If you want to get a sense for what this chapter is all about, think of fairy tales that end with a poor girl becoming a princess and lives happily ever after..
Israel is small, weak, deserted but she will no longer be called deserted but names like "Hephzibah" which means My Delight and "Beulah" which means married - the opposite if what it means to be alone as a woman in those times - which means having no power or means to make a living.
Stories as told through books, fairy tales and most recently movies are expressions of the human mind or heart... what one longs for or what one thinks..
There are many stories of the underdog or the poor girl being rescued by her handsome prince.. or even the nerd becoming the coolest person in school. In our heart of hearts we want to be rescued, we want this kind of fairy tale ending where everything is taken care of..
This is what God is saying.. that deep longing in your heart for that fairy tale ending is my promise to you.. if you will trust me, follow me for the ride that is called "this life on earth" -- but we're getting there, we're on our way to the Promised Land... to your Promised Eternity.
yeahh.
ReplyDeletep rana that comparison is rly understandable :)
you start out as a weak and bad thing,
now you have so many treasures w/ a happy ending w/ GOD in your lifeeeeeeee