THROUGH THE BIBLE STUDY ISAIAH 59-62 - Sandy Adams

“Violence shall no longer be he
nor destruction within your borde
Salvation, and your gates Praise
67 years and has never known
borders stay guarded. She keeps

Israel never knows when a rock
of her villages. But the day is c
longer. Salvation and praise will
her walls and her gates.

Verse 19, “The sun shall no lon
brightness shall the moon give lig
you an everlasting light, and you
no longer go down, nor shall yo
Lord will be your everlasting light

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eard in your land, neither wasting
ers; but you shall call your walls
e.” Modern Israel has existed for
n peace with her neighbors. Her
s constant vigilance.
ket from Gaza or Syria will hit one
coming when violence will be no
be her watchwords - written on

nger be your light by day, nor for
ght to you; but the Lord will be to
ur God your glory. Your sun shall
our moon withdraw itself; for the
t, and the days of your mourning

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shall be ended.” Isaiah is lookin
This is language reminiscent of R

Once this current world disinteg
Heaven and New Earth. Isaia
Kingdom age to the eternal state!

Verse 21, “Also your people s
inherit the land forever, the branc
hands, that I may be glorified.

A little one shall become a thou
nation. I, the Lord, will hasten it in
one” and “a small one.”

Today, Israel’s borders are the
the “little one” will be “a strong na

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ng even deeper into the future.
Revelation 22:5.
grates, God will establish a New
ah is here looking beyond the
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shall all be righteous; they shall
ch of My planting, the work of My

usand, and a small one a strong
n its time.” Israel is called “a little

size of New Jersey. Yet one day
ation.”

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Chapter 61, “The Spirit of the Lo
Lord has anointed Me…” Whenev
priest would anointed him with o
the Holy Spirit.

This tradition looked forward to
- who would be anointed not by t
- and not with oil, but with the Sp
known as “Messiah” or “Christ” -
One.”

This is why at the very outset o
rose from the waters of His baptis
Him in the likeness of a dove.

And all throughout His ministry,
In John 8:28 He said, “I can do
life that was dependent on and e
was our example.

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ord God is upon Me, because the
ver a Hebrew king took office the
olive oil. The oil was a symbol of

a special King - an heir of David
the priest but by the Lord Himself
pirit of God. This future king was
both names mean “The Anointed

of Jesus’ ministry, as soon as He
sm, the Holy Spirit descended on

Jesus leaned on the Holy Spirit.
nothing of Myself.” Jesus live a
empowered by the Holy Spirit. He

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Since Chapter 42 Isaiah has b
Servant of Yahweh. God introdu
Spirit upon Him.” Now the subjec
Messiah speaks prophetically, “T
Me…”

And Isaiah declares what God
His mission. Here are His intentio

He declares, “The Lord has ano
to the poor; He has sent Me
proclaim liberty to the captives, a
those who are bound; to procla
Lord, and the day of vengeance
mourn…”

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been speaking about this special
uced Him in 42:1, “I have put My
ct has become the speaker. The
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon

anointed Messiah to do. Here’s
ons for us…
ointed Me to preach good tidings

to heal the brokenhearted, to
and the opening of the prison to
aim the acceptable year of the
e of our God; to comfort all who

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And if you’ve read the Gospels
Fast-forward to Luke 4. Jesus
Nazareth. He goes to the synago

It was customary for a visiting r
Scripture. Thus, He was handed
we call Isaiah 61. Jesus read ver
Then He spoke what was the eq
the world, “Today this Scripture is

In other words, “I am the One a
Messiah and this is what He’d co

And what a beautiful summation
is so important. For how can yo
unless we’re sure of their intentio

Thus, here is what Jesus wants

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s these should be familiar words.
s returns to His hometown of
ogue.
rabbi to read and comment on a
d a scroll and He turned to what
rse 1 and the first line of verse 2.
quivalent of the shot heard round
s fulfilled in your hearing.”
and today is the day.” He was the
ome to do.

