Isa 10:20-23 | KingComments | STEP | Defeating the Assyrians is a picture of defeating the assembled armies that will advance against Jerusalem in the end time. “In that day” ( ) points to that. “That day” is not a day of twenty-four hours, but a period. It is the period from the moment the Lord Jesus rises to claim His rights on the earth – His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives in that day ( ) – up to and including His reign in the millennial realm of peace. It begins with the return of the remnant, “the remnant of Israel”. When the king of the North is destroyed by the appearance of the Lord Jesus, the remnant of the ten tribes realm still in scattering is also gathered together ( ). Israel will then no longer rely on the heathen power Assyria that struck him, but on “the LORD, the Holy One of Israel”. That weak remnant, meaningfully called “the remnant of Jacob”, no longer counts on his own strength and returns to “the mighty God” ( ; cf. ). And Who is “the mighty God”? No one but the born Child and the given Son, the Messiah, the Lord Jesus, Whose name is “Mighty God” ( ). Remarkably, the first words of , “a remnant will return”, are the translation of the Hebrew Shear-jashub, the name of a son of Isaiah ( ). That this part not only relates to the invasion of Assyria that will take place soon, but also looks forward to the end time, is also clearly shown in . At the end of the great tribulation comes the “destruction”. In that destruction both the unbelieving mass of Israel ( ) and the Assyrians perish. The number of the people will have decreased so much that only a handful of the once numerous people will remain ( ; ). But this remnant is at the beginning of the kingdom of peace the nucleus from which again a multitude of people will grow. The righteousness of God will flood the land. Everything will come under His righteous judgment. It is a destructive judgment on all wickedness ( ). It is decreed ( ), no one can stop it. “The Lord GOD of hosts” Himself will do it. He will do it “in the midst of the whole land”, which is the land of Judah. The apostle Paul applies to the remnant according to God’s gracious choice in his days ( ). This remnant is part of the Christian church at this time, which consists of believers from Jews and Gentiles who merge into the one body that is the church ( ).

‏ Isaiah 10:20-23

A Remnant Will Return

Defeating the Assyrians is a picture of defeating the assembled armies that will advance against Jerusalem in the end time. “In that day” (Isa 10:20) points to that. “That day” is not a day of twenty-four hours, but a period. It is the period from the moment the Lord Jesus rises to claim His rights on the earth – His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives in that day (Zec 14:4) – up to and including His reign in the millennial realm of peace.

It begins with the return of the remnant, “the remnant of Israel”. When the king of the North is destroyed by the appearance of the Lord Jesus, the remnant of the ten tribes realm still in scattering is also gathered together (Mt 24:31). Israel will then no longer rely on the heathen power Assyria that struck him, but on “the LORD, the Holy One of Israel”.

That weak remnant, meaningfully called “the remnant of Jacob”, no longer counts on his own strength and returns to “the mighty God” (Isa 10:21; cf. 2Chr 30:6). And Who is “the mighty God”? No one but the born Child and the given Son, the Messiah, the Lord Jesus, Whose name is “Mighty God” (Isa 9:6). Remarkably, the first words of Isa 10:21, “a remnant will return”, are the translation of the Hebrew Shear-jashub, the name of a son of Isaiah (Isa 7:3).

That this part not only relates to the invasion of Assyria that will take place soon, but also looks forward to the end time, is also clearly shown in Isa 10:22-23. At the end of the great tribulation comes the “destruction”. In that destruction both the unbelieving mass of Israel (Zec 13:8a) and the Assyrians perish. The number of the people will have decreased so much that only a handful of the once numerous people will remain (Isa 10:22; Zec 13:8b-9). But this remnant is at the beginning of the kingdom of peace the nucleus from which again a multitude of people will grow.

The righteousness of God will flood the land. Everything will come under His righteous judgment. It is a destructive judgment on all wickedness (Isa 10:23). It is decreed (Dan 9:26-27), no one can stop it. “The Lord GOD of hosts” Himself will do it. He will do it “in the midst of the whole land”, which is the land of Judah.

The apostle Paul applies Isa 10:22-23 to the remnant according to God’s gracious choice in his days (Rom 9:27-28). This remnant is part of the Christian church at this time, which consists of believers from Jews and Gentiles who merge into the one body that is the church (Eph 2:13-16).