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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:9-16

9-16 The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliverance in the mean time, as our cases require? In this world of changes, it is a short step from joy to sorrow, but in that world, sorrow shall never come in view. They prayed for the display of God's power; he answers them with consolations of his grace. Did we dread to sin against God, we should... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 51:12-23

The Loosing of the Exiles v. 12. I, even I, am He that comforteth you, so Jehovah Himself announces in taking up the topic of the chapter once more. Who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, why should Zion as such or any individual believer fear any mortal enemy, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass, withering after a very brief life, v. 13. and forgettest the Lord, thy Maker, the almighty Creator of the universe, that hath stretched forth the... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 51:1-23

III.—THE THIRD DISCOURSEThe Final Redemption of Israel. A Dialogue between the Servant of Jehovah who appears as one veiled, Israel, Jehovah Himself and the ProphetIsaiah 51:0This chapter speaks of high and mighty things. We hear four persons speak one after the other. Each of the speakers from his view-point announces what he has to produce in reference to the chief subject. The Servant of God, appearing significantly veiled, presents to Israel the condition of its redemption (Isaiah 51:1-8).... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 51:12-23

“The Captive Exile Shall Be Loosed” Isaiah 51:12-23 During the Sepoy mutiny in India, when a number of English men and women were shut up in a quarter of Cawnpore, expecting a terrible death by assault or slow starvation, a torn page of the Bible, containing this passage, was found on the street pavement and was of unspeakable comfort. Oh, the blessedness of appropriating Isaiah 51:16 ! See Isaiah 49:7 . We are too apt to forget that God pleads the cause of His people, even when they have... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:1-23

Three messages to the faithful immediately follow. The first is a call to courage (verses Isa 51:1-8 ), in which they are charged to look back to Abraham, to look on to the nearness of God's activity, to look around and be without fear in the presence of opposition. The next is a cry of courage (verses Isa 51:9-11 ), in which they first look up to the arm of the Lord, and then look back and remember how He has delivered, and, finally, look on in the assurance that He will deliver. The last... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:1-23

Chapter 51 Exhortations To The People To Respond To God. We now have here three remarkable calls to faithful Israel, ‘listen’ (Isaiah 51:1) - ‘attend’ (Isaiah 51:4) - ‘listen’ (Isaiah 51:7). They have heard the voice of the Servant (Isaiah 50:10), now it is open to them to respond. And how are they to appreciate the truth about the Servant? They are to look back to Abraham, and to recognise how when he was but one God blessed him and made him many, and then they are to recognise in this new... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:9-16

The First Call to Awake - Spoken To The Arm Of Yahweh (Isaiah 51:9-16 ). Note that each call to awake is followed by Yahweh speaking to His people. It is a cry for Yahweh to awaken and act on behalf of His people. Isaiah 51:9-11 ‘Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Yahweh. Awake as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Are you not it that cut Rahab in pieces, that pierced the monster? Are you not it that dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, Who made the depths... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:9-23

Yahweh Is Called On To Awake and Reveal His Power and Israel Are To Awake To The Power And Holiness Of Their Redeeming God (Isaiah 51:9 to Isaiah 52:12 ). God having given to His faithful people the commands to ‘listen -- attend -- listen’ the prophet now calls on Yahweh also to awaken on behalf of His people, for Him too there is a plea that He listen to the call of His people. It is then followed by a call to all His people to awake. Thus there is a threefold call to ‘awake, awake’, in... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:12-16

Isaiah 51:12-Nehemiah : . Israel, Trusting in Yahweh, Need Have no Fear.—“ Since it is I, Yahweh, who am comforting thee, how canst thou fear mortal man, and how forget that Yahweh is the omnipotent Creator, so that thou art ever in fear of the (Chaldean) oppressor? The crouching (prisoner?) shall soon be freed: he shall not perish. I am Yahweh, controller of the ocean. My spokesman have I made thee, and jealously have I guarded thee that I may stretch out (Syr.) the (new?) heavens and... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 51:14-15

THE CAPTIVE SEEKING DELIVERANCEIsaiah 51:14-15. The captive exile hasteneth, &c. [1581][1581] Before developing either of the outlines here reproduced, attention should be given to Delitzsch’s translation of these verses.I. A DESCRIPTION OF THE WRETCHED CONDITION OF THE SINNER—AN EXILE. 1. His captivity. (1.) Judicial; (2.) practical; (3.) circumstantial. 2. His impending destruction.II. THE EAGER DESIRE OF THE EXILE FOR DELIVERANCE. (1.) He uses every probable means for it. (2.) There... read more

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