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Isaiah 52:1–6 – Awake, Zion, Be Free

What happens: Zion is called to wake up, put on strength and beauty, and shake off captivity. God announces that His people were sold for nothing and will be redeemed without money. His name will be known.

What it means: God brings holy dignity to His people and frees them by His power. He is faithful to His covenant and zealous for His name among the nations.

Isaiah 52:7–10 – Good News on the Mountains

What happens: A herald brings good news of peace, salvation, and God’s reign. Watchmen sing as the Lord comforts His people and bares His holy arm for all nations to see.

What it means: God’s reign brings joy and justice. Worship and witness rise together as His salvation is revealed openly.

Isaiah 52:11–12 – Depart in Purity, God Guards You

What happens: The people are told to depart from uncleanness and carry the holy vessels with purity. They do not leave in haste because the Lord goes before and behind them.

What it means: Redemption includes a clean break from defilement. God’s presence surrounds His people, showing holy care.

Isaiah 52:13–15 – Behold My Servant

What happens: God’s Servant acts wisely, is exalted, yet His appearance is marred beyond recognition. He startles many nations, and kings shut their mouths.

What it means: God’s saving plan comes through the suffering and exaltation of His Servant. In Christ this finds fulfillment, revealing God’s holy wisdom and mercy.

Application

  • Receive God’s freedom and live with holy dignity.
  • Announce the good news that the Lord reigns.
  • Leave defiling practices and walk under God’s guarding presence.

Bible

1Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.

2Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion.

3For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

4For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause.

5Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.

6Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak: behold, it is I.

7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!

8Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.

9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.

10The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.

12For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

14As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

15So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

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