Passage Research
Isaiah 66 — Sermon Preparation
Final visions close the book: true worship before the cosmic Lord, the sudden birth of a reborn nation, streams of comfort, and fire against all who rebel. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 66, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 24
- verses
- 386 / 209
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 10
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 66 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 6 | nation, a Gentile |
| כָּבוֹד | kâbôwd | H3519 | 5 | weight, splendor |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 6 | see |
| יָלַד | yâlad | H3205 | 5 | bear young, beget |
| בָּשָׂר | bâsâr | H1320 | 4 | flesh, freshness |
| אֵשׁ | ʼêsh | H784 | 4 | fire |
| חוּל | chûwl | H2342 | 3 | twist, whirl |
How preachers through history handled this text
10 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 66, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“LXVI God is served with the spirit, and not by ceremonies, ver. 1- 5. The wonderful birth and benefits of the gospel-church, ver. 6- 14. Severe judgments against the wicked, ver. 15-17. The Gentiles shall be an holy church, ver. 18-23. The eternal punishment of the wicked, ver. 24. 1. The heaven - The highest heaven, is the place where I shew myself in my majesty. So Psalm xi, 4 Psalm ciii, 19 Matt. v, 34. Hence we are taught to pray; our father which art in heaven. And the earth is my footstool - Or a place wherein I set my feet, Matt. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 66:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 66:10
- Javan— Isa 66:19
- Lud 1— Isa 66:19
- Meshech— Isa 66:19
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