Isaiah 44:21-23
Forgiven people must remember and rejoice.
21 Remember these things, Jacob and Israel; for you are my servant. I have formed you. You are my servant. Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, your transgressions, and, as a cloud, your sins. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.
23 Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
Forgiven people must remember and rejoice.
To call Israel to remember the LORD’s redemptive grace and to summon creation to rejoice in accomplished forgiveness.
Spoken to a people prone to forgetfulness and sin, the passage reassures them of God’s ongoing commitment and restoring grace.
The LORD Who Chose Jacob, Pours Out His Spirit, Blots Out Sin, and Names Cyrus
The LORD comforts Jacob His chosen servant by promising Spirit-wrought renewal, exposing idols as blind delusion, assuring Israel that He has blotted out sin and redeemed them, and declaring that even Cyrus will serve His purpose to restore Jerusalem and the temple.