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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:3

Christ our Comforter. We think of our Lord as of our Divine Friend; and there is no way in which any one can show himself so true a friend as in the time of trouble. Well says the old adage, "A friend in need is a friend indeed." I. OUR URGENT NEED OF HIS DIVINE SUCCOUR . "Them that mourn in Zion." In virtue of his relation to us as our Saviour, Jesus Christ delivers ,s from the power and bondage of sin, and so from the remorse which attends its presence and constitutes a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:3

God glorified in the joyous and the beautiful. "A garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness … that he might be glorified." The figures used arc drawn from Eastern customs and sentiments. The afflicted clothe themselves in sackcloth, sit in ashes, and throw dust on their heads. In gladness and feast-time men crown themselves with garlands or wreaths. In sickness men do not use oil at toilet; when restored to health they resume the oil... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:4

They shall build the old wastes. (On the "waste" condition, not of Jerusalem only, but of the cities of Judith generally, see Isaiah 44:26 ; Isaiah 49:8 , Isaiah 49:19 ; Isaiah 64:10 , Isaiah 64:11 , etc.) The first step in the recovery of Israel from the misery of the Captivity would be a return to Palestine, and a general restoration of the ruined towns. It was a ruin of "many generations," having commenced, probably, with the invasion of Pharaoh-Necho in b.c. 608, and being... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:4

Restoration. "They shall build the old wastes." All waste is wicked. It is so in war. Even taken at its lowest estimate, think of the ruin of glorious temples, and exquisite sculptures, and works of art,—all ground to dust, as Mr. Ruskin says, by mere human rage. Florence, and many of the Southern cities, have been the war-fields of Europe. What waste! There genius toiled; there multitudes, in sweat of brow, built the aqueduct and decorated the capitol; and there, from time to time, the rude... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:4-9

GOD 'S PURPOSE OF DEALING GRACIOUSLY WITH ISRAEL . Having proclaimed the objects of his own mission, "the Servant" proceeds to declare God's gracious purposes towards Israel. Taking the Captivity period for his standpoint, he promises, first, the restoration of the cities of Judah ( Isaiah 61:4 ), and then a flourishing time in which Jews and Gentiles shall dwell together in one community peacefully and gloriously, Israel having a certain pre-eminence ( Isaiah 61:5-9 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:5

Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks (comp. Isaiah 14:1 , Isaiah 14:2 ; Isaiah 45:14 ; Isaiah 60:10 ). The Gentiles who join themselves with the Jews, and form with them one community, are constantly represented in the writings of Isaiah as occupying a subordinate position. In the New Testament, Jew and Gentile are put upon a par. Is the explanation that Isaiah assumes that the Jews generally will accept the gospel, and therefore, to some extent, retain their privileges in the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6

But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord. By the covenant made at Sinai, Israel was to be "a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation" ( Exodus 19:6 ). Had they risen to the height of their calling when our Lord and his disciples offered them salvation before offering it to the Gentiles, they might have "been in the midst of the heathen who had entered into the congregation of Jehovah and become the people of God, what the Aaronites farmerly were in the midst of Israel itself"... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6

The world's priests and preachers. "Men shall call you the Ministers of our God." Dean Plumptre says of this verse, "This had been the original ideal of the nation's life ( Exodus 19:6 ), forfeited for a time through the sins of the people ( Exodus 28:1 ), to be fulfilled at last in the citizens of the New Jerusalem". Matthew Arnold says, "The Jews, a nation of God's servants appointed to initiate the rest of the world into his service, are to give themselves to this sacred and... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6-9

Privilege, reputation, hope. We have here— I. AN OPEN PRIVILEGE to be eagerly employed. "Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord." Under the Law the priesthood was limited to one family of one tribe; the rest of the nation had rights and duties outside and inferior. There stand, indeed, the ancient words, "Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests," but this promise finds no complete fulfilment in the history of Israel. It is realized only in the kingdom of Christ. Under him the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:7

For your shame ye shall have double . Instead of the shame and confusion of face which were the portion of Israel during the Captivity (see Isaiah 51:7 , Isaiah 51:23 ; Isaiah 54:4 ; Daniel 9:7 , Daniel 9:8 , etc.), they should after their restoration to Palestine "have double" their former glory and double their former territory. An increase of territory had been already prophesied ( Isaiah 49:18-21 )—an increase which, however, was not so much an extension of the bounds of... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:7

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