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Verse Isaiah 57:8. _BEHIND THE DOORS ALSO AND THE POSTS HAST THOU SET
UP_ _THY REMEMBRANCE__ _- "Behind the door, and the door-posts, hast
thou set up thy memorial"] That is, the image of their tutel...
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BEHIND THE DOORS - In every part of their habitations - behind the
doors and posts and beams of their houses, they had erected the
memorials of idolatrous worship.
HAST THOU SET UP THY REMEMBRANCE - T...
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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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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...
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REMEMBRANCE. symbols.
WHERE THOU SAWEST IT. a hand thou hast seen: as beckoning....
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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...
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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 first part of the verse seems to allude to some form of household
idolatry. Many commentators explain the expression as a violation of
the command in Deuteronomy 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:20. In these p...
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BEHIND THE DOORS, &C.— _Thy remembrance,_ or _memorial,_ signifies,
_thy idol._ "thy tutelar image, which at going in and out thou mayest
adore." The reader will continue to bear in mind, that the ide...
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2. SENSUALITY
TEXT: Isaiah 57:6-10
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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...
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Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance:
for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up;
thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with t...
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REMEMBRANCE] RV 'memorial,' i.e. idolatrous inscription, in place of
the memorial of God's law (Deuteronomy 6:9)....
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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...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD’S SPECIAL SERVANT
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 49 TO 57
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 57
GOD’S LOYAL PEOPLE MAY SUFFER
V1 Sometimes good people die young. So do some holy p...
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Whether sex takes place in public or inside, it makes no difference.
People cannot hide their evil activity from God....
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HAST THOU SET UP THY REMEMBRANCE... — The noun has been commonly
referred to the _Mesusah,_ or memorial text, “Jehovah is our God;
Jehovah is one,” which was to be written on the door-posts of each
ho...
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וְ אַחַ֤ר הַ דֶּ֨לֶת֙ וְ הַ מְּזוּזָ֔ה
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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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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...
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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...
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Behind the (h) doors also and the door posts hast thou set up thy
remembrance: for thou hast uncovered [thyself to another] than me, and
hast gone up; thou hast (i) enlarged thy bed, and made thee [a...
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Remembrance. Domestic gods. (St. Jerome) The Lares or Penates were
usually placed in the court or porch. The Jews probably used Hecate or
Trivia, for the same purpose, chap. lxv. 11., and lxvi. 17. To...
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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...
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8._Behind the door. _He dwells largely on the crime of which we have
already spoken, that the people may no longer flatter themselves in
their inventions. It is probable that Isaiah alludes to the wor...
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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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BEHIND THE DOORS ALSO AND THE POSTS HAST THOU SET UP THY
REMEMBRANCE,.... The memorial of thine idols, as the Targum. As the
Heathens had their "lares" and "penates", their household gods, so the
Papi...
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Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance:
for thou hast discovered [thyself to another] than me, and art gone
up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee [a covenant] wit...
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_Upon a lofty and high mountain_ In high places, which were much used
for religious worship, both by the Israelites and heathen: _hast thou
set thy bed_ Thine altar, as appears from the sacrifice ment...
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Behind the doors also and the posts, within the house devoted to
idolatry, HAST THOU SET UP THY REMEMBRANCE, the memorial tablet
reminding the apostates of their idols; FOR THOU HAST DISCOVERED
(uncov...
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JEHOVAH REJECTS ALL IDOLATERS...
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MADE A COVENANT WITH THEM:
Or, hewed it for thyself larger than theirs
WHERE THOU SAWEST IT:
Or, thou providest room...
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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...
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BEHIND THE DOORS ALSO AND THE POSTS; which by a figure called
_hendiaduo_ may be put for _the door-posts_, as it is expressed,
DEUTERONOMY 11:20. Behind the posts of the doors of thine house; where
th...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 57:1, ISAIAH 57:2
THE EARLY DEATH OF RIGHTEOUS MEN ACCOUNTED FOR. The Hebrews were given
to expec
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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...
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Ezekiel 16:25; Ezekiel 16:32; Ezekiel 23:14; Ezekiel 23:2;...
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The posts — Behind the posts of the doors of thine house: where the
Heathens placed their tutelar gods to whose protection they committed
their houses, that so they might have their eyes and minds upo...