Isaiah 65:1

+ 65:1. MP: Messiah will be sought for and found by the Gentile nations who did not seek him. (Acts 13:48; Rom 10:20, 11:25) “I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. 2 I am found by those who didn’t seek me. + 65:1. Quoted in Rom 10:20 2 I said, ‘See me, behold me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name. 1

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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.

In Context

2+ 65:2. MP: Messiah reaches out to rebellious Israel. (John 5:37-40) I have spread out my hands all day to a rebellious people, + 65:2. Quoted in Rom 10:21 2 who walk in a way that is not good, 2 after their own thoughts; 2 don’t come near to me, 1

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Cross References

Psalms 22:27+ 22:27 (27-28) MP: All nations and peoples of the earth will recall, worship, and serve Yahweh. The Messiah is implied by subject and topic of the chapter and (Ps 2:8) inheritance of the nations. (Rev 7:9-10) All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn + 22:27. Quoted in Luke 24:47 to Adonai. 2 All the relatives of the nations shall hawa ·bow low, prostrate· to worship before you. 1

Isaiah 11:10It will happen in that day that the nations will seek + 11:10 a MP: “Stump of Jesse” alludes to the household exists but is not in former glory. (See also Is 11:a). Therefore Messiah will grow up in a poor family. In Luke 2, the offering described is detailed in (Lev 12:6-8) for the poor woman’s purification after giving birth. (See also Is 11:1; Ps 132:17). (Luke 2:22-24; Rom 15:12) + 11:10 b MP: Messiah is from Jesse’s household and is a banner and rallying point to the nations, the Gentiles. (See also Is 11:1, 49:6, 60:1-3). (John 3:14-15; Acts 13:47-48, 26:23; Rom 15:8-9) the root of Jesse [My husband], + 11:10. Quoted in Rev 22:16 who stands as a banner of the peoples; + 11:10. Quoted in Rom 15:12 and his resting place will be kavod ·weighty glorious·.

Isaiah 41:27I am the first to say to Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking], ‘Behold, look at them;’ 2 and I will give one who brings good news to Jerusalem [City of peace]. 1

Isaiah 45:22+ 45:22 (22-23) MP: All people will turn to Yahweh / Messiah alone to be saved and “every knee will bend and every tongue will swear allegiance” to God’s kingdom. (Phil 2:11) Note: The creed passage (Phil 2:5-11) is agreed upon by scholars as being written at the end of 30s C.E., one of the first creeds recorded in New Covenant writings. It was therefore not written by Rabbi Paul and does not fit his grammatical structure. Some argue it was originally written in Aramaic then translated to Greek. “Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; 2 for I am God, and there is no other. 1

Isaiah 63:19We have become like those over whom you never ruled, 2 like those who were not called by your name.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 65:1

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. "For judgment" (says Christ) "have I come into this world." And why should it seem absurd that the prophet here should speak of that to which all the prophets bore witness? 1 Pet. i. 10, 11 . The… Read the whole commentary →

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