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Isaiah 1 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Isaiah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Isaiah 1 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
זוּר zûwr H2114 4 turn aside, be a foreigner
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 4 hear, tell
שָׁפַט shâphaṭ H8199 3 judge, sentence
סִיג çîyg H5509 2 scoria
גַּנָּה gannâh H1593 2 garden
מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ H4941 3 verdict, sentence
עֲמֹרָה ʻĂmôrâh H6017 2 Amorah

How preachers through history handled this text

12 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Spurgeon 6 Alexander MacLaren 3 Ambrose 1 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“THE STUPIDITY OF GODLESSNESS The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.'--ISAIAH i. 3. This is primarily an indictment against Israel, but it touches us all. Doth not know' i.e. has no familiar acquaintance with; doth not consider,' i.e. frivolously ignores, never meditates on. I. This is a common attitude of mind towards God. Blank indifference towards Him is far more frequent than conscious hostility. …”

— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 1:3–29 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Isa 1:1
  • Gomorrah — Isa 1:10
  • Sodom — Isa 1:10
  • Zion — Isa 1:27

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