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Themes in Isaiah 26

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Themes in Isaiah 26

Isaiah 26:1 (show verse)

In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah:

“We have a strong city;
He sets up walls and ramparts for

security.

Bulwark » Figurative
Holy land » Called » Land of judah
Salvation » Illustrated by » Walls and bulwarks
Walls » Illustrative » Of salvation

Isaiah 26:2 (show verse)

“Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter,
The one that remains faithful.

Access to God » Admission into God's presence
exclusion Admission » Admission into God's presence
Gates » Figurative » Of salvation
Prayer » Private, of Christ » Access in

Isaiah 26:3 (show verse)

“The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in You.

Backsliding » Blessedness of those who keep from
God » Trust in » Special promises concerning
God's Promises » Of peace promised to believers » Perfect
Peace » Promised to believers » Perfect
spiritual Peace » Promised to » Those who confide in God
spiritual Peace » Saints » Kept in perfect
Spirituality » Brings peace
Trust » Leads to » Enjoyment of perfect peace
Trust in God » Special promises concerning

Isaiah 26:4 (show verse)

“Trust in the Lord forever,
For in God the Lord, we have an everlasting Rock.

Backsliding » Blessedness of those who keep from
Christ » Names of » Jehovah
God » Trust in » Exhortations to
Learning » When the world will learn righteousness
Names » Of Christ » Jehovah
Power » Of God » Is a ground of trust
Power » Of God » Described as » Everlasting
God, Power of » Described as » Everlasting
God, Power of » Is a ground of trust
Strength » The lord being strong
The fruit of righteousness » When the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness
Trust » Of saints, is » For ever
Trust » Encouragements to » The everlasting strength of God
Trust in God » Exhortations to
Uprightness » The lord being upright

Isaiah 26:5 (show verse)

“For He has brought low those who dwell on high, the unassailable city;

He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He casts it to the dust.

Humiliation of sinners » Threatened
Learning » When the world will learn righteousness
The fruit of righteousness » When the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness
Uprightness » The lord being upright

Isaiah 26:6 (show verse)

“The foot will trample it,
The feet of the afflicted, the steps of the helpless.”

Learning » When the world will learn righteousness
The fruit of righteousness » When the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness
Uprightness » The lord being upright

Isaiah 26:7 (show verse)

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

Learning » When the world will learn righteousness
Right » Hand taken » Paths
Right » Hand taken » Way
The fruit of righteousness » When the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness
Uprightness » The lord being upright
Uprightness » What is upright
Uprightness » A characteristic of saints
Uprightness » God is perfect in
Way » Evil provided » Right

Isaiah 26:8 (show verse)

Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited for You eagerly;

Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.

Desires » Desiring the lord
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting for
Learning » When the world will learn righteousness
Patience » In waiting for God
The fruit of righteousness » When the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness
Waiting » In the way of his judgments
Waiting upon God » Should be » In the way of his judgments

Isaiah 26:9 (show verse)

At night my soul longs for You,

Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For when the earth experiences Your judgments
The inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Afflictions made beneficial » In teaching us the will of God
Desires » Select readings, psalms 42; 84 ps 42; 84 » General references to
Desires » Desiring the lord
Early rising » Requisite for » Devotion
Hunger » Select readings ps 42; 84 » General references to
Judgments » Should lead to » Learning righteousness
Learning » When the world will learn righteousness
Righteousness » Judgments designed to lead to
Rising » Early » For devotions
Seeking God » Saints » Early in
Spiritual » Hunger select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
Spiritual » Desire select readings, psalms 42; 84 » Ps 42; 84
The fruit of righteousness » When the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness

Isaiah 26:10 (show verse)

Though the wicked is shown favor,
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

Character of the wicked » Unjust
Injustice » The wicked » Deal with
Righteousness » The wicked » Though favored, will not learn
The favor of God » The wicked » Uninfluenced by

Isaiah 26:11 (show verse)

O Lord, Your hand is lifted up yet they do not see it.

They see Your zeal for the people and are put to shame;

Indeed,

fire will devour Your enemies.

spiritual Blindness » The wicked wilfully guilty of
Envy » Punishment of
Jews, the » All other nations » Envied

Isaiah 26:12 (show verse)

Lord, You will establish peace for us,
Since You have also performed for us all our works.

spiritual Peace » God ordains
Works, good » Wrought by God in us

Isaiah 26:13 (show verse)

O Lord our God, other masters besides You have ruled us;
But through You alone we

confess Your name.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:14 (show verse)

The dead will not live, the departed spirits will not rise;

Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And You have wiped out all remembrance of them.

The Dead » Terms used to express » Deceased

Isaiah 26:15 (show verse)

You have increased the nation, O Lord,

You have increased the nation, You are glorified;
You have extended all the borders of the land.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:16 (show verse)

O Lord, they sought You in distress;
They could only whisper a prayer,
Your chastening was upon them.

Prayer » Suitable in affliction

Isaiah 26:17 (show verse)

As the pregnant woman approaches the time to give birth,

She writhes and cries out in her labor pains,
Thus were we before You, O Lord.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:18 (show verse)

We were pregnant, we writhed in labor,
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish deliverance for the earth,
Nor were inhabitants of the world born.

Character » Of the wicked » Unjust
Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations

Isaiah 26:19 (show verse)

Your dead will live;

Their corpses will rise.

You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy,
For your dew is as the dew of the dawn,
And the earth will give birth to the departed spirits.

The Dead » The jews looked for a resurrection from
the Death of saints » Leads to » A joyful resurrection
Dew » Figurative
Prophecies respecting Christ » His resurrection
The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
Wakefulness » Common causes of » Exhortations to moral and spiritual
War » Figurative » Armor for » Over death and the grave
Warfare of saints » Victory in, is » Over death and the grave

Isaiah 26:20 (show verse)

Come, my people, enter into your rooms
And close your doors behind you;
Hide for a little

while

Until indignation runs its course.

Anger of God » Tempered with mercy to saints

Isaiah 26:21 (show verse)

For behold, the Lord is about to come out from His place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity;
And the earth will reveal her bloodshed
And will no longer cover her slain.

Judgments » Are sent, as punishment for » Iniquity
Murder » Not concealed from God
Punishment » Of the wicked
Sin » Punishment of » Of the wicked
The wicked » Causes of failure in » Punishment of