51:9
Rahab here is a poetic name for Egypt (Ps 87:4), it is not Rahab the prostitute. Isaiah calls on God to awake and once again fight for Israel. Of course, God had not fallen asleep! He had not forgotten Israel, but Isaiah longs to see the day when He actively fights for Israel again. In the past God had set the people free from Egypt, and defeated the Egyptian army when they chased after the escaping Israelites.
51:10
Isaiah recalls the events of the Red Sea crossing, these events had been recorded and Isaiah knew about them. At that time God had dried up the sea so that the Israelites could walk through on dry land. You may well have heard of some sceptics who claim the water was actually only a few inches deep. This verse gives the lie to that claim. And even if it didn’t, there is the famous riposte of “praise the Lord for drowning the entire Egyptian army in only a few inches of water! God had made a highway so that His people could escape to freedom. Isaiah wants Him to do a similar feat in his day.
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