Overview
This chapter is relatively short but rich in its promise of redemption and restoration for the remnants of Israel and Judah. Isaiah prophesies a future time when God will wash away the filth of the women of Zion and cleanse Jerusalem from its bloodshed. This purification will be achieved through a spirit of judgment and fire. The chapter speaks of a divine canopy that will provide shade and shelter over Mount Zion, symbolizing God’s protection and presence. It foretells a time of glory when the survivors in Zion will be called holy, and those who are recorded among the living will enjoy God’s protection. The imagery of the branch of the Lord being beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land being the pride and honor of the survivors in Israel, conveys a sense of hope and renewal. Isaiah’s message in this chapter offers a stark contrast to the preceding messages of judgment, focusing on the themes of cleansing, protection, and the restoration of God's people.
Isaiah 4
1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
End of Isaiah 04
1 Year Plan: Sept 7 - Isa 3, Isa 4, Phil 4
2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
End of Isaiah 04
1 Year Plan: Sept 7 - Isa 3, Isa 4, Phil 4
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