9In all their distress, He too was afflicted,
and the Angel of His Presence saved them.
In His love and compassion He redeemed them;
He lifted them up and carried them
all the days of old.
10But they rebelled
and grieved His Holy Spirit.
So He turned and became their enemy,
and He Himself fought against them.
— Isaiah 63:9-10

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Illustration of Isaiah 63:8-10 MESSAGE -- [God] said, "Without question these are my people, children who would never betray me." So he became their Savior. In all their troubles, he was troubled, too. He didn't send someone else to help them. He did it himself, in person. Out of his own love and pity he redeemed them. He rescued them and carried them along for a long, long time. But they turned on him; they grieved his Holy Spirit. So he turned on them, became their enemy and fought them.