Isaiah 35:1-10
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- Reading the Text:
- NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
- Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
- The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
- The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
- The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons.
- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- Chapter XLVIII, The First Apology of Justin Martyr. (c 150)
- Chapter LXIX, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
- IV.XXXIII.11, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter IX, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- IV.8, IV.10, IV.12, IV.24, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter XX, Chapter LVIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh, Tertullian (c. 211)
- II.XLVIII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
- Part 38, On the Incarnation of the Word, Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318.
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
- From the Geneva Notes.
- "He prophecies of the full restoration of the Church both of the Jews and Gentiles under Christ, which will be fully accomplished at the last day: although as yet it is compared to a desert and wilderness."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
- "Those unable to do any thing good, by Divine grace were made active therein."
- From
Wesley's
Notes.
- "The most dry and barren places shall be made moist and fruitful; which is principally meant of the plentiful effusion of God's grace upon such persons and nations, as had been wholly destitute of it."
- "Weak Hands and Feeble Knees; Isaiah 35:3," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1859.
- From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
- Commentary, Isaiah 35:4-7a, Anathea Portier-Young, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
- "The oracle begins with a command to speak, to proclaim words that remedy weakness and conquer fear..."
- A Plain Account, Brent Neely, 2018.
- Commentary, Isaiah 35:4-7a, Michael J. Chan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2016.
- "If I had to pair this text with one Advent song, it would be O Come, O Come Emmanuel."
- The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, Illustration Ideas, 2016.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2016.
- Commentary, Isaiah 35:4-7a, Patricia Tull, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
- "Czech dissident and first post-communist president Václav Havel said it so well: "Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it will turn out.""
- Commentary,
Isaiah 35:1-10, Barbara Lundblad, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2013.
- "Isaiah dares to speak a word out of place. A word that refused to wait until things improved."
- The Politics of Isaiah 35:1-10, Linda Day, Political Theology Today, 2013.
- "Wilderness Rhapsody," Todd Weir, bloomingcactus, 2013.
- Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2013.
- "Rivers in the Desert and Stinking Corpses," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2013.
- "When Advent rolls around, it will hardly do to upset the Christmas-eyed folk with these bloated corpses and bloody hills, now, will it? Well, will it?"
- "Come On In!" (Isaiah 35) inclusivechrist, 2013 (video).
- "Church as Medium," Unvirtuous Abbey, 2013.
- "Has God moved on to other platforms?"
- "Where's Your Crocus?" Anne Howard, The Beatitudes Society, 2013.
- "Looking Forward," Alan Brehm,The Waking Dreamer.
- "In Advent we're looking forward to something better than the injustice and violence and suffering all around us. We are looking forward to the kindness and generosity and compassion of our God being fulfilled for all the peoples of the world. This hope, this faith, is what gives us energy to sustain our love as we seek to transform our corner of the world. "
- "Be Strong, Do Not Fear," Faith Element, 2013.
- Commentary, Isaiah 35:4-7a, Anathea Portier-Young, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
- "To preach this passage, then, you will need to exegete not only text but also context. The oracle gives no sure clues as to its own originating context. The contexts it calls you to interpret are your own and those of the people who have called you to preach."
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Commentary, Isaiah 35:4-7a, Frank M. Yamada, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
- "In many of our churches, we tend to align salvation with God's grace, themes that we then set over against divine judgment."
- Isaiah 35:4-7a (Pentecost 14), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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Commentary,
Isaiah 35:1-10, Fred Gaiser, Preaching This Week,
WorkingPreacher.org, 2007.
- "This is one of those texts for which many of the hearers will know not only the words but the tune, because it stands behind the well-known alto recitative in George Frideric Handel's Messiah."
- Isaiah 35:1-10: Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Advent 3A, Chris Haslam, Diocese of Montreal.
- Isaiah 35:1-10 (Advent 3A), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
- "A Way Without Violence," Russell Rathbun, The Hardest Question, 2010.
- "I have a fearful heart; I really need to hear that, along with the proclamation of the Second Advent that there is a way through the wilderness."
-
The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common
Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church,
Melbourne, Australia.
- "The connection between the Matthew passage and Isaiah 35 reminds us once again that the hope we have in Jesus, which is embodied in our Advent hope, is one which looks not just for some personal deliverer, someone to ease our individual troubles. What is envisaged is nothing less than the transformation of society and nature itself."
- "The Hope of New Vision," John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2010.
- "God in Isaiah 35 now promises a new and fresh wilderness, filled with lovely blossoms, rather than jackals and ostriches, ringing with the sounds of joy and singing rather than the hoots and screeches of owls and buzzards."
- "God Himself Will Come to Save Us," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
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"Building Hope with Bricks of Justice," Paul Bellan-Boyer, St.
Matthew Lutheran Church, Jersey City, NH.
- "Make no mistake: that vision of deserts springing into bloom is not a vision of a heavenly Las Vegas, but a vision of God?s mercy and justice irrigating the world."
- Commentary, Isaiah 35:4-7a, Anathea Portier-Young, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of
selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
- Broesterhuizen,
Marcel,
"Faith in Deaf Culture," Theological Studies, 2005.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Davies, Andrew, "Oratorio as
Exegesis: The Use of the Book of Isaiah in Handel's Messiah,"
Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Jumper, Mark A., "Post-War
Preaching," Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section on this text is
on page 51.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Klein, Ralph W., "Isaiah for Advent,"
Currents in Theology and Mission, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Oswalt, John N.
"God's Determination to Redeem His People," Review and Expositor,
1991.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Meyers, Ruth A., "A Desert in Bloom,"
The Christian Century, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Posey, Lawton W.,
"Deafness: Physical and Spiritual," The Christian Century, 1980.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Richter, Kimberly Clayton, "The Advent Texts:
Glorious Visions, Dogged Discipleship," Journal for Preachers,
2004.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Stratman, Jacob, "Harriet Beecher
Stowe's Preachers of the Swamp: Dred and the Jeremiad,"
Christianity and Literature, 2008.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Swartzback, Raymond H.,
"A Biblical Study of the Word 'Vengeance'," Interpretation, 1952.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wardlaw, Theodore J., "Preaching the Advent Texts,"
Journal for Preachers, 2007. (Section begins on page 6.)
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Yoder, Christine Roy,
"Hope that Walks: An Interpretation of Isaiah for Advent Preachers,"
Journal for Preachers, 2001.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Broesterhuizen,
Marcel,
"Faith in Deaf Culture," Theological Studies, 2005.
- Sermons:
- "Salvation in a Heartbeat," the Rev. Patti Davis, Day 1, 2006.
- "Making the Deserts Bloom," Advent 3A, Rev. Edward F. Markquart, Sermons from Seattle.
- With Children:
- Worshiping with Children, Advent 3A, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2013.2010.
- "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," December 15, 2013, Union Presbyterian Seminary. Connections: Isaiah 35:1-10 and The Curious Garden by Peter Brown. 2010.
- "The Desert Shall Rejoice and Bloom as the Rose," "Thirsty Ground Will Flow with Fountains," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
- Drama:
- Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
- Free Public Domain Clipart for Church Bulletins: Isaiah 35, Church Bulletin Resources.
- Clip Art, Isaiah 35:5, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
- Hymns and Music:
- Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
- Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 35:1, 8, 10. The Cyber Hymnal.
- Hymn Selections, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
- At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
- Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
- Study Links and Resources for the Book of Isaiah
