Christmas · The Nativity of Our Lord (Christmas Day) · Year C
Isaiah 52:7-10
The Cup of the Lord’s Wrath
December 25, 2027
Overview & Insights
“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news.” (Isaiah 52:7)
In 50:4 the subject suddenly changes again—in two senses. The grammatical subject is once again a human “I” rather than a divine “I,” and the thematic subject is the pressure upon this human “I.” In both respects the passage parallels 49:1–6, and it will emerge that 50:4–52:12 forms a sequence parallel to 49:1–50:4, analogous to double sequences we have noted earlier in chapters 40–55. The arrangement of sections is not as tightly parallel as in earlier instances, but the parallelism again means that the second sequence develops issues raised in the first. Here, as there, that involves discussion of the role of Yahweh’s servant (50:4–11 as 49:1–6), but here the destiny of Zion and the way the destiny of the Babylonian community relates to it (51:1–52:12 as 49:7–50:3) receive more attention.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on Isaiah 52:7-10 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the herald's feet and the Lord's return to Zion for Christmas Day.
CEP: Isaiah 52:7-10 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reformed preaching commentary on the good news of peace and salvation reaching all the nations.
Enduring Word: Isaiah 52 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
StudyLight: Isaiah 52:7 Commentaries StudyLight
Many complete commentaries gathered on this passage page.
BibleHub: Commentaries on Isaiah 52:7 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the herald's beautiful feet.
BibleHub: Isaiah 52:7 Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew text with parsing for the herald and the good-news vocabulary.
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Questions preachers ask
What good news does Isaiah 52 proclaim?
The watchmen sing as the Lord returns to Zion and comforts his people; every end of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
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