Isaiah 1:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land. Temporal blessings in "the land of their possession" were prominent in the Old Testament promises, as suited to the childhood of the Church (Exodus 3:17). The New Testament spiritual promises derive their imagery from the former (Matthew 5:5.).