# Isaiah 26 š: Perfect Peace for the Trusting
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> [[#š Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#š Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#š¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#š§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#āļø Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#š Key Principles / š Life Application]]
> [[#š¬ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#āļø Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#š Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#š Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#š Internal Notes]]
## š Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### Judah Will Celebrate
[[#Verse 01.]]Ā At that timeĀ this song will be sung in the land of Judah:
āWe have a strong city! TheĀ LordāsĀ deliverance, like walls and a rampart, makes it secure.
[[#Verse 02.]]Ā Open the gates so a righteous nation can enterā
one that remains trustworthy.
[[#Verse 03.]]Ā You keep completely safe the people who maintain their faith,
for they trust in you.
[[#Verse 04.]]Ā Trust in theĀ LordĀ from this time forward,
even inĀ Yah, theĀ Lord, an enduring protector!
[[#Verse 05.]]Ā Indeed,Ā theĀ LordĀ knocks down those who live in a high place,
he brings down an elevated town;
he brings it down to the ground,
he throws it down to the dust.
[[#Verse 06.]]Ā It is trampled underfoot
by the feet of the oppressed,
by the soles of the poor.ā
### Godās People Anticipate Vindication
[[#Verse 07.]]Ā The way of the righteous is level,
the path of the righteous that you prepare is straight.
[[#Verse 08.]]Ā Yes, as your judgments unfold,
OĀ Lord, we wait for you.
We desire your fame and reputation to grow.
[[#Verse 09.]]Ā IĀ look forĀ you during the night;
my spirit within me seeks you at dawn,
for when your judgments come upon the earth,
those who live in the world learn about justice.
[[#Verse 10.]]Ā If the wicked are shown mercy,
they do not learn about justice.
Even in a land where right is rewarded, they act unjustly;
they do not see theĀ Lordās majesty revealed.
[[#Verse 11.]]Ā OĀ Lord, you are ready to act,
but they donāt even notice.
They will see and be put to shame by your angry judgment against humankind;
yes, fire will consume your enemies.
[[#Verse 12.]]Ā OĀ Lord, you make us secure,
for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.
[[#Verse 13.]]Ā OĀ Lord, our God,
masters other than you have ruled us,
but we praise your name alone.
[[#Verse 14.]]Ā The dead do not come back to life,
the spirits of the dead do not rise.
That is becauseĀ you came in judgmentĀ and destroyed them,
you wiped out all memory of them.
[[#Verse 15.]]Ā You have made the nation larger,Ā OĀ Lord;
you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor;
you have extended all the borders of the land.
[[#Verse 16.]]Ā OĀ Lord, in distress they looked for you;
they uttered incantations because of your discipline.
[[#Verse 17.]]Ā As when a pregnant woman gets ready to deliver
and strains and cries out because of her labor pains,
so were we because of you, OĀ Lord.
[[#Verse 18.]]Ā We were pregnant, we strained,
we gave birth, as it were, to wind.
We cannot produce deliverance on the earth;
no people are born to populate the world.
[[#Verse 19.]]Ā Your dead will come back to life;
your corpses will rise up.
Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground!
For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew,
and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
[[#Verse 20.]]Ā Go, my people! Enter your inner rooms!
Close your doors behind you!
Hide for a little while,
until his angry judgment is over.
[[#Verse 21.]]Ā For look, theĀ LordĀ is coming out of the place where he lives,
to punish the sin of those who live on the earth.
The earth will display the blood shed on it;
it will no longer cover up its slain.
## š Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## š¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. Perfect peace (26:3) is literally peace, peace in Hebrew (*shalom shalom*), using repetition for emphasis.
2. The everlasting Rock (26:4) is literally the Rock of ages in Hebrew.
3. Augustus Toplady's hymn Rock of Ages, first published in the 1770s, draws on this image.
4. The strong city with salvation for walls (26:1) contrasts with the fallen city of 25:2.
5. Verse 19, along with Daniel 12:2, is one of the clearest Old Testament promises of bodily resurrection.
6. Dew in 26:19 was a picture of life-giving refreshment in the dry Near East.
7. The woman in labor who gives birth only to wind (26:17-18) pictures human effort that cannot bring salvation.
8. Hiding in rooms until wrath passes (26:20) recalls the Passover, when Israel stayed inside until judgment passed over (Exodus 12:22-23).
9. Other masters have ruled over us (26:13) refers to foreign kings and possibly false gods.
10. The earth disclosing blood (26:21) means hidden injustice will be exposed on the day of the Lord.
## š§ Chapter Summary
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## āļø Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the everlasting Rock in whom we find perfect peace (26:3-4). His resurrection is the firstfruits of the promise that the dead will live and rise (26:19; 1 Corinthians 15:20).
## š Key Principles / š Life Application
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## š¬ Discussion Questions
1. God keeps in perfect peace the one whose mind is focused on Him (26:3). What practical habits help keep our minds fixed on God?
2. Isaiah says, we longed for You at night and sought You in the morning (26:9). What does it look like to long for God?
3. The promise that the dead will rise (26:19) is one of the clearest Old Testament hopes of resurrection. How does that hope give you strength?
## āļø Key Verses to Remember
- š verse 3: You keep in perfect peace those whose minds are focused on You.
- š verse 4: Trust in the Lord forever, for He is an enduring Rock.
- š verse 19: Your dead will come back to life; their corpses will rise.
## š Related Passages/Cross Reference
- š [[Philippians 04#Verse 06.|Philippians 4:6-7]] - The peace of God guards your hearts.
- š [[1 Corinthians 15#Verse 20.|1 Corinthians 15:20-22]] - Christ, the firstfruits of the resurrection.
- š [[Daniel 12#Verse 02.|Daniel 12:2]] - Those who sleep in the dust will awake.
- š [[John 05#Verse 28.|John 5:28-29]] - All in the tombs will hear His voice.
- š [[Psalm 18#Verse 02.|Psalm 18:2]] - The Lord is my rock and my fortress.
## š Devotional Reflection
š SOAP: [[Isaiah 26 - SOAP|Conditional Peace]]
## š Internal Notes