OUR FATHER WHO GAINED SALVATION FOR US BY HIS OWN ARM Part 1

The book of Isaiah chapter 63 verses 4- 5 says This;

It was for me the day of vengeance; the year for me to redeem had come.

I looked, but there was no one to help, I was appalled that no one gave support; so my own arm achieved salvation for me, and my own wrath sustained me.

This passage, containing the  past-tense first-person account of an unnamed redeemer, recounts the arrival of the timeframe allocated for a day of vengeance and the year for his redemption.

This person, introduced to the reader with the question, "Who is this?", highlights the mystery of who the Messiah would appear to His people as.

The redeemer would be marked by a particular experience that he would have. His endeavor of redemption would be performed alone.

The salvation He had come to provide was brought about by his own effort and he was sustained in his quest to succeed by his own wrath against evil.

The redeemer decribed here is the Lord Jesus Christ who, in His zeal, fought against the powers of darkness and brought them under subjection so as to save His people.

This passage mirrors the passage in Isaiah chapter 59 verses 16 - 17 which replicates almost exactly  thought for thought as highlighted in the excerpts;

He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.

He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.

Our passage of study in chapter 63 differs from the mirror in Isaiah chapter 59 in these fascinating ways;

- 63 is in 1st person while 59 is in 3rd 

- 63 no one gave support 59 no one to intervene

- 63 is sustained by wrath 59 by righteousness

The passage in chapter 63 is written from the point of view of the coming redeemer as He answers the question in verse 1 "Who is this..?".

The passage in chapter 59 is written from the point of view of the prophet Isaiah.

Amen.

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