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Isaiah 26 — Sermon Preparation
The redeemed sing in their strong city, trusting in the Lord whose judgments bring justice, with the hope of the dead rising to life. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 26, 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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Isaiah 26 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 4 | sit, dwell |
| צַדִּיק | tsaddîyq | H6662 | 3 | just |
| שָׁלוֹם | shâlôwm | H7965 | 3 | safe, well |
| פָּקַד | pâqad | H6485 | 3 | visit, oversee |
| זֵכֶר | zêker | H2143 | 2 | memento, recollection |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 3 | nation, a Gentile |
| שָׁפֵל | shâphêl | H8213 | 2 | depress, sink |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE INHABITANT OF THE ROCK Thou wilt keep him In perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee. Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.'--ISAIAH xxvi. 3-4. There is an obvious parallel between these verses and the two preceding ones. The safety which was there set forth as the result of dwelling in the strong city is here presented as the consequence of trust. The emblem of the fortified place passes into that of the Rock of Ages. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 26:3–30 (Public Domain)
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