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E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 66:2

saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah's oracle. poor = wretched, or lowly, Hebrew. 'ani. See note on "poverty", Proverbs 6:11 . trembleth at = careth anxiously for. Compare Isaiah 66:5 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 66:3

cut off = breaketh. oblation = gift, or meal offering. Hebrew. minchah . swine's blood. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 14:8 . Leviticus 11:7 ). Compare Isaiah 65:4 . burneth incense = maketh a memorial of frankincense. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 2:2 ). App-92 . chosen. See note on Isaiah 1:29 . their soul = they. Note the Introversion beginning with the last clause of Isaiah 66:3 , and including Isaiah 66:4 , They delight, &c. I also will choose, &c. When I called,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 66:1-2

Isaiah 66:1-2. Thus saith the Lord, &c.— God here makes use of a sublime discourse, suitable to his Majesty, to reach the genuine sense whereof we must consider it as directed to the hypocrites, who supposed the care of the temple and sacrifice to be the principal and most acceptable part of worship in the sight of God. The words may be thus paraphrased: "Why, ye hypocrites, do ye build and adorn my temple upon earth with so much labour? If I regarded a visible temple as the place of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 66:3

Isaiah 66:3. He that killeth an ox, &c.— God here shews, that the external ritual worship offered to him by hypocrites and wicked persons, void of faith and holiness, was no more estimable in his sight, than the material temple above spoken of; but that he was as much offended by the ritual worship of the impure, as by the most grievous crimes perpetrated against the immediate commands of the law, and particularly under the new oeconomy, after the promulgation of the law of liberty, and the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:2

2. have been—namely, made by Me. Or, absolutely, were things made; and therefore belong to Me, the Creator [JEROME]. look—have regard. poor—humble ( :-). trembleth at . . . word— (2 Kings 22:11; 2 Kings 22:19; Ezra 9:4). The spiritual temple of the heart, though not superseding the outward place of worship, is God's favorite dwelling (Ezra 9:4- :). In the final state in heaven there shall be "no temple," but "the Lord God" Himself (Ezra 9:4- :). read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:3

3. God loathes even the sacrifices of the wicked (Isaiah 1:11; Proverbs 15:8; Proverbs 28:9). is as if—LOWTH not so well omits these words: "He that killeth an ox (presently after) murders a man" (as in Proverbs 28:9- :). But the omission in the Hebrew of "is as if"—increases the force of the comparison. Human victims were often offered by the heathen. dog's neck—an abomination according to the Jewish law (Proverbs 28:9- :); perhaps made so, because dogs were venerated in Egypt. He does not... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 66:4

4. delusions— ( :-), answering to "their own ways" ( :-; so Proverbs 1:31). However, the Hebrew means rather "vexations," "calamities," which also the parallelism to "fears" requires; "choose their calamities" means, "choose the calamities which they thought to escape by their own ways." their fears—the things they feared, to avert which their idolatrous "abominations" (Isaiah 66:3) were practised. I called . . . none . . . answer—(See on Isaiah 66:6; Isaiah 66:6; Isaiah 66:6- :). did . . .... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:1-2

Yahweh reminded His people that He is sovereign over His universe (cf. Isaiah 65:17). They should not assign too much importance to the temple and its service, since they built the temple for God (cf. 2 Samuel 7:4-14; 1 Kings 8:27; Psalms 11:4; Psalms 103:19; Jeremiah 7:12-14; Jeremiah 23:24; Matthew 5:34-35). It was a symbol of Him. They should consider more important that He had created all things Himself (cf. Acts 7:48-50). It is people who are not self-assertive or preoccupied with their... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 66:1-6

Humility rather than sacrifice 66:1-6This section introduces judgment into the mood of hope that pervades this section describing Israel’s glorious future (Isaiah 65:17 to Isaiah 66:24). Oppressors of the godly remnant will not prosper, nor will those who depend on externals for their relationship to God. read more

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