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Verse Isaiah 1:15. _WHEN YE SPREAD_] The _Syriac, Septuagint_, and a
MS., read בפרשכם _beparshecem_, without the conjunction ו
_vau_.
_YOUR HANDS_ - "For your hands"] Αἱ γαρ χειρες - _Sept_.
_Manus_...
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YE SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS - This is an expression denoting the act of
supplication. When we ask for help, we naturally stretch out our
hands, as if to receive it. The expression therefore is equivale...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
The reader will find that every chapter has been analyzed as to its
contents. We have not made copious annotations, because the three
lectures on the book of Isaiah as found a...
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This connects admirably with Isaiah 1:9. By a fine transition Isaiah
intimates that it is no merit in the rulers which has averted Sodom's
fate. Let these lawless and shameless administrators listen t...
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AND WHEN. Even when.
SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of
Adjunct), for "pray", in which hands are spread forth.
MAKE MANY PRAYERS. multiply your prayers.
BLOOD. Put by F...
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DISCOURSE: 858
THE SERVICE WHICH ALONE IS PLEASING TO GOD
Isaiah 1:10. Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear
unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrha: To what purpose is the
mu...
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b. JEHOVAH'S CORRECTION
TEXT: Isaiah 1:10-17
10
Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of
our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
11
What unto me is the multitude of your sac...
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And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you:
yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full
of blood.
(; ; .)
WHEN YE SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS - in pra...
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JEHOVAH'S ARRAIGNMENT OF HIS PEOPLE
This chapter is general in character, and much of it (e.g. Isaiah
1:10) might refer to almost any period. This general character of the
prophecy renders it especial...
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YOUR HANDS, ETC.] The hands, uplifted in prayer, are stained with
blood....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 1
WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
V1 Messages about Judah and *Jerus...
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All these activities in God’s holy *Temple were without any value to
God. They were making no difference to the evil way that the people
were living. So God said that he hated these activities.
Verse...
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WHEN YE SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS. — The words point to the attitude
of one who prays, as was the manner of Jews, Greeks, and Romans
(“tenditque ad sidera palmas,” Virg., _Æn.,_ xii. 196), standing,
and...
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וּ בְ פָרִשְׂכֶ֣ם כַּפֵּיכֶ֗ם
אַעְלִ֤ים עֵינַי֙...
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CHAPTER I
THE ARGUMENT OF THE LORD AND ITS CONCLUSION
Isaiah 1:1 -His General Preface
THE first chapter of the Book of Isaiah owes its position not to its
date, but to its character. It was publishe...
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RELIGION WITHOUT RIGHTEOUSNESS VAIN
Isaiah 1:10-20
The prophet points out, first the misery that had overtaken the
country, Isaiah 1:4-9; and then the sins of the ruling classes, Isaiah
1:10; Isaiah...
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Isaiah was a prophet to Judah. He exercised his ministry wholly within
her borders, and with a view to her correction and comfort. His
burdens of the nations were uttered concerning those nations whic...
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And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide my eyes from you:
yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full
(x) of blood.
(x) He shows that where men are given to evil, de...
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I make no break in this address of the prophet. The whole forms but
one sermon, and a most striking one it is. I beg the reader to remark
with me the very pointed terms made use of by the man of God....
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15._When ye spread forth your hands _The ancient custom of _spreading
forth the hands _in prayer did not arise from superstition; nor did
that practice, like many others, obtain currency through fooli...
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Isaiah 1 begins with a testimony to the sad condition of the people.
They were all wounds and corruption. It was useless to chastise them
any more. Their ceremonies were an abomination to Jehovah. He...
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AND WHEN YE SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS,.... That is, in prayer, this
being a prayer gesture: hence the Targum paraphrases it,
"and when the priests spread out their hands to pray for you.''
I WILL HIDE...
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And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you:
yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full
of blood.
Ver. 15. _And when ye spread forth your hands._] Th...
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_When ye spread forth your hands_ When ye pray with your hands spread
abroad, as the manner was; _I will hide mine eyes from you_ I will
take no notice of your persons or requests. _Your hands are ful...
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REBUKE OF HYPOCRITICAL WORSHIP...
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And when ye spread forth your hands, in a gesture which is a
caricature of true prayer, I WILL HIDE MINE EYES FROM YOU, His eyes,
as it were, finding themselves unable to look upon such hypocrisy;
YEA...
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MAKE MANY PRAYERS:
_ Heb._ multiply prayer
BLOOD:
_ Heb._ bloods...
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10-15 Judea was desolate, and their cities burned. This awakened them
to bring sacrifices and offerings, as if they would bribe God to
remove the punishment, and give them leave to go on in their sin...
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WHEN YE SPREAD FORTH YOUR HANDS; when you pray with hands spread
abroad, as the manner was; of which see EXODUS 9:29,33 JOB 11:13, &c.
I WILL HIDE MINE EYES FROM YOU; which is a gesture of contempt an...
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Isaiah 1:15 out H6566 (H8763) hands H3709 hide H5956 (H8686) eyes
H5869 many H7235 (H8686) prayers...
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WHAT GOD HAS AGAINST HIS PEOPLE (ISAIAH 1:10). GOD'S HATRED OF ANY
OUTWARD RELIGION WHICH IS NOT MATCHED BY INNER RESPONSE.
In these verses Isaiah stresses that there is little benefit in
continuing...
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ISAIAH OUTLINES THE MESSAGE HE IS BRINGING (ISAIAH 1:1).
This introductory message is also presented in balanced chiastic form.
a He calls on Creation to be aware of God's judgment on His people
(Is...
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Isaiah 1:2. _Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath
spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have
rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his
ma...
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This is a chapter which, I think, teaches an important lesson to those
of us who desire the salvation of men, for it shows us how God sets
about that work. He begins by exhibiting the sinner's sin to...
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Isaiah 1:1. _The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw
concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz,
and Hezekiah, kings of Judah._
During the time in which Isaiah prop...
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May we be instructed of the Holy Ghost while we read this inspired
Scripture!
Isaiah 1:1. _The vision of Isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw_
Prophets were called seers, they saw what they were cal...
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CONTENTS: Charge against Israel for their ingratitude and
degeneration. Call to repentance and reformation.
CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: The backslidings of those who have professed relations...
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Isaiah 1:1. _The vision._ What the prophet saw with the eyes of his
mind, concerning the state of Judah and Jerusalem, his ministry being
chiefly confined to the kingdom of Judea.
_Isaiah, the son of...
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_To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me?_
saith the Lord
HYPOCRISY AND PARTIALITY IN RELIGION
These words are not to be understood absolutely but comparatively, and
with respec...
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_Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken_
GOD FINDS VINDICATION IN NATURE
I well remember two funerals going out of my house within a few brief
months during my residence in...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 1:1 Introduction: “Ah, Sinful Nation!” The
prophet rebukes God’s people and calls them to obey God’s word. He
promises miraculous grace beyond judgment....
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 1:10 God rejects his people’s worship,
however extravagant, because they use it as an excuse not to help the
weak.
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WORTHLESS HUSKS
Isaiah 1:15. _And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine
eyes from you; yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear_.
The Jews had been likened unto the inhabitants of...
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PART I.—EARLIER PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH (CH. 1-35.)
SECTION I.—THE GREAT ARRAIGNMENT (Isaiah 1:1.).
EXPOSITION
Isaiah 1:1
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The book of Isaiah is a marvelous book of prophecy. Of course, it is
the longest book of prophecy in the Bible, and it would seem that God
gave to Isaiah a clearer vision of the redemptive work of Jes...
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Blood — You are guilty of murder, and oppression....