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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; I let myself be found by [those who] did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am; here I am!' to a nation [that] did not call on my name;

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 65:2 (show verse)

I spread out my hands all day to a stubborn people, those who walk after their thoughts [in] the way [that is] not good,

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 provoke} me to anger continually to my face, slaughtering for sacrifices in the garden, and making smoke offerings on bricks,

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

Isaiah 65:4 (show verse)

{who sit} in graves and spend the night in {secret places}, {who eat} the flesh of swine with a fragment of impurity [in] their vessels,

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}! You must not come near me, for I am [too] holy for you!" These [are] a smoke in my {nostrils}, a fire burning all 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)

Look! [It] is written before me: I will not be silent, but I will repay; and I will repay in the fold of their garment

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

your iniquities and the iniquities of your ancestors together, says Yahweh, because they made smoke offerings on the mountains and they taunted me on the hills, I will measure their punishment [from the] beginning into the fold of their garment."

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)

Thus says Yahweh: "Just as the new wine is found in the cluster, and they say 'You must not destroy it, for [there is] a blessing in it,' so I will do for the sake of my servants {by} not destroying {everyone}.

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

Isaiah 65:9 (show verse)

And I will bring descendant s out from Jacob, and a {people} from Judah to take possession of my mountain, and my chosen ones shall inherit it, and my servants shall settle 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 Sharon shall become a pasture for flocks, and the valley of Achor a resting place for herds for my people who have sought me.

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 forsake} Yahweh, forgetting {my holy mountain}, who set a table for Fortune, and who {pour out} a jug of mixed wine for Destiny,

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)

and I will remit you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not listen, but you did the evil in my eyes, and you chose that in which I do 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 thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! My servants shall eat but you, you shall be hungry. Look! My servants shall drink but you, you shall be thirsty. Look! My servants shall rejoice but you, you shall be ashamed.

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)

Look! My servants shall shout {for joy}, but you, you shall cry out {for pain} and howl {for sadness}.

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 shall leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse, and the Lord Yahweh will kill you, and he will {give} his servants another name.

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)

Whoever blesses himself in the land shall bless himself by the God of trustworthiness, and the one who swears an oath in the land shall swear by the God of trustworthiness, because the former troubles are forgotten, and they are hidden from my eyes.

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)

For look! I [am] about to create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered, and they shall not {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 rejoice and shout in exultation forever and ever [over] what I [am] about to create! For look! I [am] about to create Jerusalem [as a source of] rejoicing, and her people [as a source of] 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)

And I will shout in exultation over Jerusalem, and I will rejoice over my people, and [the] sound of weeping shall no longer be heard in it, or [the] sound of a cry for help.

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)

There will no longer be a nursing infant {who lives only a few} days, or an old man who does not fill his days, for the boy will die {a hundred years old}, and the one who {fails to reach} {a hundred years} will be {considered} accursed.

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

Isaiah 65:21 (show verse)

And they shall build houses and inhabit [them], and they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.

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

Isaiah 65:22 (show verse)

They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat. For the days of my people [shall be] like the days of tree, and my chosen ones shall enjoy 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 shall not labor for nothing, and they shall not give birth to horror, for they {shall be offspring blessed by} Yahweh, and their descendants 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)

And this will happen: before they call, I myself will answer; [while] still they [are] speaking, I myself 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 shall feed like one, and [the] lion shall eat straw like the ox, but dust [shall be] [the] serpent's food. They shall do no evil, and they shall not destroy on all {my holy mountain}," says Yahweh.

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