ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:1 Though the worship of God is violated now, in the future falsehood will be judged, true worship will spread, and God will be honored forever. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:2 I WILL LOOK with favor (see Psalms 80:14; Isaiah 63:15). HE WHO IS HUMBLE AND CONTRITE. See Psalms 51:17; Isaiah 57:15; Luke 18:9. TREMBLES AT MY WORD suggests reverence for God’s word and eagerness to obey it (see... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:4 BRING THEIR FEARS UPON THEM. People who reject the Lord will one day have to face everything they now fear (see Isaiah 48:18; Isaiah 65:11). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:5 YOUR BROTHERS WHO HATE YOU. These are people who profess biblical faith but do not TREMBLE AT HIS WORD and who ridicule the humble and contrite (see Isaiah 28:9; Revelation 2:9). LET THE LORD BE GLORIFIED, THAT WE MAY SEE YOUR JOY. These are the words of unbelievers as the... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:7 Mother Zion gives BIRTH, effortlessly and instantly, to a new nation (see Isaiah 49:19; Isaiah 54:1). The questions of Isaiah 66:9 answer fears that God might not perform all he promised to his helpless people. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:10 The certainty of future blessing calls for joy in the present. HER CONSOLING BREAST.... YOU SHALL BE COMFORTED IN JERUSALEM. The poetic image is of a nursing baby who finds complete comfort, joy, nourishment, and satisfaction in the arms of its mother. The same Hebrew wor... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:16 ALL FLESH. Specifically, “his enemies” (v. Isaiah 66:14). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:18 TIME... TO GATHER ALL NATIONS. See Isaiah 2:2; Isaiah 40:5; Isaiah 45:23; Revelation 7:9. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:19 A SIGN. See Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 55:12. I WILL SEND SURVIVORS, that is, the remnant of Israelite believers who survive the judgments of God (see Joel 2:28; Acts 2:1 [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:22 See Isaiah 65:17. The universe, which bore witness to Israel’s sins in Isaiah 1:2, now sees the endless worship of the new people of God, who represent ALL FLESH. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:24 Isaiah uses the image of Jerusalem’s city dump, just outside the city wall in the Hinnom Valley (see Jeremiah 7:30). THEY SHALL GO OUT AND LOOK, not to gloat, but to agree with God’s judgment of the wicked and to be assured that his judgment will last forever. THEY SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]