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Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 55:1-5

Isaiah 55:1-Deuteronomy : . The Glorious Blessings of the New Covenant which Yahweh will Make with His People.— Yahweh bids the thirsty come to the waters, the hungry to eat. Their life is now a constant striving issuing only in disillusion; but listening to His call they shall, without effort or cost, enjoy the utmost blessing (fat or oil was considered a great delicacy). He will grant (as a condescension, not “ make” as on equal terms) His people a covenant, transferring to them the sure... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 55:5

Thou; thou, O Messiah, of whom he now spake, Isaiah 55:4, and to whom he suddenly turneth his speech, as is very common in the prophets; shalt call a nation, to wit, unto thyself, and to the knowledge of thyself, as appears from the following words, and by thee unto acquaintance and fellowship With God. That thou knowest not; or rather, didst not know, to wit, with that special knowledge which implies approbation, and tender care and affection, as words of knowledge are most frequently used in... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Isaiah 55:5

THE CALLING OF THE GENTILESIsaiah 55:5. Behold, Thou shalt call a nation that Thou knowest not, &c.It early obtained belief in the Christian Church, that Isaiah was sawn assunder for predicting so freely the vocation of the Gentiles by Messiah. Paul mentions it as a proof of his moral heroism (Romans 10:20-21, with Ch. Isaiah 49:6). These words were uttered long after this country was a part of the Gentile world; and perhaps, in importance, it is the principal instance of it, considering... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-13

Chapter 55Ho, every one that thirsteth ( Isaiah 55:1 ),Going into the glorious Kingdom Age. Now, God detests and hates commercialism. God hates how people take advantage of one another. Profiteering on someone else. God is going to bring down the whole commercial system. And when God brings it down there is going to be great rejoicing in heaven, though on earth there's going to be tremendous mourning and lamentation. But in Revelation 18:1-24 God spends a whole chapter telling of how He's going... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 55:1-13

Isaiah 55:12 . The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing. Virgil has the like ideas. Eclogue 5: 62. Ipsi lætitia voces ad sidera jactant Intonsi montes; ipsæ jam carmina rupes, Ipsa sonant arbusta. That is, the unshorn mountains, elated with joy, raise their voices to the stars; yea, the rocks and groves resound with songs. The poets, as well as the prophets, sung the glory of the latter day. REFLECTIONS. The waters which flowed from the Gihon, the rivers of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 55:1-13

Isaiah 55:1-13He, every one that thirstethThe cries of the water-carriersPublic messages [Isaiah] would, as a matter of course, deliver publicly in the frequented streets and bazaars, and in khans, and in the temple area, frequently using the common cries of the forerunners of the nobles, the morning call of the temple watchmen, who had been waiting to proclaim the striking of the sun’s first rays upon the pinnacles, the groans of the sabbals (or burden-bearers), the tumult of the buyers and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 55:4-6

Isaiah 55:4-6Behold I have given Him for a Witness to the peopleWitness; Leader; Commander1.Most modern authorities hold that the person spoken of in Isaiah 55:4. is the historical David, and that Isaiah 55:4-5 institute a parallel between the position he occupied in the heathen world of his time and that which Israel shall occupy in the future; the thought expressed, therefore, is that the Messianic hope is transferred from the dynasty to the nation. The view is thus succinctly stated by... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 55:5

Isaiah 55:5Behold, Thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest notIsaiah’s anticipation.We cannot tell what picture was in Isaiah’s mind and hovering before his eyes. We do not know just what degree of visible sovereignty he hoped to see Jerusalem attain--but the essential idea is clear enough. He believes that all people were to turn to the Hebrews because the Hebrews were especially God’s people, because the nations would all feel that the God whom they all must have had been made known with... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 55:5

Isa 55:5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee. Ver. 5. Behold, thou shalt call a nation. ] Yea, all nations that yet dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death, being utterly ignorant of God and his will, of themselves and their duties; but now, when they "shall know God, or rather be known of him," they shall run to Christ, yea,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 55:5

thou shalt: Isaiah 11:10, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 52:15, Isaiah 56:8, Genesis 49:10, Psalms 18:43, Romans 15:20, Ephesians 2:11, Ephesians 3:5 nation: Isaiah 60:5, Hosea 1:10, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 8:20-Isaiah : he: Isaiah 60:9, Psalms 110:1-Leviticus :, Luke 24:26, John 13:31, John 13:32, John 17:1, Acts 3:13, Acts 5:31, Hebrews 5:5, 1 Peter 1:11 Reciprocal: Joshua 9:9 - because 2 Samuel 22:44 - a people Psalms 102:15 - General Isaiah 19:21 - Lord shall Isaiah 42:4 - and the isles Isaiah... read more

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