The Nugget:
Isaiah 59:1 Behold, the LORD’S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
My Comment:
The Lord is listening, awaiting our prayer. He can and will hear. He is ready to save each of us. A possible hindrance that blocks our response to His call is that our sin separates us from God. Our sins have hid his face from us. That is why he will not hear. Now that does not mean that if you have sin in your life that you cannot come to Him! No one can become good enough to deserve salvation. Rather, we must repent and confess our sins and ask Him to save us, and He will.
For those who desire to DIG DEEPER into this subject:
(1) Consult the cross references given in Nelson’s Cross Reference Guide to the Bible on page 782 for Isaiah 59:1-2.
(2) Consult the cross references given in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge on page 810 or in Logos 5 Bible software for Isaiah 59:1-2.
(3) Lacking access to those two resources, consult the cross references for this passage as I have developed them as given below:
Isaiah 59:1. the Lord’s. Is 40:28. 50:2. Ge 18:14. Nu 11:23. Ezr 7:6. Je 29:4. *32:17. Ac 11:21. hand. FS22A14.1, Nu 11:23. not shortened. Nu 11:23. Mi 2:7. that it cannot save. Is 63:1. 1 S 17:37. Ps 18:41. Je 14:9. Mi 2:7. Mk 6:5. 2 C 1:10. 2 T *4:17. He **7:25. 2 P 2:9. his ear heavy. Is 6:10. *65:24. Ge 48:10mg. Da *9:21. Mt 13:15.
Isaiah 59:2. your iniquities. ver. 3, 12. See on Is 50:1. Nu +*32:23. Dt 32:19. Jsh 7:11, 12. Pr 15:29. Je 5:25. 7:9. 30:15. Ezk *9:9. Mi 1:5. have separated. Is 24:5. Ge 4:16. Ex 33:7. Dt 1:42. Jsh 7:12. Jg 6:13. 16:20. 20:27n. 2 K 5:27. Ezr 5:12. Je 29:4. 44:4. Lk *16:26. your sins. Is 42:24. Ho 14:4. 1 J **1:9. hid. or, made him hide. T#26. Is 1:15. 8:17. 45:15. 54:8. 57:17. 64:7. Dt +31:17, 18. 32:20. Jsh 7:4. Jb 23:8, 9. Ps 13:1. 27:9. La 1:8. Ezk 39:23, 24, 29. Mi 3:4. Mt 6:22, +*23. 2 P +3:5 (T#707). not hear. T#1810. Is 42:24. Ge 17:18. 1 S 14:36-38. Ps 18:41. +**66:18. Je 21:2. Ezk 8:18. Jn +*9:31.
isa 59.1-2 behold, the lords hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear
heavy, that it cannot hear: what does the bible say? 1. jer 32.17 ah lord god ! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy
great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee.
2. ii tim 4.17 i was delievered out of the mouth of a lion
3. ii pe 2.9 the lord knoweth how to deliever the godly out of temptation
4. 11 co 1.10 who delivered us from so great a death, and doth deliver; in
whom we trust that he will he yet deliver us.
59.2 but your iniquities have separated between you and your god, and your sins have
hid his face from you, that he will not hear.
what does the bible say?
1; c0l 1.21 alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works
2. jer 44.4 oh, do not this abominable thing that i hate.
3. ex 33.3 unto a land flowing with milk and honey; for i will not
go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff necked people; lest i consume
thee in the way.
4. josh 7. 12 th4 the children of israel could not stand before their enemies, but
turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed; neither will
i be with you any more, except ye destroy the accuresed from among you.
5. psm 66.18 if i regard iniquity in my heart, the lord will not hear me: