Daily Devotions
Isaiah
"You shall also be a crown of glory"
Text: Isaiah 62:3
THE NEW ISRAEL
Isaiah looked forward to the day when God would transform Israel. There was everything to look forward to! The new Israel would be God’s workmanship!
“You shall also be a crown of glory
In the hand of the LORD,
And a royal diadem
In the hand of your God.
You shall no longer be termed Forsaken,
Nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate;
But you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah;
For the LORD delights in you,
And your land shall be married.”
Isaiah 62:3-4
1. The hand of God would be mightily involved.
2. Israel would become
a) A crown of glory.
b) A royal diadem.
c) These words would reflect the glorious new Israel.
3. The Past
a) Isarel was called “Forsaken”.
b) The land was called “Desolate”.
3. The Future
a) Isarel would be called Hephzibah,
“My delight is in her”
b) It would also bear this name, “Beulah”
“Married”
4. God’s relationship with the new Israel.
a) God would take delight in her.
b) The nation would become “a married land”.
c) Israel would be like a happily married wife.