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Themes in Isaiah 65

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Themes in Isaiah 65

Isaiah 65:1 (show verse)

“I let Myself be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I let Myself be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To the nation [Israel] which did not call on My Name.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 65:2 (show verse)

“I have spread out My hands all the day long to a rebellious and stubborn people,
Who walk in the way that is not good, [following] after their own thoughts and intentions,

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Rebellion » Against God, condemned
Rebellion against God » Exhibited in » Walking after our own thoughts
Rebellion against God » Guilt of » Aggravated by God's unceasing invitations to return to him
Titles and names of the wicked » Rebellious people

Isaiah 65:3 (show verse)

The people who continually provoke Me to My face,
Sacrificing [to idols] in gardens and making offerings with incense on bricks [instead of at the designated altar];

Altar » Used in idolatrous worship
Altars » Idolatrous altars
Altars » Of brick, hateful to God
Brick » Altars
Burial » Places of » Often desecrated by idolatry
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Gardens » Often used for » Idolatrous worship
Idolatry » Other customs of » Incense burned on altars
Idolatry » They who practice » Provoke God
Incense » The jews » Offered, to idols on altars of brick
Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
Sacrifices » The jews » Condemned for offering, to idols
false Worship » Brazen serpent places devoted to idolatry » Idolatrous altars

Who sit among the graves [trying to conjure up evil spirits] and spend the night in the secret places [where spirits are thought to dwell];
Who eat swine’s flesh,
And their pots hold the broth of unclean meat;

Animals » Lions » Swine
Burial » Burying places » Anyone who touched, were unclean
Burial » Places of » Often desecrated by idolatry
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
Swine » The unGodly jews condemned for eating
Swine » Used for food

Isaiah 65:5 (show verse)

Who say, ‘Keep to yourself, do not come near me,
For I am too holy for you [and you might defile me]!’
These [people] are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the day.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Contempt » Self-righteousness prompts to
Fire » Illustrative of » The self-righteous
Heathen » Pious people among
Hypocrites » Described as » Self-righteous
Jews, the » Distinction of castes amongst, noticed
Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
Jews, the » National character of » Self-righteous
Presumption » Exhibited in » Spiritual pride
Religion » Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of » Pharisaic separation
Sanctimony » Pharisaic separation
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Despise others
Self-righteousness » They who are given to » Are abominable before God
FALSE » Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of » Pharisaic separation

Isaiah 65:6 (show verse)

“Indeed, it is written before Me,
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will even repay it [directly] into their arms,

Children » Involved in guilt of parents
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry

Isaiah 65:7 (show verse)

Both your own wickedness and the wickedness of your fathers,” says the Lord.
“Since they too have made offerings with incense on the mountains
And scorned and taunted Me on the hills,
I therefore will measure [punishment for] their former work [directly] into their arms.”

Blasphemy » Punishment of
Blasphemy » Idolatry counted as
Children » Involved in guilt of parents
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Jews, the » Punished for » Idolatry
Profanity » Blasphemy » General references to
Sacrifices » The jews » Condemned for offering, to idols

Isaiah 65:8 (show verse)

This is what the Lord says,

“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing and benefit in it,’
So I will do for the sake of My servants
In order not to destroy all of them.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Destruction » Who shall not be destroyed
Election » The elect of God

Isaiah 65:9 (show verse)

“I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
And an heir of My mountains from Judah;
Even My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And My servants will live there.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Destruction » Who shall not be destroyed
Election » The elect of God
Election » Ensures to saints » The inheritance

Isaiah 65:10 (show verse)

“And [the plain of] Sharon will be a place for flocks to graze,
And the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who seek Me [who long for Me and require My presence in their lives].

Achor » A valley near jericho
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Destruction » Who shall not be destroyed
Election » The elect of God
Oxen » Was fed » In the valleys
Sharon » The maritime slope of palestine north of the city of joppa » Roses and beauty of
Sheep » Flocks of » Fed in the valleys
Sheep » Also » Sharon
Valleys » Mentioned in scripture » Achor

Isaiah 65:11 (show verse)

“But you who abandon (turn away from) the Lord,
Who forget and ignore My holy mountain (Zion),
Who set a table for Gad [the Babylonian god of fortune],
And who fill a jug of mixed wine for Meni [the god of fate],

Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Drink offering » Idolatrous jews » Reproved for offering, to idols
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
Forgetting God » A characteristic of the wicked
Forgetting God » Characteristic of » The wicked
Forsaking » Those that forsake the lord
Hearing » The reward for not hearing the lord
Hunger » Who shall hunger
Idolatry » Other customs of » Libations
Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Sorrow » Who shall have sorrow
Thirst » Who shall thirst

Isaiah 65:12 (show verse)

I will destine you for the sword, [says the Lord],
And all of you will bow down to the slaughter,
Because when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not listen or obey.
But you did [what was] evil in My sight
And chose that in which I did not delight.”

divine Call » Heal persecution of » Refused
Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Choice » Evil
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Evil » Pharisaic separation condemned » Choice
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
Forsaking » Those that forsake the lord
God's Call » Examples of Leadership » Refused by men
Hearing » The reward for not hearing the lord
Hunger » Who shall hunger
Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Sorrow » Who shall have sorrow
Thirst » Who shall thirst

Isaiah 65:13 (show verse)

Therefore, the Lord God says this,

“Listen carefully, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry;
Indeed, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty;
Indeed, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
Forsaking » Those that forsake the lord
Hearing » The reward for not hearing the lord
Hunger » Who shall not hunger
Hunger » Who shall hunger
Shame » Who shall be ashamed
Sorrow » Who shall have sorrow
Thirst » Who shall not thirst
Thirst » Who shall thirst
Unsatisfied » Pursuit of worldly objects

Isaiah 65:14 (show verse)

“Indeed, My servants will shout for joy from a happy heart,
But you will cry out with a heavy heart,
And you shall wail and howl from a broken spirit.

Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Earth » The lord creating a new earth
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
Forsaking » Those that forsake the lord
Hearing » The reward for not hearing the lord
Heart » Renewed » Be joyful
Heaven/the heavens » The lord creating new heavens
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Newness » The new jerusalem
Newness » The lord creating news heavens and a new earth
Sorrow » Who shall have sorrow
The wicked » Contrasted with the righteous
Wickedness » Contrasted with the righteous

Isaiah 65:15 (show verse)

“And you will leave your name behind to My chosen ones [who will use it] as a curse,
And the Lord God will put you to death,
But He will call His servants by another name [a much greater name, just as the name Israel was greater than the name Jacob].

Calling » The reward for not answering the calls of the lord
Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Earth » The lord creating a new earth
Evil » The reward for doing evil
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting » Those that forget the lord
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
Forsaking » Those that forsake the lord
Hearing » The reward for not hearing the lord
Heaven/the heavens » The lord creating new heavens
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Name » New man, called by a new name
New » Man » Called by a new name
New » Man » Name
Newness » The new jerusalem
Newness » The lord creating news heavens and a new earth

Isaiah 65:16 (show verse)

“Because he who blesses himself on the earth
Will bless himself by the God of truth and faithfulness;
And he who swears [an oath] on the earth
Will swear by the God of truth and faithfulness;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel
Earth » The lord creating a new earth
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
God » Mercy of » Of truth
Heaven/the heavens » The lord creating new heavens
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Newness » The new jerusalem
Newness » The lord creating news heavens and a new earth
Oaths » The jews » To use God's name alone in
Truth » Eagerness for » God of
Truth » Of God » Is one of his attributes
the Truth of God » Is one of his attributes

Isaiah 65:17 (show verse)

“Behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things [of life] will not be remembered or come to mind.

Creation » Illustrative of » Renewal of the earth
Earth » The lord creating a new earth
Earth » A new earth
the Earth » To be renewed
Forgetting » What shall be forgotten
Heaven » New heavens
Heaven/the heavens » The lord creating new heavens
Heavens » New
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
New » Man » Things
New » The keyword of Hebrews » Heavens
Newness » The new jerusalem
Newness » The lord creating news heavens and a new earth
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:18 (show verse)

“But be glad and rejoice forever over what I create;
Behold, I am creating Jerusalem to be a source of rejoicing
And her people a joy.

Earth » The lord creating a new earth
Heaven/the heavens » The lord creating new heavens
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Newness » The new jerusalem
Newness » The lord creating news heavens and a new earth
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:19 (show verse)

“I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.

divine Favour » Promised to saints
God » Favour of » Promised to saints
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
the Joy of God over his people » Leads him to » Comfort them
Newness » The new jerusalem
Sorrow » Banished
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:20 (show verse)

“No longer shall there be in it an infant who lives only a few days,
Or an old man who does not finish his days;
For the youth who dies at the age of a hundred,
And the one who does not reach the age of a hundred
Will be thought of as accursed.

Accursed » What so called
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Newness » The new jerusalem
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:21 (show verse)

“They will build houses and live in them;
They will plant vineyards and eat the fruit.

Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Newness » The new jerusalem
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:22 (show verse)

“They will not build and another occupy;
They will not plant and another eat [the fruit].
For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen [people] will fully enjoy [and long make use of] the work of their hands.

Godliness » Profitable, general references to
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Labor » Who shall eat the fruits of their labor
Labor » Who shall not labor in vain
Newness » The new jerusalem
Profit and loss » Profit » Godliness profitable general references to
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears
Trees » Illustrative » (duration of,) of continued prosperity of saints

Isaiah 65:23 (show verse)

“They will not labor in vain,
Or bear children for disaster;
For they are the descendants of those blessed by the Lord,
And their offspring with them.

Children » Share benefits of covenant privileges guaranteed to parents
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Labor » Who shall eat the fruits of their labor
Labor » Who shall not labor in vain
Newness » The new jerusalem
Parents » When faithful » Leave a blessing to their children
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:24 (show verse)

“It shall also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Answer promised » To prayer
God » Hand of » Hearing of
God's Promises » God's, characteristics of » Of answer to prayer
God's Promises » To the prayerful » Promises of answer
Hearing » Careless, characteristics of » Divine, God attentive to the prayers of the saints
Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Newness » The new jerusalem
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Answer promised
Prayer » Examples of » Promises of answers to
Prayer » The promises of God encourage to
Prayer, answers to » Granted » Sometimes immediately
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears

Isaiah 65:25 (show verse)

The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox [there will no longer be predator and prey]; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Zion),” says the Lord.

Jerusalem » The new jerusalem
Lions » Illustrative » (tamed,) of the natural man subdued by grace
Nation » Foretold by the prophets
Newness » The new jerusalem
Peace » Social » Foretold by the prophets
Serpent » Feeds upon the dust
Serpent » Figurative
Serpents » Doomed to eat their food mingled with dust
Sorrow » The lord wiping away tears
Straw » Used for fodder
Universal » Opportunity » Peace, foretold by the prophets
Wolves » Illustrative » (taming of,) of the change effected by conversion