George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 51:1
Lord. He speaks of the redemption of mankind, under the allegory of the return from captivity.
Lord. He speaks of the redemption of mankind, under the allegory of the return from captivity.
CHAPTER LI _The prophet exhorts the children of Abraham to trust in the_ _Lord; and briefly, but beautifully, describes the great_ _blessedness which should be the consequence_, 1-3. _Then, turnin...
HEARKEN UNTO ME - That is, to the God of their fathers, who now addresses them. They are regarded as in exile and bondage, and as desponding in regard to their prospects. In this situation, God, or pe...
CHAPTER 51 Jehovah Encourages His Faithful People, the Remnant of Israel 1. _The call to remember Abraham (Isaiah 51:1)_ 2. _Zion to be comforted (Isaiah 51:3)_ 3. His righteousness near and His arm...
A HEARTENING CONSOLATION. Yahweh, in words that echo Isaiah 50:4, bids His people, who seek the victory which ever eludes them, consider their origin. Abraham was but one; yet He made him a great peop...
HEARKEN. Note the call to hear. See Structure, above. ARE. were. HOLE OF THE PIT. the hollow of the quarry....
_ye that follow after_(lit. "pursue") _righteousness_ "Righteousness" here means, not "salvation" (as in Isaiah 51:5_; Isaiah 51:8_), but righteousness in conduct, a way of life in accordance with the...
The opening exhortation alludes to a difficulty naturally arising in the minds of believing exiles, viz., that they were too few in number to inherit the glorious promises made to them. This is remove...
Isaiah 51:1-16. Encouragements addressed to true Israelites The strain of consolation, which was interrupted by the soliloquy of the Servant at ch. Isaiah 50:4, is now resumed, and is continued till...
DISCOURSE: 957 CONSOLATION FOR THE AFFLICTED Isaiah 51:1. Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and in the hole of the pit wh...
HEARKEN TO ME, &C.— The Messiah, about to comfort the true church remaining in the land of Judea, which consisted of a small number, called by him a little flock, and whom he had just before marked ou...
3. RULE, CHAPTER 51 a. TURN TO JUSTICE TEXT: Isaiah 51:1-8 1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the...
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. HEARKEN TO ME - the God of your fa...
1, 2. In the past God made Israel a great nation from a single ancestor, and that wonderful growth should be an encouragement to the righteous remnant now to believe in their restoration....
‘Rock’ is a picture word, to mean ‘strong foundation’. (‘Foundation’ means a strong base that provides security.) ‘Rock’ is one of God’s names (see Deuteronomy 32:4; Deuteronomy 32:15; Deuteronomy 32:...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 51 ABRAHAM WAS YOUR EARLY RELATIVE V1 ‘Listen to me,’ says the *Lord. ‘You desire to l...
LI. (1) LOOK UNTO THE ROCK. — The implied argument is, that the wonder involved in the origin of Israel is as a ground of faith in its restoration and perpetuity. The rock is, of course, Abraham, the...
שִׁמְע֥וּ אֵלַ֛י רֹ֥דְפֵי צֶ֖דֶק מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י יְהוָ֑ה...
“AWAKE, O ARM OF JEHOVAH!” Isaiah 51:1-11 This chapter is extremely dramatic. We are conscious that we are nearing a revelation of unparalleled sublimity. As we hear the thrice _Hearken_ in Isaiah 1:...
Three messages to the faithful immediately follow. The first is a call to courage (verses Isa 51:1-8), in which they are charged to look back to Abraham, to look on to the nearness of God's activity,...
Hearken to me, (a) ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look to the (b) rock [from which] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [from which] ye were dug. (a) He comforts the C...
In opening this Chapter, and listening to the call of God in this verse, I beg to remind the Reader of the observations at the close of Isaiah 46:1, for this is but a continuation of the same gracious...
CONTENTS Here is another blessed Chapter, full of Christ, and the blessings of his gospel, the Lord is calling upon his people, under several endearing characters, to attend to him, as the only sourc...
1_Hearken to me, ye that follow righteousness. _The Prophet now exhorts the Jews not to despair because they are few in number; for they had been cut down and diminished to such a degree that they app...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 51 AND 52. The application is found in Chapter s 51 and 52 to the end of Verse 12 (Isaiah 52:1-12), and that to the remnant of Israel. In Isaiah 51:13 a fresh...
HEARKEN UNTO ME, YE THAT FOLLOW AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS,.... After having declared the doom of the wicked, and those that trust to their own righteousness, the Lord returns to them that fear him, whom he...
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged. Ver. 1. _Hearken unto me, ye that...
_Hearken unto me_, &c. Here again he addresses his discourse to the believing and godly Jews, whom he describes as _following after righteousness_ That is, earnestly desiring and diligently pursuing t...
THE CERTAINTY OF DELIVERANCE...
Hearken unto Me, ye that follow after righteousness, earnestly seeking to obtain it, YE THAT SEEK THE LORD, in true repentance over their sins, as yet not daring to show a happy faith; LOOK UNTO THE R...
1-3 It is good for those privileged by the new birth, to consider that they were shapen in sin. This should cause low thoughts of ourselves, and high thoughts of Divine grace. It is the greatest comf...
ISAIAH CHAPTER 51 Abraham our pattern to trust in Christ; in his promises, and righteous salvation: this is constant, but men are transitory, ISAIAH 51:1. A prayer of the godly in affliction, ISAIAH 5...
Isaiah 51:1 Listen H8085 (H8798) after H7291 (H8802) righteousness H6664 seek H1245 (H8764) LORD H3068 Look...
CHAPTER 51 EXHORTATIONS TO THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO GOD. We now have here three remarkable calls to faithful Israel, ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:1) - ‘attend' (Isaiah 51:4) - ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:7). They have...
GOD'S CALL TO HIS TRUE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER ABRAHAM (ISAIAH 51:1). The first call goes out to ‘listen'. They are to hear His voice as He reminds them about Abraham, the man of faith, who is the father o...
Isaiah 51:1. _Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your f...
CONTENTS: Final redemption of Israel and punishment of oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Although God's people are called upon to suffer much upon earth, they have an eternal cause to...
Isaiah 51:4. _A law shall proceed from me._ The gospel law of liberty and love is here intended, as in Joel 2:31. No other law ever emanated from Jerusalem. Isaiah 51:5. _My righteousness is near._ Ch...
_Hearken to Me_ THE THRICE “HEARKEN” These paragraphs are exceedingly dramatic. We become conscious that we are approaching a revelation of unparalleled sublimity which shall be in Scripture what he...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:1 The first incentive for obeying the voice of the servant is that, if God could make a great nation from one barren couple (ABRAHAM and SARAH), then he can revive barren Zion...
THE DUTY AND THE BENEFITS OF RETROSPECTION Isaiah 51:1. _Hearken unto me, ye that follow after righteousness, &c._ These words were addressed to the pious remnant of true believers among the Jews. Th...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 51:1 AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL, SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT. The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each commencing with a call, _Shim'u elai_,...
Tonight we have a marvelous study as we look at Isaiah, Chapter s 51-55, in which the prophet sees so clearly the suffering and the rejection of God's provision for man in sending His Son to die for o...
1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Timothy 2:22; Amos 5:6; Ephesians 2:11; Ephesians 2
Look — Consider the state of Abraham and Sarah, from whom all of you sprang....