Introduction
A song about the city at the centre of God’s just rule.
Questions
1. What does Isaiah say about those who trust the LORD?
v 3 and 4 You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace,
because he trusts in you.
Trust in the LORD forever;
for in the LORD, the LORD, is an everlasting Rock.
2. How do the wicked respond to being shown favour?
v 10 Let favour be shown to the wicked,
yet he will not learn righteousness.
In the land of uprightness he will deal wrongfully,
and will not see the LORD’s majesty.
3. What is the contrast that Isaiah makes between most people and God's people who have died?
v 14 The dead shall not live. ...
v 19 Your dead shall live.
My dead bodies shall arise. ...
Summary Points
- v 1 to 4 The city gates are opened for people who trust in God
- v 5 to 11 Even when God’s rules are in force in the earth some will still turn their backs on him
- v 12 to 15 God’s people acknowledge that he delivered them from their enemies
- v 16 to 21 There has been suffering in the past, but God’s people who have died will be raised from the dead. Those still alive will escape God’s judgements on the earth