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Themes in Isaiah 40

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Themes in Isaiah 40

Isaiah 40:1 (show verse)

“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.

Comfort » The duty of administering
Consolation under Affliction » By ministers of the gospel
Consolation under Affliction » To those who mourn for sin
Crookedness » The crooked
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Pardon » Ministers are appointed to proclaim

“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
And call out to her, that her time of compulsory service in warfare is finished,
That her wickedness has been taken away [since her punishment is sufficient],
That she has received from the Lord’s hand
Double [punishment] for all her sins.”

Consolation under Affliction » By ministers of the gospel
Crookedness » The crooked
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Pardon » Ministers are appointed to proclaim

Isaiah 40:3 (show verse)

A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.

Christ » Names of » God
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah
Crookedness » The crooked
Highways » Figurative
Highways » Generally straight
Highways » Illustrative » (made in the deserts,) of facilities for the spread of the gospel
Highways » All obstructions removed from, before persons of distinction
Highways » Often made in deserts
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » As jehovah
Jesus Christ » Names of » Jehovah
John » The baptist » Prophecies concerning
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Names » Of Christ » God
Preparation » Preparation precedes blessing, general illustrations of » No messiah until the way had been prepared
Proclamation » Imperial
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being preceded by john the baptist
Straight » Figurative » Of righteousness, "straight paths,"
Travelers » Of distinction » Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared

Isaiah 40:4 (show verse)

“Every valley shall be raised,
And every mountain and hill be made low;
And let the rough ground become a plain,
And the rugged places a broad valley.

Crookedness » The crooked
Highways » Figurative
Highways » All obstructions removed from, before persons of distinction
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Mountains » Illustrative » Of difficulties
Straight » Figurative » Of righteousness, "straight paths,"
Travelers » Of distinction » Often preceded by heralds, &c to have the roads prepared
Valleys » Illustrative » (filling up of,) of removing all obstructions to the gospel
Way provided » By removal of obstacles

Isaiah 40:5 (show verse)

“And the glory and majesty and splendor of the Lord will be revealed,
And all humanity shall see it together;
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.”

Glory of Christ » Revealed in the gospel
Glory » Who shall see the glory of God
Names » Of Christ » Glory of the lord
Resurrection » What shall be revealed
Seeing » What all flesh shall see

Isaiah 40:6 (show verse)

A voice says, “Call out [prophesy].”
Then he answered, “What shall I call out?”
[The voice answered:] All humanity is [as frail as] grass, and all that makes it attractive [its charm, its loveliness] is [momentary] like the flower of the field.

Body » Frailty of
Endurance » What does not endure
Flesh » The flesh
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
Grass » Figurative
Man » Extremity of examples of » Frailty of
Man » A social being » As grass
Man » Compared to » Grass
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
Vanishing » What vanishes away

Isaiah 40:7 (show verse)

The grass withers, the flower fades,
When the breath of the Lord blows upon it;
Most certainly [all] the people are [like] grass.

Endurance » What does not endure
Flesh » The flesh
Grass » Illustrative » Of shortness and uncertainty of life
Man » A social being » As grass
Man » Compared to » Grass
Mortality » Of man » Man compared to withering grass
Vanishing » What vanishes away
Wind » Often blighting

Isaiah 40:8 (show verse)

The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.

Endurance » What does not endure
Flesh » The flesh
Flowers » Described as » Evanescent
Man » Compared to » Grass
The word of God » Despised by the foolish » The book of the ages
The word of God » The word of God enduring forever
Vanishing » What vanishes away
Word » Endures » The book of the ages

Isaiah 40:9 (show verse)

O Zion, herald of good news,
Get up on a high mountain.
O Jerusalem, herald of good news,
Lift up your voice with strength,
Lift it up, do not fear;
Say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”

Good » Tidings » Spiritual
Jerusalem » Prophecies respecting » The gospel to go forth from
Mountains » Proclamations often made from
Proclamation » Imperial
good Tidings » Spiritual

Isaiah 40:10 (show verse)

Listen carefully, the Lord God will come with might,
And His arm will rule for Him.
Most certainly His reward is with Him,
And His restitution accompanies Him.

