Isaiah 59:21

"“A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob,” says the LORD."

Key Reflection

"A Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from disobedience in Jacob," says the LORD. This promise was a beacon of hope for the Israelites during times of exile and suffering. The term "Redeemer" (גאל, gō'el) echoes the role of Levitical priests and kinsmen-redeemers, highlighting God's active involvement in rescuing His people from their sins and deliverance from oppression. This verse reassures them that despite their current state of disobedience and exile, God has a plan for redemption and restoration through the coming Redeemer.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

As for me -In the previous part of the chapter, the prophet has spoken. Here Yahweh is introduced as speaking himself, and as declaring the nature of the covenant which he would establish. In the verse previous, it had been stated that the qualifications on the part of people for their partaking of the benefits of the Redeemer’s work, were, that they should turn from transgression. In this verse, Yahweh states what he would do in regard to the covenant which was to be established with his people. ‘So far as I am concerned, I will enter into a covenant with them and with their children.’ This is my covenant with them -(Compare the notes atIsaiah 42:6;Isaiah 49:8;Isaiah 54:10).

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