Isaiah 48:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Which are

Come

Which swear

Make mention

Isaiah 26:13

Isaiah 62:8

Exodus 23:13

Not in truth

General references

Hosea 8:2

Bible References

Which are

"Your name won't be Jacob anymore," the man replied, "but Israel, because you exerted yourself against both God and men, and you've emerged victorious."

Then God told him, "Your name is Jacob. No longer are you to be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel."

To this very day, they still follow the former customs: they don't fear the LORD and they don't live in accordance with the statutes, ordinances, laws, or commandments that the LORD had given to the descendants of Jacob whom he renamed Israel

Jesus saw Nathaniel coming toward him and said about him, "Look, a genuine Israeli, in whom there is no deceit!"

Now if you call yourself a Jew, and rely on the Law, and boast about God,

Now it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelis truly belong to Israel,

"I know your suffering and your poverty though you are rich and the slander committed by those who claim to be Jews but are not. They are the synagogue of Satan.

I will make those who belong to the synagogue of Satan those who claim to be Jews and aren't, but are lying come and bow down at your feet. Then they will realize that I have loved you.

Come

He will pour water from his buckets, and his descendants will stream forth like abundant water. His king will be more exalted than Agag when he exalts his own kingdom.

So Israel lives in confidence, isolated as the fountain of Jacob in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens rain down dew.

Bless God in the great congregation, the LORD who is the fountain of Israel.

Should your springs flow outside, or streams of water in the street?

Which swear

One will say, "I belong to the LORD,' and another will call himself by the name of Jacob; still another will have written on his hand, "the LORD's,' and will adopt the name of Israel."

By myself I have sworn from my mouth has gone out integrity, a promise that won't be revoked: "To me every knee will bow, and every tongue will swear.'

Then whoever takes an oath by the God of faithfulness, and whoever takes an oath in the land, will swear by the God of faithfulness, because the former troubles are forgotten and are hidden from my eyes.

"The LORD heard what you said. He told me: "I've heard what this people said. Everything they said was good.

Fear the LORD your God, serve him, and make your oaths in his name.

You are to fear the LORD your God and serve him. Cling to him and swear by his name.

But as for the king, he will rejoice in God. Indeed, everyone who swears by God will exult, because the mouths of liars will be silenced. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.

I'll wipe out those who worship the stars that they view from their housetops, those who bow down and swear to the LORD and who also swear by Milcom,

Make mention

O LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but through you alone we acknowledge your name.

"The LORD has sworn by his right hand and by his mighty arm: "I will never again give your grain as food for your enemies; never again will foreigners drink your new wine for which you have toiled;

"Be careful about everything I've told you, and don't mention the name of other gods. Don't let them be heard in your mouth!"

Not in truth

"Listen to what the LORD says, you rulers of Sodom, and pay attention to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah!

"You are not to use my name to deceive, thereby defiling the name of your God. I am the LORD.

As for the wicked, God says, "How dare you recite my statutes or speak about my covenant with your lips!

Say to God: "How awesome are your works! Because of your great strength your enemies cringe before you."

"I'll come near to you for judgment. I'll be a witness, quick to speak against sorcerers, against adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who defraud the laborer of his wage, against those who defraud the widow and the orphan, against those who deprive the alien of justice, and against those who don't fear me," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

"How terrible it will be for you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You devour widows' houses and say long prayers to cover it up. Therefore, you will receive greater condemnation!

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."

and the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences have been burned by a hot iron.

People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

General references

They cry out to me, "God, we of Israel acknowledge you.'