Nothing of the world can make them sad when Jesus makes them glad by His presence. Those who take Christ at His word and surrender their souls to His keeping, their lives to His ordering, will find peace and quietude. And He says to us, “My peace I give unto you.” ĭEVOTIONAL IMPLICATION: “The Saviour’s life on this earth, though lived in the midst of conflict, was a life of peace.… No storm of satanic wrath could disturb the calm of that perfect communion with God. 4 emphasizes which God they should rely on (contrast this with 27:9).”. The threefold repetition of the name Yahweh (“LORD”) in v. If the audience wants to find peace that will truly last forever, Yahweh, the God of Israel, is a stable and reliable source to depend on. If this is so, the exhortation to trust God makes sense, for God is like a solid rock that is eternally stable and unmovable (Isa. Humble dependence engenders a peaceful trust in God’s abundant strength. Thus the prophet confidently confesses that the people who have a “dependent perspective” (as opposed to a proud self-confident demeanor) will have complete peace because they trust in God.
36:6 the idea that the people “ are depending” (bāṭaḥtā) on Egypt is metaphorically signified as the people “leaning” (yissāmēk) on the staff of Egypt. The root meaning of the translation “steadfast” is “to support” but the Hebrew passive participle carries the idea of “leaning on, depending on, resting on” something. The NIV translation indicates that they have a “frame of mind, perspective, constitution” (yēṣer) that is “steadfast” (sāmak), which implies an undeviating commitment to a purpose, conviction, or person. The song confidently states that certain people will have perfect peace. 1b) and then the audience is exhorted to act in trust based on that confidence (26:4, like v.
First, the song expresses a statement of confidence in God (26:3, like v. REFLECTION: “These verses follow the organizational pattern already established in 1b–2. 4 Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength/ Hymn: “ Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight” ĮXPLORATION:Three Facets of Peace: Peace with God Peace of God the God of Peace. For behold, the Lord comes out of His place To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity The earth will also disclose her blood, And will no more cover her slain.A Night Though corresponding with the today’s Bible Reading Plan: Isaiah 26/ Theme: God’s Peace/ 23-BSG-26Y, (Isaiah 26:3-4)/ Key Text: Isaiah 26:3–4 (NKJV) - 3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You.
Come, my people, enter your chambers, And shut your doors behind you Hide yourself, as it were, for a little moment, Until the indignation is past. Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust For your dew is like the dew of herbs, And the earth shall cast out the dead. Trust in the Lord forever, For in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength. You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Open the gates, That the righteous nation which keeps the truth may enter in. In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks.
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