Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.

Isaiah 30:18

Here the prophet Isaiah cuts straight to the heart of how Israel can dig itself out of the hole it has dug itself into.

God will act for those who wait for him, he will deal kindly with those who put aside their own agenda to take time to listen to him.

The preceding verses speak of the Israelites own perceived need to …