Such stones seem special. So people began to *worship them as local gods. People could look at a stone god. They thought that such gods were attractive. They preferred these stone gods instead of the *Lord God. Nobody has ever been able to see him! (see John 1:18).
Verse Isaiah 57:6. _AMONG THE SMOOTH STONES OF THE STREAM_ - "Among the smooth stones of the valley"] The Jews were extremely addicted to the practice of many superstitious and idolatrous rites, whic...
AMONG THE SMOOTH STONES OF THE STREAMS - In the original here, there is a paronomasia, which cannot be fully retained in our English version. There has been also considerable diversity of opinion in r...
Chapter s 56:9-57:14 must be read continuously. CHAPTER S 56:9-57:21 The Condition of the Apostate Nation and the two Classes 1. _The condition of the shepherds of Israel (Isaiah 56:9) _ 2. _Apostat...
AN INVECTIVE AGAINST THE PRO-SAMARITANS. Yahweh turns now bitterly to upbraid the pro-Samaritan party in the community, among whom flourished many of the primitive Palestinian religious practices. To...
THE SMOOTH STONES, &C.. the open places. Judah still in the land. None of the things mentioned in verses: Isaiah 57:5 found in Babylonia. THY. This and all the Pronouns in verses: Isaiah 57:6 are Fem...
Isaiah 56:9 to Isaiah 57:21. A Protest against the Unworthy Shepherds of God's Flock, and the arrogant Heathenism by which it is threatened; followed by a Message of Consolation to True Israelites Th...
Invective against an idolatrous party. With regard to the reference of this obscure and difficult passage the following points have to be noticed: (1) The scenery of Isaiah 57:5 is unmistakeably Pales...
As commonly explained, the verse refers to the worship of stone fetishes; but this is very doubtful. It is obvious, indeed, that by the SMOOTH (ONES) OF THE WADI some objects of worship are denoted, b...
AMONG THE SMOOTH STONES, &C.— _Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; these, these are thy lot: Even to these hast thou poured out thy libation, hast thou presented thine offering. Can...
2. SENSUALITY TEXT: Isaiah 57:6-10 6 Among the smooth stones of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Sha...
Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion; they, they are thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these? A...
57:6 [stones] (d-4) Or 'in the smooth places.' portion; (e-10) For the sense, see Jeremiah 3:9 ; Ezekiel 20:32 ....
An allusion to stone-worship (Jeremiah 3:9). Large stones, such as those referred to, were fetiches of the Semitic races in early times, and were thought to be abodes of a deity: cp. the action of Jac...
2. The peace of the grave is better than the condition of unrest under their rulers (Isaiah 57:1). SHALL ENTER.. SHALL REST] RV 'entereth.. rest.' 3, 5. SONS, etc.] i.e. descendants, perpetuating the...
AMONG THE SMOOTH STONES... — The worship of stones was almost as widely diffused as that of trees and serpents. In Genesis 28:18 we have, at least, an analogous practice, which might easily become ide...
בְּ חַלְּקֵי ־נַ֣חַל חֶלְקֵ֔ךְ הֵ֥ם הֵ֖ם גֹּו
CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1 IT was inevitable, as so
NO PEACE TO THE WICKED Isaiah 57:1-21 A terrible portrayal is given here of the idolatries and impurities into which the Chosen People had fallen. These scenes under “the oaks” (r.v.) and in the vall...
Because of the failure of these blind watchmen and drunken leaders, righteous men perish, while none lay it to heart. Moreover, the people have yielded to the evil influences of such leaders; "sons of...
Among the smooth [stones] (e) of the stream [is] thy portion; they, they [are] thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in ...
_Them. The stones of the torrent, which were often the objects of adoration, Leviticus xxvi. 1., and Genesis xxviii. 18. The god, Helagabalus, was a rough boundary stone._...
What a change is here! Oh! the awfulness of an unawakened, unregenerated nature! What a sad thought is it, that from generation to generation, the deadly seeds of sin thus bring forth, and blossom, an...
6._Amidst polished stones, _or, _in parts of the valley. _He continues the same subject, and reproves in various ways the superstitions which abounded in Judea; for no place was altogether free from i...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 55, 56, AND 57. Chapter s 55, 56, 57 are exhortations given in view of these things. Chapter 55 is full free grace, which consequently embraces the Gentiles....
AMONG THE SMOOTH STONES OF THE STREAM IS THY PORTION,.... Or thy god; but the portion of Jacob is not like them, stocks and stones, Jeremiah 10:16. Whenever they could pick up smooth stones, and such...
Among the smooth [stones] of the stream [is] thy portion; they, they [are] thy lot: even to them hast thou poured a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I receive comfort in these...
_Inflaming yourselves with idols_ Hebrew, הנחמים, _being inflamed_, or _growing hot, after idols_, as Dr. Waterland renders it. Lusting after them, and _mad upon them_, as the phrase is, Jeremiah 50:3...
JEHOVAH REJECTS ALL IDOLATERS...
Among the smooth stones of the stream, the stone formations hollowed out and polished in grotesque images by the action of the water, IS THY PORTION, there the idolaters in Israel brought their sacrif...
3-12 The Lord here calls apostates and hypocrites to appear before him. When reproved for their sins, and threatened with judgments, they ridiculed the word of God. The Jews were guilty of idolatry b...
AMONG THE SMOOTH STONES OF THE STREAM IS THY PORTION; thou hast chosen for thy portion those idols which were either made of those smooth stones which were cast up by rivers, or which were worshipped...
Isaiah 57:6 smooth H2511 stream H5158 portion H2506 lot H1486 poured H8210 (H8804) offering H5262 offered H5927 ...
THE PRESENT BEHAVIOUR OF THE GODLESS; THE PEOPLE BECOME LIKE THE LEADERS THAT THEY SUPPORT (ISAIAH 57:3). There now follows a description of the backsliding of the people into idolatry and the occult....
A lament for the death of the righteous many of them put to death by persecution. Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none consideri...
CONTENTS: Further ethical instructions. Sins of the people denounced. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God is justly displeased when the voice of His rod is not heard, much more, when sin and idolatry a...
Isaiah 57:1. _The righteous perisheth._ This was written as a tribute, it would seem, to the memory of king Hezekiah, who was recently called from an earthly to a heavenly crown. He entered into peace...
_Among the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion_ SMOOTH STONES The term “portion” suggests that the “smooth stones” were fetishes. (_A. B. Davidson, D. D._) FALSE SODS THE IDOLATER’S PORTION...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 57:6 The SMOOTH STONES are objects of pagan worship. SHALL I RELENT FOR THESE THINGS? If the people are behaving this way, God will not continue to refrain from punishing them (s...
Isaiah 57:6. I. Human substitutes for true and spiritual worship. II. Their offensiveness to God.—_Dr. Lyth._...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 57:1, ISAIAH 57:2 THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given to expec
The righteous man perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, and none is considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come (Isaiah 57:1). There are many w...
Deuteronomy 32:37; Deuteronomy 32:38; Ezekiel 20:39; Habakkuk 2:19;...
Portion — Thou hast chosen for thy portion those idols, which were worshipped by the sides of brooks or rivers where such smooth stones commonly lie. They — Thou hast forsaken me and chosen idols. Off...