Isaiah 57

Where it is preached

1. How to Bring Men to Christ · R. A. Torrey

   Dealing with the Indifferent or Careless cites Isaiah lvii. 21

   …his need of Jesus Christ as a Deliverer from the slavery of sin. The Holy Spirit has used Isaiah lvii. 21 to the salvation of many men who have been indifferent to the claims of the Gospel. After…

2. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Isa. 57:1

   …of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Isa. 57:15, “Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is holy, I…

3. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

   VIII. Truly gracious affections differ from those affections that are false and delusive, in that they tend to, and are attended with the lamblike, dovelike spirit and temper of Jesus Christ cites Isa. 57:1

   …find in Scripture, that a righteous man, and a merciful man are synonymous expressions, Isa. 57:1, “The righteous perisheth and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away…

4. Communion with God · John Owen

   What it is wherein we have peculiar fellowship with the Lord Christ cites Isa. lvii. 10

   …now with one path, now with another, with various thoughts and ways, like them, Isa. lvii. 10 — because something comes in by the life of the hand, they give not over though weary. In…

5. A Short and Easy Method of Prayer · Jeanne Guyon

   The Simple Presence of God cites Isa. lvii. 10

   …“Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope” (Isa. lvii. 10).

6. The Ministry of Intercession · Andrew Murray

   The Coming Revival cites Isa. lvii. 15

   …him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones.”—Isa. lvii. 15. “Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. He will…

7. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

   Holiness and Humility cites Isa. lvii. 15

   …to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.’—Isa. lvii. 15. Very wonderful is the revelation we have in Isaiah of God, the Holy One, as the Redeemer…

8. The Key Teachings of John Calvin · Ochorus Originals

   The Knowledge of God and of Ourselves cites ISAIAH 57:15

   …dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit. ISAIAH 57:15 Knowledge that is piety It would be easy to misunderstand what Calvin means by knowing…

9. Humility · Andrew Murray

   Humility and Exaltation cites Isaiah 57:15

   …spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” Isaiah 57:15. Let this be our portion! “O, to be emptier, lowlier, Mean, unnoticed, and unknown, And…

10. The Key Teachings of Martyn Lloyd-Jones · Ochorus Originals

    The Christian Character cites ISAIAH 57:15

    …dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit. ISAIAH 57:15 He believed this was precisely the quality most lacking in the church of his day, which…

11. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    June cites Isaiah 57:15

    …Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite spirit.”— Isaiah 57:15. THIS VERSE has reference to God's two Homes—the macrocosm of .the great universe and the…

12. Lectures to My Students · Charles H. Spurgeon

    Our Public Prayer cites Isaiah lvii. 15

    …marred, and one altogether lost indeed, when thus combined and mingled. The one is Isaiah lvii. 15, 'Thus saith the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy.' The…

13. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    VI. Gracious affections are attended with evangelical humiliation cites Isa. 57:15

    …high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly.” Prov. 3:34, “He giveth grace unto the lowly.” Isa. 57:15, “Thus saith the high and lofty One who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is holy, I dwell…

14. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 3, Chapter 12 — Necessity of Contemplating the Judgment-seat of God, in Order to Be Seriously Convinced of the Doctrine of Gratuitous Justification cites Isaiah 57:15

    …to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones,” (Isaiah 57:15). By the term contrition which you so often hear, understand a wounded heart, which…

15. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Being of God cites Isa 57:15

    …say heaven is his throne? Isa 66:6. It is also said, that a humble heart is his throne. Isa 57:15. The humble heart is his throne, in regard to his gracious presence; and heaven is his…

16. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ's Kingly Office cites Isa 57:15

    …Christ is of mighty renown, he is a king; (1.) he has a kingly title. ‘High and Lofty.’ Isa 57:15. (2.) He has his insignia regalia, his ensigns of royalty; corona est insigne regae…

17. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Perseverance cites Isa 57:15

    …likely to persevere, who have God dwelling in them. ‘But God dwells in the humble soul.’ Isa 57:15. Non requiescet Spiritus Sanctus nisi super humilem [The Holy Spirit will only come to…

18. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    The worst things work for good to the godly cites Isa. lvii. 16

    …be always wroth, for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made” (Isa. lvii. 16). The tender mother sets down her child in anger, but she will take it up again into her…

19. The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Month of November cites Isa. 57:16

    …I be always wrath: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made" Isa. 57:16 Our heavenly Father seeks our instruction, not our destruction. His contention with us…

20. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    When the heart is disquieted by sin, speak no peace to it until God speak it cites Isa. lvii. 16–18

