Isaiah 55-57 - Seek Yahweh While He May Be Found

Seek Yahweh While He May Be Found

Isa 55:1 LSB – 

[1] "Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; 

And you who have no money come, buy and eat. 

Come, buy wine and milk 

Without money and without cost.

Jhn 7:37 LSB – 

[37] Now on the last day, the great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, 

"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

Isa 55:6 LSB – 

[6] Seek Yahweh while He may be found; 

Call upon Him while He is near.

Psa 32:6 LSB – 

[6] Therefore, let every holy one pray to You at a time when [You] may be found; 

Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

Isa 55:8-9 LSB – 

[8] "For My thoughts are not your thoughts, 

Nor are your ways My ways," declares Yahweh. 

[9] "For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, 

So are My ways higher than your ways 

And My thoughts than your thoughts.

Isa 55:10-11 LSB – 

[10] "For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, 

And do not return there without watering the earth 

And making it bear and sprout, 

And giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 

[11] So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth; 

It will not return to Me empty, 

Without accomplishing what pleases Me, 

And without succeeding [in the matter] for which I sent it.

Salvation for the Foreigner

Isa 56:3 LSB – [3] Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to Yahweh say, "Yahweh will surely separate me from His people." Nor let the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree."

Isa 56:6-8 LSB – 

[6] "Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, 

To minister to Him, and to love the name of Yahweh, 

To be His slaves, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath 

And takes hold of My covenant, 

[7] Even those I will bring to My holy mountain 

And make them glad in My house of prayer. 

Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; 

For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples." 

[8] Lord Yahweh, who gathers the banished of Israel, declares, 

"Yet [others] I will gather to them, to those [already] gathered."

Jhn 10:16 LSB – [16] "And I have other sheep, which are not from this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock [with] one shepherd.

 

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

Isa 57:1-2 LSB – 

[1] The righteous man perishes, and no man puts it upon his heart; 

And men of lovingkindness are gathered away, while no one understands. 

For the righteous man is gathered away from evil, 

[2] He enters into peace; They rest in their beds, 

[Each one] who walked in his upright way.

Yahweh Revives the Spirit of the Lowly

Isa 57:15 LSB – 

[15] For thus says the One high and lifted up 

Who dwells forever, whose name is Holy, 

"I dwell [on] a high and holy place, 

And [also] with the crushed and lowly of spirit 

In order to revive the spirit of the lowly 

And to revive the heart of the crushed.

Isaiah 52-54 - He was pierced through for our transgressions

Hope for Captive Zion

Isa 52:7 LSB - 

[7] How lovely on the mountains 

Are the feet of him who proclaims good news, 

Who announces peace 

And proclaims good news of good things, 

Who announces salvation, 

[And] says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"

The Exalted Servant

Isa 52:13-14 ESV - 

[13] Behold, my servant shall act wisely; 

he shall be high and lifted up, 

and shall be exalted. 

[14] As many were astonished at you-- 

his appearance was so marred, 

beyond human semblance, 

and his form beyond that of the children of mankind--

The Suffering Servant

Isa 53:2-3 LSB - 

[2] For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, 

And like a root out of parched ground; 

He has no [stately] form or majesty 

That we should look upon Him, 

Nor appearance that we should desire Him. 

[3] He was despised and forsaken of men, 

A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; 

And like one from whom men hide their face 

He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.

Isa 53:4-5 LSB - 

[4] Surely our griefs He Himself bore, 

And our sorrows He carried; 

Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken, 

Smitten of God, and afflicted. 

[5] But He was pierced through for our transgressions, 

He was crushed for our iniquities; 

The chastening for our peace [fell] upon Him, 

And by His wounds we are healed.

Isa 53:6 LSB - 

[6] All of us like sheep have gone astray, 

Each of us has turned to his own way; 

But Yahweh has caused the iniquity of us all 

To fall on Him.

