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Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 65:1-25

Isaiah 65:4 . Which remain among the graves. The LXX add, dream. Perhaps Jude had this text in his eye, when he calls the wicked “filthy dreamers.” See Augustine’s city of God. Which eat swine’s flesh, forbidden by the law, Leviticus 11:26, as less healthy than beef and mutton, and tending to scrophulous disease, as stated by Dr. Buchan. Isaiah 65:10 . The valley of Achor. This valley was very fertile, a presentiment of what the earth shall be in the latter day. Another prophet... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 65:17-25

Isaiah 65:17-25For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth“New heavens and a new earth,”“New heavens and a new earth,” i.a new universe, Hebrew having no single word for the Cosmos. The phrase sums up a whole aspect of the prophetic theology. The idea of a transformation of nature so as to be in harmony with a renewed humanity has met us several times in the earlier part of the book (Isaiah 11:6-9; Isaiah 29:17; Isaiah 30:23 ff, Isaiah 32:15; Isa 32:35, etc.), and is a frequent theme of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 65:24

Isaiah 65:24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer.The Church in harmony with God’s willThe will of the Church of the new Jerusalem will be Jehovah’s will to such a degree that he already hears and fulfils the slightest movement of prayer in the heart, the prayer but half-uttered. (F. Delitzsch, D. D.)The Divine willingness to hear prayer.I. MAN NEEDS TO CALL UPON AND SPEAK TO GOD. What is man’s greatest need? To him who believes in a future world--eternal life. To whom... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 65:24

Isa 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. Ver. 24. And it shall come to pass, that before they call I will answer. ] Mirabilis certe promissio, a wonderful promise, verily, saith Scultetus. The prayers of the saints do sooner pierce from their hearts to heaven, than they can find way from their hearts to their mouths. So David found it; Psa 32:5 and Daniel; Dan 10:12 and that prodigal. Luke 15:18 ; Luk 15:20 Our... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 65:24

Isaiah 58:9, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15, Daniel 9:20-Isaiah :, Daniel 10:12, Mark 11:24, Luke 15:18-Proverbs :, Acts 4:31, Acts 10:30-Jonah :, Acts 12:5-Nehemiah :, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 5:15 Reciprocal: Genesis 24:15 - before Genesis 24:45 - before Genesis 25:21 - entreated Exodus 33:17 - I will do 1 Kings 3:12 - I have done 2 Kings 19:20 - I have heard 1 Chronicles 21:26 - and called 2 Chronicles 7:1 - when Solomon 2 Chronicles 20:14 - Then upon 2 Chronicles 34:27 - I have even... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 65:24

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.Before they call — God promised, chap58:9, to answer them, when they called: here he promises to answer the words, as soon as they should be formed in their hearts before they could get them out of their lips.While — Yea, while they were speaking. read more

Daniel Whedon

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

THE LAST CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL, Isaiah 63:7 to Isaiah 65:25. Israel’s former Mercies and Sins. There are various schemes of division of the matter now following. The one here adopted as best, is that of two well-defined sections, namely, The Last Controversy of Israel, with subdivisions as the topics vary, (Isaiah 63:7 to Isaiah 65:25,) and The Full Redemption of Zion, comprising chapter 66. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 65:24

24. Before they call, I will answer With unclouded consciousness of union with God, they shall realize certain possession of blessings, without need or occasion of calling for them. Such is the character of the faith of Christian adoption a state covering the whole scope of ever-advancing religious life. read more

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