Isaiah 1:1-23 ESV

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:11-15

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

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:13

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

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:14

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

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:16

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

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:16-17

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

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:18

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 1:19-20

Isaiah 1:19-20If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the landThe obligation of all who have received the revealed will of God to conform theretoThe text, involving the great truth which is evidently implied therein, is the sanction with which the whole of the chapter is enforced.I. IT IS THE BOUNDEN OBLIGATION OF ALL WHO HAVE RECEIVED THE REVEALED WILL OF GOD, WHETHER NATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS, TO ABIDE BY THAT WILL,--as well in the regulation of their faith and practice, as in... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:21

Isaiah 1:21How is the faithful city become an harlotThe faithful city a harlotA dirge in dirge metre over Jerusalem.“Harlot” is unfaithful wife. In Isaiah “unfaithfulness” is declension from social and civil righteousness. (A. B. Davidson, LL. D.)Spiritual harlotryIt is not merely gross outward idolatry, that makes the Church of God a “harlot,” but the defection of the heart, however this may, at any time, express itself; for which reason Jesus also could call the generation of His time γενεὰ... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:22-23

Isaiah 1:22-23Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.SilverThe silver represents the princes and lords, viewed with reference to the nobility of mind associated with their nobility of birth and rank; for silver--sterling silver--is a symbol of all that is noble and pure, and it is the purity of light which shows itself in it, as in the pure white of byssus and of the lily. The princes and lords formerly possessed the virtues which together are in Latin called candor animi,--the... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:23

Isaiah 1:23Thy princes are rebellious . . . everyone loveth giftsRebellious princesInstead of suppressing rebellion, they were rebels themselves.(J. A. Alexander.)The rebellious princesI. THE PROFIT OF THEIR PLACES IS ALL THEIR AIM. They love gifts, and follow after rewards; they set their hearts upon their salary, the fees and perquisites of their offices, and are greedy of them, and never think they can get enough. Presents and gratuities will blind their eyes at any time, and make them... read more

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:11-15

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:13

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:14

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:16

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:16-17

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:18

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:19-20

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:21

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:22-23

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 1:23

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