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Verse Isaiah 56:12. _I WILL FETCH WINE _- "Let us provide wine"] For
אקחה _ekchah_, first person singular, an ancient MS. has נקחה
_nikchah_, first person plural; and another ancient MS. has אק _ak_...
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COME YE, SAY THEY - (compare the notes at Isaiah 22:13). That is, one
says to another, ‘I will fetch wine;’ or as we would say, ‘I
will take another glass.’ The object is to describe a drinking-bout,...
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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...
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ISAIAH 56:9 TO ISAIAH 57:2. A DENUNCIATION OF THE RULERS OF THE
COMMUNITY. This oracle seems not to be connected with the preceding,
though, it arises out of the same circumstances.
Yahweh bids the be...
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WINE. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27.
STRONG DRINK. Hebrew. _shekar._ App-27....
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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...
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The delinquencies of the rulers. The _watchmen_are the spiritual
leaders of the community, who in the earlier post-exilic period were
the priests and the prophets (see Nehemiah 6:10-14). Elsewhere the...
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As an illustration of their highest idea of enjoyment, one of these
watchmen is introduced inviting his fellows to a prolonged carousal.
Cf. ch. Isaiah 5:11 f., Isaiah 5:22; Isaiah 28:1;...
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HIS WATCHMEN— The prophet in these words paints in a lively manner
the very corrupt government of the church. The consequence of which,
is that deplorable state of the church described in the next sec...
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3. DUMB DOGS DENOUNCED
TEXT: Isaiah 56:9-12
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All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the
forest.
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His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all...
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Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with
strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more
abundant.
COME YE, (SAY THEY), I WILL FETCH WINE - language of...
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THE IDOLATRIES OF ISRAEL
It is difficult to determine the date of this section with certainty.
Many scholars assign it, with the rest of Isaiah 40-66, to the period
of the exile, or to a date after th...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 56
GOD’S PEOPLE WILL INCLUDE ALL NATIONS
V1 (This is what the *Lord says to his people...
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COME YE, SAY THEY... — The words in italics are necessary to
complete the sense; but their absence from the Hebrew is noticeable,
and noteworthy as an example of the prophet’s bold use of a dramatic
f...
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אֵתָ֥יוּ אֶקְחָה ־יַ֖יִן וְ
נִסְבְּאָ֣ה שֵׁכָ֑ר...
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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
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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 oursel...
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THE BLESSEDNESS OF SABBATH-KEEPING
Isaiah 56:1-12
The bright array of Messianic promises, which occupied the preceding
Chapter s, is now followed by a portion of less interest, seeing that
our attent...
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This division ends with two Chapter s (56 and 57) which set forth
certain aspects of the administration of the Kingdom. The first is
intended to comfort those who by recent promises of restoration mad...
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Come ye, [say they], I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves
with strong drink; and to (l) morrow shall be as this day, [and] much
more abundant.
(l) We are well yet, and to morrow will be bett...
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REFLECTIONS
BLESSED God! how truly refreshing to the soul of a poor dry barren
believer, is the recollection of that covenant, which is everlasting
and sure, and ordered in all things! What, though I...
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Who, or what are meant by beasts of the field, and dumb dogs, may not
be so easy to determine; but we cannot be at a loss to apprehend the
meaning of the word watchmen. The passage is very awful, and...
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12._Come ye, I will fetch wine. _After having spoken of the avarice
and carelessness of pastors, he points out their desperate wickedness
and obstinacy; for he represents them as speaking, (102) and b...
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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....
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COME YE, SAY THEY,.... Either to their fellow bishops and priests,
when got together, jovially carousing; or to the common people,
encouraging them in luxury and intemperance:
I WILL FETCH WINE; out...
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Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves
with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, [and] much more
abundant.
Ver. 12. _Come ye._] The wicked have their "come ye...
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_Come ye, say they_ Unto their brethren, fellow-priests, or other
jolly companions. _We will fill ourselves_ We will drink, not only to
delight, but even to drunkenness, as the word signifies. _And to...
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Come ye, say they, in the spirit which always characterizes their
self-indulgence, I WILL FETCH WINE, AND WE WILL FILL OURSELVES WITH
STRONG DRINK, in an orgy of bestial drinking; AND TOMORROW SHALL B...
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The Neglect of Jehovah's Flock by its Shepherds...
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9-12 Desolating judgments are called for; and this severe rebuke of
the rulers and teachers of the Jewish church, is applicable to other
ages and places. It is bad with a people when their shepherds s...
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SAY THEY, unto their brethren, by office and in iniquity; unto their
fellow priests, or other jolly companions. WE WILL FILL OURSELVES; we
will drink not only to delight, but even to drunkenness, as t...
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THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE LEADERSHIP AND THE PEOPLE (ISAIAH 56:9).
In total contrast with Yahweh, Who welcomes the righteous whatever
their physical status, (but only the righteous), are the leader...
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CONTENTS: Solemn instruction given to all to make conscience of duty.
Charge against the careless and unfaithful.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The more assurance God gives us of the performance of H...
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Isaiah 56:1. _Keep ye judgment,_ as a preparation for the Messiah's
advent, who is here called, Salvation; and whose righteousness and
mercy are the only ground of a sinner's justification, adoption,...
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_To-morrow, shall be as this day_
FAITH AND PRESUMPTION
The future is very differently contemplated by different individuals.
Men of a sanguine temperament gild it with golden visions that are
never...
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_All ye beasts of the field, come to devour._
THE DEFENCELESS CONDITION THE COMMUNITY OWING TO THE INCOMPETENCE OF
ITS SPIRITUAL LEADERS
1. All the wild beasts of the field and the forest are invite...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 56:1 How to Prepare for the Coming Glory:
“Hold Fast My Covenant.” Isaiah helps readers know how to be
God’s servants who will live with him forever....
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 56:9 Selfishly complacent leaders, morally lax
people, and idol-worshiping hypocrites have no place in God’s
kingdom.
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WORTHLESS SHEPHERDS
Isaiah 56:10. _His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, &c._
A very sad description is here given of the “watchmen”—the
spiritual leaders of Isaiah’s time, evincing a state...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 56:1
AN EXHORTATION TO OBSERVE THE LAW, ESPECIALLY THE LAW OF THE SABBATH,
COMBINED WITH PROMISES
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Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Isaiah 56:1-12.
In Isaiah 55:1-13 the Lord speaks of this glorious everlasting
salvation and the glories of His greatness, His power. "As the heavens
are higher than...
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1 Corinthians 15:32; Amos 6:3; Hosea 4:11; Isaiah 22:13; Isaiah 22:14
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Say they — Unto their brethren, fellow — priests, or other jolly
companions. Fill ourselves — We will drink not only to delight, but
even to drunkenness, as the word signifies, which shews their dread...