Isaiah 33:22

22 For the LORD is our 1judge, The LORD is 2our lawgiver, The LORD is 3our king; 4He will save us-

Isaiah 33:22 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 33:22

For the Lord [is] our Judge
The Lord Christ, who has all judgment committed to him by the Father, who will judge his people, right their wrongs, and avenge their injuries: the Lord [is] our Lawgiver;
who has enacted wholesome laws for his church, writes them on their hearts, and puts his Spirit within them, to enable them to keep them: the Lord [is] our King:
King of saints, King of Zion, made so by his Father, owned by his church, under whose government it is in safety: he will save us;
from all sin, and from all enemies, with an everlasting salvation. The church here speaks with great pleasure of her interest in Christ under every character, and of her safety as depending upon him. The Targum is,

``the Lord is our Judge, who brought us by his power out of Egypt; the Lord is our teacher, who gave us the doctrine of the law from Sinai; the Lord is our King, he will redeem us, and take vengeance of judgment for us on the army of Gog;''
which shows that the ancient Jews understood this prophecy as referring to times yet to come.

Isaiah 33:22 In-Context

20 Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts; Your eyes will see Jerusalem, an undisturbed habitation, A tent which will not be folded; Its stakes will never be pulled up, Nor any of its cords be torn apart.
21 But there the majestic One, the LORD , will be for us A place of rivers and wide canals On which no boat with oars will go, And on which no mighty ship will pass -
22 For the LORD is our judge, The LORD is our lawgiver, The LORD is our king; He will save us-
23 Your tackle hangs slack; It cannot hold the base of its mast firmly, Nor spread out the sail. Then the prey of an abundant spoil will be divided; The lame will take the plunder.
24 And no resident will say, "I am sick "; The people who dwell there will be forgiven their iniquity.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Isaiah 2:4; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 16:5; Isaiah 51:5
  • 2. Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 51:4, 7; James 4:12
  • 3. Psalms 89:18; Isaiah 33:17; Zechariah 9:9
  • 4. Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 35:4; Isaiah 49:25, 26; Isaiah 60:16
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