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Verse Isaiah 57:17. _FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS WAS I_
_WROTH__ _- "Because of his iniquity for a short time was I wroth"]
For בצעו _bitso_, I read בצע _betsa, a little while_, from
בצע _ba...
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FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS - The guilt of his avarice; that
is, of the Jewish people. The word rendered here ‘covetousness’
(בצע _betsa‛_) means “plunder, rapine, prey”; then unjust
gains, o...
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Chapter s 56:9-57:14 must be read continuously.
CHAPTER S 56:9-57:21
The Condition of the Apostate Nation and the two Classes
1. _The condition of the shepherds of Israel (Isaiah 56:9) _ 2.
_Apostat...
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A GRACIOUS PROMISE TO THE PARTY OF THE PIOUS. This oracle is modelled
on Isaiah 40, though the way is figurative. Yahweh commands that the
Way of His adherents be raised and freed from obstacles. He,...
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I HID ME. Compare Isaiah 45:15; Isaiah 59:2; Isaiah 64:7....
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Isaiah 56:9 to Isaiah 57:21. A Protest against the Unworthy Shepherds
of God's Flock, and the arrogant Heathenism by which it is threatened;
followed by a Message of Consolation to True Israelites
Th...
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In striking contrast to the menacing tone of Isaiah 57:3 ff. is the
impressive and elevated language in which the prophet now sets forth
the gracious thoughts of Jehovah towards His erring but repenta...
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_For the iniquity of his covetousness_ The mention of "covetousness"
as the typical sin of the community here addressed affords some
support to the theory that the post-exilic Jews are referred to. Se...
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DISCOURSE: 990
GOD’S MERCY TO THE HOST OBSTINATE SINNERS
Isaiah 57:17._—For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and
smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on forwardly in the
way o...
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FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS— In order to reclaim a
wandering and carnal people, we are here told that God had applied the
rod of his chastising judgments, which yet however had produced no
go...
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4. SMITING
TEXT: Isaiah 57:14-19
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And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the
stumbling-block out of the way of my people.
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For thus saith the high and lofty One that...
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For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I
hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his
heart.
FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS WAS I WROTH. "Coveto...
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God hid His face and was angry, in order to turn His people from their
sins. COVETOUSNESS] cp. Jeremiah 6:13; Amos 8:4....
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2. The peace of the grave is better than the condition of unrest under
their rulers (Isaiah 57:1).
SHALL ENTER.. SHALL REST] RV 'entereth.. rest.'
3, 5. SONS, etc.] i.e. descendants, perpetuating the...
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The people’s punishment was to become *exiles in Babylon, far away
from their own land....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 57
GOD’S LOYAL PEOPLE MAY SUFFER
V1 Sometimes good people die young. So do some holy p...
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FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS... — Literally, _of his gain._
This was the root-evil, out of which all others sprang (Jeremiah 6:13;
Ezekiel 33:31; 1 Timothy 6:10), and for this, therefore, a sh...
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CHAPTER XXIII
THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE
Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1
IT was inevitable, as so
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NO PEACE TO THE WICKED
Isaiah 57:1-21
A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities
into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the
oaks” (r.v.) and in the vall...
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Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders,
righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people
have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons of...
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For the (t) iniquity of his covetousness I was angry, and smote him: I
hid myself, and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of
his heart.
(t) That is, for the vices and faults of the peop...
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_Heart. Dreadful state of the abandoned sinner! (Deuteronomy
xxxii.21., and Psalm xii. 2., and xliii. 24.)_...
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Can there be a sweeter description than these words contain, of the
graciousness of God, in his dealings, with sinners? The Lord corrects;
the Lord hides his face; the Lord sends affliction. Wave foll...
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17._For the iniquity of his lust. _Here he complains of the obstinate
wickedness of the people, and shows that the Lord had very good reason
for punishing him in this manner; so that there can be no c...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 55, 56, AND 57.
Chapter s 55, 56, 57 are exhortations given in view of these things.
Chapter 55 is full free grace, which consequently embraces the
Gentiles....
