Isaías 51:9-12

Awakening to deliverance 51:9-52:12

The presence and repetition of the call to awake (Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 52:1) identifies this unit of prophetic material as one. The Israelites were to wake up to the power of God that had not changed (Isaiah 51:9-16), and to the purpose of God, namely: His plan for their life (Isaiah 51:17-23). They should also wake up to the peace of God, since He would not abandon them (Isaiah 52:1-12). [Note: Dyer, in The Old . . ., p. 573.] The section begins with the question of whether God can and will save His people from their enemies (Isaiah 51:9-16). The answer is that He will cause Israel’s enemies to suffer (Isaiah 51:17-23), and that He will deliver Israel from her enemies (Isaiah 52:1-12).