Isaiah 59:20

"So they will fear the LORD’s name from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come as a rushing stream, which the LORD’s breath drives."

Key Reflection

This verse describes how people from distant lands (west) and those near (rising of the sun) will reverence God's name and acknowledge His glory. It portrays God's approach as a powerful, unstoppable force like a rushing stream driven by divine breath, symbolizing both His presence and protection for believers.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

And the Redeemer shall come -On the meaning of the word rendered here ‘Redeemer,’ see the notes atIsaiah 43:1. This passage is applied by the apostle Paul to the MessiahRomans 11:26; and Aben Ezra and Kimchi, among the Jews, and Christians generally, suppose that it refers to him. To Zion -On the word ‘Zion,’ see the notes atIsaiah 1:8. The Septuagint renders this,Ἔνεκεν ΣιὼνHenekenSiōn- ‘On account of Zion.’ The apostle PaulRomans 11:26, renders this, ‘There shall come out of Zion (ἐκ ΣιὼνekSiōn) the Deliverer,’ meaning that he would arise among that people, or would not be a foreigner.

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