God strengthens his pilgrim people by calling them to remember his past faithfulness, trust his everlasting salvation, and stop fearing mortal opposition.

Unlike stubborn Israel, God’s Servant listens, obeys, suffers faithfully, and trusts the LORD to vindicate him.

Zion fears that God has forgotten her, but the LORD answers with tender compassion, unbreakable commitment, and the promise of a family larger than she can imagine.

God’s Servant will restore Israel, but that is too small a thing: he will also bring God’s salvation to the ends of the earth.

God calls his stubborn people to leave Babylon, but only his refining grace and the coming Servant can deal with their deeper exile of sin.

Babylon appears secure, luxurious, and powerful, but God exposes her pride and brings her suddenly and completely to ruin.

Idols are burdens that must be carried, but the LORD carries, sustains, and rescues his people.

There is no other God and no other Saviour, so the whole world is invited to turn to the LORD and be saved.

The Lord names Cyrus before he is born, showing that he alone rules history and can use even unlikely people to fulfil his saving purposes.

God’s people are formed, chosen, and redeemed by the LORD, so they must not be fooled by the attractive emptiness of idols.