Isaiah 51:2

"“Listen to me, you who follow after righteousness, you who seek the LORD. Look to the rock you were cut from, and to the quarry you were dug from."

Key Reflection

This verse encourages those who pursue righteousness and seek the Lord to find their strength in their ancestry and heritage. By looking to the "rock" from which they were "cut" and the "quarry" from which they were "dug," believers are reminded of their enduring connection to God, drawing on a metaphorical foundation of steadfastness and identity in their relationship with Him.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Look unto Abraham -What was figuratively expressed in the former verse is here expressed literally. They were directed to remember that God had taken Abraham and Sarah from a distant land, and that from so humble a beginning he had increased them to a great nation. The argument is, that he was able to bless and increase the exile Jews, though comparatively feeble and few. For I called him alone -Hebrew, ‘For one I called him;’ that is, he was alone; there was but one, and he increased to a mighty nation. So Jerome,Quia unum vocavi eum.

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