To the prophet was given a revelation of the beneficent design of God in scattering impenitent Judah among the 372 nations of earth. "My people shall know My name," the Lord declared; "they shall know in that day that I am He that doth speak." Isaiah 52:6. And not only were they themselves to learn the lesson of obedience and trust; in their places of exile they were also to impart to others a knowledge of the living God. Many from among the sons of the strangers were to learn to love Him as their Creator and their Redeemer; they were to begin the observance of His holy Sabbath day as a memorial of His creative power; and when He should make "bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations," to deliver His people from captivity, "all the ends of the earth" should see of the salvation of God. Verse 10. Many of these converts from heathenism would wish to unite themselves fully with the Israelites and accompany them on the return journey to Judea. None of these were to say, "The Lord hath utterly separated me from His people" (Isaiah 56:3), for the word of God through His prophet to those who should yield themselves to Him and observe His law was that they should thenceforth be numbered among spiritual Israel--His church on earth.

Profeten fik lov at se Guds nådige hensigt med at adsprede det ubodfærdige Juda mellem jordens folkeslag. Herren sagde: "Derfor skal mit folk kende mit navn på hin dag, at det er mig, der har talt, ja, mig." Es. 52,6. De skulle ikke blot selv lære at adlyde og stole på Gud, men skulle også gøre andre bekendt med den levende Gud på de steder, hvor de kom til at bo i deres landflygtighed. Mange af de fremmede skulle lære at elske Gud som deres skaber og forløser og begynde at holde hans hellige sabbat, som et minde om hans skaberkraft. Når han blottede "sin hellige arm for al folkenes øjne" for at udfri sit folk af fangenskabet, skulle "den vide jord" se Guds frelse. 10. vers. Mange af de mennesker, som blev omvendt fra hedenskabet, ville gerne slutte sig til israelitterne og rejse med dem tilbage til Judæa. De skulle ikke kunne sige: "Herren vil skille mig ud fra sit folk" (Es. 56,3), for Gud havde gennem sin profet givet det løfte, at de, der søgte ham og holdt hans lov, for fremtiden skulle tilhøre det åndelige Israel hans menighed på jorden,