Isaiah 25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6

In this mountain ; i.e. the heavenly Zion—the "mountain of the Lord's house" ( Isaiah 2:2 ; comp. Isaiah 24:23 ). Unto all people ; rather, unto all peoples . There is no restriction of salvation to any particular race or nation—"Jew, Greek, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free" ( Colossians 3:11 ), are equally invited, and some of each come in (comp. Daniel 7:14 ; Matthew 8:11 ; Revelation 5:9 ; Revelation 7:9 ). The Church of the redeemed contains men and women of all... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6

Divine provision for the human soul. In the vegetable and animal kingdoms God has made full and rich provision for all the wants and cravings of our body—for its revival, its nourishment, its strength, its enjoyment. In the gospel of his grace he has granted us the most ample and generous provision for our spiritual nature. In Christ Jesus, in "the truth as it is in him," and in his holy service, we have all we need for— I. OUR SPIRITUAL REVIVAL . Food, especially wine, is given to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6

Jehovah's feast after reconciliation. The picture in this text is based upon the familiar custom in Judaism of associating a sacrificial feast with a thank offering or peace offering. Such feasts were highly festive and joyous occasions. As an instance of the custom, reference may be made to the scene of the anointing of King Saul. Samuel made a feast, after sacrifice, to which some thirty persons were bidden ( 1 Samuel 9:19 , 1 Samuel 9:22 ). "According to the Mosaic Law, the fat pieces... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6-8

The blessings of the final state are now touched upon, as a special subject for thanksgiving. They are not enumerated; but a certain number are set forth, as specimens from which we may form a conception of the general condition of the "saved." These are: read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:7

He will destroy … the face of the covering . According to some, the "covering cast ever all people" is death, and the second clause of the verse is a mere repetition of the first. But, though the heads of criminals were covered when they were led to execution ( Esther 7:8 ), yet death itself is never elsewhere called a "covering." May not the prophet have in view that "veil" or "covering" of misconception and prejudice, whereof St. Paul speaks as lying "on the hearts of the Jewish nation,"... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:7

Spiritual veils. Anything interposed between the eye and the object of vision may be called a veil; designed for the purpose of convenience or of modesty, the veil has often been the cause of unsightliness and inconvenience—it has been abused almost as much as it has been used. In Scripture the word has a moral significance, indicating something which intercepts the truth, and blinds the soul to the will of God and to its own duty and interest. I. THE EXISTENCE OF SPIRITUAL ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

He will swallow up death in victory ; rather, he will abolish death forever . Hosea, a contemporary, was inspired to write! "Will ransom Israel from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction" ( Hosea 13:14 ); but otherwise this was the first announcement that death was to disappear and to cease to be a possibility. It was an enormous advance on the dim and vague conceptions of a future life hitherto current... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

Christ's conquest of death. "He will swallow up death in victory." Here the fullness of Isaiah's evangelical prophecy begins to break forth. In the fourth verse he has described Jehovah as "a Strength to the poor, a Strength to the needy in his distress, a Refuge from the storm, a Shadow from the heat;" and all this, he says, God has been. Human history will endorse the record. But he will be more to men than all this! Death, that dogs men's footsteps and darkens even their days with fear;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

The supreme victory. "He will swallow up death in victory." The terms of the text are not satisfied by anything less than the gospel of the grace of God; that, and that alone, can be truly said to swallow up death. It is only Jesus Christ who can be said to have "abolished death" ( 2 Timothy 1:10 ). This is the supreme victory. Great conquests have been gained in other fields: in geographical research—discovery of America, penetration of Africa, etc.; in the useful arts—printing,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

Triumph over death. There is a first reference here to the restoration of Judah from its death-state of captivity, and to the wiping away of the tears the captives shed when they hung their harps upon the willows. But we cannot forget that St. Paul and St. John have put the richest Christian meanings into these beautiful and pathetic words ( 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 :54; Revelation 7:17 ; Revelation 21:4 ). And life for a nation out of the death-state of captivity may well be taken as a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:6-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 25:8

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