Isa 55:4 | KingComments | STEP | What David was, the true David will be. In David is a type of Christ, of Him Who is more than David, the Son of David. Christ is the God-given “witness to the peoples” and their “leader and commander” (cf. ). David was “leader and commander”, but the Son of David is also “witness to the peoples”. This is not so much a witness in a trial, but a Witness Who reveals the truth of God to the peoples ( ). When Christ has world domination, He will call a nation that did not know Him, which is what the nations in general characterized ( ). The nations will run to Him because of “the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel”, for what He has done to His people. He deserves all honor for that. This makes clear that the Son of David is also the Son of Abraham ( ), to whom it is said: “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed” ( ). In the present time, the time that Israel has fallen, salvation has already come to the nations. How much more the fulness of Israel – and that is what these verses are about – will be the salvation of the nations ( ).

‏ Isaiah 55:4

Dominion of David

What David was, the true David will be. In Isa 55:4 David is a type of Christ, of Him Who is more than David, the Son of David. Christ is the God-given “witness to the peoples” and their “leader and commander” (cf. Eze 34:24 ; Eze 37:24). David was “leader and commander”, but the Son of David is also “witness to the peoples”. This is not so much a witness in a trial, but a Witness Who reveals the truth of God to the peoples (Jn 18:37).

When Christ has world domination, He will call a nation that did not know Him, which is what the nations in general characterized (Isa 55:5). The nations will run to Him because of “the LORD your God, even the Holy One of Israel”, for what He has done to His people. He deserves all honor for that.

This makes clear that the Son of David is also the Son of Abraham (Mt 1:1), to whom it is said: “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed” (Gen 22:18a). In the present time, the time that Israel has fallen, salvation has already come to the nations. How much more the fulness of Israel – and that is what these verses are about – will be the salvation of the nations (Rom 11:11-12).