n of the intentions of Jesus. This
ou or I give someone our lives
ons.
to do in our hearts…

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First, “preach good tidings to the
Realize, you can be a rich man
assume we’d all consider the Wa
the subject of wealth, yet it stated
be used as a universal passpor
and a universal provider of everyt
To be poor is to be without…
without love, friends, laughter, a
purpose in life… Yet Jesus com
who are without.
He comes with spiritual treas
needs, and locks us into eternal i

Jesus was also sent “to heal the

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e poor…”
and still be poor in other ways. I
all Street Journal an authority on
d, “Money is an article which may
rt to everywhere except heaven,
thing except happiness.”
… not only without money… but
a strong family, peace of mind,
mes to bring good news to those

sure. He enriches our deepest
investments.

e brokenhearted…”

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These folks are those who’ve b
advantage of… They approach lif
wake of disappointment.

Yet Jesus is a balm that sucks o
that soothes our aches. When ap
and joy causes healing to occur.

It’s been said, “The Great Ph
broken heart, if you give Him all t

He also wants “to proclaim libert
And I’m not talking about the
Quentin - or any of the othe
incarcerate 2.3 million American
prison - it’s called the prison of sin
John 8:34, “Whoever commits s

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been rejected, or bullied, or taken
fe with high hopes, but live in the

out the poison. He’s an ointment
pplied to a hurt over time His love

hysician can do wonders with a
the pieces.”

ty to the captives…”
e inmates at Reidsville or San
er 4800 prisons and jails that
ns. For there is actually a worse
n.
sin is a slave to sin.”

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The problem with most sin is th
one. Sin tends to be addictive. It
is not as easy as snapping you
maze - there’re a lot easier to get

But Jesus is into jailbreaks! H
mindsets and alter behaviors. H
us… On the cross He set us f
Word, the cuffs fall off and we ca
for each of us.

And Jesus also intends to ope
bound…” This is a different type o

Bitterness is a prison of our own
The broken heart needs to be h
to be set free. Like a wounded
break, but if you break an arm th

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hat it’s habitual. You can’t stop at
t becomes binding. And freedom
ur fingers. Some sins are like a
t into, than they are to get out of.
He has the power to restructure
He proclaims or speaks liberty to
free. Now when we believe His
an walk in the liberty He’s created

en “the prison to those who are
of prison.
n making.
healed, but the bitter spirit needs
d heart, bitterness begins with a
hat never gets realigned, it could

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heal crooked. This is what cause
we lick our wounds. Rather than
we allow our breaks to grow back

This is why a bitterness needs t
contrite and humble attitude. O
victim, but the ungodly way we’v
confessed. When we do, Jesus o
in bitterness.

And then it was Jesus’ intention
of the Lord…” In essence, do it no

What He’d outlined wasn’t just
future - it was His intentions then

And here’s a marvelous truth.
Christ is the same yesterday, to
intentions that day in Nazareth

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es bitterness. We nurse a hurt -
n apply the forgiveness of Jesus,
k crooked and bitter.
to be re-broken. This time with a
Originally, we might’ve been a
ve handled our hurt, needs to be
opens the prison for those bound

n “to proclaim the acceptable year
ow!
wishful thinking or for a day yet
and there.
Hebrews 13:8 declares, “Jesus
oday, and forever.” Just as His
were the same as Isaiah had

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written about 700 years earlier
today!

Here’s what Jesus wants to do
our brokenness, release us from
and do it - not tomorrow - but now

Now here’s what’s interesting, i
acceptable year of the Lord.” A
day of vengeance of our God; to
course, the mourning Isaiah is re
vengeance.

Yet on that day in Nazareth, Je
God’s vengeance.” That’s for the
about salvation, not vengeance.

Being that the Bible is ultimately
least a 2000 year gap right in the

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- His intentions are the same

o in us… bring good news, heal
m sin, break us out of bitterness,
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in Luke 4 Jesus stops after “the
And notice what’s next, “and the

comfort all who mourn…” And of
eferring to is the result of God’s

esus didn’t talk about “the day of
e last days. His first coming was

y His Word, Jesus recognized at
e middle of Isaiah’s sentence. All

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of Isaiah 61 speaks of our Lord
elements spoke of His first comin
coming.

