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Isaiah 55 Commentary

Invitation To Abundant Life

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KEY THOUGHT: And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. [Isaiah 55:1b NKJV]

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Isaiah 55 NKJV

An Invitation to Abundant Life

55 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts,
Come to the waters;
And you who have no money,
Come, buy and eat.
Yes, come, buy wine and milk
Without money and without price.
²Why do you ^[a]spend money for what is not bread,
And your wages for what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in abundance.
³Incline your ear, and come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The sure mercies of David.
⁴Indeed I have given him as a witness to the people,
A leader and commander for the people.
⁵Surely you shall call a nation you do not know,
And nations who do not know you shall run to you,
Because of the Lord your God,
And the Holy One of Israel;
For He has glorified you.”

⁶Seek the Lord while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.
⁷Let the ^[b]wicked forsake his way,
And the unrighteous man his thoughts;
Let him return to the Lord,
And He will have mercy on him;
And to our God,
For He will abundantly pardon.

⁸“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
⁹“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.

¹⁰“For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven,
And do not return there,
But water the earth,
And make it bring forth and bud,
That it may give seed to the sower
And bread to the eater,
¹¹So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me ^[c]void,
But it shall accomplish what I please,
And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.

¹²“For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
¹³Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree,
And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree;
And it shall be to the Lord for a name,
For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

Footnotes

a. Isaiah 55:2 Lit. weigh out silver
b. Isaiah 55:7 Lit. man of iniquity
c. Isaiah 55:11 empty, without fruit

New King James Version (NKJV)

Isaiah 55 Commentary

The work of the Servant is described in Chapter 53. It is celebrated or advertised in Chapter 54. Now Chapter 55 invites the nations to come and enjoy the work of the Servant.

The invitation is for the thirsty, the hungry, the haves and the have-nots; it is for everyone. The term used is buying, but not with money. Probably with your faith – your childlike response to the LORD’s offer of love. Probably you buy with a coupon provided by the Servant since He has paid for you already.

Unlike the food of the world, the LORD’s food on the table is good. It gives life, hence the bread of life. The water gives life, hence the living water.

The mention of David may remind the saint of second Samuel Chapter 7. The LORD had promised David an everlasting dynasty. It is a direct reference to dominion as part of the history-long blessing.

The Servant’s work is time-conscious. You don’t want to show up when the shop is closed. Therefore, seek the LORD while He may be found. Call on Him; He is near. God’s planning isn’t exactly like yours. Fit into the plan of the LORD. It cannot be otherwise.

We have been looking at the complete work of the Servant. There is no failing! But now the Scripture talks about the Word of the LORD accomplishing the purposes of the LORD – exactly the role of the Servant. Probably because they are the same – the Word becoming flesh!

It really isn’t complex at all. “Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.”

The saint has forsaken his or her wicked actions. But they have also forsaken their evil thoughts.

Salvation is deeper than a couple of good actions. It isn’t a mere brief absence of one or two bad actions. Examine your thoughts. Weigh them on the scale of Heaven.

Dare not make it expensive and unreachable. It can be had without money simply because the Servant paid for it – Chapter 53.

This chapter dismantles the thought that Salvation by the Servant is a global solution regardless of one’s choices. Instead, it’s an invitation to which mortals must say yes. Chapter 55 underlines it.

Yes, you shall walk into Heaven, but not without the coupon already provided by the Servant. You shall enter Heaven, but not without the ticket already purchased for you by the Servant. Chapter 55 begs you to obtain it before time elapses.

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It has been exciting learning how God can make things happen to his choosen one, God workout something wonderful and fulfils the promises he made to the father of Joseph.

God’s words remains true so are his promises and indeed it has been God working out the salvation of man Kind by Grace through Faith alone.

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Quite thought provoking. Thank you for the passage of scripture.