Isaiah 66

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:19

And I will set a sign among them - (See the notes at Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 18:3). On the meaning of the word ‘sign’ (אות 'ôth), see the notes at Isaiah 7:11. What is its meaning here is to be determined by the connection. That would seem to me to require some such interpretation as this: That when God should come Isaiah 66:17-18 to take vengeance on his foes, and to manifest his glory, he would establish some mark or memorial; would erect some standard, or give some signal, by which his true... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:20

And they shall bring all your brethren - That is, as great success shall attend them as if they should bring back all who had gone there when scattered abroad, and should present them as an offering to Yahweh. The image here is taken from the scene which would be presented, should the distant nations be seen bringing the scattered exiles in all lands on horses, and on palanquins, and on dromedaries, again to Jerusalem, and presenting them before Yahweh in the city where they formerly dwelt. It... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:21

And I will also take of them for priests - I will give to them an honorable place in my public service; that is, I will make them ministers of religion as if they were priests and Levites. This cannot be taken literally - because the priests and Levites among the Jews were determined by law, and by regular genealogical descent, and there was no provision for substituting any in their place. But it must mean that under the condition of things described here, those who should be brought from the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:22

For as the new heavens and the new earth - (See the notes at Isaiah 65:17).Shall remain before me - They shall not pass away and be succeeded by others. The idea is, that the state of things here described would be permanent and abiding.So shall your seed and your name remain - (See the notes at Isaiah 65:15). read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:23

And it shall come to pass - As the prophet closes the book and winds up his whole prophecy, he directs the attention to that future period which had occupied so much of his attention in vision, when the whole world should be acquainted with the true religion, and all nations should worship Yahweh. Of such a book there could be no more appropriate close; and such a contemplation especially became the last prophetic moments of the ‘evangelical prophet’ Isaiah.From one new moon to another -... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:24

And they shall go forth - The sense of this verse evidently is, that the pious and happy worshippers of God shall see the punishment which he will execute on his and their foes, or shall see them finally destroyed. It refers to the time when the kingdom of God shall be finally and perpetually established, and when all the mighty enemies of that kingdom shall be subdued and punished. The image is probably taken from a scene where a people whose lands have been desolated by mighty armies are... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66

A.M. 3298. B.C. 706. This chapter is a continuation of the subject of the foregoing, and many of the expressions in it are nearly the same with those there used. If it relate at all to the different state of the good and bad among the Jews, at their return out of captivity, yet it chiefly respects the rejection of the Jews in the days of the Messiah, the conversion of the Gentiles, and the erection of the kingdom of Christ in the world. The first verse of the chapter is applied by Stephen ( ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:1-2

Isaiah 66:1-2. Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne That is, the throne of my glory and government; the place where I most manifest my power, and show myself in my majesty. Hence we are taught to pray, Our Father which art in heaven. And the earth is my footstool Or, a place on which I set my feet, (Matthew 5:35,) overruling all the affairs of it according to my will. Where is the house that ye build me? Can there be a house built that will contain me, who encompass and fill... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:3

Isaiah 66:3. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man Without this humble and devout temper of mind, killing an ox for a burnt-offering is no more acceptable to God than if a man offered his son in sacrifice to Moloch. “God here shows that the external ritual worship, offered to him by hypocrites and wicked persons, void of faith and virtue, was no more estimable in his sight than the material temple above spoken of; but that he was as much offended by the ritual worship of the impure,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:4

Isaiah 66:4. I also will choose their delusions I will punish them in their own way, and set those over them as teachers who shall govern them by their traditions instead of my word. Or, I will suffer false Christs and false prophets to deceive them, Matthew 24:24; John 5:43. And I will bring their fears upon them This was exactly fulfilled when, as they crucified Christ for fear of the Romans, (John 11:48,) that very sin was punished with their utter destruction by the Romans. Because... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:1-2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 66:4

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