Isaiah - Lesson 16

Dr. John Oswalt 
Isaiah 
ot650-16 
Anticipation of Deliverance of Israel 
Lesson Transcript

We come now to the third subdivision of the division. Chapters 40 to 55. Grace. The motive and the means of servant hood. This third subdivision is chapters 49 to 55. Here we see, as I've said to you numerous times before. How is it possible? For God to take these people back to himself. He has promised he would in grace. He has said to them, You're my chosen. You're my servants. You're the one that I have not rejected. How can you do that? And I've said to you before, God cannot simply ignore sin. If he did, he would be not be denying the structure of the creation he has made. He has created this as a cause and effect world. Again, this is one of the differences between paganism and the biblical understanding of reality in paganism. The causes of your behavior are in the invisible world, in the realm of the gods. So you don't really know why you did anything necessarily. You may think that you had a freedom of choice, but as a matter of fact, you didn't. The actual cause of your behavior is to be found in the invisible world. The Bible. Without denying the invisible world, without denying its importance, nevertheless insists. Causes and effects are here. You can trace cause and effect. You can trace the consequences of your actions. Remarkable. Remarkable. That means, as I've said, God cannot ignore sin. I, by my skin, have brought something into existence. A barrier between him and me. There it stands. All of us who are in relationships know this. Two people have been friends all their lives. But one does something. And something is erected between the two of them. Can it be forgiven? Can it be? Yes. Yes. But there it is.

There it is. And so it is in the world of God and his people. What is God to do? Now, we have had a preview of this. Back there in chapter 42 when we saw that servant upon whom the spirit rests, who will restore God's shalom, who will bring Mitch pot to the world. But we're left with some question about how is he going to do that? How is that going to happen? And it's here in chapters 49 to 53 that we see how that's going to happen. And then we conclude with a an invitation in chapters 54 and 55. So Chapter 49 begins with the second servant passage. This is often called the these four passages. 42 one through 1349, one through 12. 54 through nine. And 5213 through 5312. If you're taking notes, let me give you those again. 42 1 to 9, 49 1 to 1250 429 5213 253 12. These four passages have been called the suffering servant passage passages. And there's there's some truth to that, although they're not entirely about suffering. Suffering, actually. Is more and more prevalent as we go through from the first to the fourth. But it's the redeeming servant is what we're seeing here. Chapter 49. Listen to me. You islands hear this, you distant nations. Here it is again. End of the world. End of the world. Before I was born, the Lord called me. Hmm. That's interesting. From my mother's womb. He has spoken my name. He made my mouth like a sharpened sword. Oh, wait a minute. Do you remember chapter 11? The shoot from the stump of Jesse. Upon whom the spirit is going to rest. Who will strike the earth with the. Sword of his mouth. Hmm. Is this servant, the king.

I suggest it is. And it's another of these binaries that we see in Isaiah. Judgment and hope. King and servant. Yes. Servant and king. Yes. He has made my mouth like a sharpened sword. In the shadow of his hand. He hid me. He made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. Isn't that a beautiful picture of divine calling? Hmm. Who am I? A sword in his hand. An arrow in his quiver. He said to me, You are my servant. Israel. Oops. Modern Judaism, of course, denies that there are two servants to be found in Isaiah 4255. There's only one servant. Israel. We are the saviors of the world. We are the mediators between a sinful world and a holy God. And they will point to this passage. There it is. It's Israel. It's the nation. I want to say. No, it's not. What we have displayed here is the true Israel who will be for Israel. What Israel was never able to be in itself. And if we had a lot of time, I would I would spend time in showing you again the difference between the roles of. The servant that is clearly the nation and the role of the servant who is not the nation. We've talked about it a bit before. The role of the servant that is the nation is nothing other than to be a witness to deliverance. The role of this servant is to deliver. And. For that servant. There are lots of benefits. Deliverance, redemption, restoration. Hope for this servant. There are very few benefits. And very high cost. These are not the same servant. Israel. Here is the ideal Israel who will be for Israel. What Israel never was able to be for itself and the world.

