Isaiah 48 - Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Bible Study & Commentary

Introduction

A.M. 3296. B.C. 708.

According to Vitringa, the fourth discourse of the fourth part of this prophecy is contained in this chapter. In which we have,

(1,) A solemn address to the Jews, reproving them for their hypocrisy, obstinacy, and especially their idolatry, notwithstanding the many convincing proofs God had given them of his true and sole divinity, Isaiah 48:1-8 .

(2,) An assurance that their deliverance would be wrought purely for the sake of God’s own name, and not for any merit of theirs, Isaiah 48:9-11 .

(3,) An encouragement given them to depend purely on God’s power and promise for their deliverance, showing that his prediction concerning the raising up of Cyrus, and many others, had been declared clearly and publicly, Isaiah 48:12-16 .

(4,) He removes from himself the charge of those evils which had happened to the nation, as they might have enjoyed his favour, and the blessings consequent thereon, if they had conducted themselves otherwise, Isaiah 48:17-19 .

(5,) Proclaims their release from Babylon, and enjoins them to declare everywhere the blessing of it, and the singular care of Providence over them in their return, Isaiah 48:20 , Isaiah 48:21 .

(6,) No peace to the wicked, Isaiah 48:22 .

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.Joseph Benson became a Methodist circuit rider in 1771. A close associate of Wesley, he was chosen to be a member of the Legal One Hundred who governed the Conference at Wesley's death and he was president of the Conference two times. As one of post-Wesley Methodism's most popular preachers, he sometimes addressed crowds of over twenty thousand. Wesley established an extensive organization, including the circuit riding system and a media or press to showcase books, pamphlets, and a monthly magazine. After the death of John Wesley, Joseph Benson took over the Methodist/Wesleyan movement and the organization that Wesley created.During the Bristol dispute of 1794 he led the conservative Church Methodists and was against moves which suggested that the Methodists were breaking ties with the Church of England; he was one of the last leaders to contend for the methods and philosophy of eighteenth-century Wesleyan Methodism. The circulation of The Methodist Magazine rose from ten thousand to twenty-four thousand per issue on his watch, and it was one of the most widely read periodicals in pre-Victorian England. He was an able writer, serving as apologist against Joseph Priestley, as biographer of John Fletcher, and as author of a multi-volume commentary on the Bible.Benson was influential in Methodism, and through the press, especially the magazine, he was able to extend his influence to non-Methodists as well. He and other Methodist leaders, through preaching and publication, disseminated their conservative social and political credo and may be credited in part with creating a climate in which the seeds of Victorianism could thrive.... Show more

One of the most eminent of the early Methodist ministers in England, Joseph Benson was born at Melmerby, in Cumberland, Jan. 25, 1748. At sixteen he became a Methodist and was converted. In 1766 Mr. Wesley appointed him classical master at Kingswood School. He devoted himself closely to philosophy and theology, studying constantly and zealously.... Show more

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