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Isaiah 63 Summary
The Day of Vengeance and Redemption
The Lord comes from Edom with dyed garments, glorious in apparel, declaring His righteousness and might to save. He treads the winepress alone in His anger and fury, staining His garments with the blood of those He tramples, for the day of vengeance is in His heart and the year of His redeemed has come. The prophet then reminds Israel of the Lord's lovingkindnesses and mercies in bearing them through affliction and delivering them from the sea, though they later rebelled and vexed His holy Spirit. The people lament that the Lord seems to have turned against them and made them err from His ways.
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Isaiah 63:1
“Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
Isaiah 63:3
“I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.”
Isaiah 63:7
“I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.”
Isaiah 63:9
“In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.”
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