Isaiah 50:1-3
Summary for Isa 50:1-3: 50:1-3 a This disputation shows that God was not forced to give Israel up, and therefore he could take the nation back as his people if he desired. 50:1 b God was not at fault for the people’s problems; it was their sin that brought about their exile (see also 59:1-15 c).• Jerusalem—the mother city of Judah (Ps 87:5-6 d)—was destroyed, and the people of Judah were taken into exile in 586 BC.
50:2 e Why didn’t anyone answer: The people had not responded to God’s repeated call to trust in him and repent of their sins. They were deaf and stubborn (see 6:9-10 f; 29:18 g; 35:5 h; 42:18-19 i).
• The Lord came and called the people through the prophets (see also 65:1-3 j).
• Is it because I have no power to rescue? God was fully able to rescue Israel and Judah from the Assyrians and Babylonians, but he first had to deal justly with his people’s sinfulness (see 59:1 k).
• speak to the sea and make it dry: This was an allusion to the parting of the Red Sea during the exodus from Egypt (Exod 14:21-22 l).
50:3 m Phenomena such as darkness and the wearing of clothes of mourning were associated with the day of the Lord (13:10 n; see study note on 2:5-22). The mention of darkness might allude to the plague of darkness in Egypt (Exod 10:21 o).
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