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James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 9

Isaiah 9:6

_HOPE_ ‘Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given.’ Isaiah 9:6 I. HERE, IN THIS SON OF HIS, IS AN OFFER MADE BY GOD, BY WHICH HE PLEDGES HIMSELF TO JUSTIFY ALL SUFFERING, RETRIEVE ALL FAILURE, REDEEM ALL FAULT.—He gives us an end for which to live, a purpose to which to consecrate ourselves... [ Continue Reading ]

Isaiah 9:10

_PRESUMPTUOUS SELF-DECEIVERS_ ‘The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones.’ Isaiah 9:10 I. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE THESE ISRAELITES THAT THEY WERE SINNERS.—Driven from one refuge, they took shelter in another. ‘_ The bricks are fallen_,’ they said, ‘_ but we will build w... [ Continue Reading ]

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