You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor. But I said I have labored in vain. I have spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is do me is in the Lord's hand. And my reward is with my God. Yea. Yea. It's a lovely little story. When Jesus got back to heaven, Gabriel said, Oh. Lord, it is so good to have you home again. You've saved the world, haven't you? Well, not exactly. Oh, but you've saved Israel. Hmm? No. Most of Israel? No. Several thousand of Israel? No. How many? 11. 11. Yes, but I have saved the world. I've labored in vain. I've spent my strength for nothing at all. Yet what is do me is in the Lord's hands and my reward is with my God. Yes. Yes. Confidence. Trust. Rest. Now, the Lord says He who formed me in the womb to be his servant. By the way, notice that it's the servant himself. He's talking here. In 42, it was the prophet and Yahweh who were talking about him. Now he's talking for himself. He who formed me in the womb to be his servant. Now, here it comes. I don't see how anyone can miss this. To bring Jacob back to himself. Israel is not saving Israel. Ah, the ideal Israel is saving Israel though. To gather Israel to himself, for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength again. Maybe it will appear that I've done nothing. But I'm confident in God that what I have been called to do, He will do through me. He says it's too small a thing for you to be my servant, to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I've kept.

I'll also make you a light for the Gentiles and my salvation that my salvation may reach the ends of the earth. Well, remember what it said in 42. You will be a covenant for the people and a light to the Gentiles. Says essentially the same thing here. You're going to restore Israel to God. And in addition, I'm going to make you a light to the Gentiles. This is what the Lord says. The Redeemer and holy one of Israel. Remember what I've said before? The Holy one of Israel in the second part of the book is sort of creator, slash savior, creator, slash redeemer. He is able to redeem because he's the creator. This is what the Lord says, the Redeemer and holy one of Israel to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation. Oh, here comes the beginning of a darker picture. To the servant of rulers. Kings will see you and stand up. Princes will see and bow down because of the Lord who is faithful. The Holy one of Israel who has chosen you. Yes. Yes. This is what the Lord says. Now, again, I think the. I think the Navy editors have gotten a topic head off place here. My heading says Restoration of Israel. I think God is still speaking to. The servant down through verse 11. I may be wrong. It would not be the only time I've ever been wrong. But I think in fact, the message about the servant continues through verse 12. And again, it's rather like the second Psalm where the Messiah has been speaking about himself, and now the Lord speaks to him. That began. All the way back there in verse five and is continuing. I think this is what the Lord says in the time of my favor.

I will answer you in the day of salvation. I will help you, I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people. Those who think that, well, yes, the first seven verses are talking about the servant, but now we've shifted to talking about Israel. Our thinking Israel is going to be a covenant for the world. I think this is just a. Repetition of what was said back and forth to you will be a covenant for the people, namely Israel. To restore the land to a sign its desolate inheritances to say to captives, come out to those in darkness, be free. I don't think Israel's saying that this is. You're always saying it. To the servant and saying what the servant will say. And again, I remind you of Chapter 61. Where. The Messiah there says come out from the darkness. They will feed beside the roads and so forth. So, yes, this does talk about the restoration of Israel, but it's the restoration of Israel through the servant. So I would argue that the servant passage goes through chapter 49, verse 12, and then notice what we've got in verse 13 Shout for joy, you heavens rejoice you earth burst into song you mountains. Uh huh. Like versus 10 to 13 in chapter 42. A call to praise in the light of who the servant is and what he's done. And then look at the remainder of verse 13 for the Lord comforts His people. This is the first time comfort has appeared since Chapter 40. And it's one of the reasons that I believe that Chapter 40 is designed to introduce the entire segment. 41 through 55. Comfort is going to show up another four times in this segment.

Didn't appear in 41 to 48 at all, but here it is. How has the Lord comforted? Remember what I said? Encouraged. Strengthened. Delivered from depression. How has the Lord done this? He's done it through his servant. But Zion said the Lord has forsaken me. The Lord has forgotten me. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Okay, So we're going to go back home again. But who will take us back to God? God has forsaken us. He's forgotten us. Our sin stands unforgiven, unbroken between us and him. Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne, though she may forget? I'll not forget. You see, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. Your walls are ever before me. Your children hasten back. Those who laid you waste depart from you. Lift up your eyes. Look around. All your children gather and come to you. Remember what I've said about. Well, we're going to lose our kids. No, your children hasten back. Those who laid you waste depart from you. Lift up your eyes. Look around. All your children gather and come to you as surely as I live, declares the Lord. You will wear them all as ornaments. You will put them on like a bride. Though you were ruined and made desolate and your land laid waste. Now you will be too small for your people. Those who devoured you will be far away. Verse 21. Then you will say in your heart, Who bore me these? I was bereaved and barren. I was exiled and rejected. Who brought these up? I was left alone. But these. Where have they come from? How am I going to be restored? Restored as a people, restored with a vision, restored with a sense of new direction.

