Isaiah 55:1-13

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
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  • 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• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit:
    • "Formless, Emptiness, Mystery"
    • "Teacher and Disciple" 
  • Chapter XII, Chapter XIV, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • II.XIII.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter VIII, Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • Chapter X, Exhortation to the Greeks, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • I.1, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • III.20, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 209)
  • IV.1, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Christ by proposing his graces and gifts to his Church, exempts the hypocrites who are full with their imagined works, and the Epicureans who are full with their worldly lusts, and so do not thirst after these waters."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "Here is a gracious offer of pardon, and peace, and of all happiness. It shall not be in vain to seek God, now his word is calling to us, and his Spirit is striving with us. But there is a day coming when he will not be found. There may come such a time in this life; it is certain that at death and judgment the door will be shut."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "Thirsteth - For the grace of God and the blessings of the gospel. This thirst implies a vehement, and active, and restless desire after it."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "We are bought, but not with a price paid by ourselves. In a different sense we are to "buy" salvation, namely, by parting with everything which comes between us and Christ who has bought it for us and by making it our own."
  • "The Need and Nature of Conversion; Isaiah 55:7," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1902.
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Isaiah 55:1-9 (Lent 3C), W. Dennis Tucker, Jr., Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2010.
    • "In some sense, Lent is an invitation to thirst."
  • Isaiah 55:1-9, Lent 3C, Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Isaiah 55, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • Isaiah 55:1-9 (10-13), The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Howard Wallace Audrey Schindler, Morag Logan, Paul Tonson, Lorraine Parkinson, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "All that one needs to accept the invitation is a thirst."
  • Isaiah 55:1-9 (Lent 3), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion, Isaiah 55:1-9, Wesley White. "A place of conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
    • "In just how much of the image of G*D are we made? Are we partners with G*D or just associates? Co-creators? Just how much higher are G*D's ways and thoughts than our own?"
  • "Slaking the Burning Thirst," Expository Essay, Isaiah 55:1-9, Dr. William R. Long.
    • "That is the temptation of the religious life--to see in our situation and in our God only things that readily pass the test of our own mind."
  • "Free Meal," Peter L. Steinke, The Christian Century, 2007.
    • "God is not waiting for us to figure out everything, not hesitating to act until there is evidence that we will put our questions aside."
  • "God Works!" (Sunday 15A) Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
    • "When was the last time God worked in your life? How did he act? How did he raise your hopes?"
  • "Isaiah 55:1-13," exegetical notes by Peter L. Haynes, Long Green Valley Church of the Brethren, Glen Arm, Maryland.
    • "Originally addressed to those who have been torn from their homeland and forced to live in exile in Babylon, this "word" is still alive and active for any exile who longs for home, for those who hunger and thirst for righteousness..."
  • "Yahweh's Invitation," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
    • "When and where has God invited you to a closer walk? How does his invitation to "eat and drink without cost" appeal to you? How can you renew a relationship with him?"
  • Are You Thirsty? Then, Come: God’s Gracious Covenant of Life in Isaiah 55, by Greg Herrick at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "But what about when calamity strikes and its our fault, because of our own sin? Does God abandon us? Does he wait for us to get out of it and “cleaned up” before he will help?"
  • Commentary, Isaiah 55:1-5 (Pentecost 12), Juliana Claassens, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
    • "Nothing in life is free. Particularly if one has grown accustomed to the harsh policies of the empire that is set to exploit the peasants by means of heavy taxation."
  • Commentary, Isaiah 55:10-13 (Pentecost 9), Juliana Claassens, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
    • "The job description of the prophet contains among other less than coveted tasks the ability to speak a life-giving word of hope when all the events seem to point to the contrary."
  • Isaiah 55:10-13 (Pentecost 8), Isaiah 55:1-5 (Pentecost 11), Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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  • Akinade, Akintunde E., "On Sacred Trust: Covenant from an African Perspective," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Bloomer, Nancy, "Starting Over," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Boyce, Richard N., "Expository Article, Isaiah 55:6-13," Interpretation, 1990.
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  • Brenner, Daniel S., "Late-Night Covenants: A Jewish Perspective on Sinai and Study," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Gentry, Peter John, "Rethinking the 'Sure Mercies of David' in Isaiah 55:3," Westminster Theological Journal, 2007.
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  • Kaiser, Walter C., Jr., "The Unfailing Kindnesses Promised to David: Isaiah 55.3," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 1989.
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  • Korpel, Marjo C.A., "Metphors in Isaiah 55," Vetus Testamentum, 1996.
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  • Lamborn, Amy Bentley, "Covenant Signs Abound," The Living Pulpit, 2005.
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  • Paganini, Simone, "Who Speaks in Isaiah 55.1? Notes on the Communicative Structure of Isaiah 55," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2005.
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  • Polan, Gregory J., "Preaching at the Easter Vigil: The Paschal Mystery in the Old Testament Texts,"  Liturgical Ministry, 2004. (Section on this text begins on page 157.)
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  • Sanders, James A., "Expository Article: Isaiah 55:1-9," Interpretation, 1978.
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  • Steinke, Peter L., "Free Meal," The Christian Century, 2007.
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• Sermons:
  • "The Purposes of God," John Jewell, 2002.
• Reviews:
  • Review: Simone Paganini, Der Weg zur Frau Zion, Ziel unserer Hoffnung. (Verlag Katholisches Biblewerk, 2002) Review by Marjo Korpel in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.)
  • Review: Jim W. Adams, The Performative Nature and Function of Isaiah 40-55. T&T Clark, 2006. Review by Lena-Sofia Tiemeyer, Review of Biblical Literature, 2008.
• With Children:
  • "And All the Trees of the Field Shall Clap their Hands," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
• Drama:
  • "Money Can't Buy..." Andre Harden, dramatix.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Isaiah 55:7, Isaiah 55:8, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Isaiah 55:6-11 set to music (BLAENHAFREN) by Rosemary Beales, student of Dr. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary.
  • At Oremus Hymnal:
    • From all the wind's wide quarters
    • Glorious things of thee are spoken
    • I heard the voice of Jesus say
    • I'll praise my Maker while I've breath
    • I hunger and I thirst
    • Joyful, joyful, we adore thee
    • Let all the world in every corner sing
    • Let us with a gladsome mind
    • My God, how endless is thy love
    • Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
    • Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation
    • Rock of ages, cleft for me
    • Thou hallowed chosen morn of praise
    • We would extol thee, ever-blessed Lord
    • What wondrous love is this
    • Word of God, come down on earth
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Isaiah 55:1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "God Loves the World," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
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