Isaiah 63

Isaiah 61:2 “To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn,” Isaiah 63:4 “For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed has come.”

Isaiah 63:1 “Who is this who comes from Edom, from the city of Bozrah, with His clothing stained red? Who is this in royal robes, marching in His great strength? “It is I, the LORD, announcing your salvation! It is I, the LORD, who has the power to save!”

Malachi 1:4 “Even though Edom has said, "We have been impoverished, But we will return and build the desolate places," Thus says the LORD of hosts: "They may build, but I will throw down; They shall be called the Territory of Wickedness, And the people against whom the LORD will have indignation forever.”

Isaiah 63:2-3 “Why are your clothes so red, as if you have been treading out grapes? ‎ “I have been treading the winepress alone; no one was there to help Me. In My anger I have trampled My enemies as if they were grapes. In My fury I have trampled My foes. Their blood has stained My clothes. ‎

Revelation 19:15-16 “Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS”

“You will hear one say, that such- and-such a good man was punished for his transgressions; and I have known believers think that their afflictions were punishments sent from God on account of their sins. The thing is impossible; God has punished us, who are his people, once for all in Christ,

and He never will punish us again. He cannot do it, seeing He is a just God. Afflictions are chastisements from a Father’s hand, but they are not judicial punishments. Jesus has tredden the wine-press, and He has trodden it alone: so we cannot tread it.” C.H. Spurgeon

Revelation 14:20 “And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses' bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.”

Isaiah 63:4-5 “For the time has come for Me to avenge My people, to ransom them from their oppressors. ‎ I was amazed to see that no one intervened to help the oppressed.”

‎ Isaiah 63:5-6 “So I Myself stepped in to save them with My strong arm, and My wrath sustained me. I crushed the nations in My anger and made them stagger and fall to the ground, spilling their blood upon the earth.

Isaiah 63:7 “I will tell of the LORD’s unfailing love. I will praise the LORD for all He has done. ‎ I will rejoice in His great goodness to Israel, which He has granted according to His mercy and love.”

Isaiah 63:8-10 ‎ He said, “They are My very own people. Surely they will not betray Me again.” And He became their Savior. In all their suffering He also suffered, and He personally rescued them. In His love and mercy He redeemed them.”

Isaiah 63:9b-11a “He lifted them up and carried them through all the years. But they rebelled against Him and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He became their enemy and fought against them. Then they remembered those days of old when Moses led his people out of Egypt.” ‎

Isaiah 63:11 “They cried out, “Where is the one who brought Israel through the sea, with Moses as their shepherd? Where is the one who sent His Holy Spirit to be among His people?”

Isaiah 63: “Where is the one whose power was displayed when Moses lifted up his hand— the one who divided the sea before them, making Himself famous forever? Where is the one who led them through the bottom of the sea?” ‎

Isaiah 63:13b-14 “They were like fine stallions racing through the desert, never stumbling. As with cattle going down into a peaceful valley, the Spirit of the LORD gave them rest. You led your people, LORD, and gained a magnificent reputation.”

Isaiah 63:15-16a “LORD, look down from heaven; look from Your holy, glorious home, and see us. Where is the passion and the might You used to show on our behalf? Where are Your mercy and compassion now? ‎ Surely You are still our Father!”

Isaiah 63:16b-17 “Even if Abraham and Jacob would disown us, LORD, you would still be our Father. You are our Redeemer from ages past. LORD, why have You allowed us to turn from Your path?”

“It had been the besetting temptation of the Jews to rest on the mere privilege of their descent from faithful Abraham and Jacob (Mt 3:9; Jn 8:39; 4:12) ; now at last they renounce this, to trust in God alone as their Father, notwithstanding all appearances to the contrary.

Even though Abraham, our earthly father, on whom we have prided ourselves, disown us, Thou wilt not” Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Isaiah 63:17b-18 “Why have You given us stubborn hearts so we no longer fear You? Return and help us, for we are Your servants, the tribes that are Your special possession. How briefly Your holy people possessed Your holy place, and now our enemies have destroyed it.”

Isaiah 63:19 “Sometimes it seems as though we never belonged to You, as though we had never been known as Your people.”