Isaiah 55:1-13
“Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
King James Version
The messianic banquet offered freely to all who hunger and thirst, fulfilled in Christ's open invitation and the gospel's free offer.
Fulfillment References
John 7:37 Revelation 22:17 Acts 13:34
How Traditions Read This Prophecy
Apostolic (Oneness) Pentecostal'Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters.' God's free invitation to the thirsty is fulfilled in the Lord Jesus, who cries 'If any man thirst, let him come unto me' (John 7:37) and gives the water of life freely (Rev. 22:17). The everlasting covenant, the 'sure mercies of David' (v. 3), is secured in Christ (Acts 13:34). The God who calls and the Christ who satisfies are one.
JewishA gracious call to return to God, with the promise of an everlasting (Davidic) covenant and the sure restoration of Israel; God's word that accomplishes its purpose.
CatholicThe free offer of grace and the water of life, fulfilled in Christ and the sacraments; the everlasting covenant in Him (cf. the Catechism).
ProtestantThe gospel invitation — salvation without price — fulfilled in Christ; the 'sure mercies of David' applied to Jesus (Acts 13:34).
AcademicA climactic Deutero-Isaiah oracle; the 'sure mercies of David' democratizes the Davidic covenant to the people, a shift the NT reads christologically.
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