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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 62:6-9

Two things are here promised to Jerusalem:? I. Plenty of the means of grace?abundance of good preaching and good praying (Isa. 62:6, 7), and this shows the method God takes when he designs mercy for a people; he first brings them to their duty and pours out a spirit of prayer upon them, and then brings salvation to them. Provision is made, 1. That ministers may do their duty as watchmen. It is here spoken of as a token for good, as a step towards further mercy and an earnest of it, that, in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:7

And give him no rest ,.... Not let him alone, as he desired that Moses would, but wrestle with him as Jacob did, and not let him go without the blessing; be importunate with him, as the widow with the unjust judge; and be incessant in prayer: until he establish ; his church; which, though founded by him, and built upon the sure foundation of his laying, upon a rock, against which the gates of hell cannot prevail; yet, as to its outward state, is sometimes fluctuating and unstable; it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-7

From night to noon. The passage rather implies than states a very sad condition in which Israel is found, and it suggests to us, as a starting-point— I. DARK DAYS THROUGH WHICH A CHRISTIAN CHURCH MAY PASS , The evils and miseries which may then be endured may include, as with Israel at the time of this prophecy: 1 . Reduced numbers, causing weakness and humiliation, perhaps approaching extinction. 2 . Submission to some kind of bondage; either to the tyranny of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

Promises of future glory. Let us assume that Jehovah is the Speaker, and that he utters this oracle in a time of darkness and despondency. What is expressed is the intense passion, if we may so say, of God for the realization of his ideas in the world. The prophet fears not to use the boldest anthropomorphic imagery in setting forth this view of God. I. THE IRREPRESSIBLE DESIRES AND PURPOSES OF THE ETERNAL . He will not be silent nor will he rest. In dark times it seems... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

FURTHER GRACIOUS PROMISES MADE TO ISRAEL BY " THE SERVANT ." Some regard the speaker in this chapter as Jehovah; some as the prophet, or the prophetical order; some as "the Servant." The last supposition appears to us the simplest and the best. The close connection with the preceding chapter is evident. If that then be, in the main, "a soliloquy of the Servant," this should he a continuation of the soliloquy. Israel is promised "righteousness," "glory," "a new name," a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The teaching of Scripture with respect to names. Names are not spoken of in the Scriptures as unimportant, but as of a very high importance. I. A SPECIAL VALUE IS SET ON THE NAMES OF GOD . The names of God are significant, and set forth his nature. "El" is "the Great;" "Shaddai," "the Strong;" "Jehovah," "the Alone-existent." God selected this last name as that by which he would be especially known to the Jews ( Exodus 3:14 ), and it became a sort of proper name with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:6-7

The work of the praying men amongst us. "Upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, I have set watchers; all day and all night they are never silent: ye that are Jehovah's remembrancers, take ye no rest, and give no rest to him, until he establish and until he make Jerusalem a renown in the earth" (Cheyne). If the watchers are men, the idea is that during all the years of Israel's captivity, her watchmen, remembrancers, or praying men, are to keep at their work without ceasing, as it were, every day... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:7

Give him no rest . Compare the teaching of our Lord with respect to the efficacy of importunity ( Luke 11:5-8 ; Luke 18:1-8 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 62:7

And give him no rest - Margin, ‘Silence.’ In Hebrew the same word (דמי dŏmiy) as in Isaiah 62:6. The idea is, ‘Keep not silence yourselves, nor let him rest in silence. Pray without ceasing; and do not intermit your efforts until the desires of your hearts shall be granted, and Zion shall be established, and the world saved.’Till he establish - Until he shall establish Jerusalem, and restore it to its former rank and privileges.Till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth - That it may be the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 62:6-7

Isaiah 62:6-7. I have set watchmen, &c. The word שׁומרים , thus rendered, signifies properly those priests and Levites who kept watch day and night about the temple, and is from them applied to the spiritual watchmen and ministers of the Christian Church. They are said to be set upon the walls of the spiritual Jerusalem, in allusion to sentinels placed upon the walls of besieged cities, from whence they have an extensive prospect, that they may observe and give notice of the motions... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 62:6-9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 62:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:2-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:6-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 62:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 62:7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 62:6-7

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