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AND THE STRONG - Those who have been thought to be strong, on whom the
people relied for protection and defense - their rulers, princes, and
the commanders of their armies.
AS TOW - The coarse or brok...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
The reader will find that every chapter has been analyzed as to its
contents. We have not made copious annotations, because the three
lectures on the book of Isaiah as found a...
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A fragment on tree-worship, possibly late, but probably Isaiah's. It
is an immemorial form of idolatry (p. 100), and persists to the
present time. The prophet warns his hearers that they will be
disap...
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THE STRONG. Hebrew. _hason_. Occurs only here, and Amos 2:9.
THE MAKER OF IT. his work (whatever it be): i.e. the idols (doubtless
the _'asherahs._
App-42)....
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AND THE MAKER OF IT AS A SPARK— The prophet had explained the
judgment of God upon the finally disobedient, as it principally
concerned their spiritual state; he now subjoins another explanation,
whic...
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b. THE RESULTS OF JUDGMENT, A CLEANSED CITY
TEXT: Isaiah 1:24-31
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Therefore saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel,
Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mi...
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And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and
they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.
THE STRONG - powerful rulers (Amos 2:9).
SHALL BE AS TOW, AND THE MA...
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JEHOVAH'S ARRAIGNMENT OF HIS PEOPLE
This chapter is general in character, and much of it (e.g. Isaiah
1:10) might refer to almost any period. This general character of the
prophecy renders it especial...
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Read, 'And the strong' (i.e. the wealthy and powerful man) 'shall be
as tow, and his work' (i.e. the idolatrous image) 'as a spark.' The
meaning is that his sin will be the cause of his ruin....
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But God will *destroy all who continue to oppose him. False gods
(‘sacred trees and sacred gardens’) have no life in them to give
to people who *worship them.
JERUSALEM ~ at the time of David and Sol...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 1
WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT
V1 Messages about Judah and *Jerus...
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THE MAKER OF IT AS A SPARK. — Better, _his work as a spark._ The sin
itself becomes the instrument of destruction. The mighty and the
proud, who were foremost in the work of idolatry, and who did not...
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וְ הָיָ֤ה הֶ חָסֹן֙ לִ נְעֹ֔רֶת וּ
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CHAPTER I
THE ARGUMENT OF THE LORD AND ITS CONCLUSION
Isaiah 1:1 -His General Preface
THE first chapter of the Book of Isaiah owes its position not to its
date, but to its character. It was publishe...
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A NATION PURGED OF DROSS BY DISASTER
Isaiah 1:21-31
The great lover of our souls does not abandon His people even when
they spurn the first overtures of His appealing pity. Though they
refuse to yiel...
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Isaiah was a prophet to Judah. He exercised his ministry wholly within
her borders, and with a view to her correction and comfort. His
burdens of the nations were uttered concerning those nations whic...
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And the strong shall be as a (p) wick, and its maker as a spark, and
they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them].
(p) The false god's in which you put your confidence will be consumed...
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_It. The efforts of Achan and Ezechias against the enemy proved in
vain. (Calmet)_...
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How very blessed is it to behold divine grace triumphing over human
transgression: and the Lord who alone can reform, graciously
exercising his love in a way of reformation over his people. And,
Reade...
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REFLECTIONS
My soul, suffer not a portion of this blessed chapter to be
overlooked, nor fancy the prophet's commission in the delivery of it
to have ceased with the men of Judah and Jerusalem; Alas!...
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_THE SINNER AND HIS WORKS DESTROYED_
‘And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it’ [his work]
‘as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall
quench them.’
Isaiah 1:31
There...
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31._And your God _(34) _shall be as tow _The Hebrew word חסן
(_chason_) signifies strong: and though it is here applied to God,
still it retains its signification, as if he had said, “That god who
was...
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Isaiah 1 begins with a testimony to the sad condition of the people.
They were all wounds and corruption. It was useless to chastise them
any more. Their ceremonies were an abomination to Jehovah. He...
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AND THE STRONG SHALL BE AS TOW,.... החסון, "that strong one", who
is eminently so; the little horn, whose look is more stout than his
fellows, Daniel 7:20 the beast who had great power and authority g...
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_And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and
they shall both burn together, and none shall quench [them]._
Ver. 31. _And the strong shall be as tow._] The idol is here called...
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_And the strong_ The wisest, strongest, or richest persons among you,
who think to secure themselves against the threatened danger by their
wisdom, wealth, or power, and much more they that are weak a...
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AND THE MAKER:
Or, and his work...
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21-31 Neither holy cities nor royal ones are faithful to their trust,
if religion does not dwell in them. Dross may shine like silver, and
the wine that is mixed with water may still have the colour...
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THE STRONG; either,
1. Your idols, which you think to be strong, and able to defend you,
as appears by your confidence in them. Or,
2. The strongest persons among you, who think to secure themselves...
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Isaiah 1:31 strong H2634 tinder H5296 work H6467 spark H5213 Both
H8147 burn H1197 (H8804) together H3162 quench...
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DOOM AND GLOOM (ISAIAH 1:28).
In contrast with this glorious future for the true Israel, is the fate
determined for those who are untrue, those who do not respond to God's
activity, as described in I...
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ISAIAH OUTLINES THE MESSAGE HE IS BRINGING (ISAIAH 1:1).
This introductory message is also presented in balanced chiastic form.
a He calls on Creation to be aware of God's judgment on His people
(Is...
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CONTENTS: Charge against Israel for their ingratitude and
degeneration. Call to repentance and reformation.
CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: The backslidings of those who have professed relations...
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Isaiah 1:1. _The vision._ What the prophet saw with the eyes of his
mind, concerning the state of Judah and Jerusalem, his ministry being
chiefly confined to the kingdom of Judea.
_Isaiah, the son of...
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_And the strong shall be as tow_
THE TINDER, AND THE SPARK
“The strong shall become tow, and his work a spark, and both shall
burn together”--a vivid picture of the doom of transgressors, since
the...
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_Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken_
GOD FINDS VINDICATION IN NATURE
I well remember two funerals going out of my house within a few brief
months during my residence in...
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THE TOW AND THE SPARK
Isaiah 1:31. _And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a
spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them_.
For the phrases “and the maker of i...
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THE DOOM OF THE APOSTATES
Isaiah 1:28. _They that forsake the Lord shall be consumed. For they_
[472] _shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye_ [475] have denied, and
ye shall be confounded for the gard...
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PART I.—EARLIER PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH (CH. 1-35.)
SECTION I.—THE GREAT ARRAIGNMENT (Isaiah 1:1.).
EXPOSITION
Isaiah 1:1
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The book of Isaiah is a marvelous book of prophecy. Of course, it is
the longest book of prophecy in the Bible, and it would seem that God
gave to Isaiah a clearer vision of the redemptive work of Jes...
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Ezekiel 20:47; Ezekiel 20:48; Ezekiel 32:21; Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 34:
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The strong — Your idols, which you think to be strong and able to
defend you. As tow — Shall be as suddenly and easily, consumed by my
judgments, as tow is by fire. The maker — Of the idol, who can
ne...