The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
In this verse Jacob means Israel, and the sending of a word means that God sent a message to Jacob that took effect among the people. The verse belongs to the prophecies Isaiah gave during his period of active service among the nation's rulers and people.
Prophecy can describe a future event as though it has already happened, for the ninth chapter of Isaiah speaks of the Messiah's birth as past though it occurred more than five centuries later. In this way the verse shows that the Messiah must first appear as a man among men to die for the sins of the world.
The verse belongs to a prophecy of blessings God would have given the Jewish nation if the people had believed Christ and obeyed the gospel, including restoration of the kingdom of heaven. Those promised blessings also extended to the Gentiles, but the prophecy was conditional and was not fulfilled because the nation did not obey. It illustrates that God gives warning before judgment, so before the great day of the Lord His people are to sound the alarm because that day is near.
In this verse Jacob means Israel, and the sending of a word means that God sent a message to Jacob that took effect among the people. The verse belongs to the prophecies Isaiah gave during his period of active service among the nation's rulers and people.
Prophecy can describe a future event as though it has already happened, for the ninth chapter of Isaiah speaks of the Messiah's birth as past though it occurred more than five centuries later. In this way the verse shows that the Messiah must first appear as a man among men to die for the sins of the world.
The verse belongs to a prophecy of blessings God would have given the Jewish nation if the people had believed Christ and obeyed the gospel, including restoration of the kingdom of heaven. Those promised blessings also extended to the Gentiles, but the prophecy was conditional and was not fulfilled because the nation did not obey. It illustrates that God gives warning before judgment, so before the great day of the Lord His people are to sound the alarm because that day is near.