64:5
Isaiah then acknowledges what the problem is. God does indeed “help those who gladly do right”, those who look to the Lord. But Israel was not doing that. Instead they sinned against the Lord, and repeatedly so. So what hope was there for Israel? How could she possibly be saved, for she did not deserve to be saved!
64:6,7
These two verses continue the description of Israel’s sin. The nation had become like the unclean. Their so called acts of righteousness were really filthy rags. They were swept away by their sins. Worse than this, no one sought the Lord, no one tried to take hold of the one who could truly save them. The nation had been given over to their sins, and was reaping the consequences. If an individual or a nation wants to be saved then they need to earnestly seek the Lord, to submit to His ways. This applies to all peoples, and in the case of Israel she will never be saved until she acknowledges Christ as the Messiah and her saviour.
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