Isaiah 51:15

"The captive exile will speedily be freed. He will not die and go down into the pit. His bread won’t fail."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 51:15, the freeing of the captive exile symbolizes the liberation from spiritual bondage, ensuring that those who trust in God will not remain in a state of condemnation or eternal separation. Instead, they will experience restoration and provision, with their needs met and their journey toward freedom accelerated by divine intervention.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

But I am the Lord thy God -In order to show them that he was able to save them, God again refers to the fact that he had divided the sea, and delivered their fathers from bondage and oppression. That divided the sea -The Red Sea. The Chaldee renders this, ‘That rebuked the sea.’ The Septuagint,Ὁ ταράσσωνhotarassōn- ‘Who disturbs the sea.’ or, who excites a tempest. Lowth renders it, ‘Who stilleth at once the sea.’ The Hebrew word is the same which occurs inIsaiah 51:4, where it is rendered, ‘I will make my judgment to rest’ (רגעrâga‛). Probably the idea here is, that he restrains the raging of the sea as if by fear; that is, makes it tranquil or still by rebuking it.

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