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Themes in Isaiah 26

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Themes in Isaiah 26

Isaiah 26:1 (show verse)

At that time this song will be sung in the land of Judah: "We have a strong city! The Lord's deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.

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 so a righteous nation can enter -- one that remains 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

Isaiah 26:3 (show verse)

You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith, for they trust in you.

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 in the Lord from this time forward, even in Yah, the Lord, an enduring protector!

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)

Indeed, the Lord knocks down those who live in a high place, he brings down an elevated town; he brings it down to the ground, he throws it down 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)

It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor."

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 is level, the path of the righteous that you make is straight.

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)

Yes, as your judgments unfold, O Lord, we wait for you. We desire your fame and reputation to grow.

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)

I look for you during the night, my spirit within me seeks you at dawn, for when your judgments come upon the earth, those who live in the world learn about justice.

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)

If the wicked are shown mercy, they do not learn about justice. Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly; they do not see the Lord's majesty revealed.

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)

O Lord, you are ready to act, but they don't even notice. They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind, yes, fire will consume your enemies.

spiritual Blindness » The wicked wilfully guilty of
Envy » Punishment of
Jews, the » All other nations » Envied

Isaiah 26:12 (show verse)

O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

spiritual Peace » God ordains
Works, good » Wrought by God in us

Isaiah 26:13 (show verse)

O Lord, our God, masters other than you have ruled us, but we praise your name alone.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:14 (show verse)

The dead do not come back to life, the spirits of the dead do not rise. That is because you came in judgment and destroyed them, you wiped out all memory of them.

The Dead » Terms used to express » Deceased

Isaiah 26:15 (show verse)

You have made the nation larger, O Lord, you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, you have extended all the borders of the land.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:16 (show verse)

O Lord, in distress they looked for you; they uttered incantations because of your discipline.

Prayer » Suitable in affliction

Isaiah 26:17 (show verse)

As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver and strains and cries out because of her labor pains, so were we because of you, O Lord.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 26:18 (show verse)

We were pregnant, we strained, we gave birth, as it were, to wind. We cannot produce deliverance on the earth; people to populate the world are not born.

Character » Of the wicked » Unjust
Wind » Illustrative » (bringing forth,) of disappointed expectations

Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.

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)

Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms! Close your doors behind you! Hide for a little while, until his angry judgment is over!

Anger of God » Tempered with mercy to saints

Isaiah 26:21 (show verse)

For look, the Lord is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its 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