seekeroftruth
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Isaiah 65:1 “I revealed myself to those who did not ask for me;
I was found by those who did not seek me.
To a nation that did not call on my name,
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’
2 All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations—
3 a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,
offering sacrifices in gardens
and burning incense on altars of brick;
4 who sit among the graves
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred for you!’
Such people are smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
I was found by those who did not seek me.
To a nation that did not call on my name,
I said, ‘Here am I, here am I.’
2 All day long I have held out my hands
to an obstinate people,
who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations—
3 a people who continually provoke me
to my very face,
offering sacrifices in gardens
and burning incense on altars of brick;
4 who sit among the graves
and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,
and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
5 who say, ‘Keep away; don’t come near me,
for I am too sacred for you!’
Such people are smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that keeps burning all day.
6 “See, it stands written before me:
I will not keep silent but will pay back in full;
I will pay it back into their laps—
7 both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,
I will measure into their laps
the full payment for their former deeds.”
I will not keep silent but will pay back in full;
I will pay it back into their laps—
7 both your sins and the sins of your ancestors,”
says the Lord.
“Because they burned sacrifices on the mountains
and defied me on the hills,
I will measure into their laps
the full payment for their former deeds.”
8 This is what the Lord says:
“As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes
and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,
there is still a blessing in it,’
so will I do in behalf of my servants;
I will not destroy them all.
9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and from Judah those who will possess my mountains;
my chosen people will inherit them,
and there will my servants live.
10 Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,
and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
for my people who seek me.
and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it,
there is still a blessing in it,’
so will I do in behalf of my servants;
I will not destroy them all.
9 I will bring forth descendants from Jacob,
and from Judah those who will possess my mountains;
my chosen people will inherit them,
and there will my servants live.
10 Sharon will become a pasture for flocks,
and the Valley of Achor a resting place for herds,
for my people who seek me.
11 “But as for you who forsake the Lord
and forget my holy mountain,
who spread a table for Fortune
and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,
12 I will destine you for the sword,
and all of you will fall in the slaughter;
for I called but you did not answer,
I spoke but you did not listen.
You did evil in my sight
and chose what displeases me.”
and forget my holy mountain,
who spread a table for Fortune
and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny,
12 I will destine you for the sword,
and all of you will fall in the slaughter;
for I called but you did not answer,
I spoke but you did not listen.
You did evil in my sight
and chose what displeases me.”
13 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:
“My servants will eat,
but you will go hungry;
my servants will drink,
but you will go thirsty;
my servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
14 My servants will sing
out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out
from anguish of heart
and wail in brokenness of spirit.
15 You will leave your name
for my chosen ones to use in their curses;
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
but to his servants he will give another name.
16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land
will do so by the one true God;
whoever takes an oath in the land
will swear by the one true God.
For the past troubles will be forgotten
and hidden from my eyes.
but you will go hungry;
my servants will drink,
but you will go thirsty;
my servants will rejoice,
but you will be put to shame.
14 My servants will sing
out of the joy of their hearts,
but you will cry out
from anguish of heart
and wail in brokenness of spirit.
15 You will leave your name
for my chosen ones to use in their curses;
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
but to his servants he will give another name.
16 Whoever invokes a blessing in the land
will do so by the one true God;
whoever takes an oath in the land
will swear by the one true God.
For the past troubles will be forgotten
and hidden from my eyes.
17 “See, I will create
new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered,
nor will they come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever
in what I will create,
for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight
and its people a joy.
19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem
and take delight in my people;
the sound of weeping and of crying
will be heard in it no more.
new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered,
nor will they come to mind.
18 But be glad and rejoice forever
in what I will create,
for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight
and its people a joy.
19 I will rejoice over Jerusalem
and take delight in my people;
the sound of weeping and of crying
will be heard in it no more.
20 “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;
the one who dies at a hundred
will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach[a] a hundred
will be considered accursed.
21 They will build houses and dwell in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,
or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,
so will be the days of my people;
my chosen ones will long enjoy
the work of their hands.
23 They will not labor in vain,
nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord,
they and their descendants with them.
24 Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox,
and dust will be the serpent’s food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,”
says the Lord.
an infant who lives but a few days,
or an old man who does not live out his years;
the one who dies at a hundred
will be thought a mere child;
the one who fails to reach[a] a hundred
will be considered accursed.
21 They will build houses and dwell in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22 No longer will they build houses and others live in them,
or plant and others eat.
For as the days of a tree,
so will be the days of my people;
my chosen ones will long enjoy
the work of their hands.
