Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 55:4-5
The Witness to The Peoples (Isaiah 55:4-5 ). Isaiah 55:4 ‘Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, A prince (nagid) and commander to the peoples.’ In Isaiah 11:10 the seed of Jesse was given as an ensign, a banner, to the peoples, to which the nations would seek. Here He is, as the Servant, given as a witness to the peoples, with the result that He becomes their prince (nagid - God-appointed leader) and commander. God’s purpose originally for His Servant was that he should be a... read more
Wells of Living Water Commentary - Isaiah 55:1-13
The Great Invitation Isaiah 55:1-13 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Isaiah 55:1-13 is a marvelous appendix to the fifty-second and fifty-third chapters. In discussing the fifty-third chapter we saw the marvelous story of redemption. The fifty-fourth chapter follows with God's appeal to Israel to sing because of the promise of her marvelous enlargement. God tells her she will break forth on the right hand, and on the left hand, that her seed will inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate city to be... read more