Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Isaiah 5:24
Rottenness — They shall be like a tree which not only withers in its branches, but dies and rots at the roots, therefore is past recovery. Dust — Shall be resolved into dust, and yield no fruit.
Rottenness — They shall be like a tree which not only withers in its branches, but dies and rots at the roots, therefore is past recovery. Dust — Shall be resolved into dust, and yield no fruit.
Verse Isaiah 5:24. _THE FLAME_ - "The tongue of fire"] "The flame, because it is in the shape of a tongue; and so it is called metaphorically." _Sal. ben Melec_. The metaphor is so exceedingly obvious...
THEREFORE AS THE FIRE ... - The remainder of this chapter is occupied with predicting “judgments,” or punishments, upon the people for their sins which had been specified. The Hebrew here is, ‘The ton...
CHAPTER 5 The Song of the Vineyard and the Six Woes 1. _The song of the vineyard and Jehovah's lament (Isaiah 5:1)_ 2. _The judgment upon the vineyard (Isaiah 5:5)_ 3. _The wild grapes (Isaiah 5:8)_...
A SERIES OF DENUNCIATIONS ON VARIOUS OFFENDERS. This section contains a collection of Woes, originally independent and even now not woven into a single symmetrical address. Whether they come from diff...
THE LAW. See note on Isaiah 1:10. THE WORD. saying, or spoken word. Hebrew. _'imrah._...
THEREFORE AS THE FIRE DEVOURETH THE STUBBLE— The latter part of the parabolic song which is contained in the 6th verse, here begins to be more fully explained; and to the end of the chapter we have an...
THE WRATH OF JUDGMENT TEXT: Isaiah 5:24-30 24 Therefore as the tongue of fire devoureth the stubble, and as the dry grass sinketh down in the flame, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their b...
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the...
5:24 word (b-45) _ Imrah_ . see Note, Psalms 119:11 ....
1-24. Judah, God's unfruitful vineyard, and the judgment upon it....
God’s judgement upon people who will not obey him will be sudden and total. His judgement is not mere words....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 5 Chapter 5 begins with a parable (a story with a double mean...
THEREFORE AS THE FIRE DEVOURETH. — Literally, _the tongue of fire._ The scene brought before us is — (1) that of a charred and burnt-up field, horrible and hideous to look upon (comp. Hebrews 6:8); (2...
לָכֵן֩ כֶּ אֱכֹ֨ל קַ֜שׁ לְשֹׁ֣ון אֵ֗שׁ וַ
CHAPTER III THE VINEYARD OF THE LORD, OR TRUE PATRIOTISM THE CONSCIENCE OF OUR COUNTRY'S SINS 735 B.C. Isaiah 5:1; Isaiah 9:8 - Isaiah 10:4 THE prophecy contained in these Chapter s belongs, as we...
WARNING AGAINST PRIDE, INTEMPERANCE, AND CORRUPTION Isaiah 5:18-30 The wild grapes of Judah are here continued: blind atheism, Isaiah 5:18-20; proud self-conceit, Isaiah 5:21; drunkenness, Isaiah 5:...
With the thought of judgment, and the necessity for it still in mind, the prophet utters his great denunciation. This falls into three parts. The first is a song of accusation. By the simple and famil...
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, [so] their (d) root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law o...
Here are accounts of still increasing wickedness, and woes of still increasing misery. Reader, in the present Christ despising generation, doth not the prophet's representation suit, as though written...
24._Therefore as the flame of fire devoureth the stubble. _Lest it should be thought that he has so frequently cried out without good reason, he again shows what grievous and dreadful punishment await...
After this the Spirit of God begins to plead with the people, taking two distinct grounds-namely, that which God had done for His people, and the coming of Jehovah in the Person of Christ in glory. Ha...
THEREFORE AS THE FIRE DEVOURETH THE STUBBLE,.... Or "tongue of fire" h; meaning the flame, the same as in the next clause; because it is in the form of a tongue; see Acts 2:3: AND THE FLAME CONSUMETH...
Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, [so] their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of th...
_Therefore as the fire_, &c. “The latter part of the parabolic song, contained in Isaiah 5:6, begins here to be more fully explained; and, to the end of the chapter, we have an account of that total d...
Therefore, as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, in a sudden and thorough destruction, SO THEIR ROOT, the supposed firm hold of these transgressors, SHALL BE AS ROTTENN...
A SIXFOLD WOE UPON THE JEWISH TRANSGRESSORS...
THE FIRE: _ Heb._ the tongue of fire...
24-30 Let not any expect to live easily who live wickedly. Sin weakens the strength, the root of a people; it defaces the beauty, the blossoms of a people. When God's word is despised, and his law ca...
THEIR ROOT SHALL BE AS ROTTENNESS; they shall be like a tree which not only withers in its branches, but dies and rots at the roots, and therefore is past all hopes of recovery. The sense is, They sha...
Isaiah 5:24 fire H784 devours H398 (H8800) stubble H7179 flame H3956 H3852 consumes H7503 (H8799) chaff...
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR DETERIORATION IN BEHAVIOUR (ISAIAH 5:24). Isaiah 5:24 ‘Therefore as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, And as the dry grass shrivels in the flame, So their root will...
THE SIX WOES OF GOD (ISAIAH 5:8). A series of woes are now declared on the people of Israel because of their various sins. The vineyard had produced smelly grapes, now woe must come on it. They are a...
CONTENTS: Parable of Jehovah's vineyard and the six woes upon Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God expects vineyard fruit from those who enjoy vineyard privileges, not the mere leaves of profess...
Isaiah 5:1. _My well-beloved;_ the Messiah, who certainly was Lord of the Vineyard, and the men of Judah were his pleasant plants. Psalms 80:14; Ezekiel 17:6; Ho
_Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble_ SIN BRINGS JUDGMENT IN ITS TRAIN Let not those expect to live easily that live thus wickedly, for the righteous God wilt take vengeance. Observe-- I. H...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 5:1 Isaiah’s introductory diagnosis of Judah’s spiritual decline (chs. Isaiah 1:1) concludes with a description of his generation’s apostasy and its consequences. The chapter is...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 5:24 God delighted in his people (“his pleasant planting,” v. Isaiah 5:7), but THEY HAVE REJECTED... AND HAVE DESPISED him (compare...
THE DOOM OF IMPENITENT ISRAEL Isaiah 5:24. _Therefore as the fire devoureth, &c._ In this threatening, fulfilled in the utter destruction of Israel by Assyria, we find illustrations of the following...
THE DOOM OF DESPISERS Isaiah 5:24. _Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: becaus...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 5:1 ISRAEL REBUKED BY THE PARABLE OF A VINEYARD. This chapter stands in a certain sense alone, neither closely connected with what precedes nor with what follows, excepting that it...
Now in the fifth chapter the Lord takes up the parable of a vineyard in which He likens Judah or Israel, His people, unto a vineyard. Now will I sing to my well-beloved a song of my beloved touching...
1 Corinthians 3:12; 1 Corinthians 3:13; 1 Samuel 15:23; 1 Samuel 15:26;...