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"Commentary on Isaiah 2:5". the lines of thought in Romans 11:11-15.). O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. ), To “walk in the light of the Lord” implies--. ].” “the Sun of Righteousness [Note: Malachi 4:2. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. It was now high time to walk in the light of Jehovah, i.e., to turn this knowledge into life, and reciprocate this love; and it was especially necessary to exhort Israel to this, now that Jehovah had given up His people, just because in their perverseness they had done the very opposite. Go to. [Romans 2:17] This Rupertus maketh to be the voice and advice of the converted and Christian Gentiles to the Jews; others, of our prophet to his perverse countrymen to join with the Gentiles, or rather to go before them as worthy guides in heavenly ways, and not to lie behind those whom they have so much slighted. (G. The extensive wealth, the reliance upon military strength, as indicated by the mention of horses and chariots, and the widespread idolatry of the people were all earmarks of Israel's apostasy; and the words "forgive them not" show that the apostasy of the chosen people had, at this point in their history, reached a status of hardening. BibliographyWesley, John. Hence the prophecies relating to that period must have different degrees of accomplishment; being partly fulfilled in the first triumphs of the Gospel, but having a further and more entire accomplishment when all the kingdoms of the world shall become the kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. If the Church makes some impression upon the world, the world also makes great inroads upon the Church. Both were bowing to idols and in danger of God’s judgment. There are two verses in this section that are summary verses. 1. Judah, God’s Vineyard. 2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD'S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow into it. In the last days— In the times of the Messiah. The knowledge of God and of His holy will which the Bible imparts to us is the meridian sun which casts his rays on the cold scenes of our earthly career. He will engage in this work “with his whole heart and with his whole soul [Note: Jeremiah 32:41];” so that it must be utterly our own fault if we be not as holy, and as happy, as our hearts can wish — — —], [Let us “walk with God,” as Enoch did; and “glory in him as the God of our salvation.” See what holy joy David found in communion with him [Note: Psalms 63:1-5 and Psalms 145:1-12 and Psalms 150.] John Trapp Complete Commentary. It animates and restores the weary, the dying! If the soul is to be strong, equal to the duties of life, and to the demands of being, it must not indolently repose in its own quiet hiding-place. Isaiah 2:5-6 Context. Isaiah 2‐5 BACKGROUND • “Chs. He is in a strange country. As indicative of a cordial reception of His truth. Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary. My friend had a vineyard. If they refuse to walk in the light of the Lord, He will not only withdraw the promised blessings, but will humble them by taking away the prosperity they already enjoyed (verses 10-21). I. House of Jacob — The family of Israel, the Church, or chosen people. Isaiah 2:5, KJV: "O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the LORD." Concerning Judah and Jerusalem: This prophecy (continuing on through Isaiah 4) is directed towards the southern kingdom Judah and its capital Jerusalem. Any nation that has the light of the Lord and the ability to use it, is signally privileged, and attains the very altitude of human glory. "Strike hands with the children of foreigners ..." This is a reference to business partnerships, marriages, and other types of fellowship with sinful and idolatrous nations. This chapter is typical of the prophet's messages. 4. ];” and “determine to know none but him [Note: 1 Corinthians 2:2. and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of thee?” That you should seek present, as well as eternal, happiness, we grant: but you should seek it where David did; “Who will shew us any good? BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "Isaiah 2:5". The light — Take heed that you do not reject that light which is so clear that even the blind Gentiles will discern it. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/isaiah-2.html. Isaiah then bids them “walk in the light of the Lord”; for, as he goes on to show, God had forsaken His people on account of those sins which their prosperity had engendered. Exalted— Shall be placed and settled in a most conspicuous and glorious manner, being adv… Light is life, darkness is death. Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD. 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, as the Targum and Jarchi suggest, an exhortation of the nations to the people of Israel, and are indeed the words of the converted Gentiles to the people of the Jews, being concerned for their conversion and spiritual welfare, as will appear in the latter day; when they will not only encourage one another to go up to the house of the Lord, as in the preceding verses, but will be very solicitous that the Jews, the posterity of Jacob, share with them in all that light and glory that shall be risen upon Zion; as follows: come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord; meaning either Christ, in whom the light of the knowledge of the glory of God is given, and the glory of all the perfections of the divine nature is displayed; who is that light that dwells with the Lord, was sent forth by him, and came into this world as the light of it, and is given for a light to the Gentiles, as well as the glory of the people of Israel; and who is the author of all light; of corporeal light, in the first creation; of the sun, moon, and stars; of the light of nature in every man; of the light of the Gospel of the grace of God; of the spiritual light of grace in the hearts of his people; and of the light of eternal glory: or else the Gospel is intended, called the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ, 2 Corinthians 4:4 by which some are only notionally enlightened, and some spiritually and savingly, when it is attended with the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ: or rather, the light of the latter day glory, which includes the other two; when Christ and his Gospel will be more clearly revealed and seen, not only by the watchmen, who will see eye to eye, but by all the