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Themes in Isaiah 65

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Themes in Isaiah 65

Isaiah 65:1 (show verse)

“I was sought by those who did not ask;
I was found by those who did not seek Me.
I said: Here I am, here I am,
to a nation that was not called by My name.

Condescension of God » Expostulates with backsliding israel

Isaiah 65:2 (show verse)

I spread out My hands all day long
to a rebellious people
who walk in the wrong path,
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)

These people continually provoke Me
to My face,
sacrificing in gardens,
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)

sitting among the graves,
spending nights in secret places,
eating the meat of pigs,
and putting polluted broth in their bowls.

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)

They say, ‘Keep to yourself,
don’t come near me, for I am too holy for you!’
These practices are smoke in My nostrils,
a fire that burns all day long.

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)

It is written before Me:
I will not keep silent, but I will repay;
I will repay them fully

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

for your iniquities and the iniquities
of your fathers together,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned incense on the mountains
and reproached Me on the hills,
I will reward them fully
for their former deeds.”

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)

The Lord says this:

As the new wine is found in a bunch of grapes,
and one says, ‘Don’t destroy it,
for there’s some good in it,’
so I will act because of My servants
and not destroy them all.

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 produce descendants from Jacob,
and heirs to My mountains from Judah;
My chosen ones will possess 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 for flocks,
and the Valley of Achor a place for cattle to lie down,
for My people who have sought 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 abandon the Lord,
who forget My holy mountain,
who prepare a table for Fortune
and fill bowls of 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 kneel down to be slaughtered,
because I called and you did not answer,
I spoke and you did not hear;
you did what was evil in My sight
and chose what I did not delight in.

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, this is what the Lord God says:

My servants will eat,
but you will be hungry;
My servants will drink,
but you will be thirsty;
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)

My servants will shout for joy from a glad heart,
but you will cry out from an anguished heart,
and you will lament out of 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 behind
as a curse for My chosen ones,
and the Lord God will kill you;
but He will give His servants 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)

Whoever is blessed in the land
will be blessed by the God of truth,
and whoever swears in the land
will swear by the God of truth.
For the former troubles will be forgotten
and 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 I will create a new heaven and a new earth;
the past events 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)

Then be glad and rejoice forever
in what I am creating;
for I will create Jerusalem to be a joy
and its people to be a delight.

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 rejoice in Jerusalem
and be glad in My people.
The sound of weeping and crying
will no longer be heard in her.

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)

In her, a nursing infant will no longer live
only a few days,
or an old man not live out his days.
Indeed, the youth will die at a hundred years,
and the one who misses a hundred years will be cursed.

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

Isaiah 65:21 (show verse)

People will build houses and live in them;
they will 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 others live in them;
they will not plant and others eat.
For My people’s lives will be
like the lifetime of a tree.
My chosen ones will fully enjoy
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 without success
or bear children destined for disaster,
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord
along with their descendants.

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)

Even before they call, I will answer;
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 feed together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox,
but the serpent’s food will be dust!
They will not do what is evil or destroy
on My entire 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