Isaiah 50:2-3

[2] Wherefore, when I came, was there no man? when I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. [3] I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.

What is the context of Isaiah 50:2-3?

Yahweh Remembers Zion (Isaiah 50:1-3 true)
A Call to Return to God (Isaiah 50:1-3 true)
Zion Remembered (Isaiah 50:1-3 true)
Promises of Israel’s Restoration (Isaiah 50:1-3 true)
Israel’s Sin and the Servant’s Obedience (Isaiah 50:1-11 true)
The Servant, Israel’s Hope (Isaiah 50:1-11 true)
God Helps His Servant (Isaiah 50:1-11 true)

What does Isaiah 50:2-3 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The proof of God"s strength is His control over nature. The nature miracles of Jesus proved His deity (cf. Matthew 8:27; Matthew 14:33). In spite of the vast amount of water in the sea, God can dry up the sea. Even though the sky above is apparently limitless, He can make it dark. The images here recall the Creation and the Exodus (cf. Exodus 15:16; Deuteronomy 26:8, Psalm 77:15), but the point is that God has the power to change anything as He chooses.