How can that happen? Verse 22. This is what the sovereign Lord says. See, I will back into the nations. I will lift up my banner to the peoples. Banner. Here it is again. Chapter 11. What is the Messiah going to be? A banner. A banner that is run up not merely to call the people home, but to call them back to God. As I suggested to you in the first lecture and have returned to again and again. The book is so interwoven. These themes, these ideas, these pictures are all interwoven. And for me to think, well, this is the result of 400 years of editing and re editing. It simply boggles the mind as far as I'm concerned. I will lift up my banner to the people. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their hips. Yes. Yes. Verse 23. Yeah, the latter part of it. Then you will know that I am your way. Those who and I ve hope in me will not be disappointed. Now, if you've paid close attention, I hope you have. I'm going to give you one chance to guess what that word that translated Hope is. Wait. Wait. Those who trust in me will not be disappointed. Those who believe that I can be trusted, those who are willing to wait for me to do my work my way will not be disappointed. And so he goes on to talk about what's going to come again. Look at the end of chapter of verse 26. Then all mankind will know that I, Yahweh, am your savior, your Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob. What's this all been about? It's all been about God doing such a work in His people that they will be living evidence of who God is.

And I say again, that's going to involve two things. It's going to involve bringing them back home again. But it's also going to involve bringing them back to God. Ezekiel really specifies that in his 36 chapter. He says you have profaned my name by being taken into captivity. You've made it appear that I'm helpless. But I was concerned about my holy name and I'm going to show my self wholly through you. Wow. How are you going to do that? I'm going to take you home. I'm going to cleanse you from your idolatry. I'm going to break your stony heart and give you a soft heart of flesh. And I'm going to put my spirit in you. Hmm. Yes. Going to save you from the consequences of your sin. I'm going to take you home again. But here's three things here. I'm going to restore you to myself. And the world will know that I am. Yahweh, your savior, your Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob. You are my witnesses. So God says in chapter 50. Where is your mother's certificate of divorce? With which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? What's he addressing there? Well. You divorced mother. And a man who has divorced his wife cannot take her back. He'll make her an adulterer. You were forced to sell us into captivity because you were bankrupt and now you have no money to buy us back. And God says, You got that all wrong. Where's the divorce certificate? I never divorced her. And where's the bill of sale? Well, I sold you. No, no, no. Because of your sins, you were sold because of your transgressions. Your mother was sent away. When I came, why was there no one When I called? Why was there no one to answer? There's nobody who can prevent me from taking your mother back.

There's no one who can prevent me from taking you back. Now here comes a key line. Next. Was my arm too short to deliver you? Five times. Now, in the next three chapters, ARM is going to show up the arm of the Lord. 28 inch bicep. I am strong enough to deliver you. There is nothing that can prevent me from bringing you home again. Bringing you home to my art. One of the interesting things about this segment, 49 to 55, it's clearly using deliverance language. It's clearly talking about being restored, being redeemed, that sort of thing. But there's not one mention of Babylon. That's why I say to you, this is not this is about restoration, but it's not about restoration from Babylon. It's restoration to God. And he says, My arm, my arm is strong enough to do that. Do I lack the strength to rescue you by a mere rebuke? I dry up the sea. I turn rivers into desert. Their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst. I clothed the heavens with darkness and make sackcloth its covering. And in verse four. We have the first of three times the the Navy says the sovereign lord. That's in verse four again, in verse five, The Sovereign Lord. Again in verse nine, the Sovereign Lord. Actually, what is there is it's the Lord Yahweh, the Lord Yahweh, the Lord Yahweh. It's it's as though we're emphasizing that the I am is indeed the master. I am is indeed the sovereign of the world. You're hammering at home. And when and I've says sovereign Lord it it's I think correctly getting the idea but, but it's actually the Lord Yahweh. Okay. With verse four, we begin the third servant song. And you see it in the pronoun.

