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Isaiah 24 — Sermon Preparation

A cosmic judgment strips the earth bare, silencing all feasting and song, as the Lord reigns on Mount Zion. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 24, 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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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Isaiah 24 in the Hebrew

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

HebrewTransliterationStrong'sCountGlosses
בָּגַדbâgadH8984cover, act covertly
מָרוֹםmârôwmH47914altitude, elevated place
בָּקַקbâqaqH12383pour, empty
פַּחַתpachathH63543pit
אָמַלʼâmalH5353droop, be sick
מָשׂוֹשׂmâsôwsH48853delight
יָשַׁבyâshabH34275sit, dwell

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 24, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry1John Wesley1

“XXIV Judgments on Judah for their defilements and transgression, ver. 1-12. A remnant shall praise God, ver. 13-15. God, by his judgments on his people and their enemies, will advance his kingdom, ver. 16-23. 1. The land - Of Canaan. Waste - He will shortly make it waste, first by the Assyrians, and then by the Chaldeans. Turneth - Brings it into great disorder and confusion. 2. It shall be - The approaching calamity shall be universal, without any distinction of persons or ranks; …”

— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 24:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem— Isa 24:23
  • Mount Zion— Isa 24:23

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