And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Isaiah 49:6
Even though the people of Israel are few in number, God can and will raise up children to worship Him. Jesus went to the tribes of Israel and was rejected by all but a few faithful servants. Isaiah 49 is a word to the Gentiles and confirms that salvation in Jesus was for all people, not just His chosen nation. He is telling Israel that He will use kings to release them from captivity, and though they were then few in number, He would populate His people from other nations, bringing in so many that they would feel overcrowded and want for more space.
The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Isaiah 49:20
Not only will God provide more people for Himself, but He will also defend them, and contend with those who contend with them. It’s a terrible idea to be on the wrong side of God’s people, whether the chosen of Israel or those grafted in who are also the chosen. Those who oppress us will end up doing themselves in, and God will be the one who instigates it.
Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon theirshoulders. Isaiah 49:22
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