Isa 53:10-11 LSB - 

[10] But Yahweh was pleased 

To crush Him, putting [Him] to grief; 

If You would place His soul [as] a guilt offering, 

He will see [His] seed, 

He will prolong [His] days, 

And the good pleasure of Yahweh will succeed in His hand. 

[11] As a result of the anguish of His soul, 

He will see [it and] be satisfied; 

By His knowledge the Righteous One, 

My Servant, will justify the many, 

As He will bear their iniquities.

Isa 53:12 LSB - 

[12] Therefore, I will divide for Him a portion with the many, 

And He will divide the spoil with the strong; 

Because He poured out His soul to death, 

And was numbered with the transgressors; 

Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, 

And interceded for the transgressors.

The Inheritance of the Slaves of Yahweh

Isa 54:5 LSB - 

[5] "For your husband is your Maker, 

Whose name is Yahweh of hosts; 

And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, 

Who is called the God of all the earth.

Isaiah 49-51

I Will Give You as a Light of the Nations

Isa 49:5-6 LSB - 

[5] So now says Yahweh, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, 

To return Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him 

(For I am glorified in the sight of Yahweh, 

And My God is My strength), 

[6] He says, "It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant 

To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to cause the preserved ones of Israel to return; 

I will also give You as a light of the nations 

So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth."

Isa 49:13 LSB - [13] Shout for joy, O heavens! 

And rejoice, O earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! 

For Yahweh has comforted His people 

And will have compassion on His afflicted.

Promise to Zion

Isa 49:15-16 LSB - [15] "Can a woman forget her infant 

And have no compassion on the son of her womb? 

Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. 

[16] "Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms [of My hands]; 

Your walls are continually before Me.

Isa 49:26 LSB - [26] "I will feed those who mistreat you with their own flesh, 

And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; 

And all flesh will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior 

And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob."

Yahweh Helps His Servant

Isa 50:4 LSB - [4] Lord Yahweh has given Me the tongue of disciples, 

That I may know how to sustain the weary one with a word. 

He awakens [Me] morning by morning; 

He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

Isa 50:5 LSB - [5] Lord Yahweh has opened My ear; 

And I did not rebel Nor did I turn back.

Isa 50:7 LSB - [7] Even [now] Lord Yahweh helps Me, 

Therefore, I am not dishonored; 

Therefore, I have set My face like flint, 

And I know that I will not be ashamed.

Isa 50:9 LSB - [9] Behold, Lord Yahweh helps Me; 

Who is he who condemns Me? 

Behold, they will all wear out like a garment; 

The moth will eat them.

Yahweh’s Righteousness Is Forever

Isa 51:1-2 LSB - 

[1] "Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, 

Who seek Yahweh: 

Look to the rock from which you were hewn

And to the quarry from which you were dug. 

[2] "Look to Abraham your father 

And to Sarah who brought you forth through labor pains; 

When [he] [was but] one I called him, 

Then I blessed him and multiplied him." 

Isa 51:6 LSB - 

[6] "Lift up your eyes to the sky, 

Then look to the earth beneath; 

For the sky will vanish like smoke, 

And the earth will wear out like a garment, 

And its inhabitants will die in like manner; 

But My salvation will be forever, 

And My righteousness will not be dismayed.

Isaiah 46-48 - even to [your] graying years

Babylon’s Idols and the True God

Isa 46:3-4 LSB - [3] "Hear Me, O house of Jacob, 

And all the remnant of the house of Israel, 

You who have been burdening Me from birth 

And have been carried from the womb; 

[4] Even to [your] old age I will be the same, 

And even to [your] graying years 

I will bear [you]! I have done [it], and I will carry [you]; 

And I will bear [you], and I will rescue [you].

