"For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:"
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FOR AS THE RAIN COMETH DOWN - The meaning of this verse and the
following is plain. This refers evidently, as the whole passage does,
to the times which should succeed the coming of the Messiah. The
h...
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CHAPTER 55 SALVATION'S OFFER AND PROVISION
1. _The invitation to everyone and the promise (Isaiah 55:1) _ 2. _The
sure mercies of David (Isaiah 55:3) _ 3. _The exhortation to seek and
to forsake (Isai...
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SEEK YAHWEH, FOR THE GREAT DELIVERANCE IS AT HAND. Let the exiles seek
Yahweh, for the time is at hand. His plans for His people reach beyond
their own as far as the heavens are exalted above the eart...
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AS. according as.
HEAVEN. the heavens.
BUT. except it: i.e. until it. Note that the four succeeding tenses
are _pasts,_ and in the _singular_ number. The waters _do_ return, as
stated in other scrip...
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This purpose of salvation is embodied in the word which goes forth
from Jehovah's mouth. The "word" is conceived as endowed with a
self-fulfilling energy (see on ch. Isaiah 9:8); and its silent but
ir...
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DISCOURSE: 986
RESEMBLANCE OF THE GOSPEL TO RAIN AND SNOW
Isaiah 55:10. _As the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and
returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring
fort...
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FOR MY THOUGHTS ARE NOT YOUR THOUGHTS— This whole period consists of
two comparative sentences; the one of which sets forth the height and
sublimity of the thoughts and ways of God, above the thoughts...
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2. EXTENT
TEXT: Isaiah 55:6-13
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Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found; call ye upon him while he is
near:
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let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
and let him retu...
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For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth
not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater...
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1. WATERS.. WINE.. MILK] These stand figuratively, as the whole
context shows, for spiritual blessings....
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 55
THE *LORD’S INVITATION
V1 ‘Come, all you who are desperate to drink. Here is water!...
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FOR AS THE RAIN COMETH DOWN... — The verse includes well-nigh every
element of the parables of agriculture. The “rain” and the
“dew” are the gracious influences that prepare the heart; the
“seed” is t...
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כִּ֡י כַּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵרֵד֩ הַ גֶּ֨שֶׁם
וְ הַ שֶּׁ֜לֶג מִן ־הַ שָּׁמַ֗יִם וְ
שָׁ֨מָּה֙...
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Isaiah 55:1, Isaiah 56:1
CHAPTER XXII
ON THE EVE OF RETURN
Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 55:1, Isaiah 56:1
ONE of the difficult problems of our prophecy is the relation and
grouping of Chapter s 54-59. It i...
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THE FREE OFFER OF PARDONING GRACE
Isaiah 55:1-13
_The Prince of Life_, Isaiah 55:4, r.v. Four times in the New
Testament this title is applied to our Lord, and always in connection
with His Resurrec...
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Immediately following the song we have the prophet's great appeal. It
is made in the consciousness of the victory won by the Servant of the
Lord and the consequent possibility of restoration offered t...
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Here are more sweet images and similitudes, to describe the great and
wonderful properties of God's sovereign grace in Christ Jesus. How
doth the snow and the rain from heaven come down? Often unperce...
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10._Surely, as the rain cometh down. _After having spoken of God’s
tender affection and inconceivable forbearance towards us, he again
brings forward the promises, that, by relying on them, we may ban...
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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 AS THE RAIN COMETH DOWN, AND THE SNOW FROM HEAVEN, AND RETURNETH
NOT THITHER,.... Rain and snow come down from the clouds in the
heavens, and do not return again until they have done what they are...
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For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth
not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and
bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:...
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_For as the rain cometh down_ To water and refresh the earth, and
render it fruitful; _and the snow from heaven_ Which, in its season,
contributes to the fertility of the earth, as well as the rain; _...
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ISRAEL CALLED TO REPENTANCE...
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6-13 Here is a gracious offer of pardon, and peace, and of all
happiness. It shall not be in vain to seek God, now his word is
calling to us, and his Spirit is striving with us. But there is a day
co...
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AND THE SNOW, which in its season contributes to the fruitfulness of
the earth as well as the rain. RETURNETH NOT THITHER, to wit, void, or
without effect, as it is expressed in the next verse; or imm...
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Isaiah 55:10 rain H1653 down H3381 (H8799) snow H7950 heaven H8064
return H7725 (H8799) water H7301 (H8689) earth H776 forth H3205
(H8689) bud H6779 (H8689) give H5414 (H8804) seed H2233 sower H2232
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THE CERTAIN FULFILMENT OF WHAT YAHWEH HAS PURPOSED THROUGH THE POWER
OF HIS WORD (ISAIAH 55:8).
Isaiah now concludes this section from Isaiah 40:1 onwards by a final
statement of the triumph of God's...
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It is the language of infinite mercy, speaking to the abject condition
of mankind. We have become naked, and poor and miserable through sin,
and God, instead of driving us from his presence, comes loa...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's everlasting salvation.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ.
CONCLUSION: All are invited to partake of God's salvation provided
through Christ. All the world's wealth and pleasure cannot sati...
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Isaiah 55:12. _The mountains and the hills shall break forth before
you into singing._ Virgil has the like ideas. _Eclogue 5:_62.
_IPSI LÆTITIA VOCES AD SIDERA JACTANT INTONSI MONTES; IPSÆ JAM
CARMIN...
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_He, every one that thirsteth_
THE CRIES OF THE WATER-CARRIERS
Public messages [Isaiah] would, as a matter of course, deliver
publicly in the frequented streets and bazaars, and in khans, and in
the...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 55:10 As THE RAIN AND THE SNOW cannot fail to
nourish the earth, SO God’s WORD of promise cannot fail to bring his
people into the richness and fullness of eternal life. The word...
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THE ERRAND OF THE WORD
Isaiah 55:10. _For as the rain cometh down, &c._
Upon what errand has God sent forth His Word? It publishes
“salvation” with all its tongues. It has tidings for us of great
tru...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 55:1
AN EXHORTATION TO SPIRITUALITY AND REPENTANCE. The prophet passes from
the ideal to the actual, from the glorious future to the
unsatisfactory present. The people are not ripe...
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Ho, every one that thirsteth (Isaiah 55:1),
Going into the glorious Kingdom Age. Now, God detests and hates
commercialism. God hates how people take advantage of one another.
Profiteering on someone e...
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1 Samuel 23:4; 2 Corinthians 9:9; Deuteronomy 32:2; Ezekiel 34:26;
Hosea 10:12; Isaiah 30:23; Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 61:11; Psalms 65:9;...
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THE GREAT INVITATION
Isaiah 55:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Isaiah 55:1 is a marvelous appendix to the fifty-second and
fifty-third Chapter s. In discussing the fifty-third chapter we saw
the marvelous sto...
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The snow — Which in its season contributes to the fruitfulness of
the earth. Returneth not — Without effect. And bread — That it may
bring forth store of bread — corn, both for mens present supplies,...