Isaiah 40:9

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Isaiah 40:9

Thou, female. How beautiful are the feet of those who announce good tidings! (Romans x. 15.) (Haydock) --- Thus a feminine noun is applied to Solomon, Ecclesiastes i. Prophets make known to all the coming of the Saviour. (Calmet) --- Christ preaches from the mountain, and his apostles over the world. (Worthington) read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 40:1-11

1-11 All human life is a warfare; the Christian life is the most so; but the struggle will not last always. Troubles are removed in love, when sin is pardoned. In the great atonement of the death of Christ, the mercy of God is exercised to the glory of his justice. In Christ, and his sufferings, true penitents receive of the Lord's hand double for all their sins; for the satisfaction Christ made by his death was of infinite value. The prophet had some reference to the return of the Jews from... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Isaiah 40:9-14

Isa_40:9 Isa_45:14 In spite of the fact that the revelation of the glory of the Lord brings to light, as nothing else does, the sinfulness and frailty of man, there is also brought "good tidings," and this it is which furnishes the "comfort" for "My people." Zion and Jerusalem are represented as lifting up the voice and saying to the cities of Judah "Behold your God!" About the sixth hour on the day of the crucifixion Pilate brought forth Jesus, and said to the crowd in Jerusalem, "Behold your... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Isaiah 40:1-11

The Word of Comfort and the God of Comfort. The last part of the book of the prophet Isaiah has fitly been called the Book of Comfort, for in its beautiful language and in its exalted visions the Gospel of salvation is so clearly taught that it often seems as though John himself were speaking. The preacher and the prophet are combined in the message brought out by Isaiah to such an extent as to make us feel that voices from the world beyond are singing a glorious hymn of praise. The Gospel... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Isaiah 40:1-31

I.—THE FIRST DISCOURSEThe Prologue: the Objective and Subjective basis of RedemptionIsaiah 40:01. THE PROLOGUE OF THE SECOND PART AND OF THE FIRST DISCOURSEIsaiah 40:1-111 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people,Saith your God.2 Speak ye 2comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,That her 3warfare is accomplished,That 4her iniquity is pardoned:5For she hath received of the Lord’s handDouble for all her sins.3 The voice of him that crieth 6in the wilderness,Prepare ye the... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 40:9-17

Creator and Ruler of All the Earth Isaiah 40:9-17 Zion is bidden to climb the highest mountain within reach, and announce the advent of the Savior-God. When all eyes are turned to behold Him, expecting a mighty hero, lo, a shepherd conducts His flock across the waste lands, gathering the weakly lambs to His bosom and gently leading the ewes with their young. Do not be afraid of God; He has a shepherd’s heart. Words can never tell out all His tenderness; His pitying, understanding love. We... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 40:1-31

We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the Prince of Peace (49-57), the program of peace (58-66). The fist eleven verses of chapter forty constitute a prologue to the whole Book. This prologue opens with a declaration which indicates the burden of all that is to follow. "Comfort ye, comfort ye My people." It then describes the making of a highway for God along which He will move toward the ultimate... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Isaiah 40:1-11

The Deity of Christ in Isaiah Isaiah 40:1-11 , Isaiah 40:25-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We suggest a threefold vision of the Deity of Christ as an introduction to the sermon proper. 1. The Deity of Christ as seen in the Gospels. The Gospels abound in proofs that Jesus Christ was God. John tells us, in the Spirit, that Christ was the Word, and that the Word was God, and that the Word was made flesh. The angels announced to the shepherds that the One born in Bethlehem was Christ the Lord. John the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 40:9-11

Jerusalem Is To Respond Like A Town Crier (Isaiah 40:9-11 ). Isaiah 40:9 ‘O Zion, you who proclaim good tidings, Get up into the high mountain, O Jerusalem, you who tell good tidings, Lift up your voice loudly (‘with strength’), Lift it up, do not be afraid, Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” ’ Those who have official responsibility for proclaiming good news when it comes, the ‘town criers’ of Jerusalem, are called on to get busy. They are go into a high mountain where all can... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 40:1-11

Isaiah 40:1-1 Kings : . Prologue Announcing the End of the Exile.— If. The prophet sees in the triumphs of Cyrus the coming fall of Babylon’ s empire, and a revolution in the fortunes of the exiles. These are God’ s voice bidding the prophet and all who hear it encourage His people. Let them speak tenderly to Jerusalem ( i.e. the nation, not the city). Her forced service is completed, her punishment has been more than adequate to her offence. Isaiah 40:3-Deuteronomy : . Rapt from earth, the... read more