Glory of Christ » As shepherd
Following » Who follows the lord
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the shepherd
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd

Isaiah 40:11 (show verse)

He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.

Children » Promises and assurances to
Children » Promises to special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Children » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Children » Lambs of the fold » Carried in Christ's bosom
Christ » Shepherd general references to » Tender
Christ » Spirit of » Tender
Christ and children » Gentle
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As jehovah, the shepherd
Christ, character of » Compassionate
Christ, the shepherd » Foretold
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He gathers
Christ, the shepherd » His sheep » He cherishes tenderly
Christ's » Attitude toward children » Gentle
Church » Compared to a flock » General references to
Church » Flock, God's » General references to
Of Christ Compassion » Manifested for the » Weak in faith
Glory of Christ » As shepherd
God's Flock » General references to
Following » Who follows the lord
Gentleness » Divine
Gentleness » Of God
Gentleness » Of Christ
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
God » Pillar of » Flock of
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Home » Special promises to children, examples of » Lambs of the flock
Jesus and children » Gentle
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » Foretold
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Jehovah the shepherd
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He gathers
Jesus Christ » Shepherd, jesus the true » He cherishes tenderly
Lambs » Illustrative » Of weak believers
Lambs » The shepherd's care for
Lambs of the fold » Carried in Christ's bosom
Names » Of the church » Flock, God's
Preciousness of Christ » On account of his » Care and tenderness
Privileges of saints » Having » Christ for their shepherd
Prophecies respecting Christ » His tenderness and compassion
Righteous » Compared with » Lambs
compared to Saints » Lambs
Shepherd » Figurative » A name given to jesus
Christ Shepherd » General references to » Tender
Shepherds » Illustrative » (their care and tenderness,) of tenderness of Christ
Shepherds/pastors » The lord being a shepherd
Titles and names of saints » Lambs

Isaiah 40:12 (show verse)

Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens with a span [of the hand],
And calculated the dust of the earth with a measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance
And the hills in a pair of scales?

Balances » Figurative
Balances » Used for weighing
Measure » A span
Measures » Illustrative » (measuring the dust of the earth,) of God's greatness
Mountains » God » Weighs, in a balance
the Sea » God » Measures the waters of
Weights » Were frequently used in scales or balances

Isaiah 40:13 (show verse)

Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord,
Or has taught Him as His counselor?

The Counsels and purposes of God » Are sovereign
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As the spirit of wisdom

Isaiah 40:14 (show verse)

With whom did He consult and who enlightened Him?
Who taught Him the path of justice and taught Him knowledge
And informed Him of the way of understanding?

The Counsels and purposes of God » Are sovereign
The Holy Spirit As Teacher » As the spirit of wisdom
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Underived

Isaiah 40:15 (show verse)

In fact, the nations are like a drop from a bucket,
And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales;
Now look, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

Balances » Used for weighing

Isaiah 40:16 (show verse)

And [the forests of] Lebanon cannot supply sufficient fuel to start a fire,
Nor are its wild beasts enough for a burnt offering [worthy of the Lord].

the Burnt offering » The most costly, no adequate tribute to God
Lebanon » Cedars of
Lebanon » Forests of, infested with wild beasts
Lebanon » Beasts of
Offerings » Useless when not accompanied by genuine piety
Trees » Varieties » Cedars of lebanon

Isaiah 40:17 (show verse)

All the nations are as nothing before Him,
They are regarded by Him as less than nothing and meaningless.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:18 (show verse)

To whom then will you liken God?
Or with what likeness will you compare Him?

God » Mercy of » None like

Isaiah 40:19 (show verse)

As for the cast image (idol), a metalworker casts it,
A goldsmith overlays it with gold
And a silversmith casts its silver chains.