The Lord. Yahweh has given me a well instructed tongue. To know the word that sustains the weary. He weakens me morning by morning, awakens my ear to listen like one being instructed. The Lord. Yahweh has opened my ears. I have not been rebellious. I have not turned away. That's not Israel. Israel has been rebellious. Israel has turned away their blind and deaf. This is someone. Who hears. The message. Who hears the word? Who sees the revelation. This is someone who is sensitive. This is one someone who is open. And he knows how to use that word to sustain the weary. I offered my back to those who beat me. Hmm. The tone is darkening, isn't it? No real overtone of suffering in chapter 42. Then in 49, the sense of being abandoned. Left alone. Now, here. I offered my back to those who beat me, my cheeks, to those who pulled out my beard. I did not hide my face from mocking and spitting. Because, Oh, here's here's a fourth time. Because the Lord Yahweh helps me. I will not be disgraced. Hmm. Yeah, I may be beat up, I may be spit upon. I may have my beard pulled out. But I'm going to trust the Lord and I'm not going to be put to shame. His faithfulness is going to be proven through me in spite of suffering. Mm hmm. Therefore, I've set my face like flint. Remember what the Gospels say about Jesus. He set his face to go to Jerusalem. I have set my face like Flint. I know I will not be put to shame. Though they crucify me. I will not be put to shame. I will not be let down. By my God. Sunday morning is coming. He who vindicates me is near.

Who then will bring charges against me. Let us face one another. Who's my accuser? Let him confront me. It is the Lord Yahweh who helps me, who will condemn me. They will all wear out like a garment. The moors will eat them up. Yes. This servant is going to be. Listening to God again. Remember? Jesus, especially as he's depicted in the Gospel of John. I don't say anything but what I hear my father saying to me, I am the saint one. I don't do anything except what the father tells me to do. This servant is absolutely dependent upon your way and is absolutely trustworthy, by your way, to reveal what Yahweh has said. But it's going to be costly. Nevertheless, God is going to vindicate him. That's exactly what God did in the resurrection. So look at verse ten. Who among you fears the Lord? And obeys the word of his servant. Hebrew poetry is characterized by two lines. Saying the same thing in synonymous terms. So what is it to fear the Lord? It's to obey the word of his servant. Who is the servant? The Lord. Who is the Lord, the servant? Oh, my. Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light trust, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. God doesn't promise that we'll have light all the time. We may well be walking in the dark. You may be walking in the dark at this very moment. Trust God to carry you through the dark and give you light at the end of the day. Now all you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches go walk in the light of your fires and of the torches you've set ablaze.

This is what you'll receive from my hand. You'll lie down in torment. You want to light a torch for yourself in your darkness and put it in your waistband? Good luck with that. It'll burn you up. Again. So Isaiah earning such a such a vivid picture. Wait on the Lord. Don't light your own torch. Do that, and it'll burn you up. He's got like for you. In his time, in his way. That's what trust amounts to. And again, what I've tried to say to you is God's grace to these people in their captivity is the motive for serving him and the servant is the means whereby they may indeed be redeemed. Restored. Transformed. And made his servants. Verse fifth, Chapter 51. One of the things that you see through this. Section is. A progressive anticipation. Hmm. God is going to do this for us. God is going to restore us to himself. God is going to make it possible for us to live in his presence. Wow. That takes us through 50 to 12. Then chapters 54 and 55 are an invitation. Come. Enjoy. What has been done for you. It's going to happen. It's going to happen. It's going to happen. Come enjoy it. What happened in the middle? The last servant saw. Chapter 51. Listen to me. You who pursue righteousness, who seek the Lord. Mm hmm. These are people who want to be right in God's sight. These are people who are not so much interested in going home. They want to seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were cut to the quarry from which you were hewn. Look to Abraham, your father, to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him, he was only one man.

