“ O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. ”
O house of Jacob - This is a direct address, or exhortation, of the prophet to the Jews. It is made in view of the fact that God had gracious purposes toward them. He intended to distinguish them...
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us (l) walk in the light of the LORD. (l) Seeing the Gentiles will be ready, make haste, and show them the way to worship God.
The Day of Yahweh. A poem dating from Isaiah's earliest period, dealing first with the sin, then with the judgment, of Israel. The text has been badly preserved. Probably the refrain which we find...
house of Jacob. Generally has regard to the natural seed of Jacob, while Israel has regard to the spiritual. See notes on Gen 33:28. Genesis 43:6 ; Genesis 45:26 ; Genesis 45:28 . The expression...
5. O house of Jacob He sharply rebukes the Jews by holding out the example of the Gentiles; for since, in consequence of the spread of his kingdom, God would give law to all nations from Mou...
DISCOURSE: 861 EXHORTATION TO A HOLY WALK Isaiah 2:5 . O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord . MANY prophecies there are which are not yet accomplished, especially...
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD.
O house of Jacob, &c.— The second part of this discourse contains an exhortation to the people to repent, with a complaint of their corrupt state, and a denunciation of the divine judgment: In...
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. The connection is-Since Israel's high destiny is to b...
2-4. occur also with a few slight variations in Micah 4:1-4 . The passage appears to be borrowed in Isaiah, because ( a ) it suits its context better in Micah, and ( b ) it is more complete in Mic...
O house of Jacob ... — The ideal of the future has been brought before Israel; but it is still far off, and the people must learn repentance, must themselves “walk in the light of the Lord,” before...
CHAPTER II THE THREE JERUSALEMS 740-735 B.C. Isaiah 2:1-22 ; Isaiah 3:1-26 ; Isaiah 4:1-6 AFTER the general introduction, in chapter 1, to the prophecies of Isaiah, there comes another port...
a Vision of World Peace Isaiah 2:1-11 This and the four following Chapter s must be classed together as a distinct portion of this book, belonging to the earliest years of Isaiah's ministry. Th...
Following this broad statement of the case between Jehovah and His people, we have the prophet's great appeal to them. The first part constitutes a vision of the latter days, that condition toward wh...
Here the prophet takes occasion to call upon the Jewish church, from the zeal of the Gentile: and since the heathen is so forward to go up to the house of the Lord, how much more ought the Lord's own...
O house of Jacob ,.... This is either an exhortation of the prophet to the men of his generation, to attend to the light of the law, which the Lord had given them, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi; or rather...
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. Ver. 5. O house of Jacob. ] So Micah 2:7 , "O thou that art called the house of Jacob, and the house of Israel." Isa 5:7 Thou...
O house of Jacob, come ye Since the Gentiles will be thus ready and resolved to seek and serve the Lord, and to excite one another so to do, let this oblige and provoke you, O ye Israelites, to joi...
Increase of the Church Predicted. B. C. 758. 1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw...
Come ye; seeing the Gentiles are thus ready and resolved to go to the Lord's house, let this oblige and provoke you, O ye Israelites, to go with them, or before them. Whereby he secretly intimates...
Isaiah 2:2-4 is in fact repeated with minor variations in Micah 4:1-3 . It is quite probable that Micah received the words from the master. Analysis of Isaiah 2:1-5 . a The word that Isaiah the...
ISAIAH’S VISION OF THE LAST DAYS Isaiah 2:1-5 . The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw, &c. 1. The marvellous power of the ancient prophets in giving embodiment and figure to the Word of G...
Isaiah 2:1-2 . The word that Isaiah the son of Amos saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the...
Isaiah 2:1 . The word that Isaiah saw. In these distressing times, when the Jewish church and state were shaken to the very centre, the Messiah spoke to the prophet, and showed him the new-testame...
O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord Mutual encouragement I. SYMPATHETIC FELLOW FEELING. All who are anxious for their own welfare, desire the welfare of others....
SECTION II . DENUNCIATION OF GOD 'S JUDGMENTS UPON HIS PEOPLE ( CH . 2-5.). EXPOSITION Isaiah 2:1 TITLE OF THE CHAPTER . It is generally allowed that the heading bel...
The Gentiles Called to the Kingdom
1 John 1:7 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:5 ; 1 Thessalonians 5:6 ; Ephesians 5:8 ; Isaiah 2:3 ; Isaiah 50:10 ; Isaiah 50:11 ; Isaiah 60:1 ; Isaiah 60:19 ; John 12:35 ; John 12:36 ; Luke 1:79 ; Psa...
Christ in Isaiah Isaiah 2:1-22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS When Isaiah saw Christ in this chapter he saw Him in His Second Advent glory. Peter, in the Spirit, wrote of how the Prophets foretold the suf...
The light — Take heed that you do not reject that light which is so clear that even the blind Gentiles will discern it.