60:1ff As we read these promises, we long for their fulfillment. But we must patiently wait for God’s timing. He is in control of history, and he weaves together all our lives into his plan.
60:1-3 God’s light will shine on Israel, who will radiate his light to the nations, dispelling the darkness of the surrounding world. God’s light alone can dispel the darkness around us. We don’t have any light apart from him.
60:6, 7 The places mentioned belonged to obscure tribes in the Arabian desert hundreds of miles from Israel. All people would come to Jerusalem because God would be living there, and they would be attracted to his light. Don’t be discouraged when you look around and see so few people turning to God; one day people throughout the earth will recognize him as the one true God.
60:19, 20 See Revelation 21:23, 24 and 22:5, where this beautiful reality is also promised.