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Isa 57:15: God's Double Dwelling-Place For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.'97Isa_57:15. … Continue reading “180. ISA 57:15: GOD’S DOUBLE DWELLING-PLACE”

Isa 60:1: Arise! Shine! Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.'97Isa_60:1. The address is directed to Zion-Jerusalem, which is regarded as a woman. Stricken down by the punitive judgment of God, brought down by inward prostration, she lies on the ground: then the cry reaches … Continue reading “181. ISA 60:1: ARISE! SHINE!”

Isa 55:7: Abundant Pardon Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.'97Isa_55:7. The Prophet had been commissioned to carry a message to the captive Jews who sat by … Continue reading “178. ISA 55:7: ABUNDANT PARDON”

Isa 55:8-9: The Highest is the Most Forgiving For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.'97Isa_55:8-9. In this chapter we have a great evangelical … Continue reading “179. ISA 55:8-9: THE HIGHEST IS THE MOST FORGIVING”

Isa 55:1-2: The Poor Man's Market Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which … Continue reading “177. ISA 55:1-2: THE POOR MAN’S MARKET”

Isa 53:5: Vicarious Healing With His stripes we are healed.'97Isa_53:5. 1. '93I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man?'94 Such was surely the very natural question put by the Ethiopian stranger who had gone to worship at Jerusalem, and returning, sat in his chariot and read this … Continue reading “175. ISA 53:5: VICARIOUS HEALING”

Isa 53:6: Our Sin-bearer All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.'97Isa_53:6. We do not know, and there is no gain in guessing, who the sufferer was who is thus commemorated. '93Vicarious suffering,'94 it has … Continue reading “176. ISA 53:6: OUR SIN-BEARER”

Isa 42:2-3: The Bruised Reed and the Smoking Flax He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench.'97Isa_42:2-3. With this chapter we reach a distinct stage in the prophecy of this book. … Continue reading “173. ISA 42:2-3: THE BRUISED REED AND THE SMOKING FLAX”

Isa 53:3: A Man of Sorrows He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not'97Isa_53:3. There is not a verse of this chapter of Isaiah at which one might not very well … Continue reading “174. ISA 53:3: A MAN OF SORROWS”

Isa 40:3: The Forerunner The voice of one that crieth, Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a high way for our God.'97Isa_40:3. All the four Evangelists refer these words to the ministry of St. John the Baptist. In the Baptist they received their highest and complete … Continue reading “171. ISA 40:3: THE FORERUNNER”