Isaiah 58:9-14, Luke 13:10-17 NLT

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:12

The restorer of paths to dwell in "The restorer of paths to be frequented by inhabitants" - To this purpose it is rendered by the Syriac, Symmachus, and Theodotion. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:13

If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath - The meaning of this seems to be, that they should be careful not to take their pleasure on the Sabbath day, by paying visits, and taking country jaunts; not going, as Kimchi interprets it, more than a Sabbath day's journey, which was only two thousand cubits beyond the city's suburbs. How vilely is this rule transgressed by the inhabitants of this land! They seem to think that the Sabbath was made only for their recreation! From doing thy... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:14

Then shalt thou delight thyself - If all fasts and religious observances be carried on in the spirit and manner recommended above, God's blessing will attend every ordinance. But in public fasts, prescribed not in the Book of God, but by the rulers of nations in general (very unfit persons) care should be taken that the cause is good, and that God's blessing may be safely implored in it. France has lately fasted and prayed that they might be able to subjugate Spain, restore and establish... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-12

SECTION VI . PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS , FOLLOWED BY A CONFESSION AND A PROMISE ( Isaiah 58:1-14 ; Isaiah 59:1-21 .). FORMALISM REBUKED AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO FASTING . As in the last section, so here, the prophet's eye seems to rest upon his contemporaries rather than upon the exiles; and to note the vices of the time, which have a general resemblance to those rebuked in Isaiah 1:1-31 . The whole Law seems to be in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-12

True and spurious fasting. Loudly, with all the strength of throat and as with trumpet-voice, the prophet is to cry and denounce the rebellion and the sins of the people. I. THEIR FORMALITY AND HYPOCRISY , They consult Jehovah daily; they apply to the prophet or the oracle; they offer prayer. They profess to desire to know God's ways, his commands, and his dealings with his people. Just as if they were a holy people, and were not really far in heart from God, they demand of him... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-12

Religion: its semblance, its substance, its reward. I. THE SEMBLANCE OF RELIGION . It argues nothing whatever against religion that there is a great deal of hypocrisy in the world; indeed, the absence would be a more formidable argument than the presence of it. For men imitate that which is most worthy of esteem, and if nobody-pretended to be religious it would be fair to conclude that religion itself was of very small account. Imitation implies the respect, and indicates the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:9

If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke (comp. Isaiah 58:6 ). The putting forth of the finger. The pointing of the finger at any one in scorn. And speaking vanity; rather, speaking evil , or plotting evil, against others. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:9

Conditions of answer to prayer. Were these men, whose lives were spent for self, but who made a show of seeming to want God, proper persons to receive answers to their prayers? Let the Apostle James answer. "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts" ( James 4:3 ). God wants signs of right character in those whose petitions he grants; for such character is the only guarantee that what he gives is rightly accepted and rightly used. Here with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:10

If thou draw out thy soul to the hungry ; i.e. not merely giving him bread, but giving him sympathy and compassion with it. Then shall thy light rise in obscurity (comp. Psalms 112:4 , "Unto the godly there riseth up light in the darkness;" and see above, Psalms 112:8 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:11

The Lord shall guide thee continually ; i.e. "direct thee in all thy paths—teach thee the way that thou shouldst walk in." In drought. In time of spiritual depression and weariness. Make fat thy bones ; i.e. sustain thy strength. Thou shall; be like a watered garden (comp. Jeremiah 31:12 ). read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 58:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 58:11

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