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Isaiah 27 Devotional

The Vineyard He Now Guards

“I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it;”Isaiah 27:3 (BSB)

In that day the LORD takes up his great sword against Leviathan, the twisting serpent and dragon of the sea (27:1). Nothing that opposes God will survive his judgment. Then a new vineyard song begins. In chapter 5 the vineyard yielded sour grapes and was left to thorns. Here the LORD himself is its keeper, watering it constantly and guarding it night and day. He is not angry. He even invites opponents to make peace with him under his protection (27:2-5).

Israel has been disciplined through war and exile, but not destroyed as her oppressors were (27:7-8). Discipline has a purpose: atonement will be made for Jacob's guilt, and the idol altars will be crushed like chalk (27:9). At the end a great horn sounds, and those perishing in Assyria and exiled in Egypt come home to worship on the holy mountain (27:12-13). God's last word to his vineyard is not abandonment but care. The God who disciplines his people also guards them, and still offers peace to former enemies.

To think about: How does knowing that God guards his vineyard night and day change the way you understand a hard season of discipline?

About Isaiah 27: Leviathan Slain and the LORD’s Vineyard

The LORD defeats Leviathan, the sea monster, and sings over a vineyard He waters and guards, offering peace even to His enemies. Israel is disciplined but not destroyed like her oppressors, and her idols are smashed. At the sound of a great horn, the exiles in Assyria and Egypt return to worship in Jerusalem.

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