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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2

The earthly objects of desire do not satisfy; the heavenly objects not only satisfy, but delight. Man is so constituted as to desire a great variety of objects, often with extreme eagerness, but rarely to find in these objects, when they are attained, the satisfaction for which he looked. "Man never is , but always to be , blest," says one of our poets; and the fact is so nearly universal, that some tell us it is the pursuit of an object, not its attainment that gives us pleasure.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2

Foolish investments. "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not?" This is man's great misery, that he has the "deceived heart ' which leads him to false investments. I. SOUL - SATISFACTION . The soul is made for God, and there is no bread that will satisfy man but God himself. "I am the living Bread," says Christ. Bread of fortune, bread of gold, bread of aesthetic beauty, bread of worldly honour,—these only satisfy the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2

Vain expenditure on things. Comp. Isaiah 44:20 , "He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside." A very striking illustration of unsatisfying food is given by the Rev. H. Macmillan. "A strange plant, called the nardoo, grows in the deserts of Lento, Australia. Its seeds formed for months together almost the sole food of the party of explorers who, a few years ago, crossed the continent. When analyzed, the nardoo bread was ascertained to be destitute of certain nutritious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2-3

Wasted strength. It has often been remarked of the criminal population that, if they would only give to honest and honourable pursuits the same patient attention, the same untiring energy, the same keen ingenuity, which they now devote to illegal schemes, they would soon rise to competence and honour. Perhaps the essence of this great mistake may be found in those who are very far removed from the criminal class; there are many in all vocations and positions of life who are wasting their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:3

Come unto me (comp. Isaiah 55:1 , "Come ye to the waters"). God dispenses the waters (see Isaiah 44:3 ). I will make an everlasting covenant with you . That the "everlasting covenant" once made between God and man had been broken by man, and by Israel especially, is a part of the teaching contained in the earlier portion of Isaiah ( Isaiah 24:5 ). We find the same asserted in the prophecies of his contemporary, Hosea ( Hosea 6:7 ). It would naturally follow from this that, unless... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness . By ordinary rules of grammar, the pronoun "him" should refer to David; and so the passage is understood by Gesenius, Maurer, Hitzig, Ewald, Knobel, Delitzsch, and Mr. Cheyne. But, as Isaiah frequently sets aside ordinary grammatical rules, and as the position to the person here spoken of seems too high for the historical David, a large number of commentators, including Vitringa, Michaelis, Dathe, Rosenmuller, Umbreit, and Dr. Kay, consider that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

The leadership of Christ. These words, primarily applicable to David, are true of that Son of David whose course was to be so different, but whose work was to be so much deeper and greater than that of the King of Israel. David was a man who showed himself possessed of all the essential qualities of a great leader of men. He had the power of attaching them to his own person with a strong affection; he shared their hardships and their perils; he impressed on them his own principles and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:5

Thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not (comp. Psalms 18:43 ). The object of address in this verse appears to be the Messiah. He, at his coming, will "call" into his kingdom "a nation," or rather, "people," with whom he has had no covenant hitherto; and they will readily and gladly obey the call. Thus God's kingdom will be enlarged, and Israel's glory will be increased , Because of the Lord … for he hath glorified thee . The great cause of the attraction will be the "glory"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:5

Man's true glory. "The Holy One of Israel, he hath glorified thee." We need to fill the word "glory," which often has such false renderings, with its true and ancient meaning. I. TRUE RELIGION GLORIFIES MAN . He cannot he really glorified by titles or splendours of fame, but only by beauty and majesty of being. God says, "I will make a man as the gold of Ophir." Man is only truly glorified as he fulfils the great end of his being, which is to be in his moral nature like God. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:6

Seek ye the Lord . Again the strain changes. The people are once more addressed, but in a tone of reproach. Israel must "seek the Lord" without delay, or the opportunity will be past; God will have withdrawn himself from them. He "will not alway be chiding, neither keepeth he his anger for ever" ( Psalms 103:9 ). read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 55:6

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