I blessed him and made him many. The Lord will, surely. Here's our word again. Comfort, Zion. And we'll look with compassion on all her ruins. I'm not done with you folks. I took that one man. And I made him into a great multitude. I can take you in your brokenness, your lost ness, your loneliness, and I can use you and multiply you and make you a blessing to the world. He will make her desert like Eden. This is now, I think, the fifth time that he's done this desert and garden thing. Her wastelands, like the garden of the Lord Joy and gladness will be found in her Thanksgiving and sound of singing. Listen to me. My people hear me. My nation. Tomorrow will go out from me. My justice, my part. Divine order will become a light to the nations. Oh. That was what the servant was going to do. My righteousness draws near speedily. My salvation is on my way. My arm. Will bring Justice Nisbet to the nations. Now, wait a minute. It was the servant who was going to bring Mitch back to the nations. Now it's my arm. Is my servant. My arm? Uh huh. Yes. Power to deliver. In the servant. How's that going to work? The island's ends of the earth will look to me and wait. For my arm. Hmm. Hmm hmm. Not just Israel. The whole earth. Is waiting. Trusting in the arm. Hmm. Who is this? What are we talking about? Lift up your eyes to the heavens. Look at the earth. Beneath the heavens will vanish like smoke. The earth will wear out like a garment. Its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever. My righteousness will never fail. Now there's an important theological point to be made on this verse and others like it.

Some versions will say My salvation will last forever and my vindication. Will never fail. This is. Theologically motivated. What are we talking about when we talk about God's righteousness? Especially when it's in parallel with salvation. Well, we're talking about, in New Testament terms, his imputed righteousness. He will save us by looking at us as though we were righteous. There is a truth there. He has indeed. Given to us the righteousness of Jesus Christ. He has indeed declared us innocent because of what Jesus has done for us. But he also intends to give us his righteousness. The technical term here is imparted righteousness. What does salvation involve? It involves God declaring us righteous. On the basis of Jesus death. But it also involves God making us righteous. It's not merely vindicating us. It's not merely justifying us. It is indeed giving us God's own righteousness. And so I'm grateful that most of the time the and IV translation will just translate it literally as it has done here in verse six. My salvation will last forever. My righteousness will never fail. God will act righteously. Declare us righteous and give us his righteousness. I'll say more about that as we go a bit farther. Hear me? You who know what is right? You people who have taken my instruction to heart. Don't fear the reproach of mere mortals or be terrified by their insults. The moth will eat them up like a garment. The worms devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever. My salvation throughout all generations. And then it's though, again, this anticipatory sort of thing that people say, oh, wow, okay, okay, awake, awake arm of the Lord. If the arm of the Lord is going to be displayed for us, if he's going to save us from our sins, if he is going to restore us to himself.

Okay. Get on with it. Clothe yourself with strength. Awake as in days gone by. As in generations of old. Was it not you who cut rehab to pieces? Remember what I said earlier about utilizing the language of the myth? Who pierce the monster through. Was it not you who dried up the sea? The waters of the great deep. Who made a road in the depths of the sea so that the redeemed might cross. When did you destroy the chaos Monster? When you delivered us from Egypt. That's not myth. That's history. Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing. Everlasting joy will crown their heads gladness and joy will overtake them. Sorrow and sighing will flee away. Where have we heard that before? Chapter 35. The conclusion of the lessons on trust as he spoke about what God can do for us as He translates our wilderness into our garden. I even I am he who comforts you. Here it is again. What was promised back there in the first verse of chapter 40 now is coming to reality in the work of the servant. Who are you that you fear? Mere mortals, human beings who are but grass. That you forget the Lord, your maker. God can't restore us to himself. God can't defeat our men and our sinning. Oh, yes, he can. Yes, he can Get ready. Get ready. So over 17. God says it's not my arm that needs to wake up. It's you, Jerusalem. That needs to wake up. Awake. Awake. Rise up, Jerusalem. You have drunk from the hand of the Lord. The cup of his wrath. You who have drained its dregs. The goblet that makes people stagger among all the children she bore. There was none to guide her.

