Isaiah 61:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 61:6-9

Privilege, reputation, hope. We have here— I. AN OPEN PRIVILEGE to be eagerly employed. "Ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord." Under the Law the priesthood was limited to one family of one tribe; the rest of the nation had rights and duties outside and inferior. There stand, indeed, the ancient words, "Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests," but this promise finds no complete fulfilment in the history of Israel. It is realized only in the kingdom of Christ. Under him the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:5

And strangers shall stand - (See the notes at Isaiah 14:1-2; Isaiah 60:10).And feed your flocks - The keeping of flocks constituted a very considerable part of the husbandry of those who dwelt in Palestine. Of course, any considerable prosperity of a spiritual nature would be well represented by an accession of foreigners, who should come to relieve them in their toil. It is not necessary to suppose that this is to be taken literally, nor that it should be so spiritualized as to suppose that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 61:6

But ye shall be named - The idea here literally is, ‘There will be no need of your engaging in the business of agriculture. All that will be done by others; and you, as ministers of God, may engage wholly in the duties of religion. The world shall be tributary to you, and you shall enjoy the productions of all lands; and you may, therefore, devote yourselves exclusively to the service of Yahweh, as a kingdom of priests.’ A similar promise occurs in Exodus 19:6 : ‘And ye shall be unto me a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 61:4-5

Isaiah 61:4-5 . They shall build the old wastes See on chap. 58:12. As this is evidently to be understood of gospel times, the meaning seems to be, that the establishment of Christianity in the world should repair the decays of true religion, of genuine piety and virtue, which had been at a very low ebb, not only in the Gentile nations, which were all idolatrous, but also among the Jews, for many centuries. By the ministry of John the Baptist, of our Lord, and his apostles, many thousands... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 61:6-7

Isaiah 61:6-7. But ye shall be named the Priests, &c. The whole body of you shall now be as near to God as the priests were formerly, and shall be a royal priesthood, 1 Peter 2:9. This is most certainly true of all the faithful under the gospel; hence they have also their spiritual sacrifices, Romans 12:1; Hebrews 13:15-16; 1 Peter 2:5. Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles Partake of their plenty; and in their glory shall ye boast You shall be highly advanced by the addition of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 61:1-11

Good news for the exiles (61:1-62:12)God’s Spirit gives the prophet some good news to pass on to the Jews held captive in Babylon. They will be released to return to their land, but their captors will be punished (61:1-2). When they arrive in Jerusalem, they may be overcome with grief because of the ruin and devastation they see around them. But God will encourage and strengthen them so that they can rebuild their beloved city (3-4).Foreigners will carry out the everyday duties for the Jews and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:5

strangers = foreigners. the alien = an unknown people. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 61:6

Be shall be named, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 19:6 ). the Ministers of our God. Reference to the technical phrase, common in the Law. See Exodus 28:35 .Numbers 16:9 . Deuteronomy 10:8 ; Deuteronomy 17:12 , &c. the Gentile = nations. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 61:5

"And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and vinedressers."That there should be a new society in which the Jews would be the favored upper crust, and that the Gentiles would do all of their menial work is a perverted interpretation of these words. As Barnes explained it: "The idea is that it would be a time of signal spiritual prosperity, and that it would be so great and glorious as if foreigners were to come in among the people and take over the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 61:6

"And ye shall be named the priests of Jehovah; men shall call you the ministers of our God: ye shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves."If there had been any doubt of this chapter's application to the reign of Messiah, the question would have been settled here. Only the members of the Church of the firstborn were ever designated collectively as "priests of God" (1 Peter 2:5,9; Revelation 5:10). "Neither will there be a clergy distinct from the laity,... read more

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