Isaiah 66:20 NIV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 66:20

shall bring. Not into the Church, but back to the Holy Land. an offering = a gift offering. Hebrew. minchah. App-43 . swift beasts: carriages, as required by the Structure of Isaiah 66:20 : q | horses. x | in chariots and litters. q | upon mules. r | in carriages. "Swift beasts" is Hebrew. kirkaroth , from karar, to move in a circle; hence, may mean (like English car) any vehicle on wheels. It is never used of animals. There is nothing to suggest " swaying furnaces", as suggested by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 66:18-20

Isaiah 66:18-20. It shall come, that I will gather, &c.— The prophet here describes the manner of converting the Gentiles, after the rejection of the greater part of the Jews. Vitringa thinks that this alludes to the first calling of the Gentiles, and that St. Paul manifestly refers to this passage, in his epistle to the Romans, Romans 15:16. The passage is sufficiently plain from what has gone before in this book. The author of the Observations remarks, that in the 20th verse there is an... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:20

20. they—the Gentiles ( :-). bring . . . your brethren—the Jews, back to the Holy Land ( :-). It cannot mean the mere entrance of the Jews into the Christian Church; for such an entrance would be by faith, not upon "horses, litters, and mules" [HOUBIGANT]. "Offering" is metaphorical, as in :-. horses—not much used by the Jews. The Gentiles are here represented as using their modes of conveyance to "bring" the Jews to Jerusalem. chariots—as these are not found in Oriental caravans, translate,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:15-24

Worship or destruction 66:15-24This pericope concludes the sections on the culmination of Israel’s future (Isaiah 65:17 to Isaiah 66:24), Israel’s future transformation (chs. 56-66), Israel’s hope (chs. 40-66), and the whole book-Yahweh’s salvation. Like Isaiah 56:1-8, it clarifies the difference between being a true servant of the Lord and one of His enemies, i.e., a rebel."God does not deliver his servants so that they can revel in the experience of sharing his glory (cf. chs. 60-62). Rather,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:17-24

2. The culmination of Israel’s future 65:17-66:24As the book opened with an emphasis on judgment (chs. 1-5), so it closes with an emphasis on hope (Isaiah 65:17 to Isaiah 66:24). Amid judgment, Israel could have hope. References to "new heavens" and a "new earth" form an inclusio for this final section of the book (Isaiah 65:17; Isaiah 66:22). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:20

The message having gone out, the Gentiles will escort the Israelites back to the Promised Land-and the holy city of Jerusalem-as a thank offering to the Lord (cf. Zechariah 8:23; John 11:52). Evidently many Israelites will believe on the Lord Jesus Christ during the Tribulation and will return to their ancient homeland to worship Him (cf. Isaiah 11:10-16). Jews will evangelize Gentiles (Isaiah 66:19), and Gentiles will evangelize Jews."The only offering brought in a container was the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 66:1-24

1. Where, etc.] RV ’what manner of house.. what place shall be my rest.’ The v. is a strong rebuke of such as, without a really religious spirit, idly trusted in the inviolability of Zion, and the protection they thought the sanctuary would afford. A like fault is rebuked in Jeremiah 7:1-16. This passage is quoted by St. Stephen (Acts 7:49-50). 2. Those things] i.e. the universe. All.. have been] RV ’so all these things came to be.’3. They who offer the due sacrifices, yet without a proper... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 66:20

(20) They shall bring all your brethren . . .—The offering is the minchah, the bloodless meatoffering of the Levitical law (Leviticus 2:1-2). The underlying thought is that the returning exiles would be the most acceptable offering that could be brought to Jehovah. The same idea appears in Zephaniah 3:10, and a similar one, transferred, however, to the Gentile converts, in Romans 15:16.Upon horses, and in chariots . . .—The list of the modes of transport, as in Zechariah 14:15, points to the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 66:1-24

The Genesis of Delusions Isaiah 66:4 They will think it is the devil, but I am behind it all; they will ascribe it to some peculiar condition of the brain, and they will endeavour to trace that condition to indigestion, to the wrong food, to a mistake in choices and fancies; they will never suspect that I am in it. We are not worshippers of a limited Sovereign; the universe is not split up into sections, God presiding over, it may be, the larger section, and the devil presiding over the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 66:1-24

CHAPTER XXVA LAST INTERCESSION AND THE JUDGMENTIsaiah 63:7 through Isaiah 66:1-24WE might well have thought, that with the section we have been considering the prophecy of Israel’s Redemption had reached its summit and its end. The glory of Zion in sight, the full programme of prophecy owned, the arrival of the Divine Saviour hailed in the urgency of His feeling for His people, in the sufficiency of His might to save them, -what more, we ask, can the prophecy have to give us? Why does it not... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 66:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 66:18-20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:15-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:17-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:20

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 66:1-24

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 66:20

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 66:1-24

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 66:1-24

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