🎺 Isaiah 62

Isaiah 62 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “and give him no rest, until he establishes, and until he makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” Isaiah 62 opens with these words: “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and…” The line to keep is Isaiah 62:1: “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a…” Carry the word “zion” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Isaiah 62:1: “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Isaiah 62? Then try this: Read “For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.