Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.
Isaiah
The Book of Isaiah is one of the most expansive and theologically rich books in Scripture, combining warnings of judgment with some of the Bible’s most profound promises of hope and redemption. Written by Isaiah, the book spans decades of prophetic ministry and addresses both immediate historical crises and God’s long-range redemptive plan.
Isaiah speaks primarily to Judah and Jerusalem during times of political instability, moral decline, and looming foreign threat. From the opening chapters, the prophet confronts sin directly—exposing rebellion, injustice, hypocrisy, and empty religious observance. God’s people continue ritual worship, yet their hearts are far from Him. Isaiah makes clear that holiness and justice are inseparable in true devotion to the LORD.
A defining theme of Isaiah is the holiness of God. In his famous vision of the LORD seated on a high and exalted throne, Isaiah is overwhelmed by God’s purity and majesty. This encounter shapes the entire book: God is utterly holy, humanity is deeply flawed, and only divine grace can bridge the gap.
Isaiah also addresses international affairs, declaring that God is sovereign not only over Israel but over all nations. Assyria, Babylon, and other world powers rise and fall according to God’s purpose. Political strength, alliances, and military power are shown to be unreliable when separated from trust in God.
At the heart of Isaiah is the promise of a coming Deliverer. The book contains some of Scripture’s clearest messianic prophecies—foretelling a child born to rule with righteousness, a servant who suffers for the sins of others, and a king whose reign brings peace and justice. These passages reveal that God’s ultimate answer to sin and exile is not merely restoration, but redemption.
The latter portion of Isaiah shifts toward comfort and hope. God promises forgiveness, renewal, and a future beyond judgment. Themes of restoration, return from exile, and new creation emerge, culminating in a vision of renewed heavens and a renewed earth. Suffering gives way to joy, and mourning to lasting peace.
The Book of Isaiah weaves together judgment and mercy, warning and promise, history and eternity. It reveals a God who is both just and compassionate—one who confronts sin honestly while offering salvation freely. Isaiah calls readers to trust the LORD, walk in righteousness, and place hope not in nations or power, but in God’s faithful promises.
Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Isaiah 64:7
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Isaiah 64:9
Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we are all thy people.
Isaiah 65:1
I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name.
Isaiah 65:10
And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that have sought me.
Isaiah 65:11
But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.
Isaiah 65:12
Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Isaiah 65:14
Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Isaiah 65:15
And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name:
Isaiah 65:16
That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Isaiah 65:17
For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Isaiah 65:18
But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.
Isaiah 65:19
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Isaiah 65:2
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;
Isaiah 65:20
There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall die an hundred years old; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed.
Isaiah 65:21
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Isaiah 65:22
They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Isaiah 65:23
They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
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.
Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent’s meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Isaiah 65:3
A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;
Isaiah 65:4
Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
Isaiah 65:5
Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day.
Isaiah 65:6
Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
Isaiah 65:7
Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom.
Isaiah 65:8
Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants’ sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
Isaiah 65:9
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.