The Lord hath made bare His holy arm, in preparing for a mighty punishment, in the eyes of all the nations, before the eyes of the unbelieving, mocking enemies; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God, being obliged to witness in what manner the Lord brings deliverance to His people. The description now goes back to the first moments of the deliverance from Babylon.
THE LORD HATH MADE BARE HIS HOLY ARM - That is, in delivering his people from bondage. This metaphor is taken from warriors, who made bare the arm for battle; and the sense is, that God had come to th...
CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follo...
ISAIAH 51:17 TO ISAIAH 52:12. THE SORROW OF JERUSALEM, WHICH SHALL GIVE PLACE TO JOY. Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, obviously familiar with the vision of...
HOLY. See note on Exodus 3:5. ARM. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), for the wonders wrought by it. Also Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. EYES, &C.. sight, or view. Compare Isa...
Isaiah 51:17 to Isaiah 52:12. The Lord will turn the Captivity of Zion The three oracles into which this passage naturally falls are these: (1) Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, returning to the thought wit...
Here (if not already in Isaiah 52:9) the prophet withdraws his gaze from the future, and describes Jehovah as preparing Himself for the conflict which leads to the joyous scene of Isaiah 52:7 f. _hath...
The return of Jehovah to Zion....
BREAK FORTH INTO JOY— See chap. Isaiah 44:23 Isaiah 49:13. The figure here used is single, designed to set forth the greatness and excellence of the benefit of redemption. This address first animates...
b. REVELATION TEXT: Isaiah 52:7-12 7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace, that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth sal...
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. THE LORD HATH MADE BARE HIS HOLY ARM - metaphor from wanders...
1, 2. Zion invited to array herself as a queen and sit enthroned, freed from the presence of heathen foes, and with her children restored from captivity....
HIS HOLY ARM] cp. Isaiah 51:9....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 52 GOD WILL RESCUE *JERUSALEM V1 Awake, awake, inhabitants of *Jerusalem! Be strong an...
The *Lord’s ‘strong arm’ is a picture phrase for ‘his power to do things’....
THE LORD HATH MADE BARE... — The warrior preparing for action throws off his mantle, tucks up the sleeve of his tunic, and leaves his outstretched arm free....
חָשַׂ֤ף יְהוָה֙ אֶת ־זְרֹ֣ועַ קָדְשֹׁ֔ו לְ עֵ
BOOK 4 THE RESTORATION WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long, steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to extricate and solve and load ourselv...
“THY GOD REIGNETH!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but _we_ that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First,...
The second message (verses Isa 52:1-6) calls on Zion to awake and put on her strength and her beautiful garments, because she is to be cleansed of all internal defilement. Though she had been sold int...
The LORD hath made (i) bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. (i) As ready to smite his enemies and to deliver his people....
_Arm. The Saviour, Luke i. 51._...
10._Jehovah hath made bare the arm of his holiness. _The Prophet has borrowed this comparison from soldiers who stretch out their arms when they make ready for the battle. To “make bare” does not here...
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...
THE LORD HATH MADE BARE HIS HOLY ARM IN THE EYES OF ALL THE NATIONS,.... Revealed his Gospel, which is a system of holy doctrines, and is the power of God unto salvation, openly, in the sight of all m...
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Ver. 10. _The Lord hath made bare his holy arm._] _Nudavit, id e...
_Break forth into joy_ Break forth in joyful praises; _ye waste places of Jerusalem_ That is, all parts of Jerusalem, for it was all in ruins, and all parts of Judea, which lay desolate and waste duri...
1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears,...
HATH MADE BARE HIS HOLY ARM; hath discovered and put forth his great power, which for a long time hath lain hid, and seemed to be idle. ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH SHALL SEE THE SALVATION OF OUR GOD; al...
Isaiah 52:10 LORD H3068 bare H2834 (H8804) holy H6944 arm H2220 eyes H5869 nations H1471 ends H657 earth...
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOOD NEWS OF YAHWEH'S DELIVERANCE; THE MESSAGE IS TO BE TAKEN TO THE WORLD (ISAIAH 52:7). Isaiah is so confident that God will deliver His people, that he already visualises Go...
CONTENTS: Vision of Jerusalem in the Kingdom age. Jehovah's servant marred and afterward exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Let God's people prepare for eternal joy, for His Word shall wi...
Isaiah 52:1. _There shall no more come to thee the uncircumcised._ The temple being often profaned after the captivity, this prophecy must have an ultimate reference to the glory of the church in the...
_The Lord hath made bare His holy arm_ GOD’S ARM MADE BARE When the heroes of old prepared for the fight they put on their armour; but when God prepares for battle He makes bare His arm. Man has to...
_Break forth into joy_ THE RETURN OF THE JEWISH NATION I. CONSIDER CERTAIN CHANGES WHICH SHALL HAVE TAKEN PLACE AMONG THE GENTILES OF CHRISTENDOM, AT, OR ABOUT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JEWISH NATIO...
_Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice_ THE RETURN FROM EXILE From the glowing periods of this paragraph we can reconstruct the picture of the return from exile, as it presented itself to the seer. I...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 52:10 The power of salvation spreads to the ends of the earth (see Isaiah 49:6). BEFORE THE EYES OF ALL THE NATIONS. Restoring Jerusalem is a means to th
THE GREAT REVIVAL Isaiah 52:10. _The Lord hath made bare His holy arm, &c._ When the heroes of old prepared for the fight, they put on their armour; but when God prepares for battle, He makes bare Hi...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1
Now again God cries for them. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem (Isaiah 52:1), There's a day coming of just, "Put on your glorious garments and ge...
Acts 13:47; Acts 2:5; Isaiah 49:6; Isaiah 51:9; Isaiah 66:18;...