Isaiah 62 Study Notes
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62:6-7 The watchmen on the walls (see note at 52:8-9) were those who kept an eye out to alert the inhabitants of the city about news or danger. The leaders of God’s people are compared to watchmen whose responsibilities included the encouragement of the people’s relationship with God. Isaiah urged them to keep after God to maintain his efforts at restoring Jerusalem until it was truly “the joy of the whole earth” (Ps 48:1).
62:8-9 Attacking armies would steal the crops of people they conquered. God had allowed a succession of foreign powers to invade his people because of their sin (Assyria and Babylon most notably), but their plundering will be brought to an end.
62:10 A highway is a frequent image in Isaiah for the removal of barriers between God and his people (11:16; 19:23; 33:8; 35:8; 40:3; 49:11). A banner marked a gathering place for the regathered remnant (see note at 11:10) and a rallying point for an army (see note at 13:2).
62:11 The “triumphal entry” quotation in Mt 21:5 is a combination of Zch 9:9 and this verse.
62:12 Again (vv. 2,4) God speaks of Israel’s new name. These names indicate the restored status of God’s people as well as the care that God displays toward them.