Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Zion, long in bondage (Isaiah 51:17), is called to put on beautiful garments appropriate to its future properity. AWAKE! AWAKE! PUT ON THY STRENGTH, O ZION - as thy adornment: answering to put on thy beautiful garments in the parallel clauses. Arouse thyself from dejection and assume confidence. THE HOLY CITY - (; ). THERE SHALL NO MORE COME INTO THEE ... THE UNCLEAN - (;...

1._Awake, awake. _He confirms the former doctrine, in order still more to arouse the people who had been weighed down by grief and sorrow. These things were necessary to be added as spurs, that the doctrine might more easily penetrate into their drowsy and stupified hearts; for he addresses the Church, which appeared to be in a benumbed and drowsy condition, and bids her “awake,” that she may collect her strength and revive her courage, he repeats it a second time, and with great propriety; for it is difficult to arouse and reanimate those whose hearts have been struck, and even laid prostrate, by a sense of God’s anger. _Put on thy strength. _As if he had said, “Formerly thou wast dejected, and wallowedst in filth and pollution; now prepare for a happy and prosperous condition, to which the Lord will restore thee.” Thus he contrasts _“strength” _with despondency, such as is usually foun...

1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold, or corruptible things, but his own precious blood. Considering the freeness of this salvation, and how hurtful to temporal comfort sins are, we shall more value the redemption which is in Christ. Do we seek victory over every sin, recollecting that the glory of God requires holiness in every follower of Christ? The good news is, that the Lord Jesus reigns. Christ himself brought these tidings first. His ministers proclaim these good tidings: keeping themselves clean from the pollutions of the world, they are beautiful to those to whom they are sent. Zion's watchmen could scarcely...

CHAPTER LII _Jerusalem, in manifest allusion to the strong figure employed_ _in the close of the preceding chapter, is represented as fallen_ _asleep in the dust, and in that helpless state bound by her_ _enemies. The prophet, with all the ardour natural to one who_ _had such joyful news to communicate, bids her awake, arise, put_ _on her best attire, (holiness to the Lord,) and ascend her_ _lofty seat; and then he delivers the message he had in charge,_ _a very consolatory part of which was, that_ "no more _should_ enter into her the uncircumcised and the pollu

AWAKE, AWAKE - (See the notes at Isaiah 51:9). This address to Jerusalem is intimately connected with the closing verses of the preceding chapter. Jerusalem is there represented as down-trodden in the dust before her enemies. Here she is described under the image of a female that had been clad in the habiliments of mourning, and she is now called on to arise from this condition, and to put on the garments that would be indicative of gladness and of joy. The idea is, that the time had come now in which she was to be delivered from her long captivity, and was to be restored to her former prosperity and splendor. PUT ON THY STRENGTH - Hebrew, ‘Clothe thyself with thy strength.’ The idea is, exert thyself, be strong, bold, confident; arise from thy dejection, and become courageous as one does when he is about to engage in an

EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1, Isaiah 52:2). God will deliver her from this third captivity for his Name's sake, which her oppressors blaspheme (Isaiah 52:3). ISAIAH 52:1 AWAKE, AWAKE; PUT ON THY STRENGTH (comp....

AWAKE, AWAKE, PUT ON THY STRENGTH, O ZION,.... Aben Ezra says, all interpreters agree that this prophecy is yet to be fulfilled, and so it is: by Zion is meant the church in Gospel times, in the latter day glory, which is called upon to awake out of sleep; and this repeated to show what a deep sleep had fallen on her, the danger she was in through it, and the vehemency of the speaker, or the great concern the Lord had for her; and this is the very state and case of the church of Christ now, and the prophecy respects our times, and what follow. There is a general carnal security, and spiritual drowsiness, which has seized the people of God; a non-exercise of grace among them, at least it is not a lively one; a sluggishness to and in duty; a contentment in the external performance of it; an indifference about the cause of Christ, and power of religion; and an unconcernedness about the trut...

CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follows. The correct division is Isaiah 51:1; Isaiah 52:12, Isaiah 52:13; Isaiah 53:1 .) 1. _Zion called to awake (Isaiah 52:1)_ 2. “In that day” Behold it is I (Isaiah 52:6

ISAIAH 51:17 TO ISAIAH 52:12. THE SORROW OF JERUSALEM, WHICH SHALL GIVE PLACE TO JOY. Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, obviously familiar with the vision of Jeremiah 25:15, pictures Jerusalem as staggering under the stupefaction caused by the draught which Yahweh in His anger has compelled her to drink. Two pairs of evils (expressed in Heb. by word-plays) have befallen her, and who is there to comfort her (read who shall for how shall I with VSS). Under the fury of Yahweh her sons are like an antelope exhausted by its vain struggles in the net....

AWAKE. Same form as in Isaiah 51:9. not the same as in Isaiah 51:17. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis._ App-6. THE HOLY CITY. Hebrew "the city of the Sanctuary". See note on Exodus 3:5....