Isaiah 54:15, “Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.” Those gathered against Israel shall fall.
Isaiah 54:16, “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.” According to Brown-Driver-Briggs the waster, “to spoil, ruin, destroy. Sounds like weapons. However, in verse 17...
Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”
Earlier in this chapter God speaks of Israel as an adulteress whom He has cast aside for a time. In verse 3 we Gentiles are mentioned. Then in verse 5 “thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called” would seem to include the Gentiles. Starting with Verse 9 is God’s reconciliation with Israel.
The above does seem to apply to both Jew and the Gentiles who are grafted in. John 15:5, “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” If we abide in Jesus we are grafted in as “the servants of the Lord” and share in the declarations in verse 17.
The impact of verse 17 is knowing that as a servant of the Lord I’m protected by Him. This seems to me to lead into Isaiah 59.
Isaiah 59:17-19, “17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. 18 According to their deeds, accordingly he will repay, fury to his adversaries, recompence to his enemies; to the islands he will repay recompence. 19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him.”
This of course leads to Ephesians 6 and putting on the whole armour of God. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” Ephesians 6:12.
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