イザヤ書 55:6-9 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:6

The time for seeking after God. Compare "Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation." "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord." After showing the need for seeking after God, and the duty of seeking, dwell on the appropriate time for the seeking, unfolding and illustrating two points. I. THE TIME FOR SEEKING IS NOT FIXED BY OUR CONVENIENCE . Yet men constantly act as if it were. They assume that they can find God when they please. But such an... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:6-13

Exhortations and assurance. I. EXHORTATIONS . "Seek ye Jehovah." This is the beginning of a religious life—to seek for God, to inquire for his ways ( Deuteronomy 4:29 ; Job 5:8 ; Job 8:5 ; Psalms 9:10 ; Psalms 14:2 ; Psalms 27:8 ). "While he may be found" ( Psalms 32:6 )—"in a time of finding." For a bitter "day" will come, when woe to his foes ( Isaiah 65:6 , Isaiah 65:7 )! It is hinted that a time will come when the offer will be withdrawn. "If a man will not do so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked forsake his way; i.e. his mode of life. A general promise of forgiveness of sin upon repentance and amendment of life was first given to Israel through Solomon ( 2 Chronicles 7:14 ). The doctrine is largely preached by the prophets; but is nowhere more distinctly and emphatically laid down than in this place. God's will is to "multiply pardon," if man will only turn to him. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:7

Distance, return, welcome. Few more gracious words than these can be found in Scripture: they are of those which the world would not willingly let die; whole libraries could be better spared from human literature than this single verse. We may express the thoughts it offers to us by four simple propositions. I. SIN MEANS SEPARATION —the separation of the soul from its Creator. The distance we can calculate in miles or in degrees is nothing to that which divides one spirit from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:7

Man's preparations for receiving God's pardon. Two things have to be clearly recognized, and harmoniously set together. 1. God's pardon and favour are absolutely free and priceless; they are sovereign gifts, based on no condition, won by no payment, responsive to no merit in us. He saves us purely for his "own Name's sake." 2 . And yet there are conditions which those who receive the grace are reasonably required to be in, if they are to be recipients, and make right use of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-9

My thoughts are not your thoughts . Though man is made in God's image ( Genesis 1:27 ), yet the nature of God in every way infinitely transcends that of man. Both the thoughts and the acts of God surpass man's understanding. Men find it hard to pardon those who have offended them; God can pardon, and "pardon abundantly.'' Men cannot conceive of coming changes, when they pass certain limits. God knows assuredly what changes are approaching, since they are his doing. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-9

The human and the Divine. Man was made in the image of God, and once bore his likeness; then his spirit was like that of the Spirit of God. Under the debasing influences of sin he has become utterly unlike his Maker, and, instead of being compared with him, he is placed in sad and painful contrast with his heavenly Father. "My thoughts are not your thoughts," etc. I. THE SPIRIT OF THE HUMAN . 1 . The spirit of man is selfish. Not that he is incapable of generosity, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-9

God is like yet unlike man. We are made in his image. We are called to be "perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect." The hope of the future is that we "shall be like him." And yet we must keep up the conviction that we are but faint copies of him, and be is altogether better than we, the Infinite that is ever high above us, at once our inspiration and our despair. Apply God's unlikeness to us especially in the matter of redemption. I. GOD CAN FORGIVE . This man finds it hard to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-13

A FRESH ASSURANCE or DELIVERANCE FROM BABYLON . Man can scarcely conceive of the deliverance which God designs; but God's thoughts are not as man's ( Isaiah 55:8 , Isaiah 55:9 ). God's word, once pronounced, is potent to effect its purpose ( Isaiah 55:10 , Isaiah 55:11 ). Deliverance from Babylon, having been promised, will take place, and will be accompanied by all manner of spiritual blessings ( Isaiah 55:12 , Isaiah 55:13 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye the Lord - The commencement of religion in the heart is often represented as seeking for God. or inquiring for his ways Deuteronomy 4:29; Job 5:8; Job 8:5; Psalms 9:10; Psalms 14:2; Psalms 27:8. This is to be regarded as addressed not to the Jewish exiles only or uniquely, but to all in view of the coming and work of the Messiah. That work would be so full and ample that an invitation could be extended to all to seek after God, and to return to him. It is implied here:1. That people are... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:6-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:8-13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 55:6

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