Commentary on the book of isaiah chapter 65 verse 20

The last great day foreshadows the great white throne judgment period. The assertion of those who regard the prophet speaking here as one later than isaiah, viz. No more shall there be in it an infant who lives but a few. Untimely deaths by the sword or sickness shall be no more known as they have been, and by this means there shall be no more the voice of crying, isaiah 65. Between the first and second main part we find the. A new and improved jerusalem is seen here along with the cessation of hostilities throughout the earth. Such words are like stifling smoke to me, an everburning fire.

The good use which the people of god should make of this, which is never to trust in an arm of flesh, because thus it will deceive them, isaiah 20. After a six fold cry of woe follows the description of the millennium chap. In a similar vein, chapter 66 closes with the promise of zions vindication and gods defeat of those who rebel. The messiahs kingdom on earth isaiah chapters 6566 is the goal toward which all of the book of isaiah points.

When there shall be no more death there shall be no more sorrow, revelation 21. This was an action associated with witchcraft, necromancy, seeking familiar spirits among the dead, and all kinds of shameful activity connected with idolatry. Also, the verse alludes to the custom of sleeping in sepulchres or vaults of idol temples to learn the future through dreams. You can break isaiah down into roughly three parts. Chapters 5666 are often referred to as tritoisaiah. This verse certainly conveys a time of longevity, though not necessarily an exact one hundred years. Preachers may want to dwell on these promises of our god concerning abundant life, for in this oracle we may hear deep resonances with incarnational theology. The book of revelation complements many old testament. There shall be no more thence an infant of days that is, there shall no more be carried out from thence, from jerusalem, or any other place where the church of god is, to the grave, in order to be interred, an infant that has lived but a few days, a very common thing now. Verse 11 is said to refer to the temple, and the conclusion is that it must be the temple rebuilt. Isaiah 65 the lord answers the prayer of the remnant a. Some have said that god intends to show us through isaiah 65. After the creation of the new heavens and earth in verse 17, a number of assertions about. Thus, it would be hard to date this chapter without recourse to ones presuppositions about the book itself.

Verses 11 add more detail, explaining that god will bring people who were not. Isaiah institute 7 gods servant in the prophecy of isaiah avraham gileadi. Justin martyrs bible did not have the young man dying at a hundred. Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does. The context in these verses, yahweh outlines the earlier rebelliousness of his people and the rightness of his judgment upon them.

I shall not be silent until i have repaid them, repaid them in full. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet isaiah, and is one of the book of the prophets. No more shall an infant there live but a few days, nor an old man who has not fulfilled his days. Isaiah 65 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. We get this by looking at the verses close to this verse in isaiah 65. Study isaiah 65 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The focal point of the present paper is isa 65,20 whose meaning disputed. We are now drawing towards the conclusion of this evangelical prophecy, the last two chapters of which direct us to look as far forward as the new heavens and the new earth, the new world which the gospel dispensation should bring in, and the separation that should by it be made between the precious and the vile. See also verse by verse commentary on isaiah under construction introduction. Isaiah 65 is the sixtyfifth chapter of the book of isaiah in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Never again will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days, or an old man who does not live out his years. To a nation that did not call on my name,i said, here am i, here am i. I said, behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name 65.

It is during the reign of the messiah that gods righteousness will be fully revealed to the world. What is the meaning of the hundred years mentioned in. The problem i have understanding this verse has to do with death for the. The explication of that sign, with application to egypt and ethiopia, isaiah 20. But based on what we find in 2 peter and revelation, we must see that isaiah is in the prophetic habit of switching quickly from one time frame to another, speaking of the eternal state in isaiah 65. Gods basic answer is that he has always been ready cf. To a nation that did not call on my name, i said, here am i, here am i. This article makes reference to the book of revelation chapter 20 verse five and then. Chapter 65 is possibly a response to isaiahs corporate prayer for help and mercy which is recorded in 63.

I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts 65. In the year that tartan came to ashdod, when sargon the king of assyria sent him, and he fought against ashdod and took it, a. But the tone shifts and we near a note of redemption at the end when yahweh. Verse 19 speaks of a time of rejoicing in jerusalem and among gods people. What is the meaning of the hundred years mentioned in isaiah 65. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition. The description of the new age closes here, as in chapter 11, with the peace of the world of nature, which stands throughout chapters 4066 in the closest reciprocal. Isaiah specifically mentions the new heaven and new earth in this chapter of prophecy. Judgment and salvation i revealed myself to those who did not ask for me. I said, here i am, here i am, to a nation that was not called by my name. Isaiah 65 commentary john gills exposition on the whole. Isaiah 65 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity.

The flourishing and peaceable state of the new jerusalem, ver. The following comments are in part an assessment of the pulpit commentary pc, a popular, prodigious, venerable work, regarding comments dealing primarily with prophetic passages, especially those dealing with israel. Judgments on the wicked, and blessings on the godly, ver. In taking isaiah 65 and revelation 2021 together, the following assumptions seem plausible. Isaiah 65, new international version niv the bible app. The same phrase occurs, however, as connected with the exiles in psalm 7. Some reformed theologians, including anthony hoekema in his book the bible and the future. The lord will judge rebellious people who turn aside to false gods 65. Their flesh shall ye not eat and their carcase shall ye not touchevery creature of god is good,nothing to be refused, if its received with thanksgiving.