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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 4:2-6

The glories of the restored Church. Three principal glories are here noted by the prophet as belonging to "that day"—the day of judgment upon Judah and Jerusalem for their manifold sins, and of restoration and re-establishment of the mountain of God's Church at the head of the mountains ( Isaiah 2:2 ). These are— I. THE COMING OF MESSIAH TO FOUND HIS CHURCH LIES AT THE ROOT OF ALL . The glorious "Branch"—the new shoot of the house of David ( Isaiah 11:1 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 4:2-6

Glimpse of future prosperity. There will come a day when the cleansing fire will have run its course through the spiritual field, consuming the tares. The impurity of licentious luxury will have been washed away, the stain of blood effaced from Judah's rulers ( Isaiah 3:14 ; comp. Isaiah 1:25 ; Isaiah 6:13 ; Matthew 3:11 ). Then, and then only, can the glorious day come in the vision of which the prophet exults. I. NATIONAL CONDITIONS OF PROSPERITY . "The shoot of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 4:3

He that is left … he that remaineth . Equivalent to the " escaped " of the preceding verse. Shall be called holy . Strikingly fulfilled in the filet that the early Christians were known as titter, " holy ," or κλητοὶ ἅγοι , "those called to be holy," in the first age ( Acts 9:13 , Acts 9:32 , Acts 9:41 ; Acts 26:10 ; Romans 1:7 ; 1 Corinthians 1:2 ; 2 Corinthians 1:1 ; Ephesians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:1 , etc.). Perhaps, however, more is meant than this. The early... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 4:3

The roll of the living. "Every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem." For the figure of "Jehovah's book," or the "book of life," see Exodus 32:32 ; Psalms 56:8 ; Psalms 69:28 ; Malachi 3:16 ; Daniel 12:1 ; Philippians 4:3 ; Revelation 13:8 ; Revelation 21:27 . Matthew Henry says, "Those that are kept alive in killing, dying times were written for life in the book of Divine providence; and shall we not suppose those who are rescued from a greater death to be such... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 4:2

The branch of the Lord - צמח יהוה yehovâh tsemach. “The sprout” of Yahweh. This expression, and this verse, have had a great variety of interpretations. The Septuagint reads it, ‘In that day God shall shine in counsel with glory upon the earth, to exalt, and to glorify the remnant of Israel.’ The Chaldee renders it, ‘In that day, the Messiah of the Lord shall be for joy and glory, and the doers of the law for praise and honor to those of Israel who are delivered.’ It is clear that the passage... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 4:3

He that is left in Zion - This “properly” refers to the remnant that should remain after the mass of the people should be cut off by wars, or be borne into captivity. If it refer to the few that would come back from Babylon, it means that they would be reformed, and would be a generation different from their fathers - which was undoubtedly true. If it refer, as the connection seems to indicate, to the times of the Messiah, then it speaks of those who are ‘left,’ while the great mass of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 4:2

Isaiah 4:2. In that day About and after that time, when the Lord shall have washed away (as this time is particularly expressed, Isaiah 4:4,) the filth of Zion, by those dreadful judgments now described. The third part of this discourse, the reader will observe, begins here, in which is set forth the flourishing state of the remnant of the Jews after the times of the former calamity. Shall the branch of the Lord be beautiful and glorious The church and people of Israel may be here... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 4:3

Isaiah 4:3. And he that is left in Zion Those that escape the common destruction brought on their countrymen; see Isaiah 4:2; shall be called holy Shall be really such. The Jews that survived the Babylonish captivity, and returned into their own land, were greatly reformed, especially in one point, they relapsed no more into idolatry: and in other respects also a spirit of religion was revived among them. But the prophecy was much more eminently fulfilled in the first converts from... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 4:2-6

New life (4:2-6)Having judged his people and removed sin, God blesses the righteous that remain. This new blessing is symbolized by a tree that bursts into new life and by a field that brings fresh growth. A new Israel is born where the people of God are those whom he has saved and made holy (2-4). In the new Jerusalem God dwells among and protects his people in a relationship far more wonderful than in previous times (5-6). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 4:3

holy . See note on Exodus 3:5 . among the living = written down or destined for life. Compare Psalms 69:28 ; Psalms 87:5 , Psalms 87:6 . Malachi 3:16 . the lord* = Jehovah. purged = cast out. Hebrew duah. Compare Isaiah 1:16 . blood. Put by Figure of speech, Metonymy (of Effect), for blood-guiltiness. spirit = blast, as in Isaiah 11:4 . Compare 2 Thessalonians 2:8 . Hebrew. ruach . read more

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