Psalm 85 (part 2) - Heaven on Earth

Psalm 85:8-13 (part 2 of 2)

Particularly throughout the First (Old) Testament there is an unresolved tension between how much GOD promises and how those promises can ever become a reality in light of Israel's propensity for sin (enslavement).  Certainly, the prophet Isaiah didn't shy away from this tension!  In fact, quite the opposite -- Isaiah engaged the tension as a springboard for the magnificence of the gospel!  (God's sovereign grace to accomplish His redemptive purposes)!