Pentecost Season · Proper 26 · Year C
Isaiah 1:10-18
Learn to Do Good
November 5, 2028
Overview & Insights
"Cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed." (Isaiah 1:16-17)
Isaiah delivers a scathing critique of empty worship, declaring that God despises religious ritual divorced from justice for the vulnerable. God invites the people to reason together and promises cleansing despite sins like scarlet.
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Commentary
Commentary on Isaiah 1:10-18 Working Preacher
Reads Isaiah's outrage as directed at social injustice, not merely cultic disloyalty.
Isaiah 1:10-18 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching angle on worship that does not match behavior toward the vulnerable.
Isaiah 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse notes on Isaiah's opening indictment of Judah.
Isaiah 1:10 Commentaries BibleHub
A composite of classic commentaries on the call to 'learn to do good.'
Isaiah Commentaries & Sermons Precept Austin
A curated roundup of verse-by-verse resources on the whole book.
Background & Word Study
Isaiah 1:10 Interlinear BibleHub
The Hebrew interlinear shows the legal language behind Isaiah's indictment.
Isaiah 1:10-18 Sefaria
The Hebrew text of the passage alongside classic Jewish commentary.
Isaiah 1-39 Overview BibleProject
A video walkthrough of Isaiah's early oracles of judgment and hope.
Isaiah Enter the Bible
A Luther Seminary introduction to the prophet and the shape of the book.
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