A DAY IN SALVATION: WHOM WILL GOD SAVE?
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. A Day Of Salvation
a) A main thread running through the book of Isaiah is the message of salvation. He tells us that although so many people set their hearts against God, there are some who are righteous, who will be saved from the awful destruction that God brings upon the wicked.
2. Whom Will God Save?
Isaiah 10:20-22
20 Now in that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
22 For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea,
Only a remnant within them will return;
A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
a) Israel... Although God is using the Assyrians to destroy Israel, and will use the Babylonians to destroy Judah, he intends to save a remnant of his people. "A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob to the mighty God" (Isaiah 10:21). Note that the name Jacob is used instead of Israel to avoid confusion. The remnant will be made up of people from all the tribes in both of the kingdoms. So God’s people are not going to be annihilated. They will not be "as Sodom and Gomorrah" (Isaiah 1:9) but it will be a nation "whose stump remains when it is felled" (Isaiah 6:11-13).
Isaiah 11:10
10 Then in that day
The nations will resort to the root of Jesse,
Who will stand as a signal for the peoples;
And His resting place will be glorious.
Isaiah 42:4
4 “He will not be disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the coast lands will wait expectantly for His law.”
a) Gentile nations... To the remnant will be added people of all nations. "All nations will stream to" the mountain of the Lord (Isaiah 2:2-4) Paul stresses that the saved will be made up of both Jews and Gentiles, and among the passages he quotes are two from Isaiah (Romans 15:12, Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 42:4). Note incidentally, that Matthew also quotes the latter (Matthew 12:18-21, Isaiah 42:1-4), and that Matthew and Paul are using the Greek translation of Isaiah.
The End ...
1. A Day Of Salvationa) A main thread running through the book of Isaiah is the message of salvation. He tells us that although so many people set their hearts against God, there are some who are righteous, who will be saved from the awful destruction that God brings upon the wicked.
2. Whom Will God Save?
Isaiah 10:20-22
20 Now in that day the remnant of Israel, and those of the house of Jacob who have escaped, will never again rely on the one who struck them, but will truly rely on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God.
22 For though your people, O Israel, may be like the sand of the sea,
Only a remnant within them will return;
A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
a) Israel... Although God is using the Assyrians to destroy Israel, and will use the Babylonians to destroy Judah, he intends to save a remnant of his people. "A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob to the mighty God" (Isaiah 10:21). Note that the name Jacob is used instead of Israel to avoid confusion. The remnant will be made up of people from all the tribes in both of the kingdoms. So God’s people are not going to be annihilated. They will not be "as Sodom and Gomorrah" (Isaiah 1:9) but it will be a nation "whose stump remains when it is felled" (Isaiah 6:11-13).
Isaiah 11:10
10 Then in that day
The nations will resort to the root of Jesse,
Who will stand as a signal for the peoples;
And His resting place will be glorious.
Isaiah 42:4
4 “He will not be disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the coast lands will wait expectantly for His law.”
a) Gentile nations... To the remnant will be added people of all nations. "All nations will stream to" the mountain of the Lord (Isaiah 2:2-4) Paul stresses that the saved will be made up of both Jews and Gentiles, and among the passages he quotes are two from Isaiah (Romans 15:12, Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 42:4). Note incidentally, that Matthew also quotes the latter (Matthew 12:18-21, Isaiah 42:1-4), and that Matthew and Paul are using the Greek translation of Isaiah.
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