Isaiah 65:17-66:24 NIV

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

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 65:17

new heavens, &c. : i.e. new, in respect to the old. Not the "new" of 2 Peter 3:13 , or Revelation 21:1 . Note the contrast of this with the only two references to the history of Revelation 21:0 : Isaiah 65:0 . Name , Jerusalem (Hephzi'bah, Isaiah 65:18 ) Position , on mountain (Isaiah 65:25 ). Privileges , Isaiah 65:18-20 . Character , sinners there (Isaiah 65:20 ). Character , prayer (Isaiah 65:24 ). Employment , labour, planting, building (Isaiah 65:21 ). Revelation 21:0 . New... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 65:17

"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come to mind. But be ye glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and there shall be heard in her no more the voice of weeping and the voice of crying. There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days; for the child shall... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 65:17

Isaiah 65:17. For, behold, I create, &c.— Vitringa observes, that these expressions signify a new and better form of religion, to be introduced into the church, the old and inferior one being abolished. It is plain, from what follows, that the prophet here foretels a future and highly-improved state of religion and felicity, greater than has yet been experienced in the church of Christ: see Revelation 19:7-9. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:17

17. As Caleb inherited the same land which his feet trod on (Deuteronomy 1:36; Joshua 14:9), so Messiah and His saints shall inherit the renovated earth which once they trod while defiled by the enemy (Isaiah 34:4; Isaiah 51:16; Isaiah 66:22; Ezekiel 21:27; Psalms 2:8; Psalms 37:11; 2 Peter 3:13; Hebrews 12:26-28 2 Peter 3:13- :). not be remembered—See on Isaiah 65:6, note on "troubles"; the words here answer to "the former . . . forgotten," &c. The former sorrows of the earth, under the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17

This verse is an overview of what follows. God announced, in substantiation of everything He had said since Isaiah 56:1, that He would create a restored and renovated universe (cf. Genesis 1:1). Things will be so much better than they are now that people then will not even think about things as they used to be (cf. Romans 6:14; Revelation 21:4). This should motivate God’s people to obey Him in the present. Not only would God perform another Exodus, bringing Israel out of Babylon and into the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-24

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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-25

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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-24

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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-25

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 65:17-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 65:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 65:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 65:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 65:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 65:17-25

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:1-25

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