Isa. 63:1-10, Salvation in the Prophets (2)

·       Isa 45:8: Let salvation spring up.

Isa 45:15: you are a God who hides himself, O God & Savior of Israel

Isa 45:17: Israel will be saved by the Lord w/an everlasting salvation

Isa 45:20: Ignorant are those who pray to gods that cannot save

Isa 45:21: There is no God apart fr. Me, a righteous God & a Savior, none but Me

Isa 45:22: Turn to Me & be saved, all ends of the earth

(Notice there are 6 uses in this one chapter.  It begins with the prophecy of Cyrus as God’s Anointed Shepherd.  But none of the 6 refer to Cyrus.  The Sovereign LORD is the one and only Savior.  He may seem to be hidden, in the background.  But Israel will be saved by the LORD and it will be an everlasting salvation. Salvation is available only to those who turn to Him!)

Isa 46:7: idol cannot save him from his troubles

Isa 47:13: let astrologers, stargazers save you from what is coming

Isa 47:15: there is no one that can save you

Isa 49:25: LORD says "...your children I will save"

Isa 49:26: mankind will know I am your Savior, Redeemer, Mighty One of Jacob (60:16)

·       Isa 51:5: God: my salvation is on the way. (Note: in 51:6 the word “salvation” is the Hebrew yeshua, This word is also part of the “yasa” family but we have kept it separate and plan to dwell on this later.)

Isa 59:1: Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save

Isa 59:16: no one to intervene so his arm worked salvation for him (put these two together: no one is too sinful for the LORD to save; and the LORD will save, even though He will have no help).

·       Isa 61:10: God has clothed servant w/garments of salvation

·       Isa 62:11: Say to daughter of Zion, See, your Savior comes

Isa 63:1: crimson stained Messiah comes, mighty to save

Isa 63:5: God's arm worked salvation for himself

Isa 63:8: God said, "These are my people " so he became their Savior

Isa 63:9: In their distress he was distressed; angel of his presence saved them

The four uses in this chapter are profound because it describes the return of Christ, the “second coming.”  Jesus comes to judge the nations, and this happens in the area of Edom because the saved nation is hidden and protected by God in the wilderness.  Even though no one will join the LORD (cf. 59:16), yet He will work salvation for Israel because they are His people.  This was carried out by the “Angel of His Presence, the Messiah, yeshua.

Isa 64:5: God became angry, so how can Israel be saved (the need for salvation is always “for we have sinned”).