isaiah 57:15

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Isaiah 57:15

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody
Isaiah 57:15
Verse 15 of 21

Scripture focus

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy [place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Isaiah 57:15KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 57:15

Theological / Devotional

Inhabiteth eternity. Literally, “dwells forever.” These sublime words characterize God as the Eternal One. The word Shekinah, the term designating the glorious light of the divine presence that hovered over the ark of the covenant (COL 288; see on Gen. 3:24), is from shakan, here translated “inhabiteth.”

High and holy place. That is, the highest heaven.

With him also. Comforting thought, that One so great as God cares about us and condescends to dwell in our hearts by faith (Eph. 3:17; cf. Gal. 2:20; DA 23). However insignificant we may be in our own sight, it is our privilege to be recipients of Heaven’s greatest gifts. Whatever our needs God is ever ready to supply them.

Contrite. Contrition and humility — the spirit of sincere repentance for sin, coupled with a sense of one’s inability, of oneself, to earn salvation (see Rom. 7:18) — are the two essential qualifications for acceptance with God (see Micah 6:8; see on Ps. 51:10; Matt. 11:29). Contrition prepares the way for justification, as humility does for sanctification. God can do little for the man who does not feel a keen sense of his own need and who does not reach out for power from above (see on Luke 15:2).

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