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

"No longer will your name be Jacob," the man told him, "but Israel, because you have fought with God and with men and have prevailed."

God said to him, "Your name is Jacob, but your name will no longer be called Jacob; Israel will be your name." So God named him Israel.

To this very day they observe their earlier practices. They do not worship the Lord; they do not obey the rules, regulations, law, and commandments that the Lord gave the descendants of Jacob, whom he renamed Israel.

Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, "Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!"

But if you call yourself a Jew and rely on the law and boast of your relationship to God

It is not as though the word of God had failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are truly Israel,

I know the distress you are suffering and your poverty (but you are rich). I also know the slander against you by those who call themselves Jews and really are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Listen! I am going to make those people from the synagogue of Satan -- who say they are Jews yet are not, but are lying -- Look, I will make them come and bow down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.

Come

He will pour the water out of his buckets, and their descendants will be like abundant water; their king will be greater than Agag, and their kingdom will be exalted.

Israel lives in safety, the fountain of Jacob is quite secure, in a land of grain and new wine; indeed, its heavens rain down dew.

In your large assemblies praise God, the Lord, in the assemblies of Israel!

Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the wide plazas?

Which swear

One will say, 'I belong to the Lord,' and another will use the name 'Jacob.' One will write on his hand, 'The Lord's,' and use the name 'Israel.'"

I solemnly make this oath -- what I say is true and reliable: 'Surely every knee will bow to me, every tongue will solemnly affirm;

Whoever pronounces a blessing in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God; whoever makes an oath in the earth will do so in the name of the faithful God. For past problems will be forgotten; I will no longer think about them.

When the Lord heard you speaking to me, he said to me, "I have heard what these people have said to you -- they have spoken well.

You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.

Revere the Lord your God, serve him, be loyal to him and take oaths only in his name.

But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.

I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops, those who swear allegiance to the Lord while taking oaths in the name of their 'king,'

Make mention

O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

The Lord swears an oath by his right hand, by his strong arm: "I will never again give your grain to your enemies as food, and foreigners will not drink your wine, which you worked hard to produce.

"Pay attention to do everything I have told you, and do not even mention the names of other gods -- do not let them be heard on your lips.

Not in truth

Listen to the Lord's word, you leaders of Sodom! Pay attention to our God's rebuke, people of Gomorrah!

You must not swear falsely in my name, so that you do not profane the name of your God. I am the Lord.

God says this to the evildoer: "How can you declare my commands, and talk about my covenant?

Say to God: "How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

"I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me," says the Lord who rules over all.

This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me,

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

influenced by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared.

For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,

General references

Israel cries out to me, "My God, we acknowledge you!"