Isaiah 16:5

"Let my outcasts dwell with you! As for Moab, be a hiding place for him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortionist is brought to nothing. Destruction ceases. The oppressors are consumed out of the land."

Key Reflection

This verse speaks of God’s promise to gather his exiled people, likening them to "outcasts," and offering them refuge in Moab temporarily. It also declares that the destructive forces of evil—representing oppressors and extortionists—will be eradicated from the land, emphasizing a future where justice and righteousness prevail.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And in mercy -In benignity; kindness; benevolence. Shall the throne be established -The throne of the king of Judah. That is, he that shall sit upon the throne of David shall be disposed to repay the kindness which is now sought at the hand of Moab, and shall be able to do it. And he shall sit upon it -The king of Israel. In truth -In faithfulness; that is, shall be true and faithful. His character shall be such that he will do justice, and will furnish protection and aid to the Moabites, if they now receive the fugitives of Israel. In the tabernacle of David -In the dwelling place; the palace of David; for so the word “tabernacle, or tent” (אהל'ôhel) seems to be used here.

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