イザヤ書 62:9-12 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

Promises of future glory. Let us assume that Jehovah is the Speaker, and that he utters this oracle in a time of darkness and despondency. What is expressed is the intense passion, if we may so say, of God for the realization of his ideas in the world. The prophet fears not to use the boldest anthropomorphic imagery in setting forth this view of God. I. THE IRREPRESSIBLE DESIRES AND PURPOSES OF THE ETERNAL . He will not be silent nor will he rest. In dark times it seems... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

FURTHER GRACIOUS PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL BY " THE SERVANT ." Some regard the speaker in this chapter as Jehovah; some as the prophet, or the prophetical order; some as "the Servant." The last supposition appears to us the simplest and the best. The close connection with the preceding chapter is evident. If that then be, in the main, "a soliloquy of the Servant," this should he a continuation of the soliloquy. Israel is promised "righteousness," "glory," "a new name," a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The teaching of Scripture with respect to names. Names are not spoken of in the Scriptures as unimportant, but as of a very high importance. I. A SPECIAL VALUE IS SET ON THE NAMES OF GOD . The names of God are significant, and set forth his nature. "El" is "the Great;" "Shaddai," "the Strong;" "Jehovah," "the Alone-existent." God selected this last name as that by which he would be especially known to the Jews ( Exodus 3:14 ), and it became a sort of proper name with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:8-9

The value of security, etc. The principal lesson here is the inestimable advantage of national independence and consequent individual security. But other lessons also stand out from the passage, viz.— I. THE REALITY OF NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY . It is very clearly implied that Israel had suffered grievously in the past as a nation , because of God's wrath. She had sinned and had been condemned, and she had paid the penalty of suffering from a cruel and rapacious invasion; so... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:9

Shall drink it in the courts of my holiness . This is not to be understood literally, at any rate, of the whole produce of the laud. What is meant is, that the produce will be consecrated by such festal means as the Law enjoined ( Deuteronomy 14:22-27 ), and that then the remainder will be consumed with due thanks and acknowledgments. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10

Go through, go through the gates . The speaker returns to the period of the exile, and exhorts the people to pass forth from Babylon, and speed on their way homewards (comp. Isaiah 48:20 ; Isaiah 52:11 ). Some of them are to clear away obstacles, others are to bring materials and construct a highway along which the stream of emigrants may march (comp. Isaiah 57:14 ), while a third body removes such stones as might cause stumbling, and a fourth lifts up a standard to direct the march. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10

The mission of those who remove hindrances. The point of interest here is that, so far as Jehovah was concerned, all things were arranged for the return of the exiles, and the restoration of the long-depressed nation. But some men were hindering the return by their hesitancies and doubtings and selfishnesses. Therefore Jehovah pleads with all who trust his Word, urging them to clear the way of the people, and get these hindrances moved out of their path. There are always hinderers to every... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

The homeward call. "The prophet returns to the exiles in Babylon, and urges them not to delay their homeward march." It is the same call which resounded in the two former divisions of the prophecy ( Isaiah 48:20 ; Isaiah 52:11 ). I. THE WAY CLEARED . The gates of Babylon are to be thrown open. Invisible servants of Jehovah are to prepare the way ( Isaiah 40:3 ; Isaiah 57:14 ). A great highway (as in Isaiah 11:16 ) is seen stretching homeward, from which the party of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

God's summons to the enslaved. Taking the language of the tenth verse as an energetic address to the captive people of God to "go through" the gates of Babylon, and make their way with all diligence to Zion, the home of freedom and sacred joy, we have— I. A DIVINE SUMMONS TO THE ENSLAVED . To the individual soul , that has been brought into some spiritual bondage, perhaps under the tyranny of some enslaving habit; to the Christian Church , which has allowed itself to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:11

Meanwhile Jehovah, by his angels or his prophets, causes it to be made known to the ends of the earth that the redemption of Israel draws nigh, and that Zion's" salvation" approaches . His reward is with him , etc. The words are repeated from Isaiah 40:10 . Here they are certainly said of Israel. They go forth from Babylon, having their reward with them— i.e. liberty, honour, riches to some extent ( Ezra 1:4-11 ), and their work, or rather their recompense— the possession of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:8-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:11

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