50:1
Under the Law if a man divorced his wife then he had to give her a certificate of divorce (Deut 24:1-4). The implication of this verse is that God did not divorce Israel, he was not like a man divorcing his wife because she displeased him, nor did God give her up because He owed something to someone, He did not owe a debt to Babylon! The reason Israel was “sent away” was because of her sins and transgressions. The fault all lay with Israel.
50:2,3
God called to the nation, but no one responded. When threatened they could have called out to the Lord, for He was perfectly capable of saving them. But no one called upon the Lord. It only takes one word from the Lord for the sea to dry up, or to make rivers flow in the desert. The Lord is Lord of all creation and nothing is too difficult for Him. We are foolish when we do not call upon the Lord for help, but instead turn to idols.
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