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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:2

Shake thyself from the dust (compare the opposite command given to Babylon, "Come down, sit in the dust" Isaiah 47:1 ). Zion was to arise, shake from her all trace of the dust in which she had been so long lying, and then calmly seat herself upon a seat of dignity. Loose thyself from the bands of thy neck. The Hebrew text has. "The bands of thy neck are unloosened;" i.e. I have caused thy chains to fall from thee—thou hast only to "rise," and thou wilt find thyself free. Captives in... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:2

The dignity of the Church. Jerusalem was to arise from the dust of humiliation, and to sit down "with dignity and composure" on a seat of honour, taking her true position among the nations of the earth. The Church of Christ is called to rise from any undignified position into which she may have fallen, and to assume One that is in keeping with her origin and her estate. But the question is, in what the dignity of the Church consists. It is clear that dignity has various applications,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:2-9

The liberty of the Church. "Loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion." I. THE RIGHT OF THE CHURCH TO LIBERTY . The sight of the daughter of Zion in chains was very pitiable in the prophet's eye. How much more grievous the spectacle of a Christian Church in bondage, enslaved and oppressed! The Christian Church, being composed of those who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, and being called into existence for the purpose of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:3

Ye have sold yourselves for nought ; rather, for nought were ye sold. God received nothing when he allowed his people to become the slaves of the Babylonians. He took no price for them (see Isaiah 50:1 ), and therefore is free to claim them back without payment (comp. Isaiah 45:13 ). He has but to say the word; and he is about to say it. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:3

A priceless redemption. "Ye shall be redeemed without money." This truth is more fully stated in Isaiah 55:1 . Here we only note two senses in which God's redemption of Israel from the captivity of Babylon, and of us from the captivity of sin, may be called a priceless redemption. I. BECAUSE ITS VALUE IS BEYOND ANY PRICE MAN CAN FIND . A man may hear of a "pearl of great price," and be willing to sell all else that he may have in order to get possession of it. But... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:4

My people went down … into Egypt … the Assyrian oppressed them . Israel had experienced three captivities. They "went down" voluntarily into Egypt, on invitation, to sojourn, and were there cruelly and unjustly reduced to a servile condition ( Exodus 1:13 , Exodus 1:14 ). They (or a great part of them) were violently carried into captivity by the Assyrian kings, Tiglath-Pileser ( 2 Kings 15:29 ), Sargon ( 2 Kings 17:6 ), and Sennacherib, who, without cause, grievously "oppressed"... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:5

What have I here? rather, what have I to do here ? i.e. what is the task before me—the work that I have to perform? There are three principal considerations by which the answer to this question has to be determined. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:6

Therefore . Because of the "howling" and the "blasphemy." My people shall know my Name ; i.e. "my people shall know by practical experience that I am all that my name of El or Elohim—'the Strong,' ' the Powerful'—implies." They shall know in that day. The "day" when God would come to their help and deliver them from their oppressors—when they would call upon him, and he would manifest himself ( Isaiah 58:9 ), responding to their appeal as distinctly as though he said, "Here I am." read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:6

Knowing God's Name. By that is meant finding out for ourselves all that is involved in his Name; proving for ourselves what he can and will do, even for us. The prophet has recalled to mind the deliverance from Egypt, and is full of the revelation which was then made, to Moses, of God's Name. Elsewhere it has been shown that God's Name is twofold. 1 . An incommunicable name—a bare assertion of existence, "Jehovah, I am." 2 . A relational name, that sets us upon observing what God has... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! (comp. Nahum 1:15 , which is almost a repetition of the passage). The primary meaning is undoubtedly that assigned to the words in the introductory paragraph; but this does not hinder there being also a secondary meaning, viz. the Messianic one of Romans 10:15 . Jerusalem's deliverance is a type of the redemption of the world by Christ. That saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! So... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:2-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 52:7

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