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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:16

I have not spoken in secret from the beginning . God, "from the beginning," i.e. from his first dealings with Israel, had raised up a succession of prophets, who had declared his will, not "in secret," or ambiguously, but openly and plainly, so that all who heard might understand (comp. Isaiah 45:19 , and see the comment ad loc .). From the time that it was, there am I ; i.e. "from the time that the earth was, there (in the succession of my prophetic messengers) was I." It was I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:16

The separate personality and Divine authority of the Holy Spirit. The doctrine of the Holy Trinity, like most of the other great and mysterious doctrines of true religion, was gradually revealed to mankind. In one sense we may call it an exclusively Christian doctrine; but in another we must assign it an antiquity far higher than that of the Christian era. God, in his several revelations to mankind, gradually paved the way for its acceptance. In the revelations which he made to Noah and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:16-22

THE THIRD ADDRESS . Israel is reminded of God's merciful teaching and leading in the past ( Isaiah 48:16 , Isaiah 48:17 ); expostulated with on their disobedience ( Isaiah 48:18 , Isaiah 48:19 ); exhorted to go forth boldly and joyfully from Babylon ( Isaiah 48:20 , Isaiah 48:21 ); and finally warned that God's blessings—even such a blessing as deliverance—are no blessings to any but the righteous ( Isaiah 48:22 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:17

The Lord … which teacheth thee to profit . God's teachings are all directed to the "profit" of those to whom they are addressed; and, if received in a proper spirit, actually "profit" them more than anything else can do. "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable" ( 2 Timothy 3:16 ). Very profitable also are the teachings of God's providence, which chasten men, warn men, and tend to keep men in the right path. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:17-19

Human freedom and Divine regret. In these fervent and eloquent words of the prophet we learn— I. THAT GOD DESIGNS GOOD AND EVEN GREAT THINGS FOR THE OBEDIENT . If Israel had only been obedient to the Divine commandment, it would have rejoiced in: 1 . Abounding prosperity. Its peace (prosperity) would have been "as a river," flowing on continuously, without break, night and day, generation after generation. Victory in war and fruitfulness in the field would... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:18

Oh that thou hadst hearkened! (comp. Psalms 81:13-16 , "Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries," etc.) Some render, "Oh that thou wouldst hearken!" etc; on the analogy of Isaiah 64:1 ; but unnecessarily. Dr. Kay says that God "upbraideth not," referring to James 1:5 . But he may expostulate. What is it but expostulation, when our Lord says, "O Jerusalem, ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:18

The blessings of obedience. "O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea." What might have been! How often we reproach ourselves with thinking over the "might have beens"! How searching it is to find God helping us regretfully to realize what might have been (comp. Psalms 81:13-16 )! "Peace" and "righteousness" here both stand as terms to express "prosperity," that best of prosperities which comes as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:18

Christ's peace and righteousness. Illustrating the meditative and spiritualizing method of treating prophetic Scripture, the following outline, after R. M. McCheyne, is given. I. THEIR PEACE WOULD HAVE BEEN AS A RIVER . 1 . It has a source. It begins at the fountain of Christ's blood. 2 . It is fed from above. Rains and showers feed the rivers. The shower of grace feeds the rivers of peace. 3 . It has inundations, as the Nile. An awakening providence often makes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:19

Thy seed also had been as the sand . Israel, at the close of the Captivity, was "a remnant" ( Isaiah 37:31 ), a "very small remnant" ( Isaiah 1:9 ); the ten tribes were for the most part absorbed into the heathen among whom they had been scattered; the two tribes had dwindled in number through the hardships of the Captivity, and were scarcely more than a "handful." Less than fifty thousand returned with Zerubbabel ( Ezra 2:64 ); less than two thousand males with Ezra ( Ezra 8:2-20 ).... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 48:16

Come ye near unto me - (see Isaiah 48:14).I have not spoken in secret - (See the notes at Isaiah 45:19). The idea here is, that he had foretold the raising up of Cyrus, and his agency in delivering his people, in terms so plain that it could not be pretended that it was conjectured, and so clear that there was no ambiguity.From the time that it was, there am I - From the moment when the purpose was formed, and when it began to be accomplished, I was present. The meaning is, that everything in... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:16-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:17-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 48:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 48:16

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