One day He’ll bring God’s wrath
love. This should be our mission

Verse 3 continues to describe w
second coming, “To console th
comfort will be for the Jews. The
today - not in that day.

“To give them beauty for ashes
garment of praise for the spirit
Jesus’ ministry to the Jews after
time of purification.

“That they may be called trees
the Lord, that He may be glorified

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d, but He understood that some
ng, while others await His second

h, but today Jesus speaks of His
as well.

what Jesus intends to do at His
hose who mourn in Zion…” His
e world is being offered salvation

s, the oil of joy for mourning, the
t of heaviness…” Again, this is
r the Great Tribulation and their

of righteousness, the planting of
d.”

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Hosea 5:15 is an interesting ve
utterance of Jesus, “I will retu
acknowledge their offense. Then
affliction they will diligently seek
was rejected by the Jews, so He
waiting on them to “acknowled
face.”

And they will. Zechariah 12:10 p
look on Me whom they have pie
one mourns for his only son…”

It’s then that Jesus will swap
ashes” and “the oil of joy for mou

Verse 4, “And they shall rebuild
the former desolations, and they

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erse. People think it’s a prophetic
urn again to My place till they
n they will seek My face; in their
k Me.” At His first coming Jesus
e returned to His place, and He’s
dge their offense and seek His

predicts the end times Jews, “Will
erced; they will mourn for Him as

the believing Jews, “beauty for
urning.”

the old ruins, they shall raise up
shall repair the ruined cities, the

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desolations of many generations
of Israel will undergo a major reno

Today Israel is famous for its ru
with “tels.” A “tel” is an archeologi
city. The city was demolished in
same spot with former materials.
landscape.

A “tel” is literally “desolations of
Dan, and Tel-Megiddo, and “Tel-A

But the day will come when Is
“tels,” but for its renovation and re

“Strangers shall stand and feed
foreigner shall be your plowmen
shall be named the priests of th

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s.” When Jesus returns the cities
ovation - an urban face-lift.
uins. The countryside is sprinkled
ical dig that was once an ancient
n battle only to be rebuilt on the
. A mound eventually rises on the

f many generations.” There’s Tel-
Aviv.”
srael is no longer known for its
econstruction.

d your flocks, and the sons of the
n and your vinedressers. But you
he Lord, they shall call you the

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servants of our God.” The day
people will be priests.

In Exodus 19 God promised
obedient He’d make them “a king

“You shall eat the riches of the
shall boast. Instead of your sham
and instead of confusion they
Therefore in their land they shall
shall be theirs.” Israel will be tr
double portion.

Verse 8, “For I, the Lord, love
offering; I will direct their work in t
everlasting covenant.

Their descendants shall be know
offspring among the people. All w

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y will come with all the Jewish

Israel that if the nation was
gdom of priests.”
e Gentiles, and in their glory you
me you shall have double honor,
y shall rejoice in their portion.
l possess double; everlasting joy
reated as firstborn and given a

justice; I hate robbery for burnt
truth, and will make with them an

wn among the Gentiles, and their
who see them shall acknowledge

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them, that they are the posterity
nations will know that Israel is
people.

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lor
God; for He has clothed me wit
has covered me with the robe of
decks himself with ornaments, an
her jewels.” Often over her histo
gave herself to other gods. But
Israel His wife, will live happily ev

Verse 11, “For as the earth brin
causes the things that are sown
God will cause righteousness and
the nations.” Finally, Israel will be

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whom the Lord has blessed.” All
s God’s firstborn - His special

rd, my soul shall be joyful in my
th the garments of salvation, He
f righteousness, as a bridegroom
nd as a bride adorns herself with
ory Israel played the harlot and
in the end, God the groom, and
ver after.
ngs forth its bud, as the garden

in it to spring forth, so the Lord
d praise to spring forth before all
e the light of God to all the Earth!

