Give Him No Rest ALC Sept 2020
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Give Him No Rest - Isaiah 62:1-7 Big Idea: God invites us to pray to him continuously - don’t stop praying! Zion's Coming Salvation 62 ,For Zion's sake I will not keep silent ,and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet ,until her righteousness goes forth as brightness .and her salvation as a burning torch ,The nations shall see your righteousness 2 ,and all the kings your glory and you shall be called by a new name .that the mouth of the Lord will give ,You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord 3 .and a royal diadem in the hand of your God [You shall no more be termed Forsaken,[a 4 [and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,[b [but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her,[c [and your land Married;[d ,for the Lord delights in you .and your land shall be married ,For as a young man marries a young woman 5 ,so shall your sons marry you ,and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride .so shall your God rejoice over you 6 ,On your walls, O Jerusalem ;I have set watchmen all the day and all the night .they shall never be silent ,Y ou who put the Lord in remembrance (take no rest, (KJV - keep not silent 7 and give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem .and makes it a praise in the earth :Facts on Isaiah Isaiah is a major prophet - he begins the rest of OT which is prophetic • after the book of Song of Solomon Isaiah is a mini bible - has 66 chapters; first 39 deal with the OT, next 27 NT • Isaiah speaks of the suffering servant - Jesus • Prophet Isaiah’s 75th prophecy - a poem that depicts Zion as a • woman yearning for her husband and family. (NBC, Wenham, 668) God delights in the homecoming of his people who have been in .exile The son of Amoz • Written in Palestine about 792-722 BC • :Isaiah’s purpose was to make God’s message clear to Israel • Warn them of judgment for persistent sin (rebellious Israel is blind and • deaf). Judgement is coming but there is hope through the suffering servant to come - Jesus Reveal the final dealings of God • Chapters 56-66 speak about the glory and shame of Zion Chapter 62 is a part of God’s declarations about the glory of Zion - the people of God -Which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days :(of the following kings of Judah in the Southern Kingdom (two tribes Uzziah • Jotham • Ahaz • Hezekiah • !I saiah 62:1-7 - is full of promises from God Bible Commentary Wesley’s Explanatory Notes Isaiah 62 Verse 1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will [1] not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the .salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth Zion's sake — Zion and Jerusalem are both put for the church, Hebrews .12:22 My peace — These seem to be the words of the prophet strongly resolving, notwithstanding all difficulties, to solicit God for the church's happiness, and constantly excite to the belief of it by his preaching, though it were long before it came, for Isaiah lived near two hundred years before this was .accomplished Promises include: being in right standing with God Righteousness — With reference to the Babylonians, understand it of the righteousness of God, who hath promised his people deliverance, and he must be righteous, and so understand salvation before; or rather, the vindicating of his people's cause in the eyes of the nations by the ruin of .the Babylonians; he will shew that his people have a righteous cause (Promises include: salvation - deliverance (welfare, prosperity (salvation- H3444 yesh-oo-aw - noun feminine) Lamp — And to that purpose is set up where it may be seen continually, to signify how eminently conspicuous this prosperous estate of the church should be among the nations, and as it may particularly relate to revealing .of Christ unto the world Verse 2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: [2] and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD .shall name Promises include: others will see it Promises include: a new name A new name — The church shall be more renowned than ever, both in respect of her condition, and so called Hephzi-bah, and of her relation, and so called Beulah, and this new name the Lord gives them accordingly, .verse 4 Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary Isaiah 61 | Isaiah 62 |(Read all of Isaiah 62) Concise >> Chapter Contents God's care of his church and people. (1-5) The office of ministers in preaching the gospel. (6-9) Every hinderance shall be removed from the (way of salvation. (10-12 Commentary on Isaiah 62:1-5 ( e a d Isaiah 62:1-5)R The Son of God here assures his church of his unfailing love, and his pleading for her under all trails and difficulties. She shall be called by a new name, a pleasant name, such as she was never called by before. The state of true religion in the world, before the preaching of the gospel, no man seemed to have any real concern for. God, by his grace, has wrought that in his church, which makes her his delight. Let us thence learn motives to .holiness. If the Lord rejoices over us, we should rejoice in his service :The church and prayer The church is unclear about its role in this season. We began this season with prayer and then got comfortable, settled (big C church). Our eyes and attention are ”.focused on “getting back to normal” or “getting out of the pandemics We need to be praying constantly to know the heart of God and what our next steps are. The Church has lost its press in the way of prayer and needs to return. We have abducated our prophetic voice to the scientists instead of working hand-in-hand with the scientists to confirm what God is doing. You see, science is not against God; He created all things and for His pleasure all things were created (John 1:3; (Revelations 4:11 :The pastor and prayer The pastor’s vocation, particularly living in a secular age, is to teach people to“ pray, and to do so not just individually but, more primarily, together.It is even the task of the pastor to form his/her own life around the practice of prayer.” Andrew .Root in the Pastor in the Secular Age He said this based on Martin Luther’s declaration that “there is nothing more ”.fundamental to religion than prayer I am not talking about public spaces of prayer but a lifestyle, or as Jesus said - becoming a house of prayer. We need to bring people back to the place of divine .action. That only comes from a place of prayer Verse 3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a [3] .royal diadem in the hand of thy God Promises include: a place to lead - status, power, rank .Crown of glory — An expression to set forth the dignity of her state In the hand — Preserved and defended by God's hand. Victory or mark of honor Royal diadem — The same thing with the former for substance. Or, the royal priesthood, whereof the apostle speaks, 1 Peter 2:9. Ornamental .headband worn as a badge of royalty Promises include: fruitfulness and connection Verse 4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more [4] be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzibah, and thy land .Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married .Forsaken — As a woman forsaken by her husband .Thy land — The inhabitants of the land Hephzi-bah — My delight is in her; a new name agreeing with her new .condition .Beulah — Married; agreeing to her new relation Married — Thou shalt see the increase of thy children again in the land, as the fruit of thy married condition, which by reason of thy being forsaken of thy husband, were in a manner wasted and decayed: and this refers to the .great enlargement of the church in the gospel days Verse 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never [6] hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep ,not silence .Day nor night — There shall be a vigilant and industrious ministry Ye — That is, are his servants. And here especially are meant his servants in ordinary, his remembrancers, such as put God in mind of his promise, and such as make the Lord to be remembered, putting his people in mind .of him Verse 7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a [7] .praise in the earth A praise — By sending the Messiah, and those labourers into his vineyard, whereby the church may be established, and settled on sure foundations, and so become a matter of praise to God. All the nations shall praise him .for her Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-9 ( e a d Isaiah 62:6-9)R God's professing people must be a praying people. He is not displeased with us for being earnest, as men commonly are; he bids us to cry after him, and give him no rest, Luke 11:5,6.