Isa 66:12 | KingComments | STEP | The LORD declares that He will extend peace to her like a river ( ). Israel will receive the riches of the nations who will take care of the people with the greatest devotion and attentiveness (cf. ). Jerusalem was destroyed by the king of the North, but now the Lord Jesus comes to Jerusalem with the believing remnant. Thus begins the restoration of the land, the full fulfillment of the year of jubilee ( ), or the “period of restoration of all things” ( ). In the LORD explains how He Himself will care for His people in Jerusalem with motherly care. God is father and mother at the same time. The result of that care is that their hearts will rejoice and their bones (body) will flourish like young grass ( ). This is a vivid description of the prosperous state of Israel when the LORD rules over the earth. It is a state of perfect peace ( ). The last part of makes it clear that no power of the enemy will be able to threaten this peace, for His indignation is public toward His enemies.

‏ Isaiah 66:12

Jerusalem, Source of Comfort and Growth

The LORD declares that He will extend peace to her like a river (Isa 66:12). Israel will receive the riches of the nations who will take care of the people with the greatest devotion and attentiveness (cf. Isa 49:23 ; Isa 60:4). Jerusalem was destroyed by the king of the North, but now the Lord Jesus comes to Jerusalem with the believing remnant. Thus begins the restoration of the land, the full fulfillment of the year of jubilee (Lev 25:8-13), or the “period of restoration of all things” (Acts 3:21).

In Isa 66:13 the LORD explains how He Himself will care for His people in Jerusalem with motherly care. God is father and mother at the same time. The result of that care is that their hearts will rejoice and their bones (body) will flourish like young grass (Isa 66:14). This is a vivid description of the prosperous state of Israel when the LORD rules over the earth. It is a state of perfect peace (Isa 32:17-18).

The last part of Isa 66:14 makes it clear that no power of the enemy will be able to threaten this peace, for His indignation is public toward His enemies.