Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 5:16
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
16. God that is holy ] the Holy God sanctifies Himself through righteousness. God “sanctifies Himself,” i.e. compels the recognition of His divinity, by the righteous judgments in which He reveals His true nature as the Holy One of Israel (cf. Isa 29:23).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Shall be exalted in judgment, by the execution of this just judgment upon his incorrigible enemies.
Shall be sanctified, shall appear to be a holy God,
in righteousness; by his righteous judgments.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
16. God shall be “exalted”in man’s view, because of His manifestation of His “justice”in punishing the guilty.
sanctifiedregardedas holy by reason of His “righteous” dealings.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,…. By the “Lord of hosts” is meant Christ, the Lord of the armies, and of the inhabitants of the earth, of angels, and of men; who, though in our nature, in his state of humiliation, was brought very low, yet is now highly exalted; and which exaltation of his is seen and known, as it is here foretold it should be, by his judgments inflicted on the Jewish nation, for their contempt and rejection of him; see Ps 9:16 so Kimchi interprets judgment of the judgment which the Lord would inflict on the ungodly of Israel: thus Christ’s exaltation is seen in their humiliation, and his kingdom and power in their destruction:
and God that is holy; Christ is truly and properly God, God over all, blessed for ever; and he is holy, both as God and man; as God he is essentially and perfectly holy; and, as man, without sin original or actual; he is the Holy One of God, and the Holy One of Israel; and of him it is said, he
shall be sanctified in righteousness, or be declared to be holy; by the obedience and righteousness of his life, wrought out for his people, whereby he becomes their sanctification and righteousness; and by his justice, in punishing his and his people’s enemies. Were all this to be understood of Jehovah the Father, it might very well be interpreted, as it is by Cocceius, of his being exalted and honoured by the condemnation of sin in the flesh of Christ; and of his being “glorified”, as the Arabic version renders it, by the obedience and righteousness of his son, whereby his justice is satisfied, and his law magnified, and made honourable; and by the faith of his people, laying hold on that righteousness, and receiving it to the glory of God; in all which the purity, holiness, and justice of God appears.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
16. But Jehovah of hosts shall be exalted in judgment. He expresses the manner, or, as it is commonly called, the formal cause, of the excellence of which he has spoken; as if he had said, “The God of hosts, whom ungodly men insolently tread under their feet, will be raised on high, when he shall show himself to be the judge of the world.” In this manner he ridicules the foolish confidence with which the ungodly vaunted; for if judgment and righteousness must at length come forth, it follows that they shall be cast down, since the only way in which those men rise is by overturning the order of nature. And it ought to be carefully observed, that it is not more possible for wicked men to continue in prosperity than for God to permit his glory to be set aside. Though judgment is not at all different from righteousness, still the repetition is not superfluous.
And God, who is holy, shall be sanctified in righteousness. The language becomes more vehement, that wicked men may not, by a false imagination, assure themselves of uninterrupted happiness, which they cannot have, unless by setting aside the holiness of God. But since God is holy by nature, he must be sanctified. Hence it follows that destruction hangs over the wicked, that their obstinacy and rebellion may be subdued, for God cannot deny himself.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(16) Shall be sanctified.Men had not recognised the holiness of Jehovah, and therefore He must manifest that holiness (in that sense be sanctified) in acts of righteous severity. The Holy One of Israel was, we must remember, the name, of all Divine names, in which Israel most delighted, the ever-recurring burden of all the prophets utterances.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
16. The pomp of defiant man is humbled. But the Lord of hosts, he who has at his service all holy ones and agencies, is exalted in judgment, that is, in the exercise of his justice. The future tenses of the Hebrew, here, imply that divine principles are eternally fixed and true. Sanctified in righteousness, namely, at the final restoration of Israel.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Here is a sweet break to the sad account, which, like some herbage to the traveler over a desert, comes in to our relief in these verses. Jesus will be exalted in the hearts of his redeemed, in the worst of times. And the fold of his flock shall be satisfied with his goodness. Reader, this may be everyday seen in the midst of the world’s pursuit. The church of Christ is fed, supported, and refreshed; let sinners, among the carnal, prosecute their evil courses as they please. While the dinner parties; and the midnight revellings of the world, are going on; the people of God have their prayer-meetings, and their public ordinances also. Mal 3:16 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Isa 5:16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
Ver. 16. But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted. ] See Isa 2:11 .
And God, that is holy, shall be sanctified.
a Diod.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
GOD = the mighty God. Hebrew ‘El (with Art.) App-4.
holy. See note on Exo 3:5.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the Lord: Isa 12:4, 1Ch 29:11, Psa 9:16, Psa 21:13, Psa 46:10, Eze 28:22, Eze 38:23, Rom 2:5, Rev 19:1-5
God that is holy: or, the holy God, Heb. the God the holy, Isa 6:3, Isa 57:15, Rev 3:7, Rev 4:8, Rev 15:3, Rev 15:4
sanctified: Isa 8:13, Isa 29:23, Lev 10:3, Eze 36:23, 1Pe 1:16, 1Pe 2:15
Reciprocal: Exo 15:7 – the greatness Lev 22:32 – I will Num 20:13 – he was Jos 24:19 – holy 2Ch 31:18 – they sanctified Psa 71:19 – Thy righteousness Psa 71:22 – O thou Psa 83:18 – That men Psa 98:9 – with righteousness Psa 99:9 – for the Isa 1:27 – redeemed Isa 2:11 – lofty Isa 23:9 – to stain Eze 20:41 – and I will Eze 28:25 – be sanctified Eze 39:27 – and am Dan 4:37 – all Rom 9:28 – in righteousness 1Pe 3:15 – sanctify
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
In contrast to the humiliation of the Israelite proud, Yahweh of armies would enjoy exaltation because what characterizes Him is the opposite of what marked His people, namely: justice and righteousness.
"Righteousness is holiness expressed in moral principles; justice is the application of the principles of righteousness (cf. Isa 1:21)." [Note: Motyer, p. 72.]
This difference between God and His people is an aspect of His holiness (i.e., His moral purity; cf. Isa 6:3). When God’s people were humiliated and He would be exalted, innocent lambs and unknown strangers would enjoy the property that the proud sought to secure. The Israelites had once been the strangers in this land, but now other strangers would dispossess them. God does not delight in taking revenge, but He has committed Himself to remaining true to His covenant with Israel.