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FOR THE INIQUITY OF HIS COVETOUSNESS WAS I WROTH, AND SMOTE HIM,....
Not the greedy watchmen of the church of Rome,
Isaiah 56:10, but teachers and preachers in the reformed churches, who
mind their o...
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For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid
me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.
Ver. 17. _For the iniquity of his covetousness._] Or, Of hi...
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_For the iniquity of his covetousness_ The covetousness of the Jewish
people, (here addressed as one man,) who were eminently guilty of this
sin before the Babylonish captivity, as is expressly affirm...
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For the iniquity of his covetousness, on account of the guilt of
Israel, WAS I WROTH AND SMOTE HIM, for the sin of avarice, the love of
money, is properly called a root of all evil. I HID ME AND WAS W...
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Jehovah Grants Salvation and Peace to the Repentant.
What the Lord had indicated at the end of the fast paragraph He now
elaborates upon....
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FROWARDLY:
_ Heb._ turning away...
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13-21 The idols and their worshippers shall come to nothing; but
those who trust in God's grace, shall be brought to the joys of
heaven. With the Lord there is neither beginning of days, nor end of
l...
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COVETOUSNESS; of which sin the Jews were eminently guilty, as is
expressly affirmed, JEREMIAH 6:13, JEREMIAH 8:10. But this is not
mentioned exclusively as to other sins, but synecdochically, so as to...
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Isaiah 57:17 iniquity H5771 covetousness H1215 angry H7107 (H8804)
struck H5221 (H8686) hid H5641 (H8687) angry...
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YAHWEH WILL MAKE A WAY BACK TO HIMSELF AND WILL RESTORE THOSE WHOM HE
CHOOSES TO HIMSELF IN SPITE OF THEIR UNDESERVING AND UNRESPONSIVENESS
(ISAIAH 57:14).
They must remember that in spite of what the...
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Isaiah 57:15
I. A contrite heart does not merely mean a broken heart; it means
more. It means literally a heart crushed, a heart ground to powder.
You can have no stronger word. It was this heart whic...
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A lament for the death of the righteous many of them put to death by
persecution.
Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart:
and merciful men are taken away, none consideri...
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The prophet has been giving a very terrible description of the sin of
the nation. We need not read it all, but at last he says this:
Isaiah 57:10. _Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way;_
«Th...
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CONTENTS: Further ethical instructions. Sins of the people denounced.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: God is justly displeased when the voice of His rod is not
heard, much more, when sin and idolatry a...
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Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth._ This was written as a tribute,
it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called
from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into peace...
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_For thus saith the High and Lofty One that inhabiteth eternity._
A ROYAL MANIFESTO
A royal manifesto win His character as Sovereign, God brings before
us, and before His loyal subjects in every age...
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_For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth_
THE PUNISHMENT OF BACKSLIDERS; BUT THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT WHEN PENITENT
These words remind us of the language of the apostle to the Romans:
“Where sin...
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_For I will not contend for ever_
GOD’S CONTENDINGS WITH MAN
I. LET US ADVERT TO THE CONTROVERSY ITSELF--WHAT IT IS, WHY IT IS, AND
HOW IT IS CARRIED ON. What this quarrel is we know. It is a part of...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:14 God opens the way into his presence for
all who are repentant.
⇐ ⇔...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:16 God knows how much discipline the human
heart can take (see 1 Peter 5:10). He heals those who mourn the poor
spiritual condition of his people (see...
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ABOUNDING SIN AND ABOUNDING GRACE
Isaiah 57:17. _For the iniquity of his covetousness I was wroth, &c._
The design of the Bible is twofold: first, to reveal man to himself,
and, next, to reveal God t...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 57:1, ISAIAH 57:2
THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given
to expec
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The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful
men are taken away, and none is considering that the righteous is
taken away from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1).
There are many w...
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1 Timothy 6:9; 2 Peter 2:14; 2 Peter 2:3; Colossians 3:5; Ecclesiast
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Covetousness — Of which sin the Jews were eminently guilty. But this
comprehends all those sins for which God contended with them. He went
— Yet he was not reformed, but trespassed more and more....