Isa 46:9-10 LSB - [9] "Remember the former things long past, 

For I am God, and there is no other; 

[I am] God, and there is no one like Me, 

[10] Declaring the end from the beginning, 

And from ancient times things which have not been done, 

Saying, 'My counsel will be established, 

And I will accomplish all My good pleasure',

Lament for Babylon

Israel Refined for God’s Glory

Isa 48:10-11 LSB - [10] "Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; 

I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. 

[11] "For My own sake, for My own sake, I will act; 

For how can [My name] be profaned? 

And My glory I will not give to another.

Yahweh Redeems Jacob

Isa 48:12 LSB - [12] "Hear Me, O Jacob, even Israel whom I called; I am He, I am the first, I am also the last.

Rev 1:17-18 LSB - [17] And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, "Do not fear; I am THE FIRST AND THE LAST, [18] and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.

Rev 1:8 LSB - [8] "I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty." 

Isa 48:14 LSB - [14] "Assemble, all of you, and hear! Who among them has declared these things? Yahweh loves him; he will carry out His good pleasure on Babylon, And His arm [will be against] the Chaldeans.

Isa 48:14 NLT - [14] Have any of your idols ever told you this? Come, all of you, and listen: The LORD has chosen Cyrus as his ally. He will use him to put an end to the empire of Babylon and to destroy the Babylonian armies.

 

Isaiah 43-45 - Return to Me, for I have redeemed you

The Redemption of Israel

Isa 43:1 LSB -
[1] But now, thus says Yahweh, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!

Isa 43:3-4 LSB -
[3] "For I am Yahweh your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
[4] "Since you are precious in My sight,
[Since] you are honored and I love you,
I will give [other] men in your place and [other] peoples in exchange for your life.

Isa 43:6-7 LSB -
[6] "I will say to the north, 'Give [them] up!'
And to the south, 'Do not hold [them] back.'
Bring My sons from afar
And My daughters from the ends of the earth,
[7] Everyone who is called by My name,
And whom I have created for My glory,
Whom I have formed, even whom I have made."

Israel Is Yahweh’s Witness

Isa 43:10 LSB -
[10] "You are My witnesses," declares Yahweh,
"And My servant whom I have chosen,
So that you may know and believe Me
And understand that I am He.
Before Me there was no god formed,
And there will be none after Me.

Rivers in the Wasteland

Isa 43:25 LSB -
[25] "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake,
And I will not remember your sins.

Isa 43:27-28 LSB -
[27] "Your first father sinned,
And your spokesmen have transgressed against Me.
[28] "So I will profane the princes of the sanctuary,
And I will give Jacob to be devoted to destruction and Israel to revilement.

 

No God Besides Yahweh

Isa 44:3 LSB - [3] 'For I will pour out water on the thirsty [ground] And streams on the dry land; I will pour out My Spirit on your seed And My blessing on your offspring;

Isa 44:6 LSB - [6] "Thus says Yahweh, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, Yahweh of hosts: 'I am the first, and I am the last, And there is no God besides Me.

The Futility of Idolatry

Yahweh Forgives and Redeems

Isa 44:21-22 LSB - 

[21] "Remember these things, O Jacob, 

And Israel, for you are My servant; 

I have formed you, you are My servant; 

O Israel, you will not be forgotten by Me. 

[22] "I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud 

And your sins like a cloud. 

Return to Me, for I have redeemed you."

Col 1:13-14 ESV - [13] He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, [14] in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Eph 1:7 LSB - [7] In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our transgressions, according to the riches of His grace

Gal 3:29 LSB - [29] And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

 

Cyrus, Yahweh’s Anointed

Isa 44:28 LSB - [28] "[It is I] who says of Cyrus, '[He is] My shepherd! And all My good pleasure he will complete.' And saying of Jerusalem, 'She will be built,' And of the temple, 'Your foundation will be laid.'"

Yahweh the Maker

Isa 45:12 LSB - [12] "It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. 

I stretched out the heavens with My hands, 

And I commanded all their host.

