# Isaiah 25 đź“–: God Swallows Up Death
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#đź’¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đź“‚ Internal Notes]]
## đź“ś Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
[[#Verse 01.]] OÂ Lord, you are my God!
I will exalt you in praise, I will extol your fame.
For you have done extraordinary things,
and executed plans made long ago exactly as you decreed.
[[#Verse 02.]] Indeed, you have made the city into a heap of rubble,
the fortified town into a heap of ruins;
the fortress of foreigners is no longer a city,
it will never be rebuilt.
[[#Verse 03.]]Â So a strong nation will extol you;
the towns of powerful nations will fear you.
[[#Verse 04.]]Â For you are a protector for the poor,
a protector for the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the rainstorm,
a shade from the heat.
Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,
[[#Verse 05.]] like heat in a dry land,
you humble the boasting foreigners.
Just as the shadow of a cloud causes the heat to subside,
so he causes the song of tyrants to cease.
[[#Verse 06.]] The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will hold a banquet for all the nations on this mountain. At this banquet there will be plenty of meat and aged wine—
tender meat and choicest wine.
[[#Verse 07.]]Â On this mountain he will swallow up
the shroud that is over all the peoples,
the woven covering that is over all the nations;
[[#Verse 08.]]Â he will swallow up death permanently.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from every face,
and remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth.
Indeed, the Lord has announced it!
[[#Verse 09.]]Â At that time they will say,
“Look, here is our God!
We waited for him, and he delivered us.
Here is the Lord! We waited for him.
Let’s rejoice and celebrate his deliverance!”
[[#Verse 10.]] For the Lord’s power will make this mountain secure.
Moab will be trampled down where it stands,
as a heap of straw is trampled down in a manure pile.
[[#Verse 11.]] Moab will spread out its hands in the middle of it,
just as a swimmer spreads his hands to swim;
the Lord will bring down Moab’s pride as it spreads its hands.
[[#Verse 12.]] The fortified city (along with the very tops of your walls) he will knock down,
he will bring it down, he will throw it down to the dusty ground.
## đź“– Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. This chapter is a song of praise following the judgment scenes of chapter 24.
2. The banquet of rich food and aged wine (25:6) is the background for the Jewish and Christian hope of a messianic feast.
3. Jesus spoke of many coming from east and west to eat with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Matthew 8:11).
4. Revelation 19:9 speaks of the marriage supper of the Lamb.
5. The shroud covering all peoples (25:7) is a picture of mourning and death being removed.
6. Paul quotes 25:8 in 1 Corinthians 15:54: death has been swallowed up in victory.
7. Revelation 7:17 and 21:4 quote the promise that God will wipe away every tear.
8. In Canaanite myths, the god Mot (death) swallowed his victims. Here the Lord swallows death itself.
9. Moab is used as an example of proud enemies (25:10-12).
10. The refrain we waited for Him (25:9) shows that hope in God is active trust while waiting.
## 🧠Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One who swallows up death forever (25:8). Paul quotes this verse to celebrate Jesus' resurrection victory (1 Corinthians 15:54), and the Lamb will wipe away every tear (Revelation 21:4).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## đź’¬ Discussion Questions
1. Isaiah praises God for doing wonderful things He planned long ago (25:1). What has God done in your life that calls for praise?
2. God hosts a banquet for all peoples on His mountain (25:6). What does this feast tell us about the kind of welcome God gives?
3. God will swallow up death and wipe away tears (25:8). How does this promise change how we face death and grief?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- đź“– verse 4: The Lord is a refuge for the poor and a shelter from the storm.
- đź“– verse 8: He will swallow up death forever and wipe away tears from every face.
- đź“– verse 9: This is our God; we waited for Him, and He saved us.
## đź”— Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đź”— [[1 Corinthians 15#Verse 54.|1 Corinthians 15:54-57]] - Death is swallowed up in victory.
- đź”— [[Revelation 21#Verse 03.|Revelation 21:3-4]] - God will wipe away every tear.
- đź”— [[Revelation 19#Verse 06.|Revelation 19:6-9]] - The marriage supper of the Lamb.
- đź”— [[Matthew 08#Verse 11.|Matthew 8:11]] - Many will feast in the kingdom of heaven.
- đź”— [[Luke 14#Verse 15.|Luke 14:15-24]] - The parable of the great banquet.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
đź“ť SOAP: [[Isaiah 25 - SOAP|A Testimony is Coming]]
## đź“‚ Internal Notes