FEMALE PRIDE AND LUXURY Isaiah 3:16, Isaiah 4:1. _Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, &c._ We have here a terrible denunciation of female pride and luxury. Consider— I. ITS COMMONNESS. In almost every age and country there have been women such as are here described.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DIVINE IDEAL OF ISRAEL REALISED Isaiah 4:2. _In that day shall the Branch of the Lord, &c._ “That day” is the glorious period described in Isaiah 2:1, and those verses and our text should be read together, as the beginning and conclusion of one prophecy. At the beginning, the prophet fixes his... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CLEANSING SPIRIT Isaiah 4:4. _By the Spirit of judgment, and by the Spirit of burning_. In Isaiah 2:1, the prophet gives us a vision of the glory which shall distinguish Messianic times. From Isaiah 4:6, however, and through that chapter and the next, he depicts scenes of darkness and distress,... [ Continue Reading ]