Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Isaiah 51:3
Therefore — For the sake of Abraham, and of that covenant which I made with him. Garden — Flourishing as the garden of Eden.
Therefore — For the sake of Abraham, and of that covenant which I made with him. Garden — Flourishing as the garden of Eden.
FOR THE LORD SHALL COMFORT ZION - On the word ‘Zion,’ see the notes at Isaiah 1:8. The meaning here is, that he would again restore it from its ruins. The argument is drawn from the statement in the p...
CHAPTER 51 Jehovah Encourages His Faithful People, the Remnant of Israel 1. _The call to remember Abraham (Isaiah 51:1)_ 2. _Zion to be comforted (Isaiah 51:3)_ 3. His righteousness near and His arm...
A HEARTENING CONSOLATION. Yahweh, in words that echo Isaiah 50:4, bids His people, who seek the victory which ever eludes them, consider their origin. Abraham was but one; yet He made him a great peop...
WASTE PLACES. Compare Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 49:13. LIKE EDEN. Reference to Pentateuch, (Genesis 2 and Genesis 3). App-92. Elsewhere, only here;...
_shall comfort … will comfort … will make_ lit. as R.V. HATH COMFORTED … HATH MADE (perf. of certainty). _like the garden of theLord_ Genesis 13:10; cf. Ezekiel 28:13; Ezekiel 31:8 f. joy and gladnes...
Isaiah 51:1-16. Encouragements addressed to true Israelites The strain of consolation, which was interrupted by the soliloquy of the Servant at ch. Isaiah 50:4, is now resumed, and is continued till...
The opening exhortation alludes to a difficulty naturally arising in the minds of believing exiles, viz., that they were too few in number to inherit the glorious promises made to them. This is remove...
DISCOURSE: 957 CONSOLATION FOR THE AFFLICTED Isaiah 51:1. Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and in the hole of the pit wh...
3. RULE, CHAPTER 51 a. TURN TO JUSTICE TEXT: Isaiah 51:1-8 1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the...
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,...
1, 2. In the past God made Israel a great nation from a single ancestor, and that wonderful growth should be an encouragement to the righteous remnant now to believe in their restoration....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 51 ABRAHAM WAS YOUR EARLY RELATIVE V1 ‘Listen to me,’ says the *Lord. ‘You desire to l...
The intention of the *Lord’s ‘comfort’ is to convince the *exiles that their future will be happy and peaceful. • The state of the people’s relationship with God affects the state of the rest of the...
HE WILL MAKE HER WILDERNESS LIKE EDEN. — Interesting as showing Isaiah’s acquaintance with Genesis 1-3. (Comp. Ezekiel 31:9; Ezekiel 31:16; Ezekiel 36:35; Jo
כִּֽי ־נִחַ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה צִיֹּ֗ון נִחַם֙ כָּל ־ח
“AWAKE, O ARM OF JEHOVAH!” Isaiah 51:1-11 This chapter is extremely dramatic. We are conscious that we are nearing a revelation of unparalleled sublimity. As we hear the thrice _Hearken_ in Isaiah 1:...
Three messages to the faithful immediately follow. The first is a call to courage (verses Isa 51:1-8), in which they are charged to look back to Abraham, to look on to the nearness of God's activity,...
For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness (c) like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found in it,...
This sweet promise comes in very blessedly, after the humbling views the Lord had bid the seekers after him to take of themselves. The Lord will give grace to the humble; and he that gives grace, give...
3._Surely Jehovah will comfort Zion. _The Prophet shews that in the person of Abraham there was exhibited an example which applies to all ages; for, as the Lord suddenly produced from one man so numer...
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...
FOR THE LORD SHALL COMFORT ZION,.... The church, by his Spirit, in the ministration of the word, and administration of ordinances; by the donation of the blessings of grace, and by the application of...
_For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein,...
_For_, &c. The prophet, in these words, seems to be giving a reason why they should look unto, or consider, that famous example of Abraham and Sarah; namely, because they should find the like wonder w...
THE CERTAINTY OF DELIVERANCE...
For the Lord shall comfort Zion, building up His city anew; HE WILL COMFORT ALL HER WASTE PLACES, letting her arise from her ruins; AND HE WILL MAKE HER WILDERNESS LIKE EDEN AND HER DESERT LIKE THE GA...
1-3 It is good for those privileged by the new birth, to consider that they were shapen in sin. This should cause low thoughts of ourselves, and high thoughts of Divine grace. It is the greatest comf...
FOR: so this comes in as a reason why they should look unto or consider that famous example of Abraham and Sarah, because they should find the like wonder wrought on their behalf. Or, _Therefore_, or...
Isaiah 51:3 LORD H3068 comfort H5162 (H8765) Zion H6726 comfort H5162 (H8765) places H2723 make H7760 ...
CHAPTER 51 EXHORTATIONS TO THE PEOPLE TO RESPOND TO GOD. We now have here three remarkable calls to faithful Israel, ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:1) - ‘attend' (Isaiah 51:4) - ‘listen' (Isaiah 51:7). They have...
GOD'S CALL TO HIS TRUE PEOPLE TO CONSIDER ABRAHAM (ISAIAH 51:1). The first call goes out to ‘listen'. They are to hear His voice as He reminds them about Abraham, the man of faith, who is the father o...
Isaiah 51:1. _Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. Look unto Abraham your f...
CONTENTS: Final redemption of Israel and punishment of oppressors. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Although God's people are called upon to suffer much upon earth, they have an eternal cause to...
Isaiah 51:4. _A law shall proceed from me._ The gospel law of liberty and love is here intended, as in Joel 2:31. No other law ever emanated from Jerusalem. Isaiah 51:5. _My righteousness is near._ Ch...
_For the Lord shall comfort Zion_ ZION COMFORTED I. THERE IS A LOW ESTATE, OF THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSAL CHURCH, AND OF PARTICULAR BRANCHES OF IT, AND LIKEWISE OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS. II. THERE ARE GRAC...
_Look unto Abraham your father_ ABRAHAM, OR THE CHRISTIAN’S ROCK I. THE DEALINGS OF GOD WITH ABRAHAM. 1. God “called him alone.” How merciful this call! Our own call to renounce this world, and to...
_Hearken to Me_ THE THRICE “HEARKEN” These paragraphs are exceedingly dramatic. We become conscious that we are approaching a revelation of unparalleled sublimity which shall be in Scripture what he...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 51:1 The first incentive for obeying the voice of the servant is that, if God could make a great nation from one barren couple (ABRAHAM and SARAH), then he can revive barren Zion...
COMFORT IN TROUBLE Isaiah 51:3; Isaiah 51:12, and Isaiah 52:9. _For the Lord shall comfort Zion, &c._ The prophecy is addressed to those who are striving after the right kind of life and seeking Jeho...
A SIGHT FOR DESPONDING CHRISTIAN WORKERS (_Missionary Sermon._) Isaiah 51:2. _Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah, &c._ It is habitual with some persons to spy out the dark side of every qu...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 51:1 AN ADDRESS TO FAITHFUL ISRAEL, SUGGESTING TOPICS OF COMFORT. The address consists of three nearly equal strophes or stanzas, each commencing with a call, _Shim'u elai_,...
Tonight we have a marvelous study as we look at Isaiah, Chapter s 51-55, in which the prophet sees so clearly the suffering and the rejection of God's provision for man in sending His Son to die for o...
1 Peter 1:8; 2 Corinthians 1:3; 2 Corinthians 1:4; Ezekiel 31:8;...