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His desire is not necessarily for a magnificent temple, but for a contrite, humble spirit.

V. 3-4 Offering a sacrifice without a contrite, humble spirit might as well be killing a man or offering a
dog, or a swine.

God says that He called, He spoke, but no one heard. They continued to do evil despite His warnings.

V. 5 The next several verses are aimed at the humble worship. Hearing the word of the Lord, trembling
at His voice, will be ridiculed by the unbeliever. But through it, God will be glorified, and the mockers
will be shamed.

V. 6 God will bring vengeance.

V. 7-11 Using the example of a woman giving birth before she was in labor, God’s power to create a
nation where once there was just a remnant will be made evident. Shall He bring to the time of birth
and not cause delivery? In His timing.

This came to pass in the book of Acts at Pentecost. Both Jews and Gentiles came to faith in Christ
suddenly, and the gospel spread like wildfire throughout Asia and Europe and even into Ethiopia.

V. 12-13 ‘Peace like a river’ may not necessarily mean rest from war or trials. Peace that comes only
from Jesus Christ. Isaiah uses this beautiful motherly image: carried on her side, dandled on her knees,
comforted.

The wealth of nations will flow into Zion like a flowing stream, like a flood.

V. 14-16 This is the peace…that we will see the hand of God bringing punishment to His enemies. He will
come with fire, with fury. The Lord will judge all flesh, and many will be dead.

V.17 The commentator made this statement: Christ-less Judaism is as demonic as paganism. We often
think that there are degrees of belief similar to our belief that there are degrees of sin. Failure to accept
Christ, even by those who believe in God, is no different that totally rejecting God. It is yes or no.

This of course is still Old Testament, so the eating swine’s flesh was among the worst things they could
think of doing.

V. 18-21 Here, the intent of God to reach ALL nations is clearly laid out. Tarshish (Spain), Pul and Lud
(northern Africa), Tubal and Javan in Europe. But then ‘to the coastlands afar off who have not heard
My fame nor seen My glory’. I like to think that takes in the rest of the world…

God says He will gather together all nations and all tongues…even those who have not witnessed His
glory shall see it. Every knee shall bow…

They shall all be ‘brethren’, brothers in V. 20

V. 22-24 True worshipers shall eternally live, false worshipers will eternally die.

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