이사야 Chapter 65

Translation: ESV

1

I was ready to be sought by those who did not ask for me; I was ready to be found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am, here I am,' to a nation that was not called by my name.

Key Message

God reveals himself even to those who do not seek him.

▸God's answer to the prayer of chapter 64 begins.

God's answer to the prayer of chapter 64 begins. Paradoxically, God appeared to those who did not seek him (the Gentiles). 'Here I am, here I am'—God's self-declaration repeated twice. Paul cites this verse in Romans 10:20 as the basis for Gentile mission.

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Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, 'I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.'
2

I spread out my hands all the day to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices;

Key Message

God extends his hands ceaselessly even to the rebellious.

▸'I spread out my hands all the day'—God inviting without ceasing.

17

For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth, and the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind.

Key Message

God promises a completely new creation.

▸'New heavens and a new earth'—the climax of Isaiah 65-66.

18

But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness.

Key Message

The essence of the new creation is eternal joy.

▸'Be glad and rejoice forever'—the hallmark of the new creation is eternal joy.

19

I will rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in my people; no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress.

Key Message

In the new creation, weeping and crying will be gone forever.

▸'No more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress'—in the new creation all sorrow disappears.

24

Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

Key Message

In the new creation God answers before we even pray.

▸'Before they call I will answer'—the remarkable answering of prayer in the new creation.

25

The wolf and the lamb shall graze together; the lion shall eat straw like the ox, and dust shall be the serpent's food. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, says the LORD.

Key Message

In the new creation, reconciliation and peace among all creatures are realized.

▸The Messianic kingdom imagery of Isaiah 11:6-9 recurs.