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Isaiah 62:1-5
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| Historical References, Commentary and Comparative
Texts:
 | "For
God's Good Pleasure," Comparative World Scriptures from United
Communities of Spirit. |
| Chapter X,
The Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.) |
| Chapter
VIII, Scorpiace, Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org. |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "As they confess one faith and
religion with you, they are in the same bond of marriage with you,
and they are called the children of the Church, as Christ makes her
plentiful to bring forth children to him." |
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| From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
| "The Son of God here assures
his church of his unfailing love, and his pleading for her under all
trails and difficulties." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "These seem to be the words of
the prophet strongly resolving, notwithstanding all difficulties, to
solicit God for the church's happiness, and constantly excite to the
belief of it by his preaching, though it were long before it came,
for Isaiah lived near two hundred years before this was
accomplished." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871). |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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Isaiah 62:1-5, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series C, Ralph W.
Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. |
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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Isaiah 62:1-5, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure,
Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting
Church in Australia.
| "If the verses are taken out of context
it is very easy to impose meaning on the text which fails to take into
account its original audience. We must treat the text with integrity
before asking the question: how does this speak to us in a Christian
context?" |
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Isaiah 62:1-5, 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.
| "In preaching this passage, one might
draw out the message of hope that comes to people of faith who feel
forsaken, even desolate." |
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Second Sunday of Epiphany, Year C: Isaiah 62:1-5, Biblische
Ausbildung, Dr. Stephen L. Cook, Virginia Theological Seminary.
Part 2.
| "God is at work in Epiphany season to
bless God's spent, demoralized people so that their spiritual vigor
abounds, their vindication and praise flares up before the world, and the
blessings of salvation and righteousness reverberate abroad so that
knowledge of God's glory covers the earth." |
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"God Will Rejoice in Zion," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
| "This passage reminds us of the nature
and function of the church: We are the Lord's delight, an entity which
radiates his glory to this broken world." |
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Kairos CoMotion Lectionary Discussion,
Isaiah 62:1-5, Wesley White. "A place of
conversation regarding Progressive Christianity."
| "We dare not be silent for the sake of
a place of Peace." |
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Expository Essay,
Isaiah 62:1-5, Dr. William R. Long. |
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"See the
Possible," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com:
A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
| "Do we see the possible in the
seemingly hopeless situation? Is this not a test of faith?" |
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| Environmental &
earth-centered reflections, Rev. John Gibbs, from the Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota Environmental
Stewardship Commission.
| "For once the lectionary for
the day lists four texts, all of which have something in common. All
4 are visionary texts, loaded with symbols for fragile souls,
freighted with more meaning than meets the eye. Each of the 4
pictures makes its own emphasis: here our vision of God, there God's
view of us, here the Church's vision of Jesus glorified, there our
vision of "the common good." In every case it's
theological imagination at work as if our very lives depend on
it." |
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| Articles & Background: |
| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Bratcher, Margaret Dee,
"Salvation Achieved," Review & Expositor, 1991. |
| Halpern, Baruch,
"The New Names of Isaiah 62:4: Jeremiah's Reception in the Restoration and
the Politics of 'Third Isaiah,'" Journal of Biblical Literature,
1998. |
| Lynch, Matthew J., "Zion's Warrior
and the Nations: Isaiah 59:15b-63:6 in Isaiah's Zion Traditions," The
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
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| Oswalt, John N.,
"Isaiah 60-62: The Glory of the Lord," Calvin Theological Journal,
2005. |
| Sappenfield, William J., "Known
Beyond the Borders: Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for January,"
The Living Pulpit, 2007.
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| Sermons:
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| Reviews:
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Review: Leszek Ruszkowski, Volk und Gemeinde im Wandel: Eine Untersuchung
zu Jesaja 56-66. (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2000) Review by Roy D.
Wells in SBL's Review
of Biblical Literature. (Review is in English.) |
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Clip Art, Isaiah 62:5, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators. |
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