Isa 40:1 “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” says your God.
\nIsa 40:2 “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.”<\/p>\n
Though the hearer of God’s word is not outrightly identified, it’s best to see these words directed to Prophet Isaiah. God’s people were proceeding to the so called ” Babylonian captivity “. The word addresses Isaiah as if he was living at the time of the future exile. He tells him to speak to Jerusalem (Israelites) in such a way as to remove the troubles of the heart; to furnish consolation and joy ( godtube.com)<\/p>\n
And he gives those in exile a message of hope; that there is a cessation of warfare – that her warfare is ended. In addition to this, there is no more enmity between them and God, a pardon without which they would have no hope. And lastly he promises abundant blessings as a result of their sufferings. God was going to uphold his people until they saw Him!<\/p>\n
Its true we have gone through hard times. By the grace of God, we went through devastating times during the
\nCovid – 19 pandemic. Then came the Russian – Ukrainian war that pushed up the inflation rate making life unbearable to many . But we have a message of hope, ” comfort , yes, comfort my people, your warfare is ended, your iniquity is pardoned . *After the great turmoil, God will usher in a season of abundant blessings.<\/p>\n
Further readings:
\nIsa 12:1
\nJer 31:13
\nZec 1:17<\/p>\n
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