Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 66:1-24
Isaiah 66. Here divisions are hard to define. The theme— the coming punishment of the apostates and the coming glory of the pious— is pursued now on one side, now on the other. Isaiah 66:1-Numbers : . An Attack on the Projectors of a Rival Temple.— Those Jews who refused to accept the reformed religion apparently proposed to set up a rival temple. Yahweh scornfully demands of them in what manner of building they would house Him, whose habitation is the universe. These things— a temple and a... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 66:6-9
The Birth Of The New Age (Isaiah 66:6-9 ). Isaiah 66:6 ‘A voice of tumult from the city, A voice from the temple, A voice of Yahweh, Which renders recompense to his enemies.’ Before she travailed she brought forth, Before her pain came she was delivered of a man-child, Who has heard such things? Who has seen such things? Shall a land be born in one day? Shall a nation be brought forth at once? For as soon as Zion travailed, She brought forth her children. Shall I bring to the birth, and not... read more