The first unit of Volume 2 of Isaiah (verses 40:1-11) boldly and joyfully announces the coming Messiah… Does the prophet Isaiah separate and distinguish his Messianic message between Israel and the Gentiles? One blessing for Israel and a separate, different blessing for Gentiles? No, he doesn’t. Isaiah 40:10-11 speaks to Zion, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah. They clearly indicate the Jesus who walks through the pages of the four gospels. There is one coming King who will bless and gather one people for himself (Ephesians 2:11, 11-22; Galatians 3:28-29). …