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Isaiah 62:6-12

Zion’s New Name

December 25, 2027

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives at Sunrise, Gustav Bauernfeind
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives at Sunrise, Gustav Bauernfeind, c. 1902Private collection
The city across the valley in the first light, the walls and the gates picked out and the road running down toward them.Go through, go through the gates, prepare the way for the people. Say to daughter Zion, See, your salvation comes.Gustav BauernfeindBauernfeind, a German who settled in Jerusalem and painted the same walls over and over.Private collectionA private collection.Private collection
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 2:(1-7), 8-20Lk 2:(1-7), 8-20
EpistleTitus 3:4-7Ti 3:4-7
Old TestamentIsa. 62:6-12Is 62:6-12
PsalterPs. 97Ps 97

Overview & Insights

“You shall be called by a new name that the mouth of the Lord will give.” (Isaiah 62:2)

Chapters 61 and 62 recapitulate much of chapter 60, but they do so in a new framework. They offer five responses to those promises. Whereas the prophet’s word was a brisk preliminary to Yahweh’s word in 59:21–60:22, in chapters 61–62 the prophet speaks a number of times in a way that has significance in its own right but also introduces recapitulations of the promises.

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Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 62:6-12Commentary on Is 62:6-12 Working Preacher

A commentary connecting the sentinels on Jerusalem's walls to the day's celebration.

Isaiah 62 CommentaryIs 62 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

A Reformed preaching archive on the restored, renamed city and its Christmas hope.

Isaiah 62 - Zion's Coming GloryIs 62 - Zion's Coming Glory Enduring Word · David Guzik

An evangelical verse-by-verse study of the watchmen, the new names, and the coming reward.

Isaiah 62:6 CommentariesIs 62:6 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries stacked verse by verse on the sentinels who will not keep silent.

Isaiah 62:6 Verse-by-Verse CommentaryIs 62:6 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight

A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.

Background & Word Study

Isaiah 62 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentaryIs 62 in Hebrew, with Jewish commentary Sefaria

The Hebrew text alongside English with linked traditional Jewish commentary.

Overview: IsaiahOverview: Is BibleProject

An animated overview tracing Isaiah's arc toward the promised new Jerusalem.

The Church Fathers

Isaiah 62 (Catena)Is 62 (Catena) Catena

Early church comments gathered on the watchmen and the coming salvation.

Questions preachers ask

What is Zion's new name in Isaiah 62?

No longer Forsaken or Desolate, Zion is called My Delight and Married; God rejoices over his people as a bridegroom rejoices over the bride.

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