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Verse Isaiah 40:2. _DOUBLE FOR ALL HER SINS _- "Blessings double to
the punishment."] It does not seem reconcilable to our notions of the
Divine justice, which always punishes less than our iniquitie...
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SPEAK YE COMFORTABLY - Hebrew, על־לב _‛__al_-_lēb_ as in the
margin, ‘To the heart.’ The heart is the seat of the affections.
It is there that sorrow and joy are felt. We are oppressed there with
gri...
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II. THE LATER PROPHECIES OF COMFORT AND GLORY (40-66)
Like the first part this second part of Isaiah has three sections. The
three sections of the first part revealed the judgments to come upon
the Je...
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PROLOGUE ANNOUNCING THE END OF THE EXILE. IF. The prophet sees in the
triumphs of Cyrus the coming fall of Babylon's empire, and a
revolution in the fortunes of the exiles. These are God's voice
biddi...
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Isaiah 40:1-11. The Prologue
This first proclamation of glad tidings to Zion (see ch. Isaiah
41:27) is a passage of singular beauty, breathing the spirit of
new-born hope and enthusiasm with which th...
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The term of Jerusalem's servitude is accomplished; she has suffered
the full penalty of her transgressions.
_Comfort ye_ The repetition of an emphatic opening word is
characteristic of the writer's st...
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_speak ye comfortably to_ Lit. "speak to the heart of." To "speak to
one's own heart" is to whisper or meditate (1 Samuel 1:13); to speak
to the heart of another is to soothe, or persuade, or comfort....
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THE SCOPE AND TENDENCY OF THE GOSPEL
Isaiah 40:1._ Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak
ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is
accomplish...
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COMFORT YE, &C.— These are the words of the prophet, relating what
he saw, or what he heard, in this scene of the manifestation of the
kingdom of God, with its signs and concomitants. He relates, that...
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VII. SALVATION THROUGH GOD'S SERVANT
Chapter S 40-53
A, PURPOSE OF THE LORD'S SERVANT
Chapter S 40-43
1. COMFORT, CHAPTER 40
a. PREPARE FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD
TEXT: Isaiah 40:1-11
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Comfort ye,...
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Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare
is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received
of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.
SPEAK YE COM...
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40:2 suffering (b-15) Or 'toil.' see Note, Numbers 4:3 , Daniel 8:12 .
pardoned; (c-22) Lit. 'satisfied,' 'discharged.'...
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ISRAEL'S RESTORATION FROM EXILE IN BABYLON
On the authorship and date of these Chapter s see Intro. According to
their subject matter, they fall naturally into three divisions of
almost equal length...
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WARFARE] RM 'time of service,' i.e. enforced service and hardship: cp.
Job 7:1. DOUBLE] i.e. double (ample) penalty (Jeremiah 17:18), in the
sufferings of the exile.
3-5. A first voice enjoins prepar...
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Enemies had ruined *Jerusalem 70 years earlier. But now the people
will be able to build it again (see Isaiah 44:28).
• The final words of this verse may seem to mean ‘double
punishment’. However, th...
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ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS
GOD PROMISES COMFORT TO HIS PEOPLE
ISAIAH CHAPTER S 40 TO 48
_NORMAN HILLYER_
CHAPTER 40
This chapter begins the second half of the Book of Isaiah.
• In CHAPTER...
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SPEAK YE COMFORTABLY... — Literally, _Speak ye to the heart._ The
command is addressed to the prophets whom Isaiah contemplates as
working towards the close of the exile, and carrying on his work. In...
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דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל ־לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
וְ קִרְא֣וּ...
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CHAPTER V
THE PROLOGUE: THE FOUR HERALD VOICES
Isaiah 40:1
IT is only Voices which we hear in this Prologue. No forms can be
discerned, whether of men or angels, and it is even difficult to make
out...
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CHAPTER I
THE DATE OF Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 41:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 43:1;...
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THE CRY OF JEHOVAH'S HERALD
Isaiah 40:1-8
Voices are ever speaking to us from the infinite; let us heed them.
(1.) _There is the voice of forgiveness_, Isaiah 40:2. Are you truly
penitent? Have you...
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We now commence the prophecies of peace, which also fall into three
divisions, dealing in turn with the purpose of peace (40-48), the
Prince of Peace (49-57), the program of peace (58-66).
The fist el...
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Speak ye kindly to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her (b) warfare is
accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received
from the LORD'S hand (c) double for all her sins.
(b) The time...
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_Evil. Hebrew and some Latin copies have, "warfare." --- Double. A
rigorous chastisement, Apocalypse xviii. 6. (Calmet)_...
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Reader! do not fail to remark the Lord's gracious commands for
comforting his people; he doubles it. Not that we are to suppose there
was any reluctancy on the part of Isaiah to perform this blessed
s...
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2._Speak ye according to the heart of Jerusalem. _Here God commands
his servants the prophets, and lays down the message which he wishes
them to deliver publicly, when believers shall be called to cha...
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The first part of that which might be called the second book of Isaiah
extends from chapter 40 to the end of chapter 48. The Messiah is,
comparatively speaking, but little introduced here. It is rathe...
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SPEAK YE COMFORTABLY TO JERUSALEM, AND CRY UNTO HER,.... Or, "speak to
or according to the heart of Jerusalem h"; to her very heart, what
will be a cordial to her, very acceptable, grateful, and comfo...
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_Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare
is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received
of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins._
Ver. 2. _Spea...
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Isa. 40:1, 2. "Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, saith your God;
speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem; and cry unto her that her warfare
is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned; for she hath rece...
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_Comfort ye_, &c. “The prophet, in the foregoing chapter, had
delivered a very explicit declaration of the impending dissolution of
the kingdom of Judah, and of the captivity of the royal house of
Dav...
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Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, literally, "to the heart of
Jerusalem," addressing words of consolation to all members of the
spiritual Zion, the Church of God, AND CRY UNTO HER, in a sermon of
swe...
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THE WORD OF COMFORT AND THE GOD OF COMFORT.
The last part of the book of the prophet Isaiah has fitly been called
the Book of Comfort, for in its beautiful language and in its exalted
visions the Gosp...
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COMFORTABLY:
_ Heb._ to the heart
WARFARE:
Or, appointed time...
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1-11 All human life is a warfare; the Christian life is the most so;
but the struggle will not last always. Troubles are removed in love,
when sin is pardoned. In the great atonement of the death of...
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CRY UNTO HER; proclaim it in my name. HER WARFARE; the time of her
servitude, and captivity, and misery. HER INIQUITY IS PARDONED; I am
reconciled to her; I will not impute sin to her, to punish her a...
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Isaiah 40:2 Speak H1696 (H8761) comfort H3820 Jerusalem H3389 out
H7121 (H8798) warfare H6635 ended H4390 ...
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THE PREPARING OF THE WAY (ISAIAH 40:1).
The humiliation of Assyria has, in Isaiah's eyes, opened up a new
opportunity for the future for Judah/Israel. Yahweh has delivered His
people, and awaits thei...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God._
«They need it, and they shall have it. Mind, O my servants, that you
give it to them: Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak
ye comfortably to Jerusalem._
The loss of comfort is no small loss. God would have his people happy.
They are in the best conditi...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak
ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is
accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath recei...
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CONTENTS: Joyful prospect given to the people of God of the happiness
of coming redemption. Reproof for their despondencies.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Isaiah.
CONCLUSION: Nothing can be spoken mo...
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Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, comfort ye my people._ What a sweet voice is
this to the church, after all her long afflictions. The words are
doubled, to designate the fulness of comfort in the pardon of s...
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_Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem_
VOICES THAT SPEAK TO THE HEART
This is one characteristic of the voices that reach us from God: they
speak home to the heart (R.., marg.). The phrase in the Hebre...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 40:1 Encouragement for God’s Exiles: “The
Glory of the Lord Shall Be Revealed.” These visionary chapters are
addressed to the exiles in Babylon after the fall of Jerusalem in 586...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 40:2 SPEAK TENDERLY. God aims to win their
hearts back.
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COMFORT FOR THE SUFFERING
Isaiah 40:1. _Comfort ye, &c._
IT is generally agreed that these last twenty-six Chapter s relate to
the restoration of the Jews from their captivity in Babylon. They are
t...
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PART III. ISAIAH'S LATER PROPHECIES (CH. 40-66.).
SECTION I. THE PEOPLE OF GOD COMFORTED IN TRIBULATION (Isaiah 40:1.).
EXPOSITION...
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But he's talking about a whole new message of God for the people as we
get into the new covenant of God. And so it is appropriate that this
new section of Isaiah begins with the word of the Lord decla...
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1 Corinthians 6:9; 2 Chronicles 30:22; Acts 1:7; Daniel 11:35;...
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THE DEITY OF CHRIST IN ISAIAH
Isaiah 40:1, _Isaiah 40:25_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We suggest a threefold vision of the Deity of Christ as an
introduction to the sermon proper.
1. THE DEITY OF CHRIST AS...
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Warfare — The time of her captivity, and misery. Double — Not
twice as much as her sins deserved, but abundantly enough to answer
God's design in this chastisement, which was to humble and reform
them...