Isaiah 63
63
1Who is this coming from Edom, from the town of Bozrah#63:1. Bozrah was an important Edomite town. with clothes stained crimson? Who is this wearing robes of splendor, leaning forward in his great strength as he marches?#63:1. Once again, quotation marks are avoided in translating the books of the prophets due to the problems of deciding which are the prophet's own words and which are the Lord's. Since the prophets were speaking for the Lord, the distinction is a minor one. In this passage where there appears to be a dialogue going on, the change in speaker is represented by a new paragraph.
It is me, the one who always speaks goodness and truth, the one who has the power to save.
2Why are your clothes red, like you've been treading grapes in a winepress?
3I've been treading the winepress by myself; from the nations around no one came to help me. So in my anger I trod them down as if they were grapes, in my fury I trampled them. It's their blood that has stained my clothes. 4For I decided this was the day of my vengeance; the year of my redemption has come. 5I looked around, but no one came to help; I was shocked that there was no one to assist me. So I saved them through my own strength alone, and my own anger kept me going. 6I trampled down the nations in my anger; in my fury I made them drunk, and spilled their blood upon the ground.
7I want to tell everyone about the Lord's trustworthy love. I will praise the Lord for everything he's done for us—all the good things he has done for the descendants of Israel because of his kindness and his infinite trustworthy love. 8He said, “Aren't they my people, children who wouldn't lie to me?” So he became their Savior. 9He suffered with them in all their suffering, and the angel of his presence#63:9. “The angel of his presence”: the exact implications of this phrase have been debated so is left as usually translated. Angel means messenger. In whatever case, it is God who is the “agent of salvation.” saved them. In his love and kindness he redeemed them. He picked them up and carried them all throughout those years long ago. 10But they rebelled against him, and caused his Holy Spirit grief, so to them he became like an enemy and he fought against them.
11Then they#63:11. “They”: the Hebrew text reads “he” at this point, and so could refer to the Lord. However, in the context of what follows, it is more likely that this refers to the Israelites. thought back to the days of old when Moses led his people out of Egypt. They shouted out, “Where is the one who took Israel through the sea, along with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who placed his Holy Spirit among his people? 12Where is the one who lifted Moses' right hand, and who used his amazing power to divide the sea in front of them, giving him such a wonderful, enduring reputation? 13Where is the one who led them through the depths of the sea?” They were like a horse running through the desert, they didn't stumble. 14Like cattle descending into a valley, the Lord's Spirit gave them rest. This is how you led your people, earning a glorious reputation for yourself.
15Lord, look down on us from heaven! Watch from your high home, in your holiness and glory! Where is your enthusiasm and power? You're not showing me your feelings of sympathy and kindness! 16But you are still our Father, even though Abraham wouldn't know us and Israel wouldn't acknowledge us. You, Lord, are our Father; you have always been called our Redeemer from long ago. 17Lord, why do you make us wander from your ways, and make us stubborn so we don't respect you? Come back to us for the sake of your servants, the tribes that belong to you. 18Your Temple belonged to us for a little while, but then our enemies invaded and destroyed it. 19We were yours from ancient times, but we've ended up like people you've never ruled, never identified as yours.
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Isaiah 63
63
The Revenge of God
1#Ps 137:7; Isa 34:5–6 “Who is this who comes from Edom
with dyed garments from Bozrah?
This one who is glorious in His apparel,
traveling in the greatness of His strength?”
“It is I who speak in righteousness,
mighty to save.”
2“Why is Your apparel red,
and Your garments like him who treads in the wine vat?”
3#Mic 7:10 “I have trodden the winepress alone;
and from the peoples there was no one with Me.
For I will tread them in My anger,
and trample them in My fury,
and their blood shall be sprinkled upon My garments,
and I will stain all My raiment.
4#Isa 34:8; 35:4 For the day of vengeance is in My heart,
and My year of redemption has come.
5#Ps 44:3; 98:1 I looked and there was no one to help,
and I was astonished, and there was no one to uphold;
therefore, My own arm brought salvation to Me;
and My fury upheld Me.
6#Isa 49:26 I will tread down the peoples in My anger
and make them drunk in My fury,
and I will pour out their lifeblood on the earth.”
The Mercy of God Remembered
7#Ps 51:1; Eph 2:4 I will mention the steadfast love 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 mercy,
and according to the multitude of His kindnesses.
8#Ex 6:7; Isa 12:2 For He said, “Surely they are My people,
sons who will not lie.”
So He became their Savior.
9#Dt 7:7–8; Ex 33:14 In all their affliction He was afflicted,
and the angel of His presence saved them;
in His love and in His mercy He redeemed them;
and He lifted them and carried them
all the days of old.
10#Ps 78:40; Ac 7:51 But they rebelled
and grieved His Holy Spirit;
therefore, He turned Himself to be their enemy,
and He fought against them.
11#Nu 11:17; Ex 14:30 Then His people remembered the days of old,
of Moses, saying:
Where is He who brought them up out of the sea
with the shepherds of His flock?
Where is He who put
His Holy Spirit in their midst,
12#Ex 15:16; Jos 3:16 who led them with His glorious arm
by the right hand of Moses,
dividing the water before them,
to make Himself an everlasting name,
13who led them through the deep,
as a horse in the wilderness,
that they should not stumble?
14#Jos 23:1; Isa 63:12 As the cattle which go down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord caused them to rest,
so You led Your people,
to make Yourself a glorious name.
A Prayer of Penitence
15#Dt 26:15; Ps 80:14 Look down from heaven and see,
from Your holy and glorious habitation.
Where are Your zeal and Your strength?
The stirrings of Your heart and Your mercies toward me are restrained.
16#Isa 44:6; Dt 32:6 For You are our Father,
though Abraham is ignorant of us
and Israel does not recognize us.
You, O Lord, are our Father, our Redeemer;
Your name is from everlasting.
17#Nu 10:36; Ps 90:13 O Lord, why have You made us to err from Your ways
and hardened our heart from fearing You?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
the tribes of Your inheritance.
18#Ps 74:3–7 Your holy people possessed Your sanctuary for a little while;
our adversaries have trodden it down.
19We have become
as those over whom You have never ruled,
as those who were not called by Your name.
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