9.
Christ's being an eternal covenant to Israel, even the sure mercies shown to David, in relation to Israel's prosperity
55:1—56:12
a.
Christ being the center of the divine provisions to Israel
55:1-5
Isa. 55
:1
55:1
Ho! Everyone who
athirsts,
1come to the
2waters,
And you who have no money;
Come,
bbuy and eat;
Yes, come, buy wine and
cmilk Without money and without price.
Isa. 55
:2
55:2
Why do you spend money for what is not bread,
And the result of your
alabor for what does not satisfy?
Hear Me attentively, and eat what is good,
And let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Isa. 55
:3
55:3
Incline your ear and come to Me;
Hear, so that your soul may live;
And I will make an eternal
1acovenant with you,
Even the sure
2bmercies shown to
3David.
Isa. 55
:4
55:4
Indeed, I have given
1Him as a
aWitness to the peoples,
A Leader and a Commander to the peoples.
Isa. 55
:5
55:5
Indeed, you will call a nation that you do not know,
And a nation that does not know you will run to you,
Because of Jehovah your God, even the Holy One of Israel,
For He has
1aglorified you.
b.
Seeking Jehovah and returning to Him and His word
55:6-13
Isa. 55
:6
55:6
1aSeek Jehovah while He may be found;
2bCall upon Him while He is near.
Isa. 55
:7
55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way,
And the
1evildoer, his thoughts;
And let him
areturn to Jehovah, and He will have compassion on him;
And to our God, for He will pardon abundantly.
Isa. 55
:8
55:8
For My
1thoughts are not your thoughts,
And your ways are not My
1ways, declares Jehovah.
Isa. 55
:9
55:9
For as the
aheavens are higher than the earth,
So My ways are higher than your ways,
And My thoughts
higher than your thoughts.
Isa. 55
:10
55:10
For just as the
arain comes down
And the snow from heaven,
And does not return there,
Until it waters the earth
And makes it bear and sprout forth,
That it may give
bseed to the
csower and bread to the eater;
Isa. 55
:11
55:11
So will My
aword be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me
1vainly,
But it will accomplish what I delight in,
And it will prosper in the matter to which I have
2sent it.
Isa. 55
:12
55:12
For you will
ago out with rejoicing,
And you will be led forth in peace;
The mountains and the hills
Will
bbreak forth before you with a ringing shout,
And all the trees of the field will clap
their hands.
Isa. 55
:13
55:13
In place of the thornbush, the fir tree will come up;
In place of the brier, the myrtle will come up;
And it will be to Jehovah as a
1name,
As an eternal
1sign that will not be cut off.
