Prophecies
of Christ in Isaiah
“Come
now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they
shall be as wool” (Isa. 1:18). –Speaking of the thoroughness of
the sufferings of Christ to remedy the sin issue.
“And
it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house
shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above
the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and
say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the
God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths:
for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from
Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people:
and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into
pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they
learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of
the LORD” (Isa. 2:2-5). –The redemption that is in Christ
is declared to be abundantly sufficient to recover both Jew and Gentile from
their state of lostness because of sin, and to draw them forever into the
Presence of God.
“And
the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be
made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols he shall
utterly abolish. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the
caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty,
when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. In that day a man shall cast his
idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to
worship, to the moles and to the bats; To go into the clefts of the rocks, and
into the tops of the ragged rocks, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of
his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. Cease ye from man,
whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?” (Isa.
2:17-22).
“In
the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high
and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims:
each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he
covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and
said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his
glory. And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the
house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I
am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips:
for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then flew one of the
seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the
tongs from off the altar: And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath
touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Also I
heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?
Then said I, Here am I; send me. And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye
indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make the heart
of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they
see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart,
and convert, and be healed” (Isa. 6:1-10).
“Therefore speak I to
them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not,
neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias,
which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye
shall see, and shall not perceive: For this people's heart is waxed gross, and
their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any
time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should
understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them”
(Mt. 13:13-15).
“Therefore they could
not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and
hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand
with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. These things said
Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him” (Jn. 12:39-41).
“And when they agreed
not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well
spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto
this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and
seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed
gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest
they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with
their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. Be it known
therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and
that they will hear it” (Acts 28:25-28).
“Therefore
the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and
bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel” (Isa. 7:14).
“Behold, a virgin
shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name
Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us” (Mt. 1:23).
“Behold,
I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in
Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion” (Isa. 8:18).
“For it became him,
for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto
glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. For
both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which
cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, Saying, I will declare thy name
unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. And
again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which
God hath given me” (Heb. 2:10-13).
“The
people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the
land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined” (Isa. 9:2).
“And leaving
Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the
borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken
by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim,
by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; The people which
sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow
of death light is sprung up” (Mt. 4:13-16)
“For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be
upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his
government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon
his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice
from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this”
(Isa. 9:6-7).
“And
it shall come to pass in that day, that the remnant of Israel, and such as are
escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote
them; but shall stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. The
remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God” (Isa.
10:20-21).
“Esaias also crieth
concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand
of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: For he will finish the work, and cut it
short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth.
And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we
had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha” (Rom. 9:27-29).
“And
there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse [the father of David],
and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest
upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and
might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him
of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after
the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with
righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of
the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the
breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the
girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins” (Isa. 11:1-5).
“And in that day there shall be a root
of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the
Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious” (Isa. 11:10).
“And again, Esaias
saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the
Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust” (Rom.15:12).
“And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD,
I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away,
and thou comfortedst me. Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be
afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my
salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of
salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name,
declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the
earth. Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of
Israel in the midst of thee” (Isa. 12:1-6).
“And in this mountain shall the LORD of
hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,
of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. And he will
destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the
vail that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death in victory; and
the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his
people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD hath spoken it.
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him,
and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad
and rejoice in his salvation” (Isa. 25:6-9).
“In that day shall this song be sung in
the land of Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will God appoint for walls
and bulwarks. Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the
truth may enter in. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed
on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the
LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength: For he bringeth down them that dwell on
high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, even to the ground;
he bringeth it even to the dust” (Isa. 26:1-5).
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD,
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious
corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste” (Isa.
28:16).
“Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as
this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me,
but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by
the precept of men” (Isa. 29:13).
“Ye
hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, This people draweth nigh
unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is
far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the
commandments of men” (Mt. 15:7-9).
“He
answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as
it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far
from me” (Mk. 7:6).
“Behold, a king shall reign in
righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. And a man shall be as an
hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water
in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. And the eyes of
them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the
stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly” (Isa. 32:1-4).
“And the work of righteousness shall be
peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever” (Isa.
32:17).
“Strengthen ye the weak hands, and
confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong,
fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a
recompence; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be
opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man
leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall
waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become
a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons,
where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. And an highway shall be
there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall
not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools,
shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go
up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And
the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and
everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and
sorrow and sighing shall flee away” (Isa. 35:3-10).
