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Themes in Isaiah 49

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Themes in Isaiah 49

Isaiah 49:1 (show verse)

Listen to Me, O islands and coastlands,
And pay attention, you peoples from far away.
The Lord has called Me from the womb;
From the body of My mother He has named Me.

Calling » The lord calling
Island » Prophecies concerning
War/weapons » The word of God being a sword

Isaiah 49:2 (show verse)

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword,
In the shadow of His hand He has kept Me hidden;
And He has made Me a sharpened arrow,
In His quiver He has hidden Me.

Arrows » Carried in a quiver
Arrows » Bright and polished
Arrows » Illustrative » Of Christ
Arrows » Called shafts
Calling » The lord calling
Swords » Illustrative » Of the word of Christ
War/weapons » The word of God being a sword

Isaiah 49:3 (show verse)

And [the Lord] said to Me, “You are My Servant, Israel,
In Whom I will show My glory.”

Calling » The lord calling
Israel » A name of the messiah in prophecy
Jesus Christ » Names of » Israel

Isaiah 49:4 (show verse)

Then I said, “I have labored in vain,
I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity (pride, uselessness);
However My justice is with the Lord,
And My reward is with My God.”

Calling » The lord calling

And now says the Lord, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him and that Israel might be gathered to Him,
—For I am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God is My strength—

Calling » The lord calling
Gentiles/heathen » The lord showing light to the gentiles
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Of their rejection of the messiah

Isaiah 49:6 (show verse)

He says, “It is too trivial a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will also make You a light to the nations
That My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

Gentiles/heathen » The lord showing light to the gentiles
Salvation » Of the gentiles, predicted
Salvation » Christ » Appointed for

Isaiah 49:7 (show verse)

This is what the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, Israel’s Holy One says,
To the thoroughly despised One,
To the One hated by the nation
To the Servant of rulers,
“Kings will see and arise,
Princes shall also bow down,
Because of the Lord who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

Jesus Christ, King » Kings shall do homage to
Faith/faithfulness » The lord being faithful
God, Faithfulness of » Is part of his character
Israel » Prophecies concerning » Of their rejection of the messiah
Israel/jews » The lord choosing israel
Jesus Christ » Names of » Servant of rulers
Prophecies respecting Christ » His being hated by the jews
Redemption » The lord being the redeemer
Universal » Opportunity » Worship
Worship » Song 1-8 unity in » Universal, the culmination of

Isaiah 49:8 (show verse)

This is what the Lord says,
“In a favorable time I have answered You,
And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
And I will keep watch over You and give You for a covenant of the people,
To restore the land [from its present state of ruin] and to apportion and give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands,

The Covenant » Christ, the substance of
God » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
God's Promises » Of preservation » Preserving the faithful
Preservation » Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
divine Providence » Sustaining » Preserving the faithful
Salvation » Neglect of » Now is the day of
Salvation » Now is the day of
Sustaining providence » Preserving the faithful
Time » Accepted (the time favourable for seeking God)
Time » Particular periods of, mentioned » The accepted time

Isaiah 49:9 (show verse)

Saying to those who are bound and captured, ‘Go forth,’
And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’
They will feed along the roads [on which they travel],
And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.

Prisons » Illustrative of » Bondage to sin and satan

Isaiah 49:10 (show verse)

“They will not hunger or thirst,
Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down;
For He who has compassion on them will lead them,
And He will guide them to springs of water.

Diseases » Other diseases mentioned » Sun-stroke
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Sun-stroke
Living water » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
The sun » The rays of » Frequently destructive to human life
Water » Living eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Water » Figurative » Water of salvation
water of Life » Eze 47; re 22 » General references to
Wells » Spiritual water of life » Eze 47; re 22

Isaiah 49:11 (show verse)

“And I will make all My mountains a roadway,
And My highways will be raised.

Mountains » Called » God's mountains
Way provided » Through the difficulties of life's journey
Way provided » By removal of obstacles

Isaiah 49:12 (show verse)

“In fact, these will come from far away;
And, lo, these shall come from the north and from the west,
And these from the land of Aswan (southern Egypt).”

Chinese » Sinim is believed by many authorities to be a reference to the chinese in

Isaiah 49:13 (show verse)

Shout for joy, O heavens, and rejoice, O earth,
And break forth into singing, O mountains!
For the Lord has comforted His people
And will have compassion on His afflicted.

Afflicted saints » God comforts
Consolation under Affliction » Is a cause of praise
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Joy occasioned by conversion of
God's Mercy » Manifested » To the afflicted
Nature's » Praise
Praise » Encouraged » Nature's

Isaiah 49:14 (show verse)

But Zion (Jerusalem in captivity) said, “The Lord has abandoned me,
And my Lord has forgotten me.”