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Chapter 62, “For Zion’s sake I
Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, u
as brightness, and her salvation
God will not be patient with ma
act…

He’ll judge “for Zion’s sake… for
God made promises to Isr
relationship defining agreements
Jeremiah. And because of these
business with planet Earth.

“The Gentiles shall see your rig
glory. You shall be called by a ne
Lord will name.” What name? Th
gets a new name!

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will not hold My peace, and for
until her righteousness goes forth
n as a lamp that burns.” Notice,
an’s wickedness forever. He will

r Jerusalem’s sake.”
rael. He entered covenants,
s - with Abraham, and David, and
e covenants God has unfinished

ghteousness, and all kings your
ew name, which the mouth of the
he Spirit doesn’t tell us. But Israel

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“You shall also be a crown of g
a royal diadem in the hand of you

You shall no longer be termed F
more be termed Desolate; but yo
your land Beulah; for the Lord de
be married.”

“Hephzibah” means “my delig
Hebrew word for “married." Ha
“Beulah-land?” It’s a reminder o
have with God, her husband!

Verse 5, “For as a young man
sons marry you; and as the brid
so shall your God rejoice over yo
of Israel lay “desolate” - “forsaken

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glory in the hand of the Lord, and
ur God.
Forsaken, nor shall your land any
ou shall be called Hephzibah, and
elights in you, and your land shall

ght is in her.” “Beulah” is the
ave you ever heard the term,
of the love relationship Israel will

n marries a virgin, so shall your
degroom rejoices over the bride,
ou.” For two millenniums the land
n” by the Jews of the Diaspora.

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But in the Kingdom Age the Jew
same passion a young man em
seal their union with His rejoicing

Go to Israel today and you’ll see
people and the land has already b

Which leads to verse 6, if you lo
out for them. Thus, “I have se
Jerusalem; they shall never ho
you've been with us to Israel y
ramparts you can see incoming d
alert.

“You who make mention of the L
Him no rest till He establishes
praise in the earth. The Lord has
the arm of His strength: “Surely I

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ws will embrace the land with the
mbraces his virgin bride. God will
g.

e that this love affair between the
begun.

ove someone you’ll keep an eye
et watchmen on your walls, O
old their peace day or night.” If
you walked the walls. From the
dangers. God puts watchmen on

Lord, do not keep silent, and give
and till He makes Jerusalem a
s sworn by His right hand and by
I will no longer give your grain as

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food for your enemies; and the
drink your new wine, for which yo

But those who have gathered it
those who have brought it tog
courts.” Isaiah is telling those w
promises to Jerusalem.

And the description Isaiah gives
points to a time that’s still future
parallels these comments.

He writes in verse 10, “Go t
Prepare the way for the people;
Take out the stones, lift up a ban
Lord has proclaimed to the end o
of Zion, ‘Surely your salvation is

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sons of the foreigner shall not
ou have labored.
t shall eat it, and praise the Lord;
gether shall drink it in My holy
who pray to remind God of His

s of Jerusalem’s status, obviously
e. For nothing in its storied past

through, go through the gates!
; build up, build up the highway!
nner for the peoples! Indeed the
of the world: “Say to the daughter
s coming; behold, His reward is

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with Him, and His work befor
salvation isn’t a plan or project bu

“And they shall call them the Ho
Lord; and you shall be called So
Throughout Jerusalem’s long
hundreds of times. Yet in the en
known as “A City Not Forsaken.”

And this is what we’ll study next
end all battles - called it, “Armag
“The Battle Over Jerusalem.”

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re Him.’” Apparently, the city’s
ut a person. It’s Jesus!
oly People, the Redeemed of the
ought Out, a City Not Forsaken.”

history the city was sacked
nd, the city of Jerusalem will be
Jesus will come to her rescue.
t week in Isaiah 63. The battle to
geddon,” or an even better name,

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