Isaiah 18:5

"For the LORD said to me, “I will be still, and I will see in my dwelling place, like clear heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.”"

Key Reflection

This verse speaks of divine presence and clarity; the LORD promises to reveal His glory, as steady as the heat of sunlight or as refreshing as dew in the midst of harvest, ensuring His dwelling place is a source of unambiguous light and life. This imagery underscores both the permanence and the renewing power of God’s presence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

For afore the harvest -This verse is evidently figurative, and the image is drawn from that which is commenced in the previous verse. There, God is represented as calmly regarding the plans of the people here referred to - as the sun shines serenely on the herb, or the dew falls on the grass. “That” figure supposes that they had “formed” plans, and that they were advancing to maturity, like a growing harvest, while God surveyed them without interposition.

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