O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
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Isaiah 25
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For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
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Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
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For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
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Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
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And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
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And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
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He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
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And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
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For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
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And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
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And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
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Isaiah 25 Study & Commentary
Isaiah 25 - The Feast of Victory: A hymn of praise for God’s wonderful works. It celebrates the destruction of the city of the terrible and predicts a great feast for all people where God will "swallow up death in victory."
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. Victory Over Death: A pivotal Messianic promise (v. 8) quoted in 1 Corinthians 15. God Himself will wipe away all tears.2. The Messianic Banquet: Salvation is pictured as a "feast of fat things," emphasizing abundance and fellowship.
3. Divine Defense: God is a "strength to the poor" and a "refuge from the storm" (v. 4).
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Patient Waiting: "This is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad" (v. 9). Endurance is rewarded by the sight of His salvation.2. Wiping Away Tears: Trusting in the ultimate comfort that only the Creator can provide.
