Isaiah 51:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-3

Observe, 1. How the people of God are here described, to whom the word of this consolation is sent and who are called upon to hearken to it, Isa. 51:1. They are such as follow after righteousness, such as are very desirous and solicitous both to be justified and to be sanctified, are pressing hard after this, to have the favour of God restored to them and the image of God renewed on them. These are those that seek the Lord, for it is only in the say of righteousness that we can seek him with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:2

Look unto Abraham your father ,.... Not only the father of the Jewish nation, but of all them that believe: this explains what is meant by the rock, in the former verse, who is to be looked unto for imitation in the exercise of faith, and performance of duty, and for encouragement in distressed times and circumstances: and unto Sarah that bare you ; signified by the pit or cistern; who was not only the mother of the Jewish nation; but such also are her daughters who do well, and tread in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:2

I called him alone - As I have made out of one a great nation; so, although ye are brought low and minished, yet I can restore you to happiness, and greatly multiply your number. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL , SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT . The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each commencing with a call, Shim'u elai , "Hearken unto me," or Haqshibu elai , "Attend to me." The prophet appears to be the speaker, and to address himself to the more faithful portion of the people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

Instructions to the spiritual Israel. The people are described as "possessing righteousness," i.e. following a way of life in accordance with the Divine commands; and "seeking Jehovah," i.e. attending to all that his mind approves and his will commands. I. THE LESSON OF THEIR ORIGIN . They had been, as it were, hewn from a rock and dug out of a pit. The allusion is to Abraham. They had sprung from one, and him as good as dead ( Hebrews 11:12 ). They had been as rough as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:2

I called him alone ; or, I called him when he was but ode; i.e. before he had any children (comp. Ezekiel 33:24 , "Abraham was one, and he inherited the land"). And blessed him (see Genesis 24:1 , Genesis 24:35 ). And increased him ; i.e. "made him a father of many nations" ( Genesis 17:5 ). If God could multiply the progeny of ode man, much more could he make a flourishing nation out of the exiles, who, though but a "remnant" of the pro-Captivity Israel, were yet many... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:2

Ancient memories. "Look unto Abraham your father." It is wise to surround the young with the statues of great and brave and wise men, and to have hanging in the halls of a nation the portraits of their true leaders. So in the Hebrews we are in a chamber of inspired images of the heroes and heroines of faith. I. THE EYE IS ALWAYS ON SOME OBJECT . We are looking always to objects that elevate or that debase us. Israel at this time was looking to military leaders, longing... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:2

Look unto Abraham - What was figuratively expressed in the former verse is here expressed literally. They were directed to remember that God had taken Abraham and Sarah from a distant land, and that from so humble a beginning he had increased them to a great nation. The argument is, that he was able to bless and increase the exile Jews, though comparatively feeble and few.For I called him alone - Hebrew, ‘For one I called him;’ that is, he was alone; there was but one, and he increased to a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:1-2

Isaiah 51:1-2. Hearken unto me, &c. Here again he addresses his discourse to the believing and godly Jews, whom he describes as following after righteousness That is, earnestly desiring and diligently pursuing the justification of their persons, the sanctification of their nature, and practical obedience to God’s law; for which blessings they sought the Lord That is, sought an acquaintance and reconciliation with him, the manifestation of his favour, and the communication of his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-23

God of the impossible (51:1-23)To the captive Jews it must have seemed almost impossible to escape from the powerful grip of the tyrant Babylon, make the long journey over harsh territory and then rebuild their ruined country. God encourages them with reminders of the apparently impossible things he has done for them in the past. The very origin of Israel was something of a miracle. God built a nation out of one couple, even though the man and his wife were past the age when they might normally... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 51:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 51:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 51:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 51:1-23

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