Isaiah 42 - 58: Essay on Righteousness
Isaiah 42:6
“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.I will take you by the hand and guard you,and I will give you to my people, Israel,as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations. (NLT)
Isaiah 42:21
It pleased the LORD for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious. (NIV)
Isaiah 45:8
“Open up, O heavens,and pour out your righteousness.Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together.I, the Lord, created them. (NLT)
Isaiah 45:24
The people will declare,“The Lord is the source of all my righteousness and strength.”And all who were angry with him will come to him and be ashamed. (NLT)
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Isaiah 46:12
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness. (NIV)
Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel. (NIV)
Isaiah 48:1
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness- (NIV)
Isaiah 48:18
If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea. (NIV)
Isaiah 51:1
“Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the LORD : Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; (NIV)
Isaiah 51:5
My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. (NIV)
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Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. (NIV)
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Isaiah 48:18
Oh, that you had listened to my commands!Then you would have had peace flowing like a gentle river and righteousness rolling over you like waves in the sea. (NLT)
Isaiah 51:8
For the moth will devour them as it devours clothing.The worm will eat at them as it eats wool.But my righteousness will last forever.My salvation will continue from generation to generation.” (NLT)
Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you. (NIV)
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Isaiah 56:1
This is what the Lord says:“Be just and fair to all.Do what is right and good,for I am coming soon to rescue you and to display my righteousness among you. (NLT)
Isaiah 57:12
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you. (NIV)
Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. (NIV)
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We are called to righteousness.
We do not live up to it.
If we look to God however, even in our failure, then we will see Him.
His righteousness will then prevail.
His righteousness will prevail in us.