52:8 {h} Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion.(h) The prophets who are your watchmen will publish your deliverance: this was begun under Zerubbabel, Ezra and Nehemiah, but was accomplished under Christ. read more
THE MESSIAH REVEALED The thirty-two chapters deal particularly with the Person and work of the Messiah. Isaiah has sometimes been called the evangelical prophet because of the large space he gives to that subject a circumstance the more notable because of the silence concerning it since Moses. The explanation of this silence is hinted at in the lesson on the introduction to the prophets. In chapter 49, the Messiah speaks of Himself and the failure of His mission in His rejection by His... read more
Supreme Energy Isa 52:1 Let us consider the words, "Put on thy strength." Is it a thing we can "put on"? If we are strong, we are strong; if we are weak, we have no strength to "put on." What is the meaning, then, of "Put on thy strength"? Sometimes we say, "Be a man!" The reply is obvious "How can I be more a man than I am? How can I be less, or other, than a man?" Sometimes we say, "Play the man!" What else can I play? How remarkably pointless is the exhortation or injunction, "Play the... read more
What glorious tidings of salvation must they be, when the very feet of those who bring them, are accounted by the Lord himself to be beautiful! This is indeed good news from a far country; and when the soul that hears the joyful sound, knows by heart-felt experience, that Jesus reigneth in and over all his affections, this is a joy unspeakable and full of glory. I cannot dismiss this view of the beautifulness of the feet of Jesus's sent servants, without reminding the Reader how Jesus honoured... read more
Watchmen, prophets. The angels sung at the birth of Christ, Luke ii. 14. read more
1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold, or corruptible things, but his own precious blood. Considering the freeness of this salvation, and how hurtful to temporal comfort sins are, we shall more value the redemption which is in... read more
The Messengers of Redemption v. 7. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, namely, those of the salvation of Israel, of Zion, that publisheth peace, announcing that all devastating warfare is now ended, that bringeth good tidings of good, preaching with glad acclaim, that publisheth salvation, making the fact of redemption known throughout the nation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth, He has entered upon His rule. During the exile, indeed, the... read more
IV.—THE FOURTH DISCOURSEThe Restoration of the City JerusalemIsaiah 52:0This chapter closely connects with 51. We see this even outwardly by “Awake, Awake,” Isaiah 52:1, which plainly refers back to the same words, Isaiah 51:9. The Isaiah 51:17-23 we have already recognized as a transition to chap. 52 from the fact that in them the discourse of Jehovah exchanges with that of the Prophet, and that Jerusalem is addressed. But by Jerusalem, then, we must understand the population of Jerusalem,... read more
“Thy God Reigneth!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but we that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First, His strength, so that we may not be afraid of ten thousands of people who set themselves round about; and secondly, the beautiful garments of our Lord’s character. See Colossians 3:9-17 . At last the climax of the long prophetic stairway is reached and the summons for the exodus from Babylon rings... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 52:1-15
CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1-12 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follows. The correct division is Isaiah 51:1-23 ; Isaiah 52:12 , Isaiah 52:13-15 ; Isaiah 53:1-12 .) 1. Zion called to awake (Isaiah 52:1-5 ) 2. “In that day” Behold it is I (Isaiah 52:6 ) 3. The results of the return of Jehovah (Isaiah 52:7-12 ) 4. The Servant’s suffering and glory (Isaiah... read more