Isaiah 60:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

The Church triumphant. With other eyes than ours the Jews must have read these glowing words. They saw in them a fascinating picture of a triumphant people; they saw the Jerusalem of their knowledge and of their love made strong and glorious in some coming time. Their patriotic hopes were kindled and must have been raised to a white heat of intensity as they dwelt on the gladdening, transporting promise. In the midst of surrounding darkness covering the whole earth ( Isaiah 60:2 ), Zion... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:1

Arise - This is evidently addressed to the church, or to Zion regarded as the seat of the church. It is represented as having been in a state of affliction and calamity (compare the notes at Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 52:1-2). She is now called on to arise from the dust, and to impart to others the rich privileges which were conferred on her.Shine - (אורי 'ôrı̂y). Lowth renders this, ‘Be thou enlightened.’ Margin, ‘Be enlightened, for thy light cometh.’ Noyes, ‘Enjoy light.’ Septuagint Φωτίζου... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 60:1

Isaiah 60:1. Arise, &c. The prophet here addresses the church of God, which he supposes to be sitting sorrowful, and exhorts her to awake and arise from a state of darkness and mourning, and enter into a state of light and happiness, “now that her salvation, so long desired and hoped for, is at hand, and the divine glory is about to rise upon her, and illuminate the nations and people who had hitherto sat in thick darkness.” See Vitringa. The reader will observe the exhortation is... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 60:1-22

A glorious kingdom (60:1-22)In Chapters 60-62 the scene returns to Babylon, where the captive Israelites look forward to the return to their homeland and the reconstruction of their national life. Here, more than in the previous chapters, the blessings seem to go far beyond those experienced by post-exilic Israel. (See sub-section ‘New Jerusalem’ at the introduction to Chapters 40-66.)When sin is removed and enemies are punished, Israel will receive the glory it has always hoped for. Not only... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 60:1

Arise. Compare Isaiah 51:9 , Isaiah 51:17 , "awake"; Isaiah 52:2 , "awake"; Isaiah 60:1 , "arise"; and contrast the cry to Babylon (Isaiah 47:1 ), "come down, sit in the dust". See App-82 . This refers to the future. shine. Compare 2 Samuel 23:4 . thy light: i.e. Israel's glory. the glory of the LORD. Hebrew. kabod. See Isaiah 4:2 , Isaiah 4:5 ; Isaiah 6:3 ; Isaiah 35:2 ; Isaiah 40:5 ; Isaiah 58:8 ; and Isaiah 60:2 here. Compare Psalms 106:20 . Jeremiah 2:11 .Haggai 2:3 , Haggai 2:7 ,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 60:1

This chapter begins a discussion of the glorious state of the New Israel, that is, the Church of Jesus Christ, during the reign of Christ upon this earth, a reign that began on the first Pentecost after the Resurrection of the Son of God. For ages, this has been the accepted position of Christian commentators on this prophecy. As Lowth expressed it:"The subject of this chapter is the great increase and flourishing state of the church of God, by the conversion and accession to it of the heathen... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 60:1

Isaiah 60:1. Arise, shine— "Arise from your state of darkness and mourning, and enter into a state of light and happiness; that thou mayest be able to enlighten others: shew thy native beauty; suffer thyself to be so strongly illuminated by the glory of the Lord, that thou mayest be a light to others." For this is what is soon after added; and the Gentiles shall walk in thy light. See 1 Peter 4:4. Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, is the author and procurer of all light, happiness, and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 60:1

1. Arise—from the dust in which thou hast been sitting as a mourning female captive (Isaiah 3:26; Isaiah 52:1; Isaiah 52:2). shine—or, "be enlightened; for thy light cometh"; impart to others the spiritual light now given thee (Isaiah 52:2- :). The Margin and GESENIUS translate, "Be enlightened"; be resplendent with posterity; imperative for the future indicative, "Thou shalt be enlightened" (Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 58:10; Ephesians 5:8; Ephesians 5:14). glory of the Lord—not merely the Shekinah,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 60:1

God had called Israel to be a light to the nations (Isaiah 43:10), but presently she was darkness (Isaiah 56:9 to Isaiah 57:13; Isaiah 59:1-15 a). The Lord had promised that He would enable His people to fulfill their calling (Isaiah 57:14-21; Isaiah 59:15-21). Now Isaiah summoned the nation to rise up and shine because her light had arrived (cf. Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 52:1). God’s glory, rather than His discipline, will rise as the sun upon her. Like a city gleaming in the light of the risen... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 60:1-9

The nations drawn to Israel 60:1-9Light would dawn on Israel, and as a result: the Gentiles would seek her out. read more

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