Isaiah 59

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

The standard of the Spirit. Cheyne's translation is, "For he shall come like a rushing stream, which the breath of Jehovah driveth." The prophet regards the impending deliverance of the Jews as an act in the great drama of the world-judgment. Henderson translates, "The breath of Jehovah shall raise a standard against him;" and he treats the passage as prophetic of the resistance offered to the evil schemes of the enemies of the gospel. Probably the historical figure in the mind of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:20

And the Redeemer shall come to Zion ; rather, and there shall come a Redeemer for Zion , and for those who turn , etc. When the "adversaries " and the "enemies" shall have been punished, repentant Israel shall be saved by the coming of Messiah. As usual, the prophet does not note, or perhaps see, intervals of time, but blends events of various periods into one glorious vision of triumphant deliverance, redemption, and prolonged spiritual life in the Redeemer's kingdom. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:20-21

The Church indefectible. The Church of God, being a body of men and women, each one of whom is weak, fallible, and liable to fall from the truth, ay, even to apostasy, must, by the nature of things, be of itself and in itself detectible. A weakness which attaches to all the individuals of a body must attach to the body which those individuals make up. The Church, therefore, is not, per se , indefectible. If indefectible in fact, it can only be so by the will of God, and can only be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

As for me ; literally, and I. The prophet begins with one construction, and then checks himself, and introduces another. This is my covenant (comp. Jeremiah 31:31-34 ; and see the comment on Isaiah 53:3 ). The new covenant involved the giving of God's Spirit to his people ( Joel 2:28 ); and this Spirit, it is here promised, shall not depart from God's people while time endures. The Spirit will be accompanied with certain "words" which will be put into the Church's mouth; and these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

The hope of the rued. Wherein shall we find the true hope of the human race? It would be but a sorry prospect if man had nothing better to build upon than the results of physical science, or political economy, or mental and moral philosophy. These are helpful handmaids, but they have shown themselves inefficient regenerators of mankind. We build our hope ultimately on— I. THE FULFILMENT OF THE DIVINE PROMISE . God has "covenanted" or promised to do great things for us. Our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

The gospel-covenant. The recipient of this covenant is the spiritual Israel. The old Jewish covenant is to provide figures that may help us to understand the spiritual covenant which we make with God and God makes with us, through Jesus Christ, the covenant-Negotiator. Here God's side of covenant-pledge is that he will always be the inner life and inspiration of his people. And it is assumed that his people's covenant-pledge is that they hold themselves as fully consecrated unto him, and in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59

This chapter is closely connected in sense with the preceding, and is designed to illustrate the same general sentiment; that the reason why the religious services of the nation were not accepted, and the nation delivered from calamity, was their hypocrisy and their other sins. The previous chapter contained a bold and energetic reproof of their expectation of the divine favor, when they were observing only external rites without repentance, and even when they continued to practice oppression... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:1

Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened - On the meaning of this phrase, see the notes at Isaiah 50:2.Neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear - On the meaning of this phrase, see the notes at Isaiah 6:10. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:2

But your iniquities - That is, the sins which the prophet had specified in the previous chapter, and which he proceeds further to specify in this.Have separated - The word used here (בדל bâdal) conveys the idea of division, usually by a curtain or a wall Exodus 26:33; Ezekiel 42:20. Thus the ‘firmament’ (רקיע râqı̂ya‛, “expanse”) is said to have “divided” or “separated” (מבדיל mabedı̂yl) the waters from the waters Genesis 1:6. The idea here is, that their sins were like a partition between... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:3

For your hands are defiled with blood - The prophet proceeds here more particularly to specify the sins of which they were guilty; and in order to show the extent and depth of their depravity, he specifies the various members of the body - the hands, the fingers, the lips, the tongue, the feet as the agents by which people commit iniquity. See a similar argument on the subject of depravity in Romans 3:13-15, where a part of the description which the prophet here gives is quoted by Paul, and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:20-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 59:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 59:3

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