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FOR THE LORD SHALL COMFORT ZION - On the word ‘Zion,’ see the
notes at Isaiah 1:8. The meaning here is, that he would again restore
it from its ruins. The argument is drawn from the statement in the
p...
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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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WASTE PLACES. Compare Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 49:13.
LIKE EDEN. Reference to Pentateuch, (Genesis 2 and Genesis 3). App-92.
Elsewhere, only here;...
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_shall comfort … will comfort … will make_ lit. as R.V. HATH
COMFORTED … HATH MADE (perf. of certainty).
_like the garden of theLord_ Genesis 13:10; cf. Ezekiel 28:13; Ezekiel
31:8 f.
joy and gladnes...
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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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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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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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For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste
places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like
the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,...
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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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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 51
ABRAHAM WAS YOUR EARLY RELATIVE
V1 ‘Listen to me,’ says the *Lord. ‘You desire to l...
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The intention of the *Lord’s ‘comfort’ is to convince the
*exiles that their future will be happy and peaceful.
• The state of the people’s relationship with God affects the
state of the rest of the...
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HE WILL MAKE HER WILDERNESS LIKE EDEN. — Interesting as showing
Isaiah’s acquaintance with Genesis 1-3. (Comp. Ezekiel 31:9; Ezekiel
31:16; Ezekiel 36:35; Jo
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כִּֽי ־נִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה צִיֹּ֗ון נִחַם֙
כָּל ־ח
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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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For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places;
and he will make her wilderness (c) like Eden, and her desert like the
garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found in it,...
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This sweet promise comes in very blessedly, after the humbling views
the Lord had bid the seekers after him to take of themselves. The Lord
will give grace to the humble; and he that gives grace, give...
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3._Surely Jehovah will comfort Zion. _The Prophet shews that in the
person of Abraham there was exhibited an example which applies to all
ages; for, as the Lord suddenly produced from one man so numer...
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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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FOR THE LORD SHALL COMFORT ZION,.... The church, by his Spirit, in the
ministration of the word, and administration of ordinances; by the
donation of the blessings of grace, and by the application of...
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_For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste
places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like
the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,...
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_For_, &c. The prophet, in these words, seems to be giving a reason
why they should look unto, or consider, that famous example of Abraham
and Sarah; namely, because they should find the like wonder w...
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THE CERTAINTY OF DELIVERANCE...
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For the Lord shall comfort Zion, building up His city anew; HE WILL
COMFORT ALL HER WASTE PLACES, letting her arise from her ruins; AND HE
WILL MAKE HER WILDERNESS LIKE EDEN AND HER DESERT LIKE THE GA...
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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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FOR: so this comes in as a reason why they should look unto or
consider that famous example of Abraham and Sarah, because they should
find the like wonder wrought on their behalf. Or, _Therefore_, or...
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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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_For the Lord shall comfort Zion_
ZION COMFORTED
I. THERE IS A LOW ESTATE, OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSAL CHURCH, AND OF
PARTICULAR BRANCHES OF IT, AND LIKEWISE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS.
II. THERE ARE GRAC...
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_Look unto Abraham your father_
ABRAHAM, OR THE CHRISTIAN’S ROCK
I. THE DEALINGS OF GOD WITH ABRAHAM.
1. God “called him alone.” How merciful this call! Our own call to
renounce this world, and to...
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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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COMFORT IN TROUBLE
Isaiah 51:3; Isaiah 51:12, and Isaiah 52:9. _For the Lord shall
comfort Zion, &c._
The prophecy is addressed to those who are striving after the right
kind of life and seeking Jeho...
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A SIGHT FOR DESPONDING CHRISTIAN WORKERS
(_Missionary Sermon._)
Isaiah 51:2. _Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah, &c._
It is habitual with some persons to spy out the dark side of every
qu...
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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 Peter 1:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:4; Ezekiel 31:8;...
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Therefore — For the sake of Abraham, and of that covenant which I
made with him. Garden — Flourishing as the garden of Eden....