. He immediately comes out and says clearly that He will divorce Israel and threatens to do the same to Judah. In Jeremiah 3, we get a better understanding. The backslidden Israel will commit adultery, worshiping other gods upon every high mountain and under every green tree, in pagan idolatry. God will try to get them to repent of their sins and turn back to God, but they will refuse. Because of her spiritual adultery, God gave her a divorce; thus the northern kingdom fell to Assyria in 721 BC.

Judah, who was Israel's sister, does not learn her lessons from the punishment of Israel. Judah will pretend to repent, but not with her whole heart. King Josiah genuinely turned to the Lord (2 Kings 23, but the people only complied outwardly (2 Chron. 34-35). God promised that as He removed Israel, so He would remove Judah from the land (2 Kings 23:27).
[Resource: Liberty Bible Commentary]

We know that Babylon came as captured Judah, the land, the items in the Temple, and the people. How simple the solution would have been, but Judah was too stubborn.
Can we be stubborn, too?

LET IT GO

Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)

Let us not grow weary in doing good.