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Overview 

Isaiah 12 wraps up a section (Isaiah 7-12) that basically challenged Judah to trust in God, rather than in Assyria. In this brief chapter, Isaiah writes a hymn of praise, thanking YHWH for His faithfulness.

Isaiah 12:1-2

You will say in that day: 

“I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

Again, that phrase—“in that day”. Isaiah knows God is going to judge Judah (the southern kingdom), but there is still hope. Isaiah sung about a future “day”. A day where God will be our strength, our song, our salvation. 

Humans love to sing. C.S. Lewis, in The Magician’s Nephew, writes a scene, where a world is created through the voice of Aslan, more accurately, through the song of Aslan. Singing is innate within us, because the Creator created it and sings Himself (Zeph. 3:17). 

Isaiah 12:3-6

With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. And you will say in that day:

“Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.

“Sing praises to the Lord, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth. Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

The wells of salvation. This is beautiful. The imagery of drinking water from a pool. This water satisfies our soul. 

“In that Day”, God will be in the midst of His people. Theologians will continue to grapple with the “when” and the “who”. But remember dear Christian, no matter what, we know the end of the story. It has been revealed to us. God comes down, restoring a global Garden of Eden and lives with us forever and ever on the New Earth (Revelation 21–22). 

What a day that will be!