CHAPTER 65 GOD PROMISES TO DELIVER A REMNANT AND TO ESTABLISH A NEW NATION BUT WARNS THAT HIS JUDGMENT WILL COME ON MANY WHO REJECT HIM. Isaiah continues his theme that not all will suffer the fate of Edom. He learns that God will raise up a new nation, springing from the old and containing many fr... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD REPLY IS THAT HE WILL ACT SOVEREIGNLY TO CALL A PEOPLE TO HIMSELF AND WILL FORM A NEW NATION (ISAIAH 65:1). Isaiah 65:1 “I am enquired of by those who did not ask for me, I am found by those who sought me not, I said, Behold me, behold me to a nation, Which was not called by my name.” This... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MAJORITY OF HIS PEOPLE WILL REJECT HIM FOR THEIR IDOLS AND WILL RECEIVE THEIR JUST PUNISHMENT (ISAIAH 65:2). On the other hand those who do claim to be called by His name, but are hypocritical, will be rejected and punished because of their unfaithfulness and idolatry. Isaiah 65:2 “I have spr... [ Continue Reading ]
A REMNANT WILL BE SAVED, BUT LARGE NUMBERS MUST FIRST FACE JUDGMENT (ISAIAH 65:8). During his inaugural call (chapter 6) Isaiah had been warned that the people of Judah/Israel would go through refinement after refinement because of the depths of their sinfulness. God had warned him not to expect ea... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD'S CHOSEN ONES WILL RECEIVE GREAT BLESSING, BUT IT WILL NOT BE SHARED BY THESE WHO HAVE BEEN DESCRIBED. AND GOD WILL CREATE A NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH, AND A NEW JERUSALEM. THE OLD WILL HAVE PASSED AWAY (ISAIAH 65:13). We are now approaching the final description of the time of God's final tri... [ Continue Reading ]