イザヤ書 65:23-24 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:24

Before they call, I will answer . God is always "more ready to hear than we to pray." In the "new Jerusalem" he will be prompt to answer his people's prayers almost before they are uttered. It is involved in this, as Delitzsch notes, that the will of the people shall be in harmony with the will of Jehovah, and that their prayers will therefore be acceptable prayers. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:24

The Divine readiness. Man is slow to respond. 1 . His limited intelligence makes him slow to apprehend what is needed. 2 . His imperfect sensibility makes him slow to feel the urgency of the need. 3 . His feebleness of execution makes him slow to inter.pose and to effect. God is not under these limitations. His perfect readiness is seen in— I. HIS ANTICIPATION OF OUR NECESSITIES . Providing this world for our habitation; preparing its soil and its seed;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 65:24

Swift answers to prayer. The answer comes even when the prayer is but a thought, is only a sigh; for God is the Infinite Thought-reader. "Prayer is the burden of a sigh, The failing of a tear; The upward glancing of an eye. When none but God is near." One of the wonderful revelations of the day that is coming will be God's showing us the many answers he sent to prayers of ours that never took shape in human words, that were no more than the outlook and uplook of our souls. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:23

They shall not labor in vain - That is, either because their land shall be unfruitful, or because others shall plunder them.Nor bring forth for trouble - Lowth renders this, ‘Neither shall they generate a short-lived race.’ Noyes, ‘Nor bring forth children for an early death.’ The Septuagint renders it, Οὐδὲ τεκνοποιήσουσιν εἰς κατάραν Oude teknopoiēsousin eis kataran - ‘Nor shall they bring forth children for a curse.’ The Chaldee, ‘Nor shall they nourish them for death.’ There can be no... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:24

Before they call, I will answer - That is, their desires shall be anticipated, God will see their needs, and he will impart to them the blessings which they need. He will not wait to be applied to for the blessing. How many such blessings do all his people receive at the hand of God! How ready is he to anticipate our needs! How watchful is he of our necessities; and how rich his benevolence in providing for us! Even the most faithful and prayerful of his people receive numerous favors and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 65:21-23

Isaiah 65:21-23. They shall build houses and inhabit them The prophet here describes another privilege of the church in these happy days. They shall enjoy blessings the very reverse of the curses denounced on the disobedient, Deuteronomy 28:30. They shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them. See note on Isaiah 62:8. They shall not plant and another eat Which might happen, either through their enemies seizing the fruits of the trees they planted, or through their own premature... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 65:24

Isaiah 65:24. Before they call I will answer “Behold here,” says Vitringa, “a desirable blessing, the truest seal of divine favour and paternal love. The closest conjunction of heaven and earth, that is, of God and men, is expressed in this verse; seeing that God declares he will abundantly and immediately satisfy the desires of his people, which desires are here supposed to be just and conformable to his will; and that he will be of such goodness as of his own accord to prevent their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 65:17-25

A new creation (65:17-25)Israel’s condition in the time of the prophet is then contrasted with conditions in the new Jerusalem, the kingdom of the Messiah. That kingdom is not an improved version of the old Israelite kingdom, but is something entirely new. It is a new creation, where the quality of life will be different from that of the present world. Sorrow will be replaced by rejoicing. Life will not be cut short except where God acts in judgment (17-20).In the new creation people will have... read more

E.W. Bullinger