Isaiah 1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:23

Thy princes are rebellious ,.... Stubborn and obstinate, refused to receive and acknowledge the Messiah; such were the Jewish rulers, civil and ecclesiastical, in the times of Christ. And companions of thieves : who devoured widows' houses; made the temple, which was a house of prayer, a den of thieves; and took away the key of knowledge from the people, and would not suffer them to attend the ministry of the Gospel, Matthew 21:13 . everyone loveth gifts, and followeth after... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:24

Therefore, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel ,.... All these names and titles, which are expressive of the majesty, power, and authority of God, are used to give the greater solemnity and weight to what follows; and to show that he is able to accomplish what he determines and threatens to do. Ah ! which is a particle, either expressive of grief at their wretched and miserable condition, or of indignation at their provoking sins and transgressions: I will ease... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

And I will turn my hand upon thee ,.... The remnant, according to the election of grace, left in Jerusalem, Isaiah 1:9 meaning not his afflicting hand, no, not even as a fatherly chastisement; though the Lord sometimes, by such means, purges away the iniquity of his people, as follows; see Isaiah 27:9 much less his hand of wrath and vengeance, the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger; but his hand of efficacious grace in conversion, with which he plucks sinners as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:26

And I will restore thy judges as at the first ,.... This refers not to the times after the Babylonish, captivity, when the Jews had judges and rulers, such as Zerubbabel and Nehemiah, as they had in the times of Moses, Joshua, and the judges, or as in the times of David and Solomon; but it refers, as Kimchi observes, to the times of the Messiah; and is true of the apostles of Christ, who were set on twelve thrones, had power and authority from Christ to preach his Gospel, and to judge the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:27

Zion shall be redeemed with judgment ,.... The blessing of redemption by Christ is the source and foundation of the other blessings of grace, before mentioned, the little remnant are favoured with, as justification, pardon of sin, and conversion, Isaiah 1:18 , Isaiah 1:25 it is of a spiritual nature; the redemption of the soul is a deliverance from the captivity of sin, Satan, and the law, and is plenteous and eternal; the objects of redeeming grace are "Zion" and her converts ; not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:28

And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together ,.... Of the beast and false prophet, of the followers of antichrist, the man of sin, who are transgressors of the law of God, and sinners against the Lord; the destruction of these, or the breaking of them into shivers, as the word F15 שבר "contritio sive confractio", Syr. signifies, see Revelation 2:27 will be at the time of Zion's redemption, and make a part of it; and it shall be all at once and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:29

For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have desired ,.... Though there is a change of persons in the words, the same are intended; and design such, who being convinced of the idolatries of the church of Rome they have been fond of, and delighted in, will be ashamed of them, and relinquish them, and come out of Babylon a little before the destruction of it; for under oaks, and such like green trees, idolatry used to be committed, to which the allusion is; see Jeremiah 2:20 and so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:30

For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth ,.... Shall be stripped of all their dependencies and self confidence, and be as naked and as bare as an oak that has cast its leaves; or thus, in a way of just retaliation, since they have desired oaks, and sacrificed under them, they shall be like them as in the wintertime, stripped of all their riches, honour, substance, and desirable things; see Revelation 18:12 . and as a garden that hath no water ; in which the herbs and plants are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:31

And the strong shall be as tow ,.... החסון , "that strong one", who is eminently so; the little horn, whose look is more stout than his fellows, Daniel 7:20 the beast who had great power and authority given by the dragon, Revelation 13:2 who shall be cast alive into the lake of fire; when he will be like tow in those devouring flames, easily, quickly, and irrecoverably consumed, Daniel 7:11 , Revelation 19:20 . and the maker of it as a spark , or "his work"; so the Targum, ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1

The prophet, with a boldness and majesty becoming the herald of the Most High, begins with calling on the whole creation to attend while Jehovah speaks, Isaiah 1:2 . A charge of gross insensibility and ingratitude is then brought against the Jews, by contrasting their conduct with that of the ox end ass, the most stupid of animals, Isaiah 1:3 . This leads to an amplification of their guilt, Isaiah 1:4 ; highly aggravated by their slighting the chastisements and judgments of God, though... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1

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