Isaiah 1:24-28 WEB

Divine dealing with the degenerate. We have here— I. DEPLORABLE DEGENERACY . 1. Degeneracy of character . "How is the faithful city become an harlot!" etc. ( Isaiah 1:21 , Isaiah 1:23 ). There is nothing more melancholy than the sight of a people or city or of a human being fallen from spiritual and moral integrity to a depth of sin and folly—devoutness exchanged for impiety, conscientiousness for unscrupulousness, self-restraint and self-respect for laxity or even for... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24

The Lord, the Lord of hosts . In the original, Ha-Adon , Jehovah Sabaoth—i.e. "The Lord" (or "Master" of men and angels), "the Self-Existing One of the hosts of heaven"— i.e; their God, the only proper object of their worship. It gives peculiar weight and significance to this prophecy, that it is introduced by a triple designation of the Divine Being. The Mighty One of Israel. A very unusual designation, only found here and, with the modification of "Jacob" for "Israel, "in the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24-25

Hope in God's refinings. Cheyne translates, "Ha! I will appease me through mine adversaries, and avenge me on mine enemies, and will bring back my hand upon thee, smelting out as with lye thy dross, and will take away all thy lead-alloy." The "lye" referred to is potash, which was used as a flux in purifying metals. Calamities, diseases, bereavements, failures, anxieties, are God's refining forces, but their influence for good depends on the state and condition of those to whom they come. ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24-31

THE DECLARATION OF GOD 'S JUDGMENT . It is foreknown to God that Israel will not repent. He therefore fulminates his judgment; which, however, is still conditional, so far as individuals are con-corned. His vengeance will fall upon the land; but the result will be twofold. Destruction will come upon the unrighteous and the sinners ( Isaiah 1:28 )—they will be "consumed" ( Isaiah 1:28 ), and "confounded" ( Isaiah 1:29 ); but there will be some on whom the punishment will have a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24-31

Sentence passed. I. THE JUDGE . He is "Jehovah of hosts, the Strong One of Israel." He saith, " By the strength of my hand I have done it" ( Isaiah 10:13 ). He has power to carry out his sentences. The holy fire of his indignation breaks forth like a volcanic flood. From one point of view evil men must be conceived as the enemies of God, and their punishment as his vengeance. If alone dwelt upon, such a representation becomes false, because it ignores the aspect of Divine love,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

I will turn my hand upon thee ; rather, I will bring back my hand upon thee ; i.e. I will once more put forth the "strong hand and mighty arm, with which I brought thee out of Egypt" ( Psalms 136:12 ), and will work another deliverance—the deliverance of Israel out of captivity. Purely purge away thy dross ; literally, will purge away thy dross like borax , which was used as a flux in purifying the metal. The prophet continues the metaphor of Isaiah 1:22 . And take away all... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

The purifying power of punishment. Great national judgments, such as that which Isaiah was sent to announce, have a purifying effect in three ways. I. THEY ALARM A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PERSONS , AND INDUCE THEM TO QUIT THEIR SINS . The careless and indifferent have their attention excited and their fern's aroused by the dangers which manifestly threaten all, and the calamities which naturally fall on some. The class of waverers, who would fain be on the side of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:26

I will restore thy judges as at the first (see Exodus 19:25 , 26). In the early times there was no bribery, no perversion of justice ( Jeremiah 2:2 , Jeremiah 2:3 ). God will bring back a time when the nation will renew its first love, and be as it was in the days of Moses and Joshua. Thy counselors . The city of righteousness ; or, of justice . The prophecy may have been fulfilled in part by the earthly Jerusalem under Zerubhabel, Ezra, and the Maccabees. but is mainly... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:27

Redeemed with judgment ; rather, delivered through judgment ; i.e. God's judgment shall have the effect of "delivering" a remnant, who shall build up Zion once more, and dwell in it. Her converts ; i.e. those of her children who turn to God, shall be delivered through God's righteousness, i.e. through the righteous vengeance which he executes upon the unfaithful nation. Some, however, understand both clauses to mean that the penitent remnant shall "deliver their own souls by... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:21-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:24-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:27

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