Art » Primitive » Of the goldsmith
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Goldsmiths
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Workers in metals
Arts of the » Goldsmith
Gold » Working in, a trade
Idol » Manufacture of
Silver » Made into » Chains
Silver » Chains

Isaiah 40:20 (show verse)

He who is too impoverished for such an offering [to give to his god]
Chooses a tree that will not rot;
He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman
To [carve and] set up an idol that will not totter.

Idol » Manufacture of
Trees » Were cut down » For making idols
false Worship » Idols characterized, as » Perishable
FALSE » Idols characterized, as » Perishable

Isaiah 40:21 (show verse)

Do you [who worship idols] not know? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told to you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth [the omnipotence of God and the stupidity of bowing to idols]?

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:22 (show verse)

It is He who sits above the circle of the earth,
And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
[It is He] who stretches out the heavens like a veil
And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

Agriculture » Foes of » Grasshoppers
Curtains » Figurative
Earth » Circle of
Government » God setting up and removing kings
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Heavens » Creation of
Insignificance of man » A grasshopper when compared to God
Man » Apparent insignificance of » A grasshopper when compared to God
Man » Insignificance of » A grasshopper when compared to God
Tents » Illustrative » (spread out,) of the heavens
Tents » Were spread out

Isaiah 40:23 (show verse)

It is He who reduces dignitaries to nothing,
Who makes the judges (rulers) of the earth meaningless (useless).

Government » God setting up and removing kings
The wicked » Confounded

Isaiah 40:24 (show verse)

Scarcely have they been planted,
Scarcely have they been sown,
Scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth,
But He merely blows on them, and they wither,
And a strong wind carries them away like stubble.

Meteorology » Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people
Whirlwind » Symbol of the sudden destruction of the wicked
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Sudden destruction of the wicked
The wicked » Cut off

Isaiah 40:25 (show verse)

“To whom then will you compare Me
That I would be his equal?” says the Holy One.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:26 (show verse)

Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these heavenly bodies,
The One who brings out their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power,
Not one is missing.

Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
Stars » Exhibit the greatness of God's power

Isaiah 40:27 (show verse)

Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel,
“My way is hidden from the Lord,
And the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”?

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 40:28 (show verse)

Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become tired or grow weary;
There is no searching of His understanding.

Anthropomorphisms » Miscellaneous acts and states of mind attributed to » Does not faint
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » As creator of all things
Creation » Exhibits » God, Power of
Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Endurance » The lord enduring forever
Fainting » The faint
Fainting » The lord not fainting
God » Trust in » Unsearchable
God » Eternal the growth of » Knowledge possessed by
God » Is declared to be » Unsearchable
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » As creator of all things
Knowledge » Divine Knowledge » General reference to
Knowledge » God's » General reference to
Strength » Who the lord strengthens
Understanding » The understanding of the lord
God, Wisdom of » Described as » Unsearchable

Isaiah 40:29 (show verse)

He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who has no might He increases power.

Fainting » The faint
Strength » Who the lord strengthens

Isaiah 40:30 (show verse)

Even youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,

Fainting » Who does not faint
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord

Isaiah 40:31 (show verse)

But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]
Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary,
They will walk and not grow tired.

Attitudes of the Christian » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Mounting up, for exaltation
Birds » Used as sacrifices » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Eagles » Illustrative » (upward flight of,) of the saint's rapid progress toward heaven
Eagles » Eagles, a type of swiftness
Fainting » Who does not faint
God » Voice of select readings » Waiting upon
God's Promises » Of spiritual gifts » Of strength
New » Man » Strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Power » Promised » Strength, moral and spiritual promised
Righteous » Compared with » Eagles
compared to Saints » Eagles
Seven » Seven attitudes of the spiritual life » Mounting up, for exaltation
Spiritual » Renewal » Man, strengthened and renewed by the holy spirit
Spiritual » Power » Source of spiritual power
Strength » Moral and spiritual promised
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will renew their strength
Waiting upon God » They who engage in » Shall renew their strength, &c