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Time after Pentecost · Proper 29 (Last Sunday of the Church Year / Christ the King) · Year B

Isaiah 51:4-6

My Salvation Will Be Forever

November 21, 2027

Isaiah, Michelangelo
Isaiah, Michelangelo, c. 1509Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican
One of the seven prophets on the Sistine ceiling. Isaiah has stopped reading, his finger still in the book, and turned sharply towards a child behind his shoulder.Lift up your eyes to the heavens and look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, but my salvation will be forever.MichelangeloSculptor first and painter under protest, who spent four years on his back on the Sistine ceiling and produced the most consequential painting in Europe.Sistine Chapel ceiling, VaticanThe pope's chapel, where conclaves are held, decorated by Perugino, Botticelli and Ghirlandaio before Michelangelo was ever asked.Sistine Chapel ceiling, Vatican
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMark 13:24-37Mk 13:24-37Alt. GospelJohn 18:33-37Jn 18:33-37
EpistleJude 20-25Alt. EpistleRev. 1:4b-8Rev 1:4b-8
Old TestamentIsa. 51:4-6Is 51:4-6Alt. OTDan. 7:9-10, 13-14Dn 7:9-10, 13-14
PsalterPs. 93Ps 93

Overview & Insights

"Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look at the earth beneath; for the heavens vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment... but my salvation will be forever." (Isaiah 51:6)

The LORD calls his people to attend as he promises that his teaching and justice will go out as a light to the peoples. Though the heavens vanish like smoke and the earth wears out like a garment, God declares that his salvation and righteousness will endure forever.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Isaiah 51:1-6Working Preacher: Commentary on Is 51:1-6 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary covering the promise of an everlasting salvation.

Enduring Word: Isaiah 51Enduring Word: Is 51 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Isaiah 51:4BibleHub: Commentaries on Is 51:4 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the light going out to the peoples.

StudyLight: Isaiah 51 CommentariesStudyLight: Is 51 Commentaries StudyLight

Many complete commentaries on Isaiah 51 gathered on one passage page.

Background & Word Study

BibleProject: Isaiah 40-66 OverviewBibleProject: Is 40-66 Overview BibleProject

Animated overview of the second half of Isaiah where this promise sits.

Sefaria: Isaiah 51 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Is 51 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary on the chapter.

BibleHub: Isaiah 51 InterlinearBibleHub: Is 51 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the chapter.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Isaiah 51Catena: Is 51 Catena

Patristic comments gathered verse by verse on Isaiah 51.

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