Isa 26:15 | KingComments | STEP | They confess the “LORD” as “our God”. With this they express the restoration of the relationship with Him. In the Person of the once rejected Son of God they now acknowledge the LORD their God. From that restored relationship they think back to the time that other nations ruled them ( ), that is during “the times of the Gentiles”, as the Lord Jesus calls that time ( ). The cause of this is that they started to serve other gods (Hebrew ba’alenu = rule us; this verb is related to the word ba’al that points to the idols). The nations that rule are still there now because Israel is still dependent on friendly powers. But then that time is over. They then only honor the Name of the LORD. The nations that have ruled them will not revive ( ). They are defeated forever and will never oppress God’s people again. They will not even be thought of again. [N.B. They will rise once physically, but that will be to be judged forever ( ).] Opposite this, there is the multiplication of God’s people ( ; ). This will be for the glorification of the LORD ( ). In view of that multiplication, the borders of the land have been removed and widened to “all the borders of the land” (cf. ). It is the fulfillment of God’s land vows to Abraham ( ).

‏ Isaiah 26:15

Remembrance of Unfaithfulness and Grace

They confess the “LORD” as “our God”. With this they express the restoration of the relationship with Him. In the Person of the once rejected Son of God they now acknowledge the LORD their God. From that restored relationship they think back to the time that other nations ruled them (Isa 26:13), that is during “the times of the Gentiles”, as the Lord Jesus calls that time (Lk 21:24). The cause of this is that they started to serve other gods (Hebrew ba’alenu = rule us; this verb is related to the word ba’al that points to the idols). The nations that rule are still there now because Israel is still dependent on friendly powers. But then that time is over. They then only honor the Name of the LORD.

The nations that have ruled them will not revive (Isa 26:14). They are defeated forever and will never oppress God’s people again. They will not even be thought of again. [N.B. They will rise once physically, but that will be to be judged forever (Jn 5:28-29).] Opposite this, there is the multiplication of God’s people (Isa 26:15; Isa 9:2). This will be for the glorification of the LORD (Pro 14:28a). In view of that multiplication, the borders of the land have been removed and widened to “all the borders of the land” (cf. Isa 54:2-3). It is the fulfillment of God’s land vows to Abraham (Gen 13:14-17).