THE DAWNING OF GOD’S LIGHT, AND ITS AWAKENING CALL Isaiah 60:1. _Arise, shine, for thy light is come, &c._ We ourselves are a part fulfilment of this prophecy. It is Israel’s God we worship, &c. The Church of today is what it is through the fulfilment of this prophecy in part; the Church of the fu... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GLORY OF THE GOSPEL CHURCH (_Missionary Sermon._) Isaiah 60:6. _The multitude of camels shall cover thee, &c._ The primary reference is to the change in Jerusalem after the captivity. Instead of desolation there would be return of the life of a prosperous capital. The merchandise which had dese... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HONOUR ASCRIBED TO THE CHURCH Isaiah 60:7. _I will glorify the house of My glory._ Revelation has been gradual. Isaiah’s prophecies refer, first, to Judea and its inhabitants; but as he goes on they become much more general in their application: they reveal to us the glory of the Redeemer—the... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SURPRISING INCREASE OF THE CHURCH Isaiah 60:8. _Who are these that fly as a cloud? &c._ God is here represented as addressing His Church (Isaiah 60:1). In the text the Church breaks in upon the description in the language of wonder and surprise. In order to bring out the meaning of these words... [ Continue Reading ]
NECESSITY OF RELIGION TO THE WELL-BEING OF A NATION Isaiah 60:12. _The nation and kingdom that will not serve Thee shall perish, &c._ I. True religion is essential to the welfare of a nation. But what is human welfare? What is that state to which we can, with full satisfaction, attach the idea of w... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PLACE OF GOD’S FEET GLORIOUS Isaiah 60:13. _I will make the place of My feet glorious._ These promises, while serving the purpose of sustaining the heart of God’s faithful people throughout their dismal captivity, took a far grander range than _their_ restoration and revival, &c. I. THE SCENE... [ Continue Reading ]
EARTHLY DARKNESS AND HEAVENLY LIGHT Isaiah 60:20. _Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon, &c._ No one who is capable of appreciating the higher forms of poetry can refuse to pay a tribute of admiration to this magnificent chapter. It is a rapturous ode congratulating Zion on her re... [ Continue Reading ]