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Themes in Isaiah 58

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Themes in Isaiah 58

Isaiah 58:1 (show verse)

Cry aloud, spare not. Lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and declare to my people their transgression, and to the house of Jacob their sins.

Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
holy Boldness » Ministers should exhibit, in » Reproving sin
Duty » Masters' » Of giving warning
Ministers » Should preach » With boldness
Reproof » Ministers should give » Unreservedly
national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against
Trumpet » Sounding of, illustrative of » The bold and faithful preaching of ministers
Warnings » The duty of giving

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways. As a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

Affections » Of the wicked, not sincerely set on God
Delighting in God » Hypocrites » Pretend to
Formalism » Warnings against
Hypocrites » Described as » Apparently zealous in the things of God
Religion » Formalism » Warnings against
Religion » Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of » An outward show of righteousness
Sanctimony » An outward show of righteousness
Seeking God » The wicked » Sometimes pretend to
FALSE » Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of » An outward show of righteousness

Isaiah 58:3 (show verse)

Why have we fasted, [they say], and thou see not? We have afflicted our soul, and thou take no knowledge. Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact from all your laborers.

Fasting » General references to
Fasting » Of hypocrites » Rejected
Hypocrites » Worship of, not acceptable to God

Isaiah 58:4 (show verse)

Behold, ye fast for strife and contention, and to smite with the fist of wickedness. Ye do not fast this day so as to make your voice to be heard on high.

Fasting » Of hypocrites » Described
Hypocrites » Worship of, not acceptable to God
Strife » Hypocrites make religion a pretence for

Isaiah 58:5 (show verse)

Is such the fast that I have chosen, the day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head as a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? Will thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to LORD?

Bulrush » Figurative
Fasting » Of hypocrites » Described
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Bulrushes
Hypocrites » Worship of, not acceptable to God

Isaiah 58:6 (show verse)

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Afflicted » Duty to the
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Burden » Figurative » Of oppressions
Duty » Of man to man
Fasting » Spirit of, explained

Isaiah 58:7 (show verse)

Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?

Afflicted » Duty to the
Alms » Commandments and practices concerning
Benevolence » The duty of » The prophet's words
Duty » Of man to man
Fasting » Spirit of, explained
Liberality » Should be exercised » Toward the poor
Liberality » Should be exercised » In relieving the destitute
Love to man » Should be exhibited in » Clothing the naked
Social duties » Sympathy the marks of true » Benevolence
Social duties » Benevolence, the duty of » The prophet's words
Sympathy » The marks of true » Benevolence

Isaiah 58:8 (show verse)

Then thy light shall break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily. And thy righteousness shall go before thee. The glory of LORD shall be thy rearward.

Fasting » Promises connected with
Light, spiritual » Promised » To the benevolent
Morning » Illustrative » (breaking forth,) of the glory of the church
Spiritual » Light promised » To the benevolent

Isaiah 58:9 (show verse)

Then thou shall call, and LORD will answer, thou shall cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take the yoke away from the midst of thee, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly,

Answer promised » To prayer
Fasting » Promises connected with
God's Promises » God's, characteristics of » Of answer to prayer
God's Promises » To the prayerful » Promises of answer
Prayer » Examples of Prayers answered » Answer promised
Prayer » Examples of » Promises of answers to
Prayer » Conditions for successful » Contrition
Prayer » God answers
Prayer, answers to » Promised

Isaiah 58:10 (show verse)

and if thou draw out thy soul to a hungry man, and satisfy an afflicted soul, then thy light shall rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday.

Afflicted » Duty to the
Benevolence » The duty of » Encouragement to
Charity » The reward for being charitable
Fasting » Promises connected with
God's Promises » Special promises to children, examples of » To the merciful
Light, spiritual » General references to
Living waters » Who will be like a watered garden
Spiritual » Light » General references to

Isaiah 58:11 (show verse)

And LORD will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones. And thou shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.

Agriculture » Operations in » Irrigation
Charity » The reward for being charitable
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Water » Fertilizing
Fasting » Promises connected with
Fountains and springs » Constantly flowing » Especially esteemed
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » (not failing,) of the church
Fountains and springs » Sometimes dried up
Gardens » Illustrative » (well watered,) of spiritual prosperity of the church
Living waters » Who will be like a watered garden
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Guide
Righteous » Compared with » Unfailing springs
Righteous » Compared with » Watered gardens
compared to Saints » Unfailing springs
compared to Saints » Watered gardens
Satisfaction » Promises concerning
Satisfaction » The lord satisfying
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Vivifying

Isaiah 58:12 (show verse)

And those who shall be of thee shall build the old waste places. Thou shall raise up the foundations of many generations, and thou shall be called The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Church » Love for
Fasting » Promises connected with
Places » High » Waste

Isaiah 58:13 (show verse)

If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight, [and] the holy of LORD honorable, and shall honor it, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, no

Delighting in God » Observing the sabbath leads to
Sabbath » The reward for keeping the sabbath
The sabbath » Saints » Rejoice in
The sabbath » Blessedness of honoring
The sabbath » The wicked » Do their own pleasure on
The sabbath » Saints » Honor God in observing
The sabbath » Called » God's holy day

Isaiah 58:14 (show verse)

then thou shall delight thyself in LORD, and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father. For the mouth of LORD has spoken it.

Delighting in God » Observing the sabbath leads to
Sabbath » The reward for keeping the sabbath
The sabbath » Blessedness of honoring