What is the meaning of Isaiah 60:5? Then you will look • Isaiah anticipates a future moment when God’s people will “look” with awakened vision, no longer downcast. • Isaiah 40:5: “And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all humanity together will see it.” • Matthew 13:16: “But blessed are your eyes because they see…” • The act of looking is faith-filled expectation, confident that God’s long-promised deliverance is now in plain sight. and be radiant • Radiance is the outward evidence of inward transformation. • Exodus 34:29: “Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had spoken with the LORD.” • Revelation 21:11: “The city had the glory of God, and its brilliance was like a very precious jewel…” • God’s glory reflected in His people is both literal (future restored Zion physically aglow) and moral (lives shining with holiness). and your heart will tremble and swell with joy • “Tremble” conveys awe; “swell” pictures expanded capacity for delight. • Psalm 2:11: “Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.” • Luke 24:41: “And while they still disbelieved for joy and were marveling…” • The combination underscores that reverent fear and overflowing joy coexist when God fulfills His promises. because the riches of the sea will be brought to you • Maritime commerce pours into restored Jerusalem, a literal influx of resources. • Isaiah 60:9: “Surely the islands will wait for Me with the ships of Tarshish first…” • Zechariah 14:14: “…the wealth of all the surrounding nations will be collected—gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.” • God reverses centuries of plunder; the wealth of distant coasts now serves His covenant purposes. and the wealth of the nations will come to you • Nations voluntarily stream to Zion, acknowledging God’s reign. • Haggai 2:7: “I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory…” • Revelation 21:24: “The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.” • Material bounty accompanies spiritual submission, demonstrating the Messiah’s worldwide authority. summary Isaiah 60:5 paints a literal, future scene in which God’s covenant people look up, glow with reflected glory, and experience reverent, overflowing joy as global riches flow into restored Zion. Every phrase signals the Messiah’s victorious reign: eyes that see fulfillment, faces that shine, hearts that thrill, and nations that freely offer their wealth. The verse assures believers that God’s promises are exact, expansive, and certain to manifest in the age to come. |
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