I will cause thee to ride upon the high, places of the earth. — Better, of the land: i.e., of Canaan, the idea being that of a victorious march to occupy all commanding positions, and thus connecting itself with the full enjoyment of the heritage of Israel in the next clause.
Verse Isaiah 58:14. _THEN SHALT THOU DELIGHT THYSELF_] If all _fasts_ and religious observances be carried on in the spirit and manner recommended above, God's blessing will attend every ordinance. B...
THEN SHALT THOU DELIGHT THYSELF IN THE LORD - That is, as a consequence of properly observing the Sabbath, thou shalt find pleasure in Yahweh. It will be a pleasure to draw near to him, and you shall...
3. JEWISH HISTORY IN THE END TIME: THEIR FUTURE GLORY AND THE GLORY OF THE COMING AGE (58-59) This third and last section of the vision of Isaiah can only be understood and appreciated if it is studie...
FASTING, FALSE AND TRUE. Yahweh bids the prophet explain to His people wherein their sin lies. Daily they attend the Temple, seeking to know His will for all the world as though their one aim were to...
DELIGHT THYSELF. revel. CAUSE THEE TO RIDE, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29)....
A promise attached to the strict and cheerful observation of the Sabbath. See on ch. Isaiah 56:2. _If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath_ treating it as "holy ground" (ἄβατος). The metaphor is...
_Then shalt thou delight thyself_ Better: THEN SHALT THOU HAVE THY DELIGHT; Job 22:26. The same verb as in ch. Isaiah 57:4. _and I will cause thee to ride_ OVER THE HEIGHTS _of_ THE EARTH] Apparently...
DISCOURSE: 994 OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH ENJOINED Isaiah 58:13. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, The holy of the Lor...
THEN SHALT THOU DELIGHT THYSELF IN THE LORD— From the benefits consequent upon the duty, which are spiritual, we may collect the duty itself. It was enjoined in the 13th verse, _to call the sabbath a...
3. HERITAGE TEXT: Isaiah 58:13-14 13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, and the holy of Jehovah honorable; and shal...
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoke...
58:14 earth, (d-21) Or 'the land.'...
2. DID RIGHTEOUSNESS] i.e. kept the law. They are ready enough for the external requirements of religion....
CAUSE THEE, etc.] i.e. give thee triumphant possession of the land....
To ‘ride high in the land’ means ‘your happy life will attract favourable attention’. • The *Lord promised to supply all that his people need (see Deuteronomy 32:13-14). TEMPLE ~ special building in...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 58 WRONG PRACTICE OF RELIGION V1 (This is what God says.) ‘Shout loudly...
אָ֗ז תִּתְעַנַּג֙ עַל ־יְהוָ֔ה וְ הִרְכַּבְתִּ֖יךָ...
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
THE FAST THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN Isaiah 58:1-14 The divorce between outward rites and inward piety has been the curse of every age. When the Pharisees were plotting our Lord's death, they refused to ent...
We now commence the last division of the book, which deals with the program of peace as it sets forth the conditions, describes the ultimate realization, and insists on a principle of discrimination....
_Earth. Judea. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "upon the good things of the land." (Haydock)_...
I beg the Reader to pause over this passage, and mark the several expressions enjoined to the people of God, for the due and proper solemnization of the sabbath; and surely he will immediately conclud...
REFLECTIONS MY soul! listen to the call of God, by the Prophet, for he it is that speaks in his word, and by his word; and let a conscious sense of sin lead thee to seek salvation by Christ. And see t...
14._Then wilt thou delight in Jehovah. _He appears to allude to the word _delight _in the preceding verse; for the verb תתעגג (_tithgnanneg_) which the Prophet employs, is derived from the same root a...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 58 AND 59. But these moral considerations rouse the indignation of the Spirit at the condition of Israel in the days of the prophecy-their sin and their hypoc...
THEN SHALT THOU DELIGHT THYSELF IN THE LORD,.... In his perfections; in his omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, eternity, immutability, holiness, justice, truth, and faithfulness; in his wisdom, l...
Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken...
_Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord_ This refers to the preceding verse, as if he had said, If thou wilt delight thyself in the sabbath, then thou shalt delight in the God of the sabbath, nam...
then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord, finding the soul's true refreshment in Him; AND I WILL CAUSE THEE TO RIDE UPON THE HIGH PLACES OF THE EARTH, once more to occupy the hills of their homelan...
THE BLESSINGS FOLLOWING TRUE REPENTANCE...
13,14 The sabbath is a sign between God and his professing people; his appointing it is a sign of his favour to them; and their observing it is a sign of their obedience to him. We must turn from tra...
THEN SHALT THOU DELIGHT THYSELF IN THE LORD: this hath reference to the foregoing verse. If thou wilt delight thyself in the sabbath, then thou shalt delight in the God of the sabbath; or thou shalt h...
Isaiah 58:14 delight H6026 (H8691) LORD H3068 ride H7392 (H8689) hills H1116 earth H776 feed H398 ...
THE CALL TO COVENANT RIGHTEOUSNESS (ISAIAH 58:6). Isaiah 58:6 “Is not this the fast that I have chosen, To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the bands of the yoke, And to let the oppressed g...
Isaiah 58:1. _Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins._ See, friends, how stolid men are by nature. God's mess...
CONTENTS: Hypocritical professions of religion. Instructions how to keep fasts aright. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: It is common for unhumbled hearts, while they perform the external services of rel...
Isaiah 58:1. _Cry aloud, spare not; lift up thy voice like a trumpet._ It is not doubted by the Jews, nor by St. Jerome, that Isaiah lived to the beginning of Manasseh's idolatrous reign; nor that he...
_Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord_ DELIGHTING IN GOD I. WHAT IS IMPLIED IN DELIGHTING OURSELVES IN THE LORD. 1. A contemplation of His infinite and adorable perfections; such a contempla...
_If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath_ SABBATH OBSERVANCE A GODWARD DUTY If the true fast (Isaiah 58:3) typifies the Israelite’s duties towards his neighbour, the Sabbath represents his dutie...
_Then shall thy light break forth_ THE SECRET OF PROSPERITY TO NATIONS, CHURCHES, AND MEN (Isaiah 58:8; Isaiah 58:14, “Then,” “then,” “then,” “then “):-- I. MEN AND CHURCHES CHARGE GOD FOOLISHLY, A...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 58:13 IF... IF... THEN. For a third time in ch. Isaiah 58:1, God clarifies the kind of religious practice that brings his blessing....
THE SABBATH [1737] [1737] See outlines on Isaiah 56:2; Isaiah 56:6; and Dr. Barnes’ Commentary in _loco_. Isaiah 58:13. _If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, &c._ The first religious ordinan...
SECTION VI. PRACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS, FOLLOWED BY A CONFESSION AND A PROMISE (Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1.). EXPOSIT
Cry aloud, spare not (Isaiah 58:1), The Lord is commanding now the prophet Isaiah. lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and show my people their transgressions, and the house of Jacob their sins. Yet t...
1 Peter 1:8; Deuteronomy 32:13; Deuteronomy 33:29; Habakkuk 3:18;...
In the Lord — In his goodness and faithfulness to thee, and in the assurance of his love and favour. To ride — Thou shalt be above the reach of danger. Feed thee — Thou shalt enjoy the good of the lan...