Time after Pentecost · Proper 7 · Year C
Isaiah 65:1-9
A Remnant Preserved
June 25, 2028
Overview & Insights
"I will not destroy them all... I will bring forth descendants from Jacob." (Isaiah 65:8-9)
God speaks of patiently reaching out to a rebellious people who provoke him with idolatrous worship, and declares judgment on their defiance, but promises to preserve a faithful remnant for the sake of God's own servants.
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 65:1-9 Working Preacher
Traces the movement from grief to judgment to mercy across the passage.
Isaiah 65 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Explains the image of wine in a spoiled cluster as the promise to a remnant.
Isaiah 65:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Collects classic commentators on God being found by those who did not seek him.
Isaiah 65 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight
Notes the specific idolatrous practices God names in verses 3-5.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 65:1 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Hebrew of God's self-offering to a people who did not ask.
Isaiah Enter the Bible
Background course on Isaiah 56-66 and the community this oracle addresses.
Isaiah 40-66 BibleProject
Overview video covering the section of Isaiah this oracle belongs to.
Isaiah 65:1 Sefaria
Hebrew text of the oracle alongside translation.
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