ISAIAH 40

GOD’S GREATNESS RULES THE NATIONS + HIS WORD LASTS FOREVER 

The book of Isaiah shifts in this chapter from warning Judah of the exile, to foretelling the time after the exile, when God will bring His people out of suffering and restore them to fullness.

This section was either written by Isaiah in anticipation of God’s redemption of Israel or later written by Isaiah’s disciples mentioned in 8:16. (For the sake of clarity, we will continue to refer to the prophet or the messenger as Isaiah.)

God gives comfort and strength to the weary, preparing them for a time of peace and grace. God’s glory will be revealed, and everyone will experience His goodness. Although the grass withers and the flowers fade, the Word of God will last forever.

Good news is on the way, God does not grow weary, and nothing compares to His greatness. God's understanding is unsearchable; He reveals His character to us, but His vast power is incomprehensible!

Isaiah 40:8 - The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.