Isaiah 27 - Introduction

The care of God over his vineyard: his chastisements differ from judgments. The church of Jews and Gentiles.

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The latter part of the first discourse is contained in this chapter, wherein the prophet declares two great future events; the first is the destruction of the enemies of the church; Isaiah 27:1 the second the state of the delivered church, various attributes whereof are enumerated in order; as, first, its establishment in a state of purity, Isaiah 27:2.; secondly, the gracious care and providence of God towards it, after the destruction of the profane and hypocrites by his judgments, Isaiah 27:3; thirdly, its progress and amplification, under the divine grace, opposed to the severity which he had used towards its enemies, Isaiah 27:6; fourthly, the purity of its doctrine and worship, after the destruction of the city, the mistress of superstition and idolatry, Isaiah 27:9 and lastly, the collection of its scattered members, of all the pious, dispersed through the world, Isaiah 27:12.