Isaiah 1:8A cottage in a vineyardA lodge in a gardenThe true point of the comparison will not appear until the crop is over, and the lodge forsaken by the keeper.Then the poles fall down or lean every way, and those green boughs with which it is shaded will have been scattered by the wind leaving only a ragged, sprawling wreck,--a most affecting type of utter desolation--“as Sodom, and like unto Gomorrah.” (Thomson’s “The, Land and the Book. ”) read more
Isaiah 1:9Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very mall remnant.The influence of good men1. God’s greatness in the universe. The “Lord of hosts,” or Jehovah of hosts. Who are His “hosts”? Angels. Who shall count the number of these troops? He is their Creator and Sustainer. 2. God’s authority over good men. He is here represented as having “left a very small remnant.” whilst an existences are absolutely His, He has a special interest in the good. He keeps good men here as long as He... read more
Isaiah 1:10Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of SodomThe true prophet deals with the needs of the presentIt is a very miserable thing for a preacher when he lives wholly either in the past or in the future, and so allows either the one or the other to divert him from the duty he owes to God in the present.What is more pitiful, more unlike the idea of a true prophet, than to find one whose work is to preach to men of the twentieth century occupying his time in discoursing of the sins of the... read more
Isaiah 1:11-15To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me?saith the LordHypocrisy and partiality in religionThese words are not to be understood absolutely but comparatively, and with respect to the manners of these men. For--I. GOD COULD NOT ABSOLUTELY REJECT SACRIFICES, because they were of His own appointing, as we are abundantly certified in the Books of Exodus and Leviticus. And they were instituted for very good put poses. 1. As federal rites between God and His people,... read more
Isaiah 1:13The calling of assemblies, I cannot away withService not services1.Many think religion flourishes if services are well attended. But, unless we are “willing and obedient” our “fat things” will not make us fat. They will rather harm us. Paul says, “Ye serve the Lord Christ.” Your vocation is the main part of your service for Him, provided you are in the place where He would have you be. If you are not clear about that point, be sure and inquire of Him. In a well-ordered house there... read more
Isaiah 1:14I am weary to bear themGod oppressedWonderful expression this! It suggests the idea that the Almighty is oppressed with the weight of human sins.I. THE EXQUISITE MORAL SENSIBILITY OF GOD. God is not mere force or intellect, He is heart, He is infinite sensibility. All events and actions vibrate on His nature--He is feelingly alive to all. II. THE AMAZING PATIENCE OF GOD. If He is “weary” why does He “bear” it? Why does He not quench in the midnight of eternal extinction all the... read more
Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you cleanRepentance necessary and possibleTwo things are necessarily to be acknowledged to encourage endeavours after piety.1. To be assured that God will not be wanting to afford the assistance of His grace and Spirit. 2. That by this assistance we are enabled to do our duty. There are two things which no wise man doth submit to his care or thought, namely, necessaries and impossibles. For things necessary, he needs not to charge himself with them, for they will be... read more
Isaiah 1:16-17Cease to do evil; learn to do wellAn inoffensive lifeThe order in which these words are placed, was evidently designed to teach us, that the foundation of acting right is avoiding everything wrong.Several other parts of Scripture lay down the same rule in almost the same terms (Psalms 34:14; Psalms 37:27; Am Romans 12:9; 1 Peter 3:11); and many express or imply the same doctrine, putting repentance before faith and obedience (Mt Mark 1:15; Acts 20:21; Titus 2:12-13). Even heathen... read more
Isaiah 1:18Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LordFurther reasoning useless“You have nothing more to say; all that you have already said has no value; reasoning has done its work; if reasoning is to rule, the case must go against you--there can be no other issue; but if yielding to the force of My reasoning, admitting it is true and fair, you confess yourselves convicted and condemned, then My mercy shall have its free, triumphant exercise upon you; though your sins be as scarlet,... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:5-6
Isaiah 1:5-6Why should ye be stricken any more?--The power of evil habitsThere are no passages in Holy Writ more affecting than those in which God seems to represent Himself as actually at a loss, not knowing what further steps to take in order to bring men to repentance and faith (Isaiah 5:4; Hosea 6:4). Of course, the chastisements may be continued, but the experience of the past attests but a strong likelihood that further afflictions would effect no reform. God, therefore, can only ask, and... read more