Isaiah 63 Commentary
The LORD arms Himself To Save His People
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KEY THOUGHT: For the day of vengeance is in My heart [Isaiah 63:4a NKJV]
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Isaiah 63 NKJV
The Lord in Judgment and Salvation
63 Who is this who comes from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah,
This One who is [a]glorious in His apparel,
Traveling in the greatness of His strength?—
“I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
2 Why is Your apparel red,
And Your garments like one who treads in the winepress?
3 “I have trodden the winepress alone,
And from the peoples no one was with Me.
For I have trodden them in My anger,
And trampled them in My fury;
Their blood is sprinkled upon My garments,
And I have stained all My robes.
4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.
5 I looked, but there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
6 I have trodden down the peoples in My anger,
Made them drunk in My fury,
And brought down their strength to the earth.”
God’s Mercy Remembered
7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord
And the praises of the Lord,
According to all that the Lord has bestowed on us,
And the great goodness toward the house of Israel,
Which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies,
According to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.
8 For He said, “Surely they are My people,
Children who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
9 In all their affliction He was [b]afflicted,
And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.
10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit;
So He turned Himself against them as an enemy,
And He fought against them.
11 Then he remembered the days of old,
Moses and his people, saying:
“Where is He who brought them up out of the sea
With the [c]shepherd of His flock?
Where is He who put His Holy Spirit within them,
12 Who led them by the right hand of Moses,
With His glorious arm,
Dividing the water before them
To make for Himself an everlasting name,
13 Who led them through the deep,
As a horse in the wilderness,
That they might not stumble?”
14 As a beast goes down into the valley,
And the Spirit of the Lord causes him to rest,
So You lead Your people,
To make Yourself a glorious name.
A Prayer of Penitence
15 Look down from heaven,
And see from Your habitation, holy and glorious.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength,
The yearning of Your heart and Your mercies toward me?
Are they restrained?
16 Doubtless You are our Father,
Though Abraham was ignorant of us,
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are our Father;
Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
17 O Lord, why have You made us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.
18 Your holy people have possessed it but a little while;
Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.
19 We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled,
Those who were never called by Your name.
Footnotes
a. Isaiah 63:1 Or adorned
b. Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted
c. Isaiah 63:11 MT, Vg. shepherds
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Isaiah 63 Commentary
In Chapter 59, verse 16, the LORD was appalled that there was no one to intervene. Consequently, His arm achieved salvation for the oppressed, and His righteousness sustained them.
In this chapter, having started the rescue mission, the LORD is appalled that there is no one to help, so His own arm achieves salvation for Him, and His own wrath sustains Him. Verse 5.
The New Testament saint knows that salvation is initiated in the heart of the LORD. He presents it as a gift to mankind. It is a special car, basic yet everything for us. It is meant to be driven by everyone, but alas, no one does, and the LORD is appalled at our failure.
Holiness isn’t achieved by resolutions, no matter the emphasis. The LORD comes down to help the saint achieve it.
“LORD, I want to be holy today, but I cannot do it by myself. Help me.” It should be every saint’s prayer every morning.
And the LORD shows up at the end of the day with His garments stained crimson. It is the blood of the enemies of holiness. The saint can look back and see just how the LORD did it. It is amazing!
It should be simple to understand. Edom represents the enemies of Israel. But Isaiah is a complex situation – a book is brilliantly woven together to deliver God’s message to a global audience for all time.
Edom or indeed Assyria, Babylon or any other physical opponents are not exactly the issue here. It is Israel’s wickedness that Isaiah blames for Israel’s separation from the LORD. She is divorced not because Edom has interfered in the marriage, but because of her own infidelity.
The reader is encouraged to decode Isaiah’s message by looking at the New Testament. And it is beautiful! And why not? Indeed, why not. Praise the LORD for the many good things He has done for Israel, according to His compassion and many kindnesses.
This chapter has the tone of Psalm 78, with the mercies of the LORD outshining human wickedness in salvation.
Let the sinner know that the LORD is equally distressed about the sinner’s situation. The discomfort that the sinner feels is probably a strong message from the LORD, prompting the sinner to look to the LORD, who alone can save.
“Why, LORD, do you make us wander from your ways and harden our hearts so we do not revere you?” A heart that throws itself on the LORD and submits to the LORD’s discipline can always know the meaning of salvation. The LORD is always knocking at the door.
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