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Yahweh and Israel reunited (Isa 54:1-17)

Israel is likened to the wife of Yahweh. Her exile in Babylon was like a period of divorce when God separated her from him because of her sins. During this time she did not increase or prosper as a nation. She is now to return to God and to her homeland, where she will produce greater increase than in the days before the captivity.

As an Arab has to enlarge his tent to accommodate more children, so Israel will have to enlarge its borders to accommodate this increase (Isa 54:1-3).

When Israel returns to her husband, she will no longer bear the shame of her separation. In love God will forgive her and take her back to himself (Isa 54:4-6).

His discipline of Israel was only temporary, and now he looks forward to a glad reunion and a lasting relationship (Isa 54:7-8).

He promises that he will not send the nation into such a shameful exile again (Isa 54:9-10).

The new Israel, built by God himself, will have the beauty of a city built of precious stones (Isa 54:11-12).

God will teach his ways to those who dwell in the city, so that justice and righteousness become the most noticeable features of their way of life (Isa 54:13-14).

God is the creator of the world and the controller of all human activity in the world. He will make sure that no one who fights against his people will be victorious (Isa 54:15-17).