Isaiah 52 speaks of the return from exile. Isaiah reminds us of how God had rescued Israel from bondage in Egypt – and how God delivered Jerusalem from the oppression of Assyria.
Isaiah has already told Hezekiah that the day will come when Jerusalem will go into exile in Babylon. But here Isaiah comforts Jerusalem with the promise that God will restore them. And when you leave Babylon, when you are restored to the Promised Land, do not be afraid – do not think for a moment that you are in any danger!
“The LORD has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends off the earth shall see the salvation of our God.â€
And when this happens, what do God’s people need to hear? What will we need to do?
“Depart, depart, go out from there; touch no unclean thing; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who bear the vessels of the LORD.â€
Paul will tell us that Jesus has brought about the great restoration from Babylon. And so we are called to depart from Babylon – to be separate from Babylon – to touch no unclean thing!
Holiness has to do with being separate – being distinct. The people of God are supposed to be different from the world around us.
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