 

Isaiah 40-42 -Do Not Fear, for I Am with You

The Glory of Yahweh Will Be Revealed

Isa 40:1-2 LSB - 

[1] "Comfort, O comfort My people," says your God. 

[2] "Speak to the heart of Jerusalem; 

And call out to her, that her warfare has been fulfilled, 

That her iniquity has been removed, 

That she has received from the hand of Yahweh 

Double for all her sins."

Handel’s Messiah – Comfort Ye

Isa 40:3-5 LSB - 

[3] A voice is calling, 

"Prepare the way for Yahweh in the wilderness; 

Make smooth in the desert a highway for our God. 

[4] "Let every valley be lifted up, 

And every mountain and hill be made low; 

And let the rough ground become a plain, 

And the rugged terrain a broad valley; 

[5] Then the glory of Yahweh will be revealed, 

And all flesh will see [it] together; 

For the mouth of Yahweh has spoken."

Isa 40:30-31 LSB - 

[30] Though youths grow weary and tired, 

And choice young men stumble badly, 

[31] Yet those who hope in Yahweh 

Will gain new power; 

They will mount up [with] wings like eagles; 

They will run and not get tired; 

They will walk and not become weary.

Do Not Fear, for I Am with You

Isa 41:8 LSB - [8] "But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham My friend,

Gal 3:29 LSB - [29] And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise.

Gal 3:7 LSB - [7] so know that those who are of faith, those are sons of Abraham.

1Pe 2:9 LSB - [9] But you are A CHOSEN FAMILY, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Isa 41:10 LSB - [10] 'Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will make you mighty, surely I will help you; Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.'

Yahweh’s Chosen Servant

Isa 42:1-4 LSB - 

[1] "Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; 

My chosen one [in whom] My soul is well-pleased. 

I have put My Spirit upon Him; 

He will bring forth justice to the nations. 

[2] "He will not cry out or raise [His voice], 

Nor make His voice heard in the street. 

[3] "A crushed reed He will not break 

And a faintly burning wick 

He will not extinguish; 

He will bring forth justice in truth. 

[4] "He will not be faint or crushed 

Until He has established justice in the earth; 

And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."

Isa 42:6-7 LSB - [6] "I am Yahweh, I have called You in righteousness; 

I will also take hold of You by the hand and guard You, 

And I will give You as a covenant to the people, 

As a light to the nations, 

[7] To open blind eyes, 

To bring out prisoners from the dungeon 

And those who inhabit darkness from the prison.

Israel’s Blindness and Deafness

Isa 42:16 LSB - [16] "I will lead the blind by a way they do not know, In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will not forsake them."

Isaiah 37-39 - Because you have prayed to Me

Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah’s Help

Hezekiah’s Prayer in the Temple

Yahweh’s Answer Through Isaiah

Isa 37:21 LSB - [21] Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent [word] to Hezekiah, saying, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, 'Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria,

Isa 37:31-32 LSB - [31] "And the surviving remnant of the house of Judah will again take root downward and bear fruit upward. [32] "For out of Jerusalem will go forth a remnant and out of Mount Zion survivors. The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will do this."'

The Defeat and Death of Sennacherib

Hezekiah’s Illness and Recovery

Isa 38:2-5 LSB - [2] Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to Yahweh [3] and said, "Remember now, O Yahweh, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight." And Hezekiah wept greatly. [4] Then the word of Yahweh came to Isaiah, saying, [5] "Go and say to Hezekiah, 'Thus says Yahweh, the God of your father David, "I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears; behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.

Isa 38:8 LSB - [8] "Behold, I will cause the shadow on the stairway, which has gone down with the sun on the stairway of Ahaz, to go back ten steps." So the sun's [shadow] went back ten steps on the stairway on which it had gone down.

Hezekiah Shows His Treasures to Babylon

Isa 39:8 LSB - [8] Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, "The word of Yahweh which you have spoken is good." For he said, "For there will be peace and truth in my days."