    …and gives out of it to all his children at his pleasure. This the Lord insists on, Isa. lvii. 16–18. It is the case under consideration that is there insisted on. When God says he will heal…

21. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The Spirit is the only author of this work cites Isa. lvii. 17

    …away the stony heart;” and by the Spirit of God is this work wrought when all means fail, Isa. lvii. 17, 18. (2.) We have all our mortification from the gift of Christ, and all the gifts of…

22. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Consider the dangerous symptoms of any lust cites Isa. lvii. 17

    …already withstood particular dealings from God against it. This condition is described, Isa. lvii. 17, “For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was…

23. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    Get a clear sense of the guilt, danger and evil of the sin cites Isa. lvii. 17

    …broken, his soul disquieted, his wounds grievous, on this account! Take other instances: Isa. lvii. 17, “For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth, and hid myself.” What peace, I pray…

24. The Key Teachings of John Owen · Ochorus Originals

    The Marks of a Dangerous Sin cites ISAIAH 57:17–18

    …he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal him. ISAIAH 57:17–18 Where these signs are present, Owen says, borrowing the words of Christ about a stubborn…

25. The Mortification of Sin in Believers · John Owen

    The usefulness of mortification to the vigour of our spiritual lives cites Isa. lvii. 18

    …to the end of the world. God makes it his prerogative to speak peace and consolation, Isa. lvii. 18, 19. “I will do that work,” says God, “I will comfort him,” verse 18. But how? By an…

26. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    1.3 The Preface to the Commandments cites Isa 57: 18

    …a disease in his patient, to heal him. ‘I have seen his ways, and will heal him.’ Isa 57: 18. Every failing does not break the marriage-bond asunder. The disciples had great…

27. Communion with God · John Owen

    The foundation of our communion with the Holy Ghost cites Isa. lvii. 18

    …therefore, when God promises that he will heal sinners, and restore comfort to them, as Isa. lvii. 18, it is not that they were without any, but that they had not so much as they needed, that…

28. Evening by Evening · Charles H. Spurgeon

    August cites Isaiah 57:18

    …recompense. August 30 (Jeremiah 17:14) “I have seen his ways, and will heal him.” (Isaiah 57:18) It is the sole prerogative of God to remove spiritual disease. Natural disease may be…

29. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    4.2 Repentance cites Isa 57: 18

    …both weep for sin, and turn from it. If ever God restores comfort, it is to his mourners. Isa 57: 18. When we have wept, let us look up to Christ’s blood for pardon. Say, as that holy man…

30. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Joy cites Isa 57:18

    …of which the flower of spiritual joy grows. ‘I will restore comforts to his mourners.’ Isa 57:18. (3.) Keep the book of conscience fair written. Do not by presumptuous sins blur your…

31. The Key Teachings of John Owen · Ochorus Originals

    Speak No Peace Until God Speaks cites ISAIAH 57:19

    …to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. ISAIAH 57:19 Second, it is Christ’s particular office to speak that peace home to the conscience. When…

32. Communion with God · John Owen

    How the saints hold communion with Christ as to their acceptation with God cites Isa. lvii. 20

    …the troubled sea, that cannot rest;” and, “There is no peace” to them, “saith my God,” Isa. lvii. 20, 21. There is no peace, rest, or quietness, in a distance, separation, or alienation from…

33. Selected Sermons of Jonathan Edwards · Jonathan Edwards

    Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God cites Isaiah lvii. 20

    …they do in them. The souls of the wicked are in Scripture compared to the troubled sea, Isaiah lvii. 20. For the present God restrains their wickedness by his mighty power, as he does the…

34. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Holiness of God cites Isa 57:21

    …ibi procella [where there is sin, there is tumult]. ‘There is no peace to the wicked.’ Isa 57:21. Righteousness and peace are put together. Holiness is the root which bears this sweet…

35. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Covenant of Works cites Isa 57:21

    …disturbs. As poison tortures the bowels, corrupts the blood, so sin does the soul. Isa 57:21. Sin breeds a trembling at the heart; it creates fears, and there is ‘torment in fear.’ I…

36. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Peace cites Isa 57:21

    …have nothing to do with peace. ‘There is no peace, saith my God to the wicked.’ Isa 57:21. They may have a truce, but no peace. God may forbear the wicked a while, and stop the…

37. Talks to the Farmer · Charles H. Spurgeon

    In the Hay - Field cites Isaiah 57:20-21

    …its waters toss up mire and dirt. ‘There is no peace,’ says my God, ‘for the wicked.’” — Isaiah 57:20-21 (ESV) The grass withers, the flower fades away, and in the same way the glory of those…