19. ( :-). weeping . . . no more— (Isaiah 25:7; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 35:10; Revelation 7:17; Revelation 21:4), primarily, foretold of Jerusalem; secondarily, of all the redeemed. read more
2. The culmination of Israel’s future 65:17-66:24As the book opened with an emphasis on judgment (chs. 1-5), so it closes with an emphasis on hope (Isaiah 65:17 to Isaiah 66:24). Amid judgment, Israel could have hope. References to "new heavens" and a "new earth" form an inclusio for this final section of the book (Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22). read more
New heavens and a new earth 65:17-25God not only will be faithful to His promises in spite of Israel’s unfaithfulness (Isaiah 63:1 to Isaiah 65:16), but He will demonstrate His ability and desire to provide righteousness for sinful humankind by creating new heavens and a new earth. Most of this section describes God’s renovation of creation during the Millennium. read more
God Himself would also rejoice in the new city and in the new people in that new city. Isaiah wrote many times that God presently lamented over old Jerusalem and her inhabitants (e.g., Isaiah 24:7-12). Weeping and crying would end in that new city (Revelation 21:4). read more
The Punishment of Apostate and Reward of Faithful IsraelIsaiah 65:1-10. Israel’s obduracy to Jehovah’s appeals, and persistent idolatry, which He will surely punish; yet a faithful remnant shall be preserved. 11-25. The fate in store for the unfaithful. The glories of the coming age for God’s faithful people.Isaiah 66:1-4. The danger of trusting in externals; a merely formal worship is an abomination to Jehovah. 5. A message of comfort for the faithful who axe persecuted. 6- 14a. The wonderful... read more
1. Render, ’I have offered answers to those who asked not; I have been at hand to those who sought me not.. a nation that hath not called upon my name.’ The v. refers to the Israelites who neglected Jehovah’s appeals so often made. St. Paul (Romans 10:20) applies the passage by inference to the heathen world.3. Gardens] the scenes of idolatrous rites in the pre-exile period (Isaiah 1:29; Isaiah 57:5). Upon altars, etc.] RV ’upon bricks,’ i.e. perhaps the tiled roofs of houses (2 Kings 23:12).... read more
The Church a Blessing in the World Isaiah 65:8 As a rule, the pious and good are of little value in the eyes of the world, and are despised often as foolish and 'narrow' men. The 'religious public' is spoken of contemptuously and scornfully. But God's judgment is a different one. It is the judgment that Abraham recognized when he pleaded for Sodom and Gomorrah for the sake of even (at length) ten righteous persons. It is the judgment of the text. The vinedresser is about to hew down the... read more
CHAPTER XXVA LAST INTERCESSION AND THE JUDGMENTIsaiah 63:7 through Isaiah 66:1-24WE might well have thought, that with the section we have been considering the prophecy of Israel’s Redemption had reached its summit and its end. The glory of Zion in sight, the full programme of prophecy owned, the arrival of the Divine Saviour hailed in the urgency of His feeling for His people, in the sufficiency of His might to save them, -what more, we ask, can the prophecy have to give us? Why does it not... read more
CHAPTER 65 Jehovah’s Answer: The Rebellious and Their Judgment, the Faithful and Their Blessings 1. The divine rebuke to the apostates (Isaiah 65:1-8 ) 2. The elect seed (Isaiah 65:9-10 ) 3. The judgment of the apostates (Isaiah 65:11-12 ) 4. The blessings of Jehovah’s servants and the contrast (Isaiah 65:13-16 ) 5. The glories and blessings of the future (Isaiah 65:17-25 ) The first eight verses give a description of the iniquities practiced by apostate Israel. Judgment will... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 65:19
no more heard. Therefore not the restoration of Ezra-Nehemiah, or the Church of God now. read more