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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 1:29

oaks: the trees resorted to for idolatrous worship (Isaiah 57:5 ; Isaiah 65:3 ; Isaiah 66:17 . 2 Kings 16:4 ; 2 Kings 17:10 . Ezekiel 6:13 ). chosen. Hebrew. bachar. Occurs four times in the "former" portion (here, Isaiah 7:15 , Isaiah 7:16 ; Isaiah 14:1 , and sixteen times in the "latter" portion (Isaiah 40:20 ; Isaiah 41:8 , Isaiah 41:9 , Isaiah 41:24 , Isaiah 43:10 , Isaiah 44:1 , Isaiah 44:2 ; Isaiah 48:10 ; Isaiah 49:7 ; Isaiah 56:4 ; Isaiah 58:5 , Isaiah 58:6 ; Isaiah 65:12 ; Isaiah... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 1:29-30

Isaiah 1:29-30. They shall be ashamed of the oaks, &c.— The prophet here manifestly alludes to the ancient mode of idolatry in sacred groves and gardens, which consisted of tall, thick, and leafy trees, among which oaks were held in great honour from all antiquity. The 30th verse is remarkably elegant, where what was the pleasure and confidence of these idolaters, is made to denote their punishment. All the gardens in the east have water in them, which is so absolutely necessary, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:27

27. redeemed—temporarily, civilly, and morally; type of the spiritual redemption by the price of Jesus Christ's blood (1 Peter 1:18; 1 Peter 1:19), the foundation of "judgment" and "righteousness," and so of pardon. The judgment and righteousness are God's first (Isaiah 42:21; Romans 3:26); so they become man's when "converted" (Romans 8:3; Romans 8:4); typified in the display of God's "justice," then exhibited in delivering His covenant-people, whereby justice or "righteousness" was produced... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:28

28. destruction—literally, "breaking into shivers" ( :-). The prophets hasten forward to the final extinction of the ungodly (Psalms 37:20; Revelation 19:20; Revelation 20:15); of which antecedent judgments are types. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 1:29

29. ashamed— ( :-). oaks—Others translate the "terebinth" or "turpentine tree." Groves were dedicated to idols. Our Druids took their name from the Greek for "oaks." A sacred tree is often found in Assyrian sculpture; symbol of the starry hosts, Saba. gardens—planted enclosures for idolatry; the counterpart of the garden of Eden. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:21-31

4. Israel’s response 1:21-31While God’s invitation to repent was genuine (Isaiah 1:16-20), the nation had so thoroughly departed from Him that repentance was not forthcoming and discipline was inevitable. The prophet bemoaned the depth of Israel’s apostasy and announced that the Lord would have to purify His people in the furnace of affliction before they would become what He intended them to be. The structural form of Isaiah 1:21-26 is palistrophic, with Isaiah 1:23-24 forming the center and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 1:27-31

The fate of the wicked 1:27-31Even though Zion (a poetic synonym for Jerusalem) will experience redemption by God’s justice and righteousness (Isaiah 1:25-26), the Lord will destroy individuals who continue in their sins and do not repent. This is the first occurrence of "redemption" as well as "Zion" in Isaiah, both of which received considerable attention from this prophet. The Israelites had turned to objects of idolatry ("oaks") and places of idolatry ("gardens," Isaiah 1:29), and in doing... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:1-31

Jehovah’s Arraignment of His PeopleThis chapter is general in character, and much of it (e.g. Isaiah 1:10-17) might refer to almost any period. This general character of the prophecy renders it especially suitable as an introduction, and may account for its position at the beginning of the book. It gives us a picture of the internal condition of Judah in Isaiah’s age, and not only brings out his characteristic teaching, but more than any other OT. passage indicates the general line of prophetic... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 1:27

(27) Zion shall be redeemed with judgment . . .—Better, through justice. The condition of the redemption which primarily proceeds from the compassion of Jehovah is found in the renewed righteousness of man to man described in the preceding verse. Without that no redemption was possible, for that was of its very essence.Her converts.—Literally, those that turn. The conversion implied is obviously not that of Gentiles to the faith of Israel, but of Israelites who had gone astray. The word is the... read more

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