Isaiah 2:1
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. THE WORD - the revelation. The inscription.... [ Continue Reading ]
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. THE WORD - the revelation. The inscription.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. IN THE LAST DAYS - i:e., Messiah's; especially the days yet to come, to which all prophecy... [ Continue Reading ]
And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. MANY PEOPLE (PEOPLES) SHALL... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. HE SHALL JUDGE AMONG THE NATIONS - as a sovereign umpire an... [ Continue Reading ]
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. O HOUSE OF JACOB, COME YE, AND LET US WALK IN THE LIGHT OF THE LORD. The connection is-Since Israel's high destiny is to be a blessing to all nations (), let Israel's children walk worthy of it (, "walk as children of light").... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. THEREFORE, [ kiy (H3588)] - rather, For: reasons why there is the more need of the exhortation... [ Continue Reading ]
Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither is there any end of their treasures; their land is also full of horses, neither is there any end of their chariots: THEIR LAND ALSO IS FULL OF SILVER AND GOLD - forbidden to be heaped together, . Solomon disobeyed (; ). HORSES ... CHARIOTS - f... [ Continue Reading ]
Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made: THEIR LAND ALSO IS FULL OF IDOLS. The repetition thrice () of "their land is full" implies how the fullness of material wealth tempts to the fullness of idolatry, whether in the gr... [ Continue Reading ]
And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. THE MEAN MAN - in rank; not morally base: opposed "to the great man." The former is in Hebrew 'aadaam (H120); the latter, 'iysh (H376). BOWETH DOWN - namely, to idols. All ranks were idolaters. THER... [ Continue Reading ]
Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty. ENTER INTO THE ROCK - poetical form of expressing that, such were their sins they would be obliged by God's judgments to seek a hiding-place from his wrath (Revelation 6:15). HIDE THEE IN TH... [ Continue Reading ]
The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. THE LOFTY LOOKS - literally, the, eyes of pride (). SHALL BE HUMBLED - by calamities. THE LORD ALONE SHALL BE EXALTED IN THAT DAY. God will so vindicate H... [ Continue Reading ]
For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low: FOR THE DAY OF THE LORD OF HOSTS (SHALL BE) UPON EVERY (ONE THAT IS) PROUD. Man has had many days. "The day of the Lord" shall come at last, beginn... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, AND UPON ALL THE CEDARS OF LEBANON ... OAKS - image for haughty nobles and princes (; Zechariah 11:1: cf. Revelation 19:18). AND UPON ALL THE OAKS OF BASHAN - east of Jordan, north of the river Ja... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, AND UPON ALL THE HIGH MOUNTAINS ... HILLS - referring to the "high places" on which sacrifices were unlawfully offered, even in Uzziah's (Azariah's) reign (). Also, places of strength, fastnesses in which they trusted ra... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall, TOWER ... WALL. Towers were often made on the walls of cities. FENCED - strongly fortified.... [ Continue Reading ]
And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. AND UPON ALL THE SHIPS OF TARSHISH - Tartessus, in southwest Spain, at the mouth of the Guadalquiver, near Gibraltar. It includes the adjoining region. It was a Phoenician colony: hence, its connection with Palestine and the Bible... [ Continue Reading ]
And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. AND THE LOFTINESS OF MAN SHALL BE BOWED DOWN - repeated from , for emphatic confirmation.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the idols he shall utterly abolish. AND THE IDOLS - Hebrew, haa'ªliyliym (H457); literally, vain things, nothings (1 Corinthians 8:4). Fulfilled to the letter. Before the Babylonian captivity the Jews were most prone to idolatry; in no instance ever since. For the future fulfillment, see Zec... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth. AND THEY SHALL GO INTO THE HOLES OF THE ROCKS. The fulfillment answers exactly to the prophetic threat, Isa AND THE... [ Continue Reading ]
In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; IN THAT DAY A MAN SHALL EAST HIS IDOLS ... TO THE MOLES - others translate mice. The sense is, under ground, in darkness. AND TO THE BATS - un... [ Continue Reading ]
_TO GO INTO THE CLEFTS OF THE ROCKS, AND INTO THE TOPS OF THE RAGGED ROCKS, FOR FEAR OF THE LORD, AND FOR THE GLORY OF HIS MAJESTY, WHEN HE ARISETH TO SHAKE TERRIBLY THE EARTH._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of? CEASE YE FROM MAN The high ones (; ) on whom the people trust, shall be 'brought low' (); therefore "cease ye from man" - depend not on man instead of on the Lord (Psalms 146:3). WHOSE BREATH IS IN HIS NO... [ Continue Reading ]