Isaiah 52:10 The LORD has made bare His holy arm In the eyes of all the nations; And all the ends of the earth shall see The salvation (Yeshua) of our God.
John 12:37 -38 But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke: “LORD, WHO HAS BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM HAS THE ARM OF THE LORD BEEN REVEALED?”
To “bare” the arm means to roll up the sleeve and reveal the full readiness for action. In Isaiah’s prophecy, this is a global unveiling — no longer hidden, the Z’roah is on display for all nations to witness. This speaks directly of Yeshua’s (Jesus’) public ministry and, ultimately, His crucifixion.
In the Passover seder, the shank bone sits exposed on the plate — not hidden, not clothed — a visual reminder of God’s bare arm that brought deliverance. The imagery moves from private covenant to public testimony. In Yeshua’s death, the Arm of God was laid bare, revealing salvation to all who would see.
This revelation is not merely about what the Arm can accomplish — it is about who the Arm truly is. The nations are shown not only the works of God’s power but the very identity of the One through whom that power is revealed.
Isaiah 53, one of the clearest and most profound prophecies of the Messiah, opens with the piercing question: “To whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?” The answer is deeply prophetic — it is unveiled to those whose eyes have been opened to see that Yeshua (Jesus) is the promised Messiah, the living embodiment of the Arm of the LORD.
In the Gospels, every healing, every word of authority, every act of compassion was the Arm being revealed. And at the cross, the fullness of that revelation came — strength manifested in weakness, victory in apparent defeat.
For us, the revelation of the Z’roah demands a response. To see the arm is to acknowledge the One who sent it. The nations are invited to not just witness but to believe and be saved.
The Arm of God has been uncovered before your eyes — not simply to display His power, but to reveal His heart. At the cross, love in its purest form was clothed in flesh, stretched wide to gather the nations, and draw you into His embrace. Do not stand afar as a distant onlooker — step into the reach of that Arm. The Arm laid bare to save will never let go of what it has claimed. You can rest fully and forever in His embrace.
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