Isaiah 1:19-2:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 1:16-20

Though God had rejected their services as insufficient to atone for their sins while they persisted in them, yet he does not reject them as in a hopeless condition, but here calls upon them to forsake their sins, which hindered the acceptance of their services, and then all would be well. Let them not say that God picked quarrels with them; no, he proposes a method of reconciliation. Observe here, I. A call to repentance and reformation: ?If you would have your sacrifices accepted, and your... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:19

If ye be willing and obedient ,.... The Targum adds, "to my Word": the Word made flesh, and dwelling among them; who would have gathered the inhabitants of Jerusalem to his ministry, to attend his word and ordinances, but their rulers would not: ye shall eat the good of the land ; the land of Canaan; as the Jews held the possession of that land, before the times of Christ, by their obedience to the laws of God, which were given them as a body politic, and which, so long as they observed,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:19

Ye shall eat the good of the land - Referring to Isaiah 1:7 ; : it shall not be "devoured by strangers." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:1-31

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:10-20

The prophetic strain. Isaiah had gone only a very little way in his testimony when he broke into the true prophetic strain. The prophets were God's witnesses against the mere shows and semblances of piety, and for the reality of godliness and virtue; they lived to expose the false and to expound the true, to pierce with keen edged sword that which was hollow and rotten, and to commend with glowing zeal that which was sound and good. Here we have a deliverance which evidently came hot from a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:16-20

THE REQUIREMENT OF GOD — AMENDMENT OF LIFE . God, having put aside the worthless plea of outward religiousness made by his people, goes on to declare, by the mouth of his prophet, what he requires. First, in general terms ( Isaiah 1:16 ), and then with distinct specification ( Isaiah 1:17 ), he calls on them to amend their ways, both negatively ("cease to do evil") and positively ("learn to do well"). If they will really amend, then he assures them of forgiveness and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:16-20

No return to God's favor without amendment of life. The outward show of religion, which the Israelites maintained, vain and futile as it was, seemed to indicate that they were not wholly irreclaimable—they did not desire to break altogether with God. The prophet, therefore, assumes that they would wish to know the way by which they may remove God's anger, and enter once more into favor with him; and he proceeds to point out that the one and only road open to them is to amend their ways—to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:18-23

Argument and conviction. I. THE TRIAL OF THE CASE . 1. God is reason , otherwise he could not be God of justice . And if the nature can defend itself, clear itself from guilt, its plea will be allowed. Just so in Isaiah 43:19 , the imagery of a court of justice is presented: "Let them bring forth their witnesses that they may be justified, and let them hear, and say, It is true." The question is—Can the nation clear itself from the charges alleged against it? If so,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:19

If ye be willing and obedient. Rosenmüller explains this as equivalent to "if ye be willing to obey" (cf. Ezekiel 3:7 ); but perhaps it is better to give each verb its separate force: "If you consent in your wills, and are also obedient in your actions" (so Kay). Ye shall eat the good of the land ; i.e. there shall be no invasion; strangers shall not devour your crops (see Isaiah 1:7 ); you shall consume them yourselves. "The good of the land" is a common expression for its produce (... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:19-23

Unrighteousness a nation's curse. Comp. Proverbs 14:34 , "Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." The prophet is picturing the corrupt state of the metropolis, and contrasting its present moral degradation with the high and honorable character which it had formerly sustained. The following points may be illustrated, and the lessons of them enforced. I. UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IN THE LEADERS IS THE CURSE OF A BAD EXAMPLE . Illustrate by the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 1:16-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 1:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:10-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:16-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:16-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 1:19-23

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