God is righteous! He is perfectly holy. No sin could ever come near Him. Because He is so holy, He must judge our sin.
Isaiah 42 gives us a wonderful picture of God’s righteousness and our response. God in His holiness punished His people for their many transgressions. He gave them a righteous law, but they sinned and rebelled against it. Therefore, for His righteousness’ sake, He had to punish their iniquity. He gave them into the hand of their enemies.
However, in God’s righteousness, He did not punish His people forever, but instead kept His holy covenant. So He made a two-fold plan. Part one included delivering His people from Babylon. Part two of the plan is for all people of all times–it is God’s righteous plan to conquer sin fully and eternally save the faithful ones whom He predestined. This stage of God’s plan is referred to in verses 1-8. It was accomplished through Jesus Christ! Now God imparts His righteousness to us through the blood of His Son.
What is our response? Verses 10-12 tell us that we should sing to the Lord, thanking and praising Him for His great righteousness and for making a way for our salvation!
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