Thursday, May 28, 2009
Isaiah 12:1-6
12:1 You will say in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.
“Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord God is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation.”
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:
“Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.
“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously;
let this be made known in all the earth.
Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.” (ESV)
by Jerry Johnson
This climactic song of triumph is almost a doxology to a Second Exodus for Israel. This one celebrates the deliverance of the people from their sin. The form is even similar to Moses’ words in Exodus fifteen. Elsewhere in Isaiah the Lord is seen as worthy of praise for initiating salvation with his people (see 49:6, 8; 51:6; 56:1; and 62:1). The use of YAH, the LORD, means that there is absolute confidence in the certainty of salvation. Its wells of water are analogous to what Jesus means in John 4:14. When we trust in Christ there is no reason to fear. His name is known throughout the earth.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
