Isaiah Chapter 57 Summary - Key Points & Themes

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The righteous perish while no one considers; they are taken away from evil to enter peace. But come near, you children of the sorceress who burn with lust under green trees and sacrifice children in valleys. You wearied yourself traveling far to worship idols. Yet God revives the contrite and lowly spirit. Peace, peace to the far and near; but the wicked are like the troubled sea.

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Characters in This Chapter

Isaiah

Prophet to Judah for over 40 years during four kings' reigns

Hezekiah

Faithful king of Judah who trusted God against Assyria

Lot

Nephew of Abraham

Places in This Chapter

Jerusalem

Focus of Isaiah's ministry and prophecies about judgment and restoration

Babylon

Future place of exile from which God would bring restoration

Position in Book

Judgment on Judah and NationsChapters 1-39

Comfort for God's PeopleChapters 40-55

Future GloryChapters 56-66

Vision of new creation, true worship, and the coming kingdom.

Bible Bites

The Longest Prophetic Book

Isaiah contains 66 chapters, making it the longest of the prophetic books. Often called 'the fifth Gospel,' it includes more messianic prophecies than any other Old Testament book, vividly describing Christ's suffering in chapter 53 some 700 years before His birth.

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