Isaiah 4 illustrates beautifully how leaders with a strong vision can create healthy soil for growth. Every great leader in the Bible had such a God-given vision. The following examples support this reflection:
| Leader | Vision |
|---|---|
| Abraham (Genesis 12:2) | "And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing." |
| Moses (Exodus 3) | "Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt." |
| Joshua (Numbers 27) | Lead Israel into the promised land. |
| David (1 Chronicles 22) | Build the temple in Jerusalem. |
| Solomon (2 Chronicles 28) | Complete the temple in Jerusalem. |
| Nehemiah (Nehemiah 2) | Rebuild the wall of Jerusalem. |
| Esther (Esther 4) | Save the Jewish people from Haman. |
| Zerubbabel (Haggai 1) | Rebuild the temple. |
| Jesus (Matthew 28) | Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. |
| Paul (Acts 9) | Bring the gospel to the Jews and the Gentiles. |
Isaiah 4:2-6
The future salvation for the saved in Jerusalem
2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
3 And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:
4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.
5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
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