By Tanja

(Read Isaiah 5:1-7)

I remember one of the first times I was complimented for singing at a young age. Singing has been a part of my life since a young age and has continued to be something I enjoy.

There was a song in Isaiah that was special to God. He needed a talented singer to sing a meaningful song He had written for what He called His treasured One.

My Lover and His Vineyard: Let me sing a song for the one I love, called “My Lover and His Vineyard”: My beloved planted a vineyard on a very fertile hill

Isaiah 5:1 (TPT)

God sang a love song over Israel, He told of His deep love for her and described her as a vineyard. The song was beautiful and one that a loved one would want to hear.

There were two parts to this love song.

  1. God’s strong and deep love for Israel.
  2. God’s questioning the usefulness of His love for her.

What was God questioning? Israel was not producing fruit anymore of justice and righteousness.[1] “Isaiah starts off like a singer entertaining people with a love song, which he says he has composed on behalf of a friend.”[2] The song turned into regretful emotions, where song words should just be scrunched up and tossed away. The tone of the song “turns from love to hate,”[3] and the emotion is that the songwriter would rather “destroy” [4] the recipient of the song. For as the song lines sang: “He fully expected it to bear good grapes, but instead it produced only worthless wild grapes.” Isaiah 5:2 (TPT)

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The Song God Sings Over You

Has God called you to bear fruit? Have you heard God’s love song sung over you and known that He wants you to be His treasure? Do you know that you are called to worship the One and only true God? He is the God of love and is reaching out to you.

Concluding Thoughts:

Israel had a calling to bear fruit, showing through their  justice and righteousness. God told them they were His treasure and were called to worship and serve God alone. Yet, their hearts were turned hard in their journey, and they were sent to exile.

[1] Brueggemann, 49.

[2] John Goldingay, The Theology of the Book of Isaiah, 2014, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/concordiaab-ebooks/detail.action?docID=2036896.

[3] Goldingay, 20.

[4] Goldingay, 20.