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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:11

The effect of the judgment which, in Isaiah 2:9 , was said to be the humiliation of high and low alike, is here declared with special reference to the high-minded and proud, whom it will humble more than others. The Lord alone shall be exalted; like a lofty and strong tower (comp. Isaiah 12:4 ; Isaiah 33:5 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12

For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one ; rather, For the Lord of hosts shall have a day upon everything . The passage is exegetical of "that day" in the preceding verse. A "day"—or time—is certainly coming which shall be emphatically "the Lord's"—a day on which he will descend to judgment. Proud … lofty … lifted up (comp. Isaiah 2:11 ). "The ideas of eminence, pride, and opposition to God melt into each other in the Old Testament" (Cheyne). And he shall be brought... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-17

The Lord's day for the proud. Any time of specific judgment or mercy is in the Scriptures called a "day of the Lord." The day of the Lord has come for the antediluvian world, for Sodom, for the Canaanites, for Babylon, for Israel. It is ever coming to nations, in the corruption or the calamity that follow on national sin. It will come as long as the world endures; that is, so long as God needs, by external judgments, to mark the evil of sin. The sin of all others that calls for a "day of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-22

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DAY OF THE LORD . The prophet, now, having announced that God is about to visit his people in anger ( Isaiah 2:10 , Isaiah 2:11 ), proceeds to describe in highly rhetorical language the visitation itself, read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-22

The terrors of the day of the Lord. Every visitation of man by God is typical of his coming to judgment. "That day" is, in its deepest and truest sense, the day whereon Christ shall come again to judge both the quick and the dead. Of "that day and that hour knoweth no man" ( Matthew 24:36 ); and the terror is increased by the mystery. The prophet sees God descend to judge Israel. The particular features are local; but through them may be discerned without much difficulty the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-22

The day of judgment. Here follows a grand picture, in which a few simple thoughts are set. I. THE DAY OF JEHOVAH . This stands for any and every epoch of clearer light which reveals the relative worth of things. False estimates of life and its objects have become by custom fixed. The imagination has been under a delusion. A false idea of greatness and goodness has become so fixed that nothing but a revolution will subvert it. The criticism of words may be defied; but the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:13

Upon all the cedars of Lebanon . It is usual to take this metaphorically; and no doubt men are often compared to trees in Scripture ( Psalms 1:3 ; Jeremiah 17:8 ; Job 8:16 , Job 8:17 ), and "cedars of Lebanon" especially are symbols of the great and proud ones ( Ezekiel 31:3 ). But it has been well observed that either all the details of the description in the text must be taken literally, or all of them metaphorically, and that the mention of such objects as "ships of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:14

Mountains … hills . It is Sennacherib's boast that he "came up to the height of the mountains" ( Isaiah 37:24 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:15

Upon every high tower . Uzziah and. Jotham had, both of them, paid much attention to fortifications, and had especially "built towers," both at Jerusalem and in other parts of Judaea ( 2 Chronicles 26:9 , 2 Chronicles 26:10 ; 2 Chronicles 27:4 ). Isaiah means to pour contempt on these indications of "trust in an arm of flesh," and to say that they will be of no avail when the time of calamity arrives. Every fenced wall. "On the wall of Ophel" Jotham had "built much" ( 2 Chronicles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:16

All the ships of Tarshish. "Ships of Tarshish" meant originally "ships built to sail to Tarshish;" but was used by the later writers for ships of a certain class or size ( 1 Kings 22:48 ; Psalms 48:7 ; Ezekiel 27:25 ). Tarshish was Tartessus, in Spain, and voyages thither were regarded as long and dangerous (Herod; 1.163). Consequently, the ships which were built for the Tartessian trade were of unusual size and strength. Uzziah had "built [ i.e. rebuilt] Elath," in the eastern arm... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:12-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 2:16

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