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The Good News of Deliverance

Isaiah 61.10 to 62.3

Good News Translation (GNT)

10  Jerusalem rejoices because of what the Lord
   has done. She is like a bride dressed for her
   wedding. God has clothed her with salvation
   and victory.
11  As surely as seeds sprout and grow,
   The Sovereign Lord will save his people, and
   all the nations will praise him.

   Isaiah 62
  1  I will speak out to encourage Jerusalem;
   I will not be silent until she is saved,
   and her victory shines like a torch in the night.
  2  Jerusalem, the nations will see you victorious!
   All their kings will see your glory.
   You will be called by a new name,
   a name given by the Lord himself.
  3  You will be like a beautiful crown for the Lord.

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The Good News of Deliverance

After seventy years of captivity in Babylon, God returned the Jews to Jerusalem and Judah. Isaiah describes the delight God has in them, and the work of preparing the highways for their pilgrimage home and the gates to receive them back.

God reaffirms His calling of them as His holy people and restores their honour with a new name, "Sought After, the City No Longer Deserted" (Isa. 62:12).

He sought them all from the scattered reaches of Babylon to bring them back to Himself.

Like the children of Israel, we too are God's beloved children, earnestly sought after by Him.

Though our sin once caused us isolation from Him, Jesus's sacrifice paves our way back to Him.

He searches for each of us intently among all the others, waiting expectantly to fold us into a heartfelt embrace.

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