George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 51:9
Proud. Hebrew, "Rahab," Pharao, king of Egypt, Job xxvi. 12., and Ezechiel xxix. 3. (Calmet) --- God drowned in the water, which had retired for Israel. He will thus destroy the devil. (Worthington)
Proud. Hebrew, "Rahab," Pharao, king of Egypt, Job xxvi. 12., and Ezechiel xxix. 3. (Calmet) --- God drowned in the water, which had retired for Israel. He will thus destroy the devil. (Worthington)
AWAKE, AWAKE - This verse commences a new subject (see the analysis of the chapter). It is the solemn and impassioned entreaty of those who were in exile that God would interpose in their behalf, as h...
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...
AN APPEAL TO YAHWEH TO DISPLAY HIS MIGHT AS OF OLD. Let Yahweh's strong arm manifest its power as it did in slaying the dragon Rahab, the personification of the mighty deep regarded as the power of Ch...
AWAKE. Same word as in Isaiah 52:1. Not the same as in Isaiah 51:17. Note the Figure of speech _Epizeuxis_ (for emphasis). ARM. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ BAHAB. Egypt. Compare Psalms 87:4;...
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...
These verses are addressed to Jehovah, either by the prophet himself, or by the community of true Israelites. It is difficult to decide between these two views, but the dramatic unity of the passage i...
_put on strength_ Lit. "clothe thyself with strength," as Psalms 93:1. The _arm of the Lord_is apostrophised, as the symbol of His might, possibly with a reference back to Isaiah 51:5. _that hath cut...
DISCOURSE: 959 THE CHURCH PLEADING WITH GOD Isaiah 51:9. _Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O arm of the Lord! awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut...
AWAKE, &C.— _Rouse, rouse,_ &c. _Rouse,—art thou not that which hewed down Egypt, which mortally wounded the crocodile_ or _dragon?_ Isaiah 51:11. _And the redeemed,_ &c. _upon their head: joy and gla...
b. TRUST IN JEHOVAH TEXT: Isaiah 51:9-16 9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Jehovah; awake, as in the days of old, the generations of ancient times. Is it not thou that didst cut Rahab in p...
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? AWAKE! AWAKE! PUT ON STRENG...
51:9 thou (f-27) 'Thou He' = 'The Same.' see ch. 37.16; Deuteronomy 32:39 ; Nehemiah 9:6 , &c. Rahab (g-31) i.e. Egypt. see ch. 30.7....
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....
RAHAB] a symbolic name for Egypt, as in Isaiah 30:7 RV. DRAGON] standing for Egypt (Psalms 74:13). 12-16. God assures His people of their speedy deliverance....
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...
Isaiah uses the name ‘Rahab’ to refer to Egypt. That country was the enemy of the people of God in ancient times (see Exodus 14:30-31). • Verse 9 seems to describe the *Lord as he awakes from sleep....
AWAKE, AWAKE. — Who is the speaker that thus bursts into this grand apostrophe? (1) The redeemed and ideal Israel, or (2) the Servant of the Lord, or (3) the prophet, or (4) Jehovah, as in self-commun...
עוּרִ֨י עוּרִ֤י לִבְשִׁי ־עֹז֙ זְרֹ֣ועַ יְהוָ֔ה...
“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,...
Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, (h) in the generations of old. [Art] thou not that which hath cut (i) Rahab, [and] wounded the (k) dragon? (h) He...
This precious portion seems to be as in answer to what had been said before. The Lord had been giving exceeding great and precious promises to his people, and now his people, as with one voice, makes...
9._Awake, awake. _Here the Prophet instructs us, that, when God cheers us by his promises, we ought also to pray earnestly that he would perform what he has promised. He does not comfort us in order t...
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...
AWAKE, AWAKE, PUT ON STRENGTH, O ARM OF THE LORD,.... The Septuagint and Arabic versions take the words to be an address to Jerusalem; and the Syriac version to Zion, as in Isaiah 51:17, but wrongly:...
Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon? Ver. 9. _Awake, awake, O a...
Isa. 51:9. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon. "The word Rahab here is not the same with Rahab the harlot in Joshua. The Hebrew words are slightly different The word signifies...
_Awake, awake_, &c. The prophet, by an elegant figure, addresses himself to God, to stir up and exert his power in behalf of his oppressed people, as he did in former times, when he delivered them out...
Awake, awake, put on strength, exhibiting His almighty power, O ARM OF THE LORD, as in carrying out a difficult piece of work; AWAKE, AS IN THE ANCIENT DAYS, IN THE GENERATIONS OF OLD, as when He deli...
THE CERTAINTY OF DELIVERANCE...
9-16 The people whom Christ has redeemed with his blood, as well as by his power, will obtain joyful deliverance from every enemy. He that designs such joy for us at last, will he not work such deliv...
AWAKE, AWAKE, thou who hast carried thyself like one asleep, and unconcerned for thy people, and unable to save them. The prophet having foretold what great things God would do for his church, and lon...
Isaiah 51:9 Awake H5782 (H8798) awake H5782 (H8798) on H3847 (H8798) strength H5797 arm H2220 LORD...
THE FIRST CALL TO AWAKE - SPOKEN TO THE ARM OF YAHWEH (ISAIAH 51:9). Note that each call to awake is followed by Yahweh speaking to His people. It is a cry for Yahweh to awaken and act on behalf of H...
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...
ART THOU NOT The reference is to Egypt (Isaiah 30:7) at the Exodus....
Isaiah 51:9 ; ISAIAH 52:1 Notice: I. The occurrence in the Church's history of successive periods of energy and of languor. The uninterrupted growth would be best; but if that has not been, then the...
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...
_Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord_ THE AWAKING OF ZION (with Isaiah 52:1 (A)):--Both these verses are, I think, to be regarded as spoken by one voice, that of the Servant of the Lord...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:9 God’s power for his people is always active, opening new ways forward through the gospel. ⇐...
A CALL TO MORAL HEROISM Isaiah 51:7. _Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, &c._ A beautiful description of God’s people. They know righteousness. His law is in their hand. I. THE PEOPLE OF G...
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...
Ezekiel 29:3; Habakkuk 2:19; Habakkuk 3:13; Isaiah 27:1; Isaiah 51:17
Put on — Put forth thy strength. Rahab — Egypt, from its pride or strength. The dragon — Pharaoh so called, Psalms 74:13....