“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith
your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare
is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the
LORD'S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the
wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway
for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall
be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places
plain: And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it
together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he
said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is
as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the
spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass
withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. O
Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain; O
Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it
up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!” (Isa.
40:1-9).
“As
it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice
of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths
straight” (Lk. 3:4).
“And
this is the record of John [the Baptist], when the Jews sent priests and
Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed, and denied
not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they asked him, What then? Art thou
Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then
said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent
us. What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the
wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. And
they which were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto
him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither
that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there
standeth one among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is
preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose” (Jn.
1:19-27).
“Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine
elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall
bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause
his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the
smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He
shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and
the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the
heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which
cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to
them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will
hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people,
for a light of the Gentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners
from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house” (Isa.
42:1-7).
Then
the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes
followed him, and he healed them all; And charged them that they should not
make him known: That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my
soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment
to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his
voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall
he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall
the Gentiles trust” (Mt. 12:14-21).
“I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy
transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins” (Isa. 43:25).
“Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken,
ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of
my mother hath he made mention of my name. And he hath made my mouth like a
sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished
shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O
Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I
have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with
the LORD, and my work with my God. And now, saith the LORD that formed me from
the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not
gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be
my strength. And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will
also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation
unto the end of the earth” (Isa. 49:1-6).
“The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue
of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is
weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the
learned. The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither
turned away back. I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that
plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. For the Lord
GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my
face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed” (Isa. 50:4-7).
“Who hath believed our report? and to
whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a
tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor
comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire
him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with
grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we
esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet
we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded
for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of
our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath
laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet
he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a
sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken
from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was
cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was
he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his
death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou
shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall
prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He
shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge
shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the
spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he
was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made
intercession for the transgressors” (Isa. 53:1-12).
"When
the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils:
and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: That
it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself
took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses” (Mt. 8:16-17).
“But
though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:
That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord,
who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been
revealed” (Jn. 12:37-38).
“And
the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south
unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he
arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority
under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure,
and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot
read Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join
thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the
prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said,
How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would
come up and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, He
was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer,
so opened he not his mouth: In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and
who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth. And the
eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet
this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began
at the same scripture, and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their
way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water;
what doth hinder me to be baptized? And Philip said, If thou believest with all
thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ
is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went
down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And
when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away
Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing” (Acts
8:26-39).
“But
they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed
our report?” (Rom. 10:16).
“Incline your ear, and come unto me:
hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with
you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to
the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a
nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto
thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath
glorified thee. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while
he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his
thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him;
and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon” (Isa. 55:3-7).
“For thus saith the high and lofty One
that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy
place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the
spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones. For I will
not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should
fail before me, and the souls which I have made” (Isa. 57:15-16).
“So shall they fear the name of the LORD
from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall
come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against
him. And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from
transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD. As for me, this is my covenant with
them, saith the LORD; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have
put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of
thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the LORD, from
henceforth and for ever” (Isa. 59:19-21).
“Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall
cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon
thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy
light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising” (Isa. 60:1-3).
“The sun shall be no more thy light by
day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD
shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall
no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be
thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. Thy
people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the
branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified” (Isa.
60:19-21).
“The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me;
because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath
sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and
the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable
year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that
mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of
heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of
the LORD, that he might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, they
shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities,
the desolations of many generations” (Isa. 61:1-4).
"And
he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he
went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there
was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened
the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is
upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath
sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and
recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To
preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it
again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the
synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this
scripture fulfilled in your ears” (Lk. 4:16-21).
“For Zion's sake will I not hold my
peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness
thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that
burneth. And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory:
and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.
Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem
in the hand of thy God” (Isa. 62:1-3).
“Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto
the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation
cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him. And they shall
call them, The holy people, The redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called,
Sought out, A city not forsaken” (Isa. 62:11-12).
“For since the beginning of the world
men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God,
beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. 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”
(Isa. 64:4-5).
"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” (Isa. 65:1).
“But
Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not; I was
made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, All
day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying
people” (Rom. 10:20-21).
“For, behold, I create new heavens and a
new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. 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. 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” (Isa. 65:17-19).
“Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my
throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto
me? and where is the place of my rest? For all those things hath mine hand
made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I
look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my
word” (Isa. 66:1-2).
“For this is he that was spoken of by
the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare
ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight” (Mt. 3:3). –Quoting
from Isaiah chapter 40 with regard to John the Baptist (the forerunner of
Christ)
