Welcome! This is the second part of the Quick Study of Isaiah 26. Because these words are very important. Nothing is hidden.
Before we read, let’s pray:
Lord, help us see. Help us understand. Lead us and guide us and reveal all You want us to know. Thank You, Lord.
Please read Isaiah 26:19-21
19 Your dead will live;
[e]Their dead bodies will rise.
You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy!
For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural],
And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead.
20 Come, my people, enter your chambers
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until the [Lord’s] [f]wrath is past.
21 Listen carefully, the Lord is about to come
out of His [heavenly] place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
The earth will reveal the [innocent] blood shed upon her
And will no longer cover her slain.
Praise the Lord! Resurrection will occur. Those words… hide for a little while… remind me of Revelation. Really, there are more connections in the Bible than you can see with a casual reading.
Even the slain will rise. Nothing in all of creation will be hidden forever. God is light and in Him all will be revealed. Make sure you are on His side for that is the only really safe place to be.
Footnotes:
[e] Isaiah 26:19 So with some ancient versions; MT reads My dead body.
[f] Isaiah 26:20 Lit curse.