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NASB | Isaiah 66:12 For thus says the LORD, "Behold, I extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; And you will be nursed, you will be carried on the hip and fondled on the knees. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 66:12 For the LORD says this, "Behold, I extend peace to her (Jerusalem) like a river, And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; And you will be nursed, you will be carried on her hip and [playfully] rocked on her knees. |
Bible Question:
Can someone please explain this passage of scripture to me? Sometimes things that appear simple are not always simple to me Is 66:7 Before [Zion] travailed, she gave birth; before her pain came upon her, she was delivered of a male child. Is 66:8 Who has heard of such a thing? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Or shall a nation be brought forth in a moment? For as soon as Zion was in labor, she brought forth her children. |
Bible Answer: Isaiah 66:12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. You ask good questions. This whole chapter is one to meditate on often. It is an example of the type of passages in the prophets that are the foundation for the scriptures in the New Testament. This prophecy is all about the conversion of the Gentiles through the Man Child that would be born in Israel, the relationship of Jerusalem to the church, both in it’s origins and it’s heritage, and the coming of judgment upon those that rejected the Lord, with the glorification of the church before their eyes. This chapter covers big picture thinking concerning the plan of God from the birth of Christ, the beginning of the church which came about as it were in a day with Pentecost and the future creation of a new heaven and earth. The beginning of the chapter is all about how that God is not pleased with the legal works of the Jew but is seeking the humble repentant heart of faith instead, and will accept such a heart whether found in Jew or Gentile. This is one of my favorite chapters in the whole Bible if I could bring myself to find a favorite. Every time I hear a preacher go on and on about his new satellite dish that is going to save the world or some new building program that will save the city, I think about this verse, and I want to tell the man about it. Isaiah 66:1-2 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? (where is the church building that you would build big enough to house my glory?) and where is the place of my rest? (Where is the satellite advanced enough to take the place of the Holy Spirit in the heart of men?) For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, (We have had TV, and Radio, and Buildings and other ideas for many decades, but that is not God’s method and never has been) saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word. (God’s method is a man, broken and repentant, emptied of self, and filled with the Holy Spirit.) This is how we will turn our world upside down like they did in Acts, without technology or expensive buildings. |
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