Isaiah 65:2

"“I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name."

Key Reflection

In Isaiah 65:2, God declares that He is sought out by people who have not actively inquired of Him, highlighting His proactive grace and availability. This verse foreshadows the message to a Gentile nation that has not been formally called by God's name but is drawn near through His initiative, underscoring themes of unexpected salvation and divine revelation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I have spread out my hands -To spread out the hands is an action denoting invitation or entreatyProverbs 1:24. The sense is, that God had invited the Jews constantly to partake of his favors, but they had been rebellious, and had rejected his offers. All the day -I have not ceased to do it. The Chaldee renders this, ‘I sent my prophets all the day to a rebellious people.’ Unto a rebellious people -(See the notes atIsaiah 1:2). Paul renders this,Πρὸς λαον ἀπειθοῦντα καὶ ἀντιλέγονταProslaonapeithountakaiantilegonta- ‘Unto a disobedient and gainsaying people;’ but the sense is substantially preserved. Which walketh -In what way they did this, the prophet specifies in the following verse.

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