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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 salvation as walls and ramparts.

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 and trustworthy.

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

“You will keep in perfect and constant peace the one whose mind is steadfast [that is, committed and focused on You—in both inclination and character],
Because he trusts and takes refuge in You [with hope and confident expectation].

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 [confidently] in the Lord forever [He is your fortress, your shield, your banner],
For the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages].

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 thrown down the [arrogant] ones who dwell on high, the lofty and inaccessible city;
He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He hurls 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,
Even the feet of the suffering, and 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 [those in right-standing with God—living in moral and spiritual integrity] is smooth and level;
O Upright One, make a level path for the just and righteous.

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, in the path of Your judgments, O Lord,
We have waited expectantly for You;
Your name, even Your memory, is the desire and deep longing 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)

In the night my soul longs for You [O Lord],
Indeed, my spirit within me seeks You diligently;
For [only] when Your judgments are experienced on the earth
Will 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 compassion and favor,
He does not learn righteousness;
In the land of uprightness he deals unjustly,
And refuses to see 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)

Though Your hand is lifted up [to strike], O Lord, the wicked do not see it.
Let them see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame;
Indeed, let the fire reserved for Your enemies consume them.

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 that we have done.

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 over us;
But through You alone we confess Your name.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:14 (show verse)

The [wicked] dead will not live [again], the spirits of the dead will not rise and return;
Therefore You have punished and destroyed them,
And You have wiped out every memory of them [every trace 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 managed only a prayerful whisper
When Your discipline was upon them.

Prayer » Suitable in affliction

Isaiah 26:17 (show verse)

As a woman with child approaches the time to give birth,
She is in pain and struggles and cries out in her labor,
So we were before You, O Lord.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:18 (show verse)

We have been with child, we have twisted and struggled in labor;
We gave birth, as it seems, only to wind.
We could not accomplish salvation 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 dead bodies will rise.

You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy!
For your dew is a dew of [celestial] light [heavenly, supernatural],
And the earth will give birth to the spirits of the dead.

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 your chambers
And shut your doors behind you;
Hide for a little while
Until the [Lord’s] wrath is past.

Anger of God » Tempered with mercy to saints

Isaiah 26:21 (show verse)

Listen carefully, the Lord is about to come out of His [heavenly] place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
The earth will reveal the [innocent] blood shed upon her
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