- Another quick hit - I'm playing catch-up here, but luckily we only have 4 verses to cover. Isaiah provides a beautiful picture of redemption for the remnant remaining in Jerusalem, "Those left...will be called holy." The city polluted by the idolatry, violence and sin of its inhabitants will be cleansed by a "spirit of judgment and a spirit of fire."
There isn't much for me to add to this section really - a promise of protection and shelter is made to these inhabitants. The Glory of the Lord will be present there providing guidance, direction and sanctuary:
"5 Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over those who assemble there a cloud of smoke by day and a glow of flaming fire by night; over all the glory will be a canopy. 6 It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain."Isaiah's vision is a city restored, protected and covered by the Glory of God. In chapter 5, Isaiah returns to a vision of people who by all rights should be living under this canopy, but have chosen a different path.
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