23 They will not labor in vain,
nor will they bear children doomed to misfortune;
for they will be a people blessed by the Lord,
they and their descendants with them.
24 Before they call I will answer;
while they are still speaking I will hear.
25 The wolf and the lamb will feed together,
and the lion will eat straw like the ox,
and dust will be the serpent’s food.
They will neither harm nor destroy
on all my holy mountain,”
says the Lord.
a. Isaiah 65:20 Or the sinner who reaches
This is from Bible-studys.org.
In response to the prayer of the previous chapter, God speaks to the Gentiles who have come to trust in Him. “I am found of them that sought me not” refers to the unconditional election of the Gentiles as the bulk of the New Testament church of God. (See Romans 10:20).
While the Jews themselves are called a “rebellious people, God still promises to bring a “seed out of Jacob … mine elect.” The language here is reminiscent of (Romans 11:1-5), where Paul insists that God has not forsaken His people Israel. The references to the plain of “Sharon” and the “valley of Achor” blossoming abundantly look forward to the prosperity Israel will enjoy during the millennial kingdom.
Here Isaiah gave more references to Israel’s sin, such as defiance in practicing Idolatry, communing with the spirits of the dead (a forbidden practice according to Deut. 18:10-11), eating in ways forbidden by the Mosaic Law (Lev. 11:7-8), consuming food connected with idol sacrifices, and the arrogance of self-righteousness (Matt. 9:11; Luke 5:30; 18:11).
In the midst of the final fury of judgment when the time of Jacob’s trouble comes (Jer. 30:7), and God purges out the rebels in Israel (Ezek. 20:38), there will also be the restoration of the faithful remnant to the Land.
Though judgment comes to the nation as a whole, God will spare and save (Zech. 12:10-13:1; Romans 11:25-27), the faithful remnant, “My servants” , in the future kingdom. This will include a physical return of God’s elect, believing Jews, to the land of Israel.
Another pronouncement of judgment was given on the rebellious Israelites, who resorted to the worship of pagan gods, like Fortune (Hebrew – Gad), and Destiny (Hebrew – Meni), and had no one to blame but themselves for the sword of damnation that fell on them.
At this point Isaiah saw further into the future than any Old Testament prophet, looking beyond the millennial kingdom to the “new heavens and a new earth” (Rev. 21). Thus, the reader is suddenly thrust into the celestial future of the New Jerusalem. “Weeping” and “crying” shall be no more.
Rev. 21:4: “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes … for the former things are passed away”:
“Build … inhabit …plant … eat”: Social justice will prevail in Israel’s kingdom. No enemies will deprive people of what is rightfully theirs (Deut. 28:30).
This is from blueletterbible.com.It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and while they are still speaking, I will hear: The millennial reign of Jesus Christ will not only be a time of biological and social transformation. It will also be a time of profound spiritual transformation and intimacy. There will be an immediate and constant sense of the presence of God, and His knowledge will cover the earth .
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together: The millennial earth will also see a remarkable ecological transformation. No longer will predators stalk their victims. Instead, even the wolf and the lamb will get along, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
"They shall not hurt nor destroy in all My holy mountain," says the LORD: This is the glorious result of the transformation that happens during the millennial earth. The world will be different biologically, spiritually, socially, and ecologically.
I looked through the commentaries this morning. I wanted to see if any of them specifically explained verse 25.... the serpent will eat dust.....I know it doesn't seem like a big deal... apparently the commentaries didn't think it appropriate to discuss. I googled it.... all snakes are carnivores. On top of that.... they swallow their prey whole.... Yep even that tame little black snake in the back yard.... that does such a great job keeping the mice and bugs in line.... is a carnivore.... it just prefers smaller prey.... so it doesn't take on a human. When the serpent got to Eve.... he took her whole.... she was doomed from the first word.... she was mesmerized... hypnotized.... done for....
Isaiah has discussed, in detail, the return of the descendants of Jacob [Israel] to rebuild the Temple under the reign of the gentile king Cyrus the Great, 300 years before it happened. Isaiah has discussed, in detail, the birth of Christ the Messiah, Savior, Son of the One True Living God.... 700 years before it happened. Isaiah has also described the day Jesus, the Christ, returns to take back His Earth..... in great detail.... how Jesus would be drenched in the blood of His enemies..... thousands of years before it going to happen. And now.... He is describing a new earth...one without temptation.... where food and drink are plentiful.... and no one has to take a life.....
Satan will eat dust..... not souls.....
