Isa 27:1 | MHM | STEP | The Doom of Persecutors; The Privilege of Saints In this passage, the prophet Isaiah sings about both God’s judgment and God’s mercy. He describes how God will deal with the enemies of His people and how He will protect and bless His church. The enemies are pictured as powerful and dangerous, but God is stronger and will defeat them. At the same time, God’s people are compared to a precious vineyard that He cares for and makes fruitful. v. 1 : God will punish the great enemies of His people. In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea . These enemies are like fierce monsters—leviathan and the dragon—who seem too strong for humans. They represent powerful rulers and persecutors, like Pharaoh or Nebuchadnezzar, and even the devil, the ultimate enemy (Revelation 12:3 ). But God has a powerful sword and will destroy them when their time is up (Psalm 37:13 ). This also points to Jesus’ victory over Satan and all evil powers (Revelation 20:2-3, 10 ).

‏ Isaiah 27:1

The Doom of Persecutors; The Privilege of Saints

In this passage, the prophet Isaiah sings about both God’s judgment and God’s mercy. He describes how God will deal with the enemies of His people and how He will protect and bless His church. The enemies are pictured as powerful and dangerous, but God is stronger and will defeat them. At the same time, God’s people are compared to a precious vineyard that He cares for and makes fruitful.

v. 1: God will punish the great enemies of His people. In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea . These enemies are like fierce monsters—leviathan and the dragon—who seem too strong for humans. They represent powerful rulers and persecutors, like Pharaoh or Nebuchadnezzar, and even the devil, the ultimate enemy (Revelation 12:3 ^a). But God has a powerful sword and will destroy them when their time is up (Psalm 37:13 ^b). This also points to Jesus’ victory over Satan and all evil powers (Revelation 20:2-3, 10 ^c).