The rulers of Jerusalem are addressed as rulers of Sodom, and the nation as people of Gomorrah. Thus are emphasised both their wickedness and their peril: cp. Ezekiel 16:48.
The law of our God] referring not to the written law, but to the divine teaching which follows, delivered through the prophet: see Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 8:16.
Verse Isaiah 1:10. _YE RULERS OF SODOM _- "Ye princes of Sodom"] The incidental mention of Sodom and Gomorrah in the preceding verse suggested to the prophet this spirited address to the rulers and i...
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD - The message of God. Having stated the calamities under which the nation was groaning, the prophet proceeds to address the rulers, and to state the cause of all these woes....
ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS The reader will find that every chapter has been analyzed as to its contents. We have not made copious annotations, because the three lectures on the book of Isaiah as found a...
This connects admirably with Isaiah 1:9. By a fine transition Isaiah intimates that it is no merit in the rulers which has averted Sodom's fate. Let these lawless and shameless administrators listen t...
RULERS OF: i.e. rulers who ruled as in Sodom. THE LAW. Reference to whole Pentateuch. Twelve times in Isaiah (Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 5:24; Isai
DISCOURSE: 858 THE SERVICE WHICH ALONE IS PLEASING TO GOD Isaiah 1:10. Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrha: To what purpose is the mu...
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, &C.— The singular wickedness of the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah was so enormous, that it was at last used as a proverbial expression, to convey the idea of the most bl...
b. JEHOVAH'S CORRECTION TEXT: Isaiah 1:10-17 10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 11 What unto me is the multitude of your sac...
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. HEAR ... YE RULERS OF SODOM - spiritually (; ; ;...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS ISAIAH DECLARES HOW GOD’S PEOPLE SHOULD BE LIVING ISAIAH CHAPTER S 1 TO 9 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 1 WHAT THIS BOOK IS ABOUT V1 Messages about Judah and *Jerus...
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, YE RULERS OF SODOM. — The Hebrew text, by leaving a space between the two verses, indicates the beginning of a new section. It is noticeable that the prophet does not addres...
שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר ־יְהוָ֖ה קְצִינֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם הַאֲזִ֛ינוּ...
CHAPTER I THE ARGUMENT OF THE LORD AND ITS CONCLUSION Isaiah 1:1 -His General Preface THE first chapter of the Book of Isaiah owes its position not to its date, but to its character. It was publishe...
RELIGION WITHOUT RIGHTEOUSNESS VAIN Isaiah 1:10-20 The prophet points out, first the misery that had overtaken the country, Isaiah 1:4-9; and then the sins of the ruling classes, Isaiah 1:10; Isaiah...
Isaiah was a prophet to Judah. He exercised his ministry wholly within her borders, and with a view to her correction and comfort. His burdens of the nations were uttered concerning those nations whic...
Hear the word of the LORD, ye (r) rulers of Sodom; give ear to the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. (r) You who for your vices deserved to be destroyed, as they of Sodom, save that God from his...
_Sodom. Juda is so styled reproachfully, (Calmet) because the princes imitated the crimes of that devoted city, Ezechiel xvi. 49., and infra[Isaias] chap. ii. 6., and iii. 9. (Menochius)_...
I make no break in this address of the prophet. The whole forms but one sermon, and a most striking one it is. I beg the reader to remark with me the very pointed terms made use of by the man of God....
10._Hear the word of the Lord _He confirms what he had formerly said, that the Lord’s vengeance is not cruel; because they deserved far more severe punishment. For although there was a difference betw...
Isaiah 1 begins with a testimony to the sad condition of the people. They were all wounds and corruption. It was useless to chastise them any more. Their ceremonies were an abomination to Jehovah. He...
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, YE RULERS OF SODOM,.... Not literally, but mystically, meaning the governors of Judea; they and their people having sinned in like manner, and as openly, as the rulers of So...
Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. Ver. 10. _Hear the word of the Lord, ye princes of Sodom._] Having mentioned Sodom and Gomorrah...
_Hear the word of the Lord_ I bring a message from your Lord and governor, to whom you owe all reverence and obedience; _ye rulers of Sodom_ So called for their resemblance of them in wickedness. Comp...
Hear the Word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom, for as such Jehovah addresses the princes of Jerusalem; GIVE EAR UNTO THE LAW OF OUR GOD, YE PEOPLE OF GOMORRAH, whose conduct was characterized by pride...
REBUKE OF HYPOCRITICAL WORSHIP...
10-15 Judea was desolate, and their cities burned. This awakened them to bring sacrifices and offerings, as if they would bribe God to remove the punishment, and give them leave to go on in their sin...
HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD; I speak not my own fancies or passions, but the message of your Lord and Governor, to whom you owe all reverence and obedience. RULERS OF SODOM; so called for their resembla...
Isaiah 1:10 Hear H8085 (H8798) word H1697 LORD H3068 rulers H7101 Sodom H5467 ear H238 (H8685) law...
WHAT GOD HAS AGAINST HIS PEOPLE (ISAIAH 1:10). GOD'S HATRED OF ANY OUTWARD RELIGION WHICH IS NOT MATCHED BY INNER RESPONSE. In these verses Isaiah stresses that there is little benefit in continuing...
ISAIAH OUTLINES THE MESSAGE HE IS BRINGING (ISAIAH 1:1). This introductory message is also presented in balanced chiastic form. a He calls on Creation to be aware of God's judgment on His people (Is...
This is a chapter which, I think, teaches an important lesson to those of us who desire the salvation of men, for it shows us how God sets about that work. He begins by exhibiting the sinner's sin to...
Isaiah 1:1. _The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah._ During the time in which Isaiah prop...
Isaiah 1:2. _Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his ma...
May we be instructed of the Holy Ghost while we read this inspired Scripture! Isaiah 1:1. _The vision of Isaiah the son of Amos, which he saw_ Prophets were called seers, they saw what they were cal...
CONTENTS: Charge against Israel for their ingratitude and degeneration. Call to repentance and reformation. CHARACTERS: God, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The backslidings of those who have professed relations...
Isaiah 1:1. _The vision._ What the prophet saw with the eyes of his mind, concerning the state of Judah and Jerusalem, his ministry being chiefly confined to the kingdom of Judea. _Isaiah, the son of...
_Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom_ THE TRUE PROPHET DEALS WITH THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT It is a very miserable thing for a preacher when he lives wholly either in the past or in the fut...
_Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken_ GOD FINDS VINDICATION IN NATURE I well remember two funerals going out of my house within a few brief months during my residence in...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 1:1 Introduction: “Ah, Sinful Nation!” The prophet rebukes God’s people and calls them to obey God’s word. He promises miraculous grace beyond judgment....
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 1:10 God rejects his people’s worship, however extravagant, because they use it as an excuse not to help the weak. ⇐...
THE SUMMONS TO JERUSALEM Isaiah 1:10. _Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah_. The prophet being about to make a still more terrible a...
PART I.—EARLIER PROPHECIES OF ISAIAH (CH. 1-35.) SECTION I.—THE GREAT ARRAIGNMENT (Isaiah 1:1.). EXPOSITION Isaiah 1:1
The book of Isaiah is a marvelous book of prophecy. Of course, it is the longest book of prophecy in the Bible, and it would seem that God gave to Isaiah a clearer vision of the redemptive work of Jes...
1 Kings 22:19; Amos 3:1; Amos 3:8; Amos 9:7; Deuteronomy 32:32;...
Of Sodom — So called for their resemblance of them in wickedness. The law — The message which I am now to deliver to you from God, your great lawgiver....