Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 13. oblations ] The word is technically used of the meal-offering, but may embrace sacrificial gifts of every description (Gen 4:4). incense is an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:13”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:12
When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 12. to appear before me ] R.V. marg. (following one Hebr. MS.) suggests to see my face, which is grammatically easier. It is thought that here and elsewhere the traditional text has substituted the passive for the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:11
To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. 11. sacrifices ] the general term for animal sacrifices; burnt-offerings, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:10
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 10. rulers of Sodom people of Gomorrah ] Note the singularly effective transition from the last words of Isa 1:9. The word for “ruler” is the same as the Arabic kadi (found again … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:9
Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] we should have been like unto Gomorrah. 9. the Lord of hosts ] In Hebr. Yahveh Tsbth, a peculiarly solemn title of the God of Israel, specially common in the prophetic writings. On the different … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:8
And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 8. daughter of Zion ] A gen. of apposition = “the daughter, Zion.” It is a personification either of the city or the population of Jerusalem, or both together. The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:7
Your country [is] desolate, your cities [are] burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and [it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers. 7. The situation here described (which was undoubtedly present at the time of utterance) is that of a land ravaged by foreign troops ( land is “cultivated land”). It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:6
From the sole of the foot even unto the head [there is] no soundness in it; [but] wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. 6. The state of the nation is indeed desperate; no remedial measures have yet been applied. In the simple surgery … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:6”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:5
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 5. Why ] Many comm., following the Vulg., render “On what (sc. part of the body).” Their meaning is exactly expressed by the line of Ovid (cited by Gesenius), “Vix habet in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:5”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:4
Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. 4. seed (i.e. race or brood, consisting) of evildoers ] Cf. Mat 3:7, “brood of vipers.” The indef. art. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Isaiah 1:4”