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Isaiah 12:2-6

Songs of Praise

December 12, 2027

Rebecca and Eliezer, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Rebecca and Eliezer, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1650Museo del Prado, Madrid
The servant has come a long way to find a wife for Isaac and asks a stranger for water; Murillo paints the ordinary courtesy that turns out to be the answer to a prayer.With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation, and here is the well, and the drawing, and the joy of it.Bartolomé Esteban MurilloSeville's leading painter (1617-1682), known for a warm, soft handling that made his religious pictures the most copied in Spain for two centuries.Museo del Prado, MadridSpain's national collection, formed from what the Spanish crown had bought over three centuries, which is why its Titians and Rubenses are unmatched.Museo del Prado, Madrid
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 3:7-18Lk 3:7-18
EpistlePhil. 4:4-7Phil 4:4-7
Old TestamentZeph. 3:14-20Zep 3:14-20
PsalterIsa. 12:2-6Is 12:2-6

Overview & Insights

“With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:3)

After an act of deliverance of the kind that brought the people out of Egypt, one might expect there to be a song to sing like that in Exodus 15, and so there is; indeed, verse 2 virtually repeats Exodus 15:2.

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Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 12:2-6Commentary on Is 12:2-6 Working Preacher

The Lutheran home commentary on this canticle of trust used as the Psalm for Gaudete Sunday.

Isaiah 12 - You Will Say in That DayIs 12 - You Will Say in That Day Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse evangelical study of Isaiah's short song of salvation and joy.

Background & Word Study

Isaiah 12 (Hebrew and English)Is 12 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria

The Hebrew of the passage alongside English with linked Jewish commentary.

Isaiah 12:2 InterlinearIs 12:2 Interlinear BibleHub

The Hebrew of the passage word by word with parsing and lexical helps.

The Church Fathers

Isaiah 12 (Catena)Is 12 (Catena) Catena

Early church readings of Isaiah's song of trust and salvation.

Questions preachers ask

What is the song of Isaiah 12?

A short canticle of thanksgiving: though the Lord was angry, his anger has turned, and the redeemed sing that God is their strength and salvation, making known his deeds among the nations.

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