Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible
Isaiah 66:15-24
15-24 A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Ver
15-24 A prophetic declaration is given of the Lord's vengeance on all enemies of his church, especially that of all antichristian opposers of the gospel in the latter days. Ver
Verse Isaiah 66:15. _THE LORD WILL COME WITH FIRE_ - "JEHOVAH shall come as a fire"] For באש _baesh, in fire_, the _Septuagint_ had in their copy קאש _kaesh, as a fire_; ὡς πυρ. _TO RENDER HIS ANGE...
FOR BEHOLD, THE LORD WILL COME WITH FIRE - The Septuagint reads this ‘As fire’ (ὡς πύρ _hōs_ _pur_). Fire is a common emblem to denote the coming of the Lord to judge and punish his enemies Psalms...
CHAPTER 66 The Finale: The Two Classes and the Prophecy of Isaiah in a Retrospect 1. _The apostates and their wicked worship (Isaiah 66:1) _ 2. _The remnant suffering and encouraged (Isaiah 66:5) _ 3...
ISAIAH 66. Here divisions are hard to define. The theme the coming punishment of the apostates and the coming glory of the pious is pursued now on one side, now on the other. ISAIAH 66:1. AN ATTACK O...
_with fire_ IN FIRE. Cf. Deuteronomy 5:22 ff. _and his chariots_ SHALL BE _like_ THE _whirlwind_(R.V.)] Cf. Habakkuk 3:8; Psalms 68:17. The image is derived from the storm-clouds on which
In fire and tempest the accompaniments of the theophany Jehovah will appear to take vengeance on His enemies. There is a connexion with the last clause of Isaiah 66:14 ; but the passage reads like a c...
FOR, BEHOLD, &C.— This passage is wholly figurative, exhibiting God, as about to take vengeance upon the enemies of his church, under the figure of a commander and warrior, as well as of a judge, arme...
3. BUILDING OF ZION TEXT: Isaiah 66:15-24 15 For, behold, Jehovah will come with fire, and his chariots shall be like the whirlwind; to render his anger with fierceness, and his rebuke with flames...
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. BEHOLD, THE LORD WILL COME WITH FIRE - ( Isaiah 9...
1. WHERE, etc.] RV 'what manner of house.. what place shall be my rest.' The v. is a strong rebuke of such as, without a really religious spirit, idly trusted in the inviolability of Zion, and the pro...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 66 The *Lord divides the ‘people of God’ into two types. There are those...
Fire is often a picture word. Frequently, it describes when God is present (see Exodus 13:21). And it is also a picture word that refers to Christ’s return to act as judge (see 2 Thessalonians 1:7; 2...
WITH HIS CHARIOTS..._ — i.e.,_ the storm-clouds sweeping on their way, while the lightnings and the winds do their work. (Comp. Psalms 18:10; Psalms 68:33)...
כִּֽי ־הִנֵּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בָּ † אֵ֣שׁ יָבֹ֔וא...
CHAPTER XXV A LAST INTERCESSION AND THE JUDGMENT Isaiah 63:7 through Isaiah 66:1 WE might well have thought, that with the section we have been considering the prophecy of Israel's Redemption had re...
ALL FLESH SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD Isaiah 66:15-24 The prophet makes it clear that, whatever blessings accrue in the golden future, they will be apportioned to those alone, who are the Israel of God, n...
This last chapter is confessedly difficult of interpretation. In it the prophet seems to look beyond all that he has previously described, and to deal with destiny. He first announces anew the fact of...
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to (q) render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. (q) This vengeance God began to execute at th...
The Lord is here speaking of his judgment upon sinners, who despise his ordinances, and corrupt and pollute them. Mingling ought with them they become a pollution; Exodus 20:25....
15._For, lo, Jehovah will come in fire. _The object of this ( ὑποτύπωσις) lively description is, that believers, when they see worthless men laughing at their distresses, and growing more and more ins...
Chapter 66 speaks of the judgment that introduces it, and consequently gives us more historical details. The temple is rebuilt in Jerusalem (Isaiah 66:6), but Jehovah does not own it, man alone being...
FOR, BEHOLD, THE LORD WILL COME WITH FIRE,.... Either with material fire, with which mystical Babylon or Rome shall be burnt, Revelation 18:8, or with indignation and wrath, which shall be poured out...
For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire. Ver. 15. _For, behold, the Lord will come with fi...
_For, behold_, &c. Here the prophet comes more particularly to show the nature of that indignation which should be exercised toward God's enemies. The passage, it must be observed, is metaphorical, “e...
For, behold, the Lord will come with fire, with a devastating punishment, AND WITH HIS CHARIOTS LIKE A WHIRLWIND, TO RENDER HIS ANGER WITH FURY AND HIS REBUKE WITH FLAMES OF FIRE, for fire is mentione...
THE HAPPINESS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH...
Here the prophet comes more particularly to expound what indignation should be showed towards his enemies. THE LORD WILL COME WITH FIRE; that is, with terrible judgments, nothing being more terrible a...
Isaiah 66:15 LORD H3068 come H935 (H8799) fire H784 chariots H4818 whirlwind H5492 render H7725 (H8687) anger...
WHILE THE RIGHTEOUS WILL FLOURISH GOD WILL FINALLY JUDGE THE UNRIGHTEOUS (ISAIAH 66:14). Isaiah 66:14 ‘And you will see and your heart will rejoice, And your bones will flourish like the tender gra...
RENDER HIS ANGER (Day of Jehovah); (Isaiah 2:10); (Isaiah 4:1); (Isaiah 11:10); (Isaiah 13:9); ...
CONTENTS: Blessings of the coming universal Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Following the day of Christ's vengeance the sorrows of Israel will be turned into abundant joys. All the Gen...
Isaiah 66:1. _The heaven is my throne._ This chapter applies to Isaiah's time, as well as to future times; and though the Lord rejected the impure worship of the temple, yet he would dwell with the co...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 66:1 Though the worship of God is violated now, in the future falsehood will be judged, true worship will spread, and God will be honored forever. ⇐...
SECTION XII.—FINAL THREATENINGS AND PROMISES (Isaiah 66:1.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 66:1 THE UNGODLY EXILES REBUKED
Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that you build unto me? and where is the place of my rest? (Isaiah 66:1) They're going to build a new te...
2 Peter 3:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:6; Amos 7:4; Daniel 11:40; Isaiah
With fire — With terrible judgments, or with fire in a proper sense, understanding it of the fire with which enemies use to consume places brought under their power. Whirlwind — With a sudden sweeping...