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CHAPTER LI
_The prophet exhorts the children of Abraham to trust in the_
_Lord; and briefly, but beautifully, describes the great_
_blessedness which should be the consequence_, 1-3.
_Then, turnin...
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HEARKEN UNTO ME - That is, to the God of their fathers, who now
addresses them. They are regarded as in exile and bondage, and as
desponding in regard to their prospects. In this situation, God, or
pe...
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CHAPTER 51
Jehovah Encourages His Faithful People, the Remnant of Israel
1. _The call to remember Abraham (Isaiah 51:1)_ 2. _Zion to be
comforted (Isaiah 51:3)_ 3. His righteousness near and His arm...
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A HEARTENING CONSOLATION. Yahweh, in words that echo Isaiah 50:4, bids
His people, who seek the victory which ever eludes them, consider
their origin. Abraham was but one; yet He made him a great peop...
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HEARKEN. Note the call to hear. See Structure, above.
ARE. were.
HOLE OF THE PIT. the hollow of the quarry....
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Isaiah 51:1-16. Encouragements addressed to true Israelites
The strain of consolation, which was interrupted by the soliloquy of
the Servant at ch. Isaiah 50:4, is now resumed, and is continued till...
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_ye that follow after_(lit. "pursue") _righteousness_ "Righteousness"
here means, not "salvation" (as in Isaiah 51:5_; Isaiah 51:8_), but
righteousness in conduct, a way of life in accordance with the...
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The opening exhortation alludes to a difficulty naturally arising in
the minds of believing exiles, viz., that they were too few in number
to inherit the glorious promises made to them. This is remove...
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DISCOURSE: 957
CONSOLATION FOR THE AFFLICTED
Isaiah 51:1. Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye
that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and in the
hole of the pit wh...
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HEARKEN TO ME, &C.— The Messiah, about to comfort the true church
remaining in the land of Judea, which consisted of a small number,
called by him a little flock, and whom he had just before marked ou...
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3. RULE, CHAPTER 51
a. TURN TO JUSTICE
TEXT: Isaiah 51:1-8
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Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek
Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of
the...
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Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the
LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the
pit whence ye are digged.
HEARKEN TO ME - the God of your fa...
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1, 2. In the past God made Israel a great nation from a single
ancestor, and that wonderful growth should be an encouragement to the
righteous remnant now to believe in their restoration....
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LI.
(1) LOOK UNTO THE ROCK. — The implied argument is, that the wonder
involved in the origin of Israel is as a ground of faith in its
restoration and perpetuity. The rock is, of course, Abraham, the...
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שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה...
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“AWAKE, O ARM OF JEHOVAH!”
Isaiah 51:1-11
This chapter is extremely dramatic. We are conscious that we are
nearing a revelation of unparalleled sublimity. As we hear the thrice
_Hearken_ in Isaiah 1:...
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Three messages to the faithful immediately follow. The first is a call
to courage (verses Isa 51:1-8), in which they are charged to look back
to Abraham, to look on to the nearness of God's activity,...
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Hearken to me, (a) ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek
the LORD: look to the (b) rock [from which] ye are hewn, and to the
hole of the pit [from which] ye were dug.
(a) He comforts the C...
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_Lord. He speaks of the redemption of mankind, under the allegory of
the return from captivity._...
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In opening this Chapter, and listening to the call of God in this
verse, I beg to remind the Reader of the observations at the close of
Isaiah 46:1, for this is but a continuation of the same gracious...
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CONTENTS
Here is another blessed Chapter, full of Christ, and the blessings of
his gospel, the Lord is calling upon his people, under several
endearing characters, to attend to him, as the only sourc...
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1_Hearken to me, ye that follow righteousness. _The Prophet now
exhorts the Jews not to despair because they are few in number; for
they had been cut down and diminished to such a degree that they
app...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 51 AND 52.
The application is found in Chapter s 51 and 52 to the end of Verse 12
(Isaiah 52:1-12), and that to the remnant of Israel. In Isaiah 51:13 a
fresh...
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HEARKEN UNTO ME, YE THAT FOLLOW AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... After having
declared the doom of the wicked, and those that trust to their own
righteousness, the Lord returns to them that fear him, whom he...
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Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the
LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the
pit [whence] ye are digged.
Ver. 1. _Hearken unto me, ye that...
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_Hearken unto me_, &c. Here again he addresses his discourse to the
believing and godly Jews, whom he describes as _following after
righteousness_ That is, earnestly desiring and diligently pursuing t...
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THE CERTAINTY OF DELIVERANCE...
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Hearken unto Me, ye that follow after righteousness, earnestly seeking
to obtain it, YE THAT SEEK THE LORD, in true repentance over their
sins, as yet not daring to show a happy faith; LOOK UNTO THE R...
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1-3 It is good for those privileged by the new birth, to consider
that they were shapen in sin. This should cause low thoughts of
ourselves, and high thoughts of Divine grace. It is the greatest
comf...
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ISAIAH CHAPTER 51 Abraham our pattern to trust in Christ; in his
promises, and righteous salvation: this is constant, but men are
transitory, ISAIAH 51:1. A prayer of the godly in affliction, ISAIAH
5...
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Isaiah 51:1 Listen H8085 (H8798) after H7291 (H8802) righteousness
H6664 seek H1245 (H8764) LORD H3068 Look...
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CHAPTER 51 EXHORTATIONS TO THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO GOD.
We now have here three remarkable calls to faithful Israel, ‘listen'
(Isaiah 51:1) - ‘attend' (Isaiah 51:4) - ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:7).
They have...
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GOD'S CALL TO HIS TRUE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER ABRAHAM (ISAIAH 51:1).
The first call goes out to ‘listen'. They are to hear His voice as
He reminds them about Abraham, the man of faith, who is the father o...
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Isaiah 51:1. _Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye
that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the
hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your f...
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CONTENTS: Final redemption of Israel and punishment of oppressors.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: Although God's people are called upon to suffer much upon
earth, they have an eternal cause to...
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Isaiah 51:4. _A law shall proceed from me._ The gospel law of liberty
and love is here intended, as in Joel 2:31. No other law ever emanated
from Jerusalem.
Isaiah 51:5. _My righteousness is near._ Ch...
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_Hearken to Me_
THE THRICE “HEARKEN”
These paragraphs are exceedingly dramatic.
We become conscious that we are approaching a revelation of
unparalleled sublimity which shall be in Scripture what he...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:1 The first incentive for obeying the voice
of the servant is that, if God could make a great nation from one
barren couple (ABRAHAM and SARAH), then he can revive barren Zion...
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THE DUTY AND THE BENEFITS OF RETROSPECTION
Isaiah 51:1. _Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness,
&c._
These words were addressed to the pious remnant of true believers
among the Jews. Th...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 51:1
AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL, SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT.
The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each
commencing with a call, _Shim'u elai_,...
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Tonight we have a marvelous study as we look at Isaiah, Chapter s
51-55, in which the prophet sees so clearly the suffering and the
rejection of God's provision for man in sending His Son to die for o...
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1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22; Amos 5:6; Ephesians 2:11; Ephesians 2
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Look — Consider the state of Abraham and Sarah, from whom all of you
sprang....