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Happy Saturday! • When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. Isaiah 43:2 NASB1995 📖

Prophet Isaiah delivers a message from God to Judah that they would read years into the future. Judah is not in exile at the time of the prophecy. The latter portion of Chapter 42, God tells Judah that they were blind and deaf (spiritually). Now it time to encouraged Judah about their future with a promise.

(v.1) God chosen Israel as His special people to be an example to the nations. He tells them to Fear Not! They are his people.

(v.2) When God said to Judah that he will be with them they pass through the waters and fire, he meant the waters and fires of afflictions. They when through may afflictions during exile, but he promised to be with them.

A few scriptures when David describes water of afflictions.
Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.
Psalms 42:7 NASB1995

Save me, O God, For the waters have threatened my life. Psalms 69:1 NASB1995

"The mention of the LORD’s presence and protection in the fire reminds us of the story of the three sons of Judah cast into the Babylonian furnace because they would not bow or bend to worship an idol. They also were preserved in the fire by the presence of God (Daniel 3:19-25)." - David Guzik

God will bring the nation back together. (v.8) Foretells Babylon's destruction. (v.14) Deliverance to Israel. God will do something new. (v.18-19).