"How beautiful on the mountain are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!”"
{Isaiah 52:7} (NIV)
Moses came down from the mountain with the good news that the LORD, the Creator of heaven and earth, desired Israel to be His people; He to be their God. He loves them. He has brought them out of slavery to be His people and to dwell in their midst. God reigns!
He speaks peace and salvation to the people of Israel through His servant Moses. Moses came down off the mountain with the Ten Commandments in his hand, and bad news on his lips: “God had seen their sin and was angry enough that he wanted to destroy everyone except Moses.” God reigns! He speaks enmity and destruction to the people of Israel through His servant Moses.
Moses came down off the mountain with another set of Ten Commandments, and his face glowing, because of his time with God. God reigns! He speaks peace and salvation to His people Israel through His servant Moses, and through the establishment of tabernacle worship.
Isaiah knew all of this history, and yet he also knew that Israel needed (vs 10 extends it to the world) someone else to come down from the mountain of God with good news of peace and salvation. For Isaiah knew that the tabernacle worship would be replaced with the body of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
How beautiful are the feet of our Lord Jesus!
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