Among all the children she reared, there was none to take her by the hand. These double calamities have come upon you. Who can comfort you? Here it is again Ruin and destruction. Famine and sword. Who can console you? Your children have fainted and so forth. God says, verse 22 This is what your Lord Yahweh says. Your God who defends his people. See, I have taken out of your hand the cup that made you stagger. From that cup. The Goblet of My Wrath. You will never drink again. What does that make us think of? The garden of 70. Father. Do I have to drink this cup? All the sins of the world. He says, I'm going to take it out of your hand. You won't have to drink it anymore. It'll be put in the hand of your enemies. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. And Jesus takes it from the hands of the enemies into his hand. Father is. Is there any other way? Could we get somebody else to drink this? No, son. There is no other way. Okay. I'll drink. Awake. Awake, Zion. Clothe yourself with strength. Put on your garments of splendor. Jerusalem. The holy city, the uncircumcised and defiled, will not enter you again. Shake off your dust. Rise up. Sit in throne. Jerusalem. Hmm. Babylon had to get off the throne and sit in the dust. Shake off your dust. Rise up, sit in throne Jerusalem. Free yourselves from the chains of your neck. Daughter Zion Na captive. This is what the Lord says. You were sold for nothing. Without money, you'll be redeemed. This is what the sovereign Lord says at first. And so he goes on and talks about their. Tragedy. Look at verse six. What's the outcome of all this going to be? Therefore, my people, you will know my name.

In that day, they will know that I foretold it. Yes, it is. I. Hmm. Hmm. As I said before, deliverance language is used throughout these chapters. But it's not deliverance from Babylon. It's deliverance from something else, deliverance from separation from your way. And so you will know my name. You'll know who I am. You'll know my salvation. You'll know my righteousness. And then we have this lovely graphic illustration that comes ending this anticipatory section. How beautiful in the mountains are. The feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings. Who proclaim salvation. Who say to Zion, your God reigns. Listen your watchmen lift up their voices Together they shout for joy When the Lord returns desired, They'll see it with their own eyes. This is the picture of a besieged city. The besieging army is surrounding them, shutting off all access. They're going to be starved out. But over the mountains. The king of this city. Is coming with his army. To defeat the besieging army. And he's fighting a battle over there to come through. And the watchmen are looking at the mountain pass. Watchmen. What? Do you see? Any news? No, no. Oh, wait, wait, wait. There's a runner. And he's waving a palm branch. The king. The king has won. He's coming. How beautiful. And the mountains are, the feet of them who bring good news. And the watchman shout, Enjoy our God reigns. Yes, He has defeated the enemy and is coming now. And he will destroy this besieging army and set us free. Yes. He will break the chain of our sin. He will break the power that holds us separate from our God. He will redeem us. Burst into songs of joy together you ruins of Jerusalem for the Lord has.

Comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem. Yes. And we go back to where this all started in chapter 40. Is God done with us? Does he want to destroy us? Because. No, he's coming. And he's coming on a superhighway. Nothing can prevent him from coming to us and delivering us from wall that which has separated us. The Lord will lay bare his holy arm. Okay. He's rolling up his sleeve. Look at that 28 inch bicep. He can do this. In the sight of all the nations, all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. Now, I hope you've picked up, as we've gone through this, the recurrence of that word salvation. It's deliverance. But as I've said to you, it's never associated with deliverance from Babylon here. It's a much broader context. Depart, depart. Go out from there touch no unclean thing. Come out from it and be pure. You who carry the articles of the Lord's house. But you will not leave in haste or go in flight for the Lord will be your vanguard. And the God of Israel will be your rear guard. Wow. He's in front of you and behind you. And you don't have to worry about any enemy. Because you are his chosen. And he comes to you to comfort you. With his mighty arm. Mm hmm. Well, I'm going to take you down. Oh, yeah? You and who else? Because. He goes before me and he comes behind me. And his arm. Is able. So you made the statement that. This is about restoration to God, not restoration from Babylon. Uh huh. Uh huh. Why is that an important distinction? Because it's theologically important that we're not just talking about. Israel's problem is not merely.

Physical. It's not merely material. Their real problem is spiritual. And unless the spiritual problem is solved, what good is it taking them back home? And I think that's that's the real issue here. And I think that's why there is no reference to Babylon in this part of the book. And where we go then with chapter 5213 5312 is. It's a spiritual issue. But. But that's it. Simply getting them home will not solve their problem. So that's what God wants to say to us, correct? Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. Do I want to solve. Do I want to help you in the struggles of your life over income and all the rest? Oh, yes, I do. But my ultimate goal is to change your heart. And then these other things will fall into place appropriately. Yeah.