ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:1 Though the people of God have unfaithful sinners mixed among them now, he is eager to bring them into their glorious eternal home. His eagerness is rejected by Jews but welcomed by Gentiles (vv. Isaiah 65:1), but his true people will find joy in their eternal home (vv. Isa... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:8 Though his judgments will destroy, God will also bless his people by preserving a remnant (see Isaiah 1:9; Isaiah 10:20; Matthew 13:24; Romans 9:27; Romans 11:1). THE CLUSTER. See Isaiah 5:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:13 MY SERVANTS. Both Jews and Gentiles. God excluded disloyal Jews and included responsive Gentiles (see Matthew 3:7; Matthew 8:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:15 YOU SHALL LEAVE YOUR NAME TO MY CHOSEN FOR A CURSE. They will be remembered as objects of judgment. See Jeremiah 29:22. HIS SERVANTS HE WILL CALL BY ANOTHER NAME. That is, a name of blessing. See Genesis 17:5; Genesis 32:28; Isaiah 62:2, Isaiah 62:4,... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:17 Isaiah uses word pictures to describe the joys of the world to come. The description goes far beyond anything the world has ever seen. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:22 LIKE THE DAYS OF A TREE. A picture of durability; trees can live for hundreds of years, as compared to grass, which withers and fades (Isaiah 40:7). The picture also recalls the example of the righteous person who is “like a tree planted by streams of water” (Psalms 1:3).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 65:25 DUST SHALL BE THE SERPENT’S FOOD recalls Genesis 3:14. God’s redemptive purpose (Genesis 3:15) has succeeded, and he has subdued the serpent in judgment as he promised. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]