Isaiah 61:9 English Standard Version (ESV) Their offspring shall be known among the nations, and their descendants in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are an offspring the Lord has blessed.

The meaning behind “their offspring” is lost on the religious community of that time as attested to by one of their most noted theologians.

John 3:1-9 English Standard Version

You Must Be Born Again

3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. ² This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” ³ Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” ⁴ Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” ⁵ Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ⁶ That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. ⁷ Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ ⁸ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

⁹ Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?”

If we are to point to any portion of scripture that summarizes the essence of the blessing that come to us from our God, it has to be these words. God blesses His offspring and they are those who have been born again.

No one can glorify God without being born again, not in the way that God has designed and offered His glory, His Son Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 61:8 English Standard Version (ESV) For I the Lord love justice; I hate robbery and wrong;^{[robbing with a burnt offerings]} I will faithfully give them their recompense, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.

While much was said yesterday we should not neglect two more issues here, recompense and covenant.

Revelation 22:12 English Standard Version (ESV) “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.”

It is the Lord’s place to bring recompense for deeds done. It is not our place. It is however brotherly love to warn others of the dangers of falling into the category of offender. The secular meaning of recompense is equivalent to pay back. That is linked to offenses against one another. It is easily understood from our human experiences.

In the spiritual sense it is the Lord taking back what is rightfully His. Since in this case, when we are seated naked^{[Job 1:21]} before the judgment seat, the only thing left is our eternal life. He will take those into His bosom who love Him, and cast away those who do not.

The everlasting covenant is different than the Old Testament covenants because it is not dependent upon us to keep. In the OT it was stated “if you will I will.” There was a dependency of obedience to the law to obtain a right standing before God. In the New Testament it is a matter of placing our faith in Christ and allowing He who is faithful to keep covenant.

1 Corinthians 9:4,5,8,9 English Standard Version

⁴ I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that was given you in Christ Jesus, ⁵ that in every way you were enriched in him in all speech and all knowledge— ⁸ who will sustain you to the end, guiltless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. ⁹ God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.