Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 54:1-17
CHAPTER 54 Israel Called to Sing 1. The blessings of restoration (Isaiah 54:1-6 ) 2. Mercy bestowed (Isaiah 54:7-10 ) 3. The earthly glory of Jerusalem (Isaiah 54:11-14 ) 4. Jehovah keeps and defends His people (Isaiah 54:15-17 ) After the cross the singing. What singing there will be in the earth when at last “they will look upon Him, whom they have pierced.” Israel will some day know the full meaning ofIsaiah 53:1-12 2 , and when He is owned at last the glories and blessings of... read more
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 54:1-17
, Isaiah 55:1-13, Isaiah 56:1-8CHAPTER XXIION THE EVE OF RETURNIsaiah 54:1-17, Isaiah 55:1-13, Isaiah 56:1-8ONE of the difficult problems of our prophecy is the relation and grouping of chapters 54-59. It is among them that the unity of "Second Isaiah," which up to this point we have seen no reason to doubt, gives way. Isaiah 56:9-12 is evidently pre-exilic, and so is Isaiah 59:1-21. But in chapters 54, 55, and Isaiah 56:1-8 we have three addresses, evidently dating from the Eve of the Return.... read more