Isaiah is speaking on behalf of God’s people. They can look back in their history and remember the *Lord’s many kind-hearted acts.

• In the original language, ‘kind-hearted’ translates a word that means ‘*covenant love’. The *Lord acts in this kind manner because of the *covenant that he made with the *Israelites (see Exodus chapter 24). This serious agreement established a strong relation between the *Lord and his people.

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