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Themes in Isaiah 65

Isaiah 65:1 (show verse)

“I permitted Myself to be sought by those who did not ask for Me;
I permitted Myself to be found by those who did not seek Me.
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I,’
To a nation which did not call on My name.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 65:2 (show verse)

“I have spread out My hands all day long to a rebellious people,
Who walk in the way which is not good, following their own thoughts,

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)

A people who continually provoke Me to My face,
Offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense 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 among graves and spend the night in secret places;
Who eat swine’s flesh,
And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.

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, do not come near me,
For I am holier than you!’
These are smoke in My nostrils,
A fire that burns all the 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)

“Behold, it is written before Me,
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will even repay into their bosom,

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

Isaiah 65:7 (show verse)

Both their own iniquities and the iniquities of their fathers together,” says the Lord.
“Because they have burned incense on the mountains
And scorned Me on the hills,
Therefore I will measure their former work into their bosom.”

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 the Lord,
“As the new wine is found in the cluster,
And one says, ‘Do not destroy it, for there is benefit in it,’
So I will act on behalf of My servants
In order not to destroy all of them.

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

Isaiah 65:9 (show verse)

“I will bring forth offspring from Jacob,
And an heir of My mountains from Judah;
Even My chosen ones shall inherit it,
And My servants will dwell 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)

“Sharon will be a pasture land for flocks,
And the valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
For My people who seek 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 the Lord,
Who forget My holy mountain,
Who set a table for Fortune,
And who fill cups with 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)

I will destine you for the sword,
And all of you will bow down to the slaughter.
Because I called, but you did not answer;
I spoke, but you did not hear.
And you did evil in My sight
And chose that in which I did 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 God,
“Behold, My servants will eat, but you will be hungry.
Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty.
Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.

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)

“Behold, My servants will shout joyfully with a glad heart,
But you will cry out with a heavy heart,
And you will wail with a broken spirit.

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)

“You will leave your name for a curse to My chosen ones,
And the Lord God will slay you.
But My servants will be called by 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)

“Because he who is blessed in the earth
Will be blessed by the God of truth;
And he who swears in the earth
Will swear by the God of truth;
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!

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 behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things will not be remembered or 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 be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
And her people for gladness.

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)

“I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.

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)

“No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,
Or an old man who does not live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of one hundred
And the

one who does not reach the age of one hundred

Will be thought accursed.

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

Isaiah 65:21 (show verse)

“They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also 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 will not build and another inhabit,
They will not plant and another eat;
For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen ones will wear out 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 will not labor in vain,
Or bear children for calamity;
For they are the

offspring of those blessed by the Lord,

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)

It will also come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I 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 will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain,” says the Lord.

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