Isaiah 27:7-11
Summary for Isa 27:7-11: 27:7-11 a Isaiah reminded readers of the reasons for the Exile and judgment: Israel’s sinfulness, God’s righteous judgment, and the absence of divine compassion. 27:7 b Despite being God’s covenant people, Israel was struck and punished like any other wicked nation. However, Israel was not completely destroyed; a remnant remained.27:8 c The Assyrians exiled large numbers of citizens from the northern kingdom of Israel when Samaria fell in 722 BC. The Babylonians exiled many from Judah from 605 to 586 BC.
• Storms from the east were known for their destructive effects (see Job 27:21 d; 38:24 e; Jer 4:11 f).
27:9 g God’s justice requires him to punish sin. That punishment is designed to correct behavior and to purify. Being conquered and exiled wasThe Exile occurred so that to purge Israel’s wickedness and to take away all her sin (see Rom 11:27 h).
• This was to be the end of all the pagan worship in Israel, including the incense altars and the poles that were used in worshiping the goddess Asherah.
27:10 i Places previously associated with human power and accomplishment would be ruined to the extent that animals would graze in them.
27:11 j The people were outside of God’s covenantal care; they foolishly turned away from him.
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