“人必称他们为圣洁的子民，为耶和华买赎回来的人；你也必称为被爱慕的，不被遗弃的城。”
以赛亚书 62:12
“And they will call them, "The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD "; And you will be called, "Sought out, a city not forsaken."”
Isaiah 62:12
After seventy years of captivity in Babylon, God returned the Jews to Jerusalem and Judah. Isaiah describes the delight God has in them, and the work of preparing the highways for their pilgrimage home and the gates to receive them back. God reaffirms His calling of them as His holy people and restores their honor with a new name (Isa. 62:12). He sought them all from the scattered reaches of Babylon to bring them back to Himself.
Like the children of Israel, we too are God’s beloved children, earnestly sought after by Him. Though our sin once caused us isolation from Him, Jesus’s sacrifice paves our way back to Him. He searches for each of us intently among all the others, waiting expectantly to fold us into a heartfelt embrace.
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