isaiah 61:3 & 10

Isaiah 61:3 & 10

Gladness and Rejoicing

Joy in the Old Testament

Overflowing adoration before God


Overflowing adoration before God Exuberant delight:

Loud Shouting Ezra 3:11

Ezra 3:11And they sang responsively, praising and giving

thanks to the Lord,

“For he is good,

for his steadfast love endures for ever towards Israel.”

And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

English Standard Version Anglicised (ESVUK)



Loud Shouting - Ezra 3:11



Loud Shouting - Ezra 3:11 Clapping - Psalm 47:1

Psalm 47:1

Clap your hands, all peoples!

Shout to God with loud songs of joy!ESVUK



Loud Shouting - Ezra 3:11 Clapping - Psalm 47:1



Loud Shouting - Ezra 3:11 Clapping - Psalm 47:1 Dancing – Exodus 15:20

Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.

And Miriam sang to them:

“Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; ...”

ESVUK




God is the source and object of Joy:

“I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;

my soul shall exult in my God”


In the Psalms exultant gladness emphasises:

God's nearness – Psalms 16:11

Psalm 16:11

You make known to me the path of life;

in your presence there is fullness of joy;

at your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

ESVUK



God's nearness – Psalms 16:11



God's nearness – Psalm 16:11 Forgiveness – Psalm 57:7-8

Psalm 57:7-8

Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;

wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Let me hear joy and gladness;

let the bones that you have broken rejoice.ESVUK



God's nearness – Psalm 16:11 Forgiveness – Psalm 57:7-8



God's nearness – Psalm 16:11 Forgiveness – Psalm 57:7-8 Love – Psalm 31:7

Psalm 31:7

I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love,

because you have seen my affliction;

you have known the distress of my soul,

ESVUK



God's nearness – Psalm 16:11 Forgiveness – Psalm 57:7-8 Love – Psalm 31:7



God's nearness – Psalm 16:11 Forgiveness – Psalm 57:7-8 Love – Psalm 31:7 Word – Psalm 119:14-16

Psalm 119:14-16

I delight in following your commands

more than in having great wealth.

I study your instructions;

I examine your teachings.

I take pleasure in your laws;

your commands I will not forget.Good News Translation (GNT)




It is the characteristic of the future age Isaiah 65:18-19

Isaiah 65:18-19

But be glad and rejoice for ever

in that which I create;

for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy,

and her people to be a gladness.

I will rejoice in Jerusalem

and be glad in my people;

no more shall be heard in it the sound of weeping and the cry of distress.

ESVUK

Joy in the New Testament

Jesus ministry described by John the Baptist as the joy of a bride groom with his friends

John 3:28-29

John 3:28-29

I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’

The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice.

Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.ESVUK



John 3:28-29



John 3:28-29 Luke stresses the Joy in Jesus' ministry

Luke 10:17

Luke 10:17

The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

ESVUK




Luke 10:17




Luke 10:17 Luke 13:17

Luke 13:17

As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame, and all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.

ESVUK




Luke 10:17 Luke 13:17




Luke 10:17 Luke 13:17 Luke 15:3-7

Luke 15:3-7

So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbours, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.

ESVUK




Luke 10:17 Luke 13:17 Luke 15:3-7




Luke 10:17 Luke 13:17 Luke 15:3-7 Luke 19:37

Luke 19:37

As he was drawing near—already on the way down the Mount of Olives—the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen,

ESVUK


Luke also stresses the joy in the preaching of the gospel

Acts 8:6-8

Acts 8:6-8

And the crowds with one accord paid attention to what was being said by Philip when they heard him and saw the signs that he did. For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralysed or lame were healed. So there was much joy in that city

ESVUK



Acts 8:6-8



Acts 8:6-8 Acts 13:48 & 52

Acts 13:48 & 52

48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.

ESVUK



Acts 8:6-8 Acts 13:48 & 52



Acts 8:6-8 Acts 13:48 & 52 Acts 15:3

Acts 15:3

So, being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the brothers

ESVUK

Joy in suffering

Christian joy is remarkable when expressed through suffering

Jesus - Hebrews 12:2

Hebrews 12:2

…. Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

ESVUK

Joy in suffering


Jesus - Hebrews 12:2

Joy in suffering


Jesus - Hebrews 12:2 The Apostles – Acts 5:41

Acts 5:41

Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonour for the name.

ESVUK

Joy in suffering


Jesus - Hebrews 12:2 The Apostles – Acts 5:41

Joy in suffering


Jesus - Hebrews 12:2 The Apostles – Acts 5:41 The Church – 1 Peter 4:12-13

1 Peter 4:12-13

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.

ESVUK

Joy in Heaven

Joy is a characteristic of heaven: Revelation 19:6-7

Revelation 19:6-7Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great

multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!

For the Lord our God

the Almighty reigns.

Let us rejoice and exult

and give him the glory,

for the marriage of the Lamb has come,

and his Bride has made herself ready;”ESVUK

Joy in Heaven


Joy in Heaven


God Himself expresses it with singing and dancing:

Zephaniah 3:17

Zephaniah 3:17

The Lord your God is in your midst,

a mighty one who will save;

He will rejoice over you with gladness;

He will quiet you by his love;

He will exult over you with loud singing.ESVUK

Where does Joy come from?

Paul lists joy as a fruit of the spirit Joy comes from indwelling of the Holy Spirit It is characteristic of the Kingdom of God

Romans 14:7

“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.”

Ultimate Joy

Joy's ultimate expression is through worship of God

Isaiah 61:10I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;

my soul shall exult in my God,

for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;

he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,

as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.ESVUK

isaiah 61:3 & 10

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