May 9 – Decimated - Isaiah 27:6-11
Isaiah changes the direction of the prophecy and says in the days to come. This means in the immediate future. Israel will bud, blossom, and fill the world with its fruit. Israel was and is a showcase nation to show God’s love, grace, and mercy. This is a direct reference to the Messiah being the one to fills the world with fruit of love and salvation.
The Lord struck down Israel and those who attacked her. It was idolatry and rebellion that brought their demise. The land became desolate, abandoned and like a wilderness. The animals with the land was decimated. Later people came to the land with no understanding and the Lord had no compassion them or showed them favor. This has a short term and long-term meaning. That is what happened during the 70 years of captivity and after Israel was ejected from the land by the Romans. Now today the land is once again budding, blossoming and she its fruit with the world.
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