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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

We have here a further prophecy of the enlargement and advancement of the kingdom of the Messiah, under the type and figure of the flourishing condition of the kingdom of Judah in the latter end of Hezekiah's reign, after the defeat of Sennacherib. I. This prediction was in part accomplished when the great things God did for Hezekiah and his people proved as an ensign, inviting the neighbouring nations to them to enquire of the wonders done in the land, on which errand the king of Babylon's... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:12

And he shall set up an ensign for the nations ,.... For the gathering of them, for the calling of the Gentiles, that is, the Lord would do it; he who before is said to set his hand a second time to recover his people, whether among Jews or Gentiles; this he has done in the ministration of the Gospel, in which Christ is lifted up and held forth as the only Saviour of lost sinners, the sole author and glorious Captain of salvation, for them to flee to, and lay hold on; and this he still does,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-12

God's mercy in bringing the Gentiles into his kingdom. In the old world, when "all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth," God sent forth a fierce destruction, and swept away the entire human race, excepting eight persons. After the Flood he promised, of his own free grace, that he would never so destroy mankind again ( Genesis 9:11-15 ). But it was open to him to have sent upon the world some other equally severe visitation, and to have once more rid the earth of "a seed of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-13

THE JEWS AND GENTILES SHALL BE GATHERED TOGETHER INTO MESSIAH 'S KINGDOM . It is characteristic of "the evangelical prophet" that he dwells earnestly and frequently on the calling of the Gentiles (see Isaiah 2:2 ; Isaiah 19:22-25 ; Isaiah 25:6 ; Isaiah 27:13 , etc.). The prophecies to Abraham had repeatedly declared that "in him," or "in his seed," "all the families of the earth should be blessed" ( Genesis 12:3 ; Genesis 18:18 ; Genesis 22:18 ; Genesis... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

Judah and the nations. I. HONOR TO THE ROOT OF JUDAH . The scion from the ancient trunk will be honored far and wide among the heathen, because of those virtues already described in the preceding section. It will be a banner to which they will flock, a center of light and living oracles. II. REDEMPTION OF THE REMNANT . The mighty hand of Jehovah will be stretched forth to gather the scattered ones from all the four quarters of their dispersion. When the banner is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:11-12

The refuge of the remnant. Allusion is here made again to "the remnant" (see Isaiah 10:20-22 ), who are spoken of in the following verse ( Isaiah 11:12 ) as "the outcasts" and "the dispersed." The remnant of a thing or of a community is not the choice part, but rather that which is left when everything (every one) else has been chosen—the shapeless scraps which remain when all else has been selected and appropriated; the broken-off ends which are flung aside as of no account; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:12

He shall set up an ensign for the nations (comp. Isaiah 11:10 ). Christ is the Ensign. God sets it up to draw the nations to his standard. The outcasts of Israel … the dispersed of Judah . "Outcasts" is masculine, "the dispersed" feminine. The meaning is, "He shall gather together the outcasts and dispersed of both Israel and Judah, both male and female." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:12

And he shall set up an ensign - See Isaiah 11:10. The Messiah shall stand in view of the nations, as a standard is erected by a military leader. An ensign or standard was usually lifted up on the mountains or on some elevated place (compare Isaiah 18:3); and the meaning here is, that the Messiah would be the conspicuous object around which the nations would rally.And shall assemble - This word, אסף 'âsaph, properly means, to gather, collect, to assemble together, as fruits are collected for... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 11:11-12

Isaiah 11:11-12. And it shall come to pass in that day As this chapter contains a general prophecy of the advancement which Christ’s kingdom should make in the world, and as this advancement was to be made by different steps and degrees, so the several parts of this prophecy may be supposed to point at different ages or periods of time: see note on Isaiah 2:2. “And, I take this part of the chapter,” says Lowth, “from Isa 11:10 onward, to foretel those glorious times of the church, which... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:1-16

The Messiah’s kingdom (11:1-12:6)A leading theme of this part of the book is that God preserves a remnant out of the destruction of Israel and Judah. Earlier this remnant was likened to the stump of a tree from which springs new life (see 6:13). The remnant is now identified with the royal line of David (son of Jesse) from which comes the Messiah (11:1). The Messiah reverences God and, having the Spirit of God in unlimited measure, knows how to apply God’s wisdom in ruling God’s people. He is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 11:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 11:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 11:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:1-16

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