Isaiah 62:9

In the original language, ‘praise’ in this verse means more than the use of words. It includes a gift to God (see Leviticus 19:24).

• When the people returned from *exile, they would probably not be able to repair the *Temple immediately. But God promised that they would ‘drink the wine in my *Temple’. This would encourage everyone to believe that the repair of the *Temple would definitely happen.

God will save *Jerusalem

v10 Inhabitants of *Jerusalem, get out of your city. Build a road for your people that are returning from distant countries. Prepare a good road for them. Clear away the stones and make the road smooth. And put up a flag to attract all nations to see what God is doing. v11 Listen! The *Lord is sending a message to all the nations in the world. ‘I am telling the inhabitants of *Jerusalem that I am coming to save them. And I am bringing home the people that I have rescued from *exile.’ v12 Other people will call God’s people the ‘Holy Nation’. Because they are the people that the holy *Lord God has rescued. They are inhabitants of the city that God greatly cares about. He will never leave them to be alone.