Isaiah

195 sermons on Isaiah

TO THE THOUGHTLESS

Volume 18
Isaiah 1:3 — "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider."

THE SILVER TRUMPET

Volume 7
Isaiah 1:18 — "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

REASONS FOR PARTING WITH SIN

Volume 22
Isaiah 1:18 — "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

SCARLET SINNERS PARDONED AND PURIFIED

Volume 40
Isaiah 1:18 — "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

INVITATION TO A CONFERENCE

Volume 49
Isaiah 1:18 — "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

MAN HUMBLED, GOD EXALTED

Volume 59
Isaiah 2:17 — "And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day."

CHEERING WORDS AND SOLEMN WARNINGS

Volume 13
Isaiah 3:10 — "Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him."

THE LEAFLESS TREE

Volume 3
Isaiah 6:13 — "But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten; as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves; so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof."

“I AND THE CHILDREN”

Volume 20
Isaiah 8:18 — "Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion."

THE JOY OF HARVEST.*

Volume 53
Isaiah 9:3 — "They joy before thee according to the joy in harvest."

HIS NAME-THE COUNSELLOR

Volume 4
Isaiah 9:6 — "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor."

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CONCERNING ZION

Volume 45
Isaiah 14:32 — "What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it."

CHRISTIANS, AND THEIR COMMUNION WITH GOD

Volume 41
Isaiah 26:8 — "Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early."

GOOD ADVICE FOR TROUBLOUS TIMES

Volume 40
Isaiah 26:20 — "Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast."

THE KEEPER OF THE VINEYARD

Volume 40
Isaiah 27:3 — "I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day."

THE BED AND ITS COVERING

Volume 5
Isaiah 28:20 — "For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it."

A FEAST FOR FAITH

Volume 12
Isaiah 28:29 — "This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working."

MESSAGES TO SINNERS AND SAINTS

Volume 52
Isaiah 30:15 — "For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not."

A WAITING GOD AND A WAITING PEOPLE

Volume 30
Isaiah 30:18 — "And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him."

THE VOICE BEHIND THEE

Volume 28
Isaiah 30:21 — "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left."

HEALING AND PARDON

Volume 32
Isaiah 33:24 — "And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity."

THE DUMB SINGING

Volume 45
Isaiah 35:5 — "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert."

THE HOLY ROAD

Volume 32
Isaiah 35:8 — "And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein."

LANDLORD AND TENANT

Volume 53
Isaiah 38:1 — "Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live."

CONSOLATION FOR POOR PETITIONERS

Volume 61
Isaiah 38:14 — "Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me."

LOVE’S MEDICINES AND MIRACLES

Volume 23
Isaiah 38:17 — "Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back."

JESUS AND THE LAMBS

Volume 14
Isaiah 40:11 — "He shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom."

SOLEMN PLEADINGS FOR REVIVAL

Volume 21
Isaiah 41:1 — "Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment."

AWAY WITH FEAR

Volume 16
Isaiah 41:10 — "Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

FEAR NOT

Volume 3
Isaiah 41:14 — "Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer the Holy One of Israel."

WORDLESS PRAYERS HEARD IN HEAVEN

Volume 46
Isaiah 41:17 — "When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them."

HYMNS FROM “OUR OWN HYMN BOOK”-906, 551, 540

Volume 22
Isaiah 42:16 — "I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not: I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them."

FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

Volume 7
Isaiah 43:2 — "When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."

CONVERTS, AND THEIR CONFESSION OF FAITH

Volume 41
Isaiah 44:5 — "One shall say, I am the Lord’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lobs, and surname himself by the name of Israel."

THE DECEIVED HEART

Volume 46
Isaiah 44:20 — "He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?"

GRACE FOR THE GUILTY

Volume 44
Isaiah 44:22 — "I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee."

THE SONG OF SONGS

Volume 21
Isaiah 44:23 — "Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel."

THE JOY OF REDEMPTION

Volume 42
Isaiah 44:23 — "Sing, O ye heavens; for the Lord hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel."

“LIFE FOR A LOOK”

Volume 48
Isaiah 45:22 — "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else."

FIVE DIVINE DECLARATIONS

Volume 48
Isaiah 45:24 — "Surely, shall one say, in the lord have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory."

THE GOD OF THE AGED

Volume 2
Isaiah 46:4 — "Even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you."

THE PORTION OF THE UNGODLY

Volume 8
Isaiah 47:14 — "Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it."

GOD’S FOREKNOWLEDGE OF MAN’S SIN

Volume 13
Isaiah 48:8 — "Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb."

THE REDEEMER’S FACE SET LIKE A FLINT

Volume 47
Isaiah 50:7 — "For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed."

THE CHILD OF LIGHT WALKING IN DARKNESS

Volume 33
Isaiah 50:10 — "Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God."

OUR LEADER THROUGH THE DARKNESS

Volume 59
Isaiah 50:10 — "Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? Let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God."

A BRIGHT LIGHT IN DEEP SHADES

Volume 18
Isaiah 51:1 — "Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."

A PROSPECT OF REVIVAL

Volume 62
Isaiah 51:3 — "For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody."

A CALL TO THE DEPRESSED

Volume 60
Isaiah 52:2 — "Shake thyself from the dust; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion."

THE GREAT REVIVAL

Volume 4
Isaiah 52:10 — "The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God."

THE DEATH OF CHRIST

Volume 4
Isaiah 53:10 — "Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul as offering for sin, he shall see his seed he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand."

DIAMOND HINGES-“AS” AND “SO”

Volume 51
Isaiah 54:9 — "For this is as the waters of Noah unto me; for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee,"

THE SOUL’S BEST FOOD

Volume 48
Isaiah 55:2 — "Eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness."

TWELVE COVENANT MERCIES

Volume 39
Isaiah 55:3 — "Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David."

CHRIST’S TRIPLE CHARACTER

Volume 48
Isaiah 55:4 — "Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people."

THE NEED AND NATURE OF CONVERSION

Volume 48
Isaiah 55:7 — "Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."

MAN’S THOUGHTS AND GOD’S THOUGHTS

Volume 12
Isaiah 55:8 — "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

GOD’S THOUGHTS AND WAYS FAR ABOVE OURS

Volume 23
Isaiah 55:8 — "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts."

WHY SOME SEEKERS ARE NOT SAVED

Volume 41
Isaiah 59:1 — "Behold the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: but your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear."

THE CLOUD OF DOVES

Volume 48
Isaiah 60:8 — "Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?"

THE ETERNAL DAY

Volume 20
Isaiah 60:20 — "Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended."

BEAUTY FOR ASHES

Volume 17
Isaiah 61:3 — "To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might he called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might he glorified."

GOOD REASONS FOR A GOOD RESOLUTION

Volume 43
Isaiah 61:10 — "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels."

A CALL TO PRAYER AND TESTIMONY

Volume 37
Isaiah 62:6 — "I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence, and give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth."

THE SINGLE-HANDED CONQUEST

Volume 44
Isaiah 63:3 — "I have trodden the wine-press alone; and of the people there was none with me."

A SONG CONCERNING LOVINGKINDNESSES

Volume 19
Isaiah 63:7 — "I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses."

GOD FIGHTING SIN

Volume 36
Isaiah 63:10 — "But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them."

THE VERY BOLD PROPHECY

Volume 32
Isaiah 65:1 — "I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name."