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Forsaken » The righteous apparently
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Remembrance » Who the lord will remember
divine Remembrance » General references to
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Remembered

Isaiah 49:15 (show verse)

[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.

Children » Fondness and care of mothers for
Contention » Who the lord contends with
Family » Examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Home » Examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love
Jews, the » God, mindful of
Love » Examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love
Love » Maternal » The mother's unforgettable love
God, Love Of » Described as » Unfailing
Maternal love » The mother's unforgettable love
Mothers » Love of, for children, examples of » The mother's unforgettable love
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Parents » Love examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love
Parents » Love of, for children examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love
Remembrance » Who the lord will remember
divine Remembrance » General references to
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Remembered
Woman » Characterized as » Tender and constant to her offspring
Women » Are tender to her offspring
Women » Love of, for offspring examples of mothers' love » The mother's unforgettable love

Isaiah 49:16 (show verse)

“Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the palms of My hands;
Your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me.

Arts of the » Engraver
Breastplate » Worn as a memorial
Contention » Who the lord contends with
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
hands » Parts of, mentioned » The palm
Jews, the » God, mindful of
God, Love Of » Described as » Unfailing
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Remembrance » Who the lord will remember
divine Remembrance » General references to
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Remembered

Isaiah 49:17 (show verse)

“Your builders hurry;
Your destroyers and devastators
Will go away from you.

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel

Isaiah 49:18 (show verse)

“Lift up your eyes and look around [at the returning exiles];
All these gather together and they come to you [to rebuild you].
As I live,” declares the Lord,
“You [Zion] will indeed clothe yourself with all of them as jewels and tie them on as a bride.

Bride » Ornaments of
Contention » Who the lord contends with
Glory of the The church » Augmented by increase of its members
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Marriage » The bride » Adorned with jewels for
Marriage » Bridal ornaments
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel

Isaiah 49:19 (show verse)

“For your ruins and desolate places and your land [once the scene] of destruction—
Certainly now [in the coming years] will be too cramped for the inhabitants,
And those who once engulfed you will be far away.

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Places » High » Waste

Isaiah 49:20 (show verse)

“The children of your bereavement [those born in captivity] will yet say in your ears,
‘The place is too cramped for me’;
Make room for me that I may live here.

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel

Isaiah 49:21 (show verse)

“Then [Zion], you will say in your heart,
‘Who has borne me these children,
Since I have been bereaved of my children
And am barren, an exile and a wanderer?
And who has reared these?
Indeed, I was left alone;

From where then did these children come?’”

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel

Isaiah 49:22 (show verse)

This is what the Lord God says,

“Listen carefully, I will lift up My hand to the [Gentile] nations
And set up My banner to the peoples;
And they will bring your sons in the fold of their garments,
And your daughters will be carried on their shoulders.

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Gentiles assisting in their restoration
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Standard » Figurative

Isaiah 49:23 (show verse)

“Kings will be your attendants,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord;
For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.

Bowing » In obeisance
Contention » Who the lord contends with
Exaltation » Of israel » Exalted to a high position when obedient a type of the true church
Exaltation » Israel » Exalted to a high position when obedient a type of the true church
Feet » Subjection expressed by licking the dust of
Gentiles/heathen » The gentiles nursing israel
Israel » Called to separation » Exalted to a high position
Israel » Defence of in battle » Exaltation
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Kings » Should » Nourish the church
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Obeisance » Obeisance
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Salutations » Often accompanied by » Kissing the dust
Shame » Who shall not be ashamed
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
Waiting » Those who engage in » Will not be ashamed
Waiting upon God » They who engage in » Shall not be ashamed

Isaiah 49:24 (show verse)

“Can the spoils of war be taken from the mighty man,
Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?”

Contention » Who the lord contends with
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel

Isaiah 49:25 (show verse)

Indeed, this is what the Lord says,

“Even the captives of the mighty man will be taken away,
And the tyrant’s spoils of war will be rescued;
For I will contend with your opponent,
And I will save your children.

Church » God defends
The church » God defends
Contention » Who the lord contends with
Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Contended with
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Oppression » Those that oppress israel

Isaiah 49:26 (show verse)

“I will make those who oppress you consume their own flesh [in mutually destructive wars]
And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine;
And all mankind will know [with a knowledge grounded in personal experience] that I, the Lord, am your Savior
And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Israel/jews » What israel shall know
Jesus Christ » Names of » Mighty one of jacob
Jews, the » Denunciations against those who » Oppressed
Knowledge » What israel shall know
Knowledge » What the nations shall know
Nations » What the nations shall know
Oppression » Those that oppress israel
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Oppressing
Wine » Sweet, esteemed for flavor and strength