Awake — This is a prediction and promise what she should do, that she should awake or arise out of her low estate, and be strong and courageous. Beautiful garments — Thy sorrows shall be ended, and thou shalt be advanced into a glorious condition. O Zion — O my church. Come — Either to molest thee, or defile thee. The uncircumcised — Heathens or infidels. Unclean — Nor any others, who are unholy.
CHAPTER LII _Jerusalem, in manifest allusion to the strong figure employed_ _in the close of the preceding chapter, is represented as fallen_ _asleep in the dust, and in that helpless state bound b...
AWAKE, AWAKE - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:9). This address to Jerusalem is intimately connected with the closing verses of the preceding chapter. Jerusalem is there represented as down-trodden in the...
CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follo...
ISAIAH 51:17 TO ISAIAH 52:12. THE SORROW OF JERUSALEM, WHICH SHALL GIVE PLACE TO JOY. Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, obviously familiar with the vision of...
AWAKE. Same form as in Isaiah 51:9. not the same as in Isaiah 51:17. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6. THE HOLY CITY. Hebrew "the city of the Sanctuary". See note on Exodus 3:5....
Isaiah 52:1-2. Here the prophet's imagination takes a higher flight. The cup of indignation having finally passed from her hands, Jerusalem is summoned to shake off her stupor, and array herself in ga...
Isaiah 51:17 to Isaiah 52:12. The Lord will turn the Captivity of Zion The three oracles into which this passage naturally falls are these: (1) Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, returning to the thought wit...
DISCOURSE: 960 DESPONDENCY REPROVED Isaiah 52:1. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion: put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee...
AWAKE, &C.— This second apostrophe is again directed to the church, about the time of the manifestation of the kingdom of God. The prophet, by the Spirit, beholds this church, heretofore brought out o...
EVANGELIZE, CHAPTER 52 a. REDEMPTION TEXT: Isaiah 52:1-6 1 Awake, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more...
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Zion, long...
52:1 beautiful (d-12) As 'beauty,' chs. 28.5; 62.3. 'ornament,' Exodus 28:2 ,Exodus 28:40 ....
THAT BEAR THE VESSELS, etc.] i.e. the priests and Lévites, who are to carry back to Jerusalem for use in the restored Temple the sacred utensils, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken away to Babylon. See th...
1, 2. Zion invited to array herself as a queen and sit enthroned, freed from the presence of heathen foes, and with her children restored from captivity....
The call to ‘awake’ means ‘realise your true value to God’. He is giving you a new opportunity to take your proper place of honour....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 52 GOD WILL RESCUE *JERUSALEM V1 Awake, awake, inhabitants of *Jerusalem! Be strong an...
LII. (1) AWAKE, AWAKE... — The repetition of the burden of Isa Ii. 9, 17, indicates, by a subtle touch of art, the continuity of thought. The call is addressed as before to Zion, as a castaway. It sum...
עוּרִ֥י עוּרִ֛י לִבְשִׁ֥י עֻזֵּ֖ךְ צִיֹּ֑ון לִבְשִׁ֣י...
BOOK 4 THE RESTORATION WE have now reached the summit of our prophecy. It has been a long, steep ascent, and we have had very much to seek out on the way, and to extricate and solve and load ourselv...
“THY GOD REIGNETH!” Isaiah 52:1-15 It is not God that has become lethargic; but _we_ that have slept and need to awake. Being awakened, we discover that two sets of attire are waiting for us: First,...
The second message (verses Isa 52:1-6) calls on Zion to awake and put on her strength and her beautiful garments, because she is to be cleansed of all internal defilement. Though she had been sold int...
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no (a) more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. (a) No w...
_Thee. Judea was no more laid waste by its ancient enemies. The persecution of Epiphanes did not continue long. Many have attacked the Church; but they cannot overcome her, nor will she cease to preac...
Was there ever a more gracious, a more encouraging invitation given for sinners to be made happy, than is here held forth, in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ? Jehovah had before commanded his peop...
CONTENTS The Lord Jesus, by his servant the Prophet, is still comforting his Church; calls upon her to live upon, and rest in the full enjoyment of his free salvation; holds forth many sweet promises...
1._Awake, awake. _He confirms the former doctrine, in order still more to arouse the people who had been weighed down by grief and sorrow. These things were necessary to be added as spurs, that the do...
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...
AWAKE, AWAKE, PUT ON THY STRENGTH, O ZION,.... Aben Ezra says, all interpreters agree that this prophecy is yet to be fulfilled, and so it is: by Zion is meant the church in Gospel times, in the latte...
Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Ver. 1. _Awa...
_Awake, awake, put on strength_ God orders his church to do that which she entreated him to do, Isaiah 51:9. And because his word is with power, and what he commands he in certain cases effects, this...
THE PROMISE OF REDEMPTION...
Awake, awake! Put on thy strength, O Zion, arousing herself from her dejection and assuming the proper confidence in view of the happy message which is now proclaimed; PUT ON THY BEAUTIFUL GARMENTS, O...
1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears,...
ISAIAH CHAPTER 52 The church redeemed, and called upon to rejoice therein, ISAIAH 52:1. The universal preaching of the gospel glorious, ISAIAH 52:7. A call to free ourselves from bondage, ISAIAH 52:11...
Isaiah 52:1 Awake H5782 (H8798) awake H5782 (H8798) on H3847 (H8798) strength H5797 Zion H6726 on...
CHAPTER 52 THE CALL TO JERUSALEM - THE RISE OF THE SERVANT. The Third Call to Awake - Spoken To Zion/Jerusalem As The Redeemed Woman (Isaiah 52:1). Yahweh Will Redeem His People (Isaiah 52:1) The dr...
Isaiah 51:9 ; ISAIAH 52:1 Notice: I. The occurrence in the Church's history of successive periods of energy and of languor. The uninterrupted growth would be best; but if that has not been, then the...
CONTENTS: Vision of Jerusalem in the Kingdom age. Jehovah's servant marred and afterward exalted. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Let God's people prepare for eternal joy, for His Word shall wi...
Isaiah 52:1. _There shall no more come to thee the uncircumcised._ The temple being often profaned after the captivity, this prophecy must have an ultimate reference to the glory of the church in the...
_Awake, awake_ THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A CHURCH’S STRENGTH I. THE CONSTITUTIONAL ELEMENTS OF STRENGTH. I use the word constitution in a legitimate sense, as including both the creed and the polity...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 52:1 AWAKE, AWAKE. God turns the cry of his people (Isaiah 51:9) back on them. God has prepared a bright future, to be entered into by faith....
Isaiah 52:1. _Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city_. I. THE CALL OF THE CHURCH TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR HELP (Isaiah 51:9). This call impli...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1
Now again God cries for them. Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem (Isaiah 52:1), There's a day coming of just, "Put on your glorious garments and ge...
Daniel 10:16; Daniel 10:9; Ephesians 4:24; Ephesians 6:10; Ezekiel