Isaiah 66 - God's Footstool

 

Isaiah 66 – God’s Footstool

 

How can anyone build a house for the Lord when He made everything? He is so great that He uses the earth for His footstool. But with all His greatness, God desires to dwell with the humble, those who tremble at His word and seek to glorify Him.

 

To tremble means to respect what God says and fear to disobey it.

 

The restoration of Israel’s kingdom will be as sudden and joyful as the birth of a baby. The travail of their tribulation will give birth to glory, and God will love them just like a mother. It will be a time of peace and joy.

 

God will defeat His enemies, summon the gentile nations to share the glory, and make Israel a holy offering to the Lord. Isaiah opened his prophecy indicting Israel for her religious hypocrisy, but he ended it promising that her worship will be acceptable to the Lord.

 

God will make the distinction between true and false, those who practice religion but does not worship God will be cast out.

 

Any enemy of Israel is an enemy of God and He will deal with them in the final judgment. God will make sure all His promises are fulfilled.

 

Many nations will gather in Jerusalem and Christ will sit on His throne and separate the people as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. The redeemed of all ages will worship God throughout eternity. There will be no peace for the wicked.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.