saints; when the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun sevenfold as the light of seven days, and the whole earth shall be lightened with its glory, Isaiah 30:26 and to "walk" in this light, as it respects Christ, is to walk by faith in him, to go on in believing views of him, and to walk in imitation of him, and as he directs; and as it respects the Gospel, it is to embrace it, profess it, hold it fast, and hold it forth; and to walk as that prescribes and guides, and as becomes it; and to walk as children of the light, wisely and circumspectly; worthy of the calling of God, of the grace he calls by, and the kingdom he calls to: and to walk in the light of the latter day glory is to enjoy it, and share in all the blessings of it, with perseverance therein, through the grace of God; and such walking is pleasant and comfortable; such shall have the communion of God and Christ, and fellowship one with another, and at last enjoy the light of life. They’ll say, “Come, let’s climb God ’s … Whilst confiding in God as reconciled to us by the blood of the cross, we should endeavour to walk in the light, This is the privilege of a true believer—, [So it is declared to be, by one who experienced it richly in his own soul [Note: Psalms 89:15.]. I. Isaiah 2:5 Come, house of Jacob, and let us walk in the light of the LORD (NASB: Lockman). “The light of the Lord.” God is the only source of light, but He is an all-efficient source. But for the sun we should know nothing of this world. To preach on this text stands us in good stead: Isaiah preached on it, too! Isa . In the light of the Lord - The sense of this is: Let us obey the commandments of Yahweh; or, as the Chaldee expresses it, ‹Let us walk in the doctrine of the law of the Lord.‘ The idea may be thus expressed: ‹Let us not walk in the darkness and error of sin and idolatry, but in the light or instruction which God sheds upon us by his law. Till the sun rise it is night still, for all the stars, and the moon to help them.—, None but the true God can discover[make known] what the true worship of God is. Let us dwell upon the natural darkness of men--. Walking in the light, we shall receive increase of illumination; thankful for the morning dawn, we shall see the noontide splendour; faithful in a little, we shall be entrusted with much; honest children of the twilight, we shall yet see things in their largest and grandest reality. ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. . 2. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. Warmth, in like manner, will stimulate vegetable growth in the most astonishing manner, but it is growth not necessarily accompanied by the secretion of valuable substances, such as give quality and real importance to the plant. 1865-1868. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Know then, ye lovers of this present evil world, that, if God’s word may be depended on, you are deluding yourselves to your eternal ruin [Note: Isaiah 50:11.]. 1. LIGHT INSPIRES CHEERFULNESS AND JOY and if we “walk in the light of the Lord,” we must have the only true happiness and peace. a 3 An ox knows its owner,. It is a wonderful truth that confounds our understanding and belies the credibility of man.. that God in the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ should come to earth and die on the cross to pay the price for our sins. All this is not given us for vain glory; it is conferred that we might preach Christ and bring the world under His government. Get into the light. December 3, 1995 -- 1st Advent Isaiah 2:1-5 Today we celebrate first Advent. Then, if you look at the subject simply in reference to Churches, there is a very powerful motive; for, to “walk in the light of the Lord” is the sole condition for retaining the light. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, "Strike hands with the children of foreigners ...", John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament, Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, All the days of sinful nature are dark night, in which there is no right discerning of spiritual things: some light there is, of reason, to direct natural and civil actions, but no daylight. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. What does this verse really mean? And as we enter this special season,… ), Dr. Charles Berry said, in the last pastoral letter he wrote, “There are some things--the best things--that can only be seen when the lights of life are turned low, and the light of God is left to shine alone.”, Clear and brilliant light often brings out exquisite colours, as happens among the Alps and also in the north frigid zone, where the humble little plants called lichens and mosses are in many cases dyed of the most brilliant hues, purple and gold predominating. As that glorious eye of heaven is not to be seen but by its own proper light,—a million of torches cannot show us the sun: so it is not all the natural reason in the world that can either discover what God is, or what worship He expects, without Divine and supernatural revelation from Himself.—, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. Isaiah 2:5, ESV: "O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD." ), I. The light of the Lord. The religion of the Bible vivifies. This light is clear in its revelation. 2. The mountain— The temple of the Lord which is upon mount Moriah; which yet is not to be understood literally of that material temple, but mystically of the church of God; as appears from the flowing of all nations to it, which was not to that temple, nor indeed was fulfilled 'till that temple was destroyed. The phrase is applicable to the whole body of Divine revelation, which may be viewed as the light of God, that breaks forth, as it were, from His countenance: His countenance, which is the emblem of His immaculate purity, as well as His infinite intelligence. 3. They were indeed enjoying in the reign of Uzziah a season of secular prosperity, but they were far from being “established in the top of the mountains”; they were surrounded by watchful foes, and certainly there were no signs of the long foretold reign of peace. Thirdly, The most severe penal judgment of God, to be inflicted upon these men at an appointed time, is set forth from Isaiah 2:9 to Isaiah 2:8 of chap. Isaiah 2:5 Translation & Meaning. It is sufficient for the guidance of the soul. We remember the birth of a special child -- the Son of God -- who is our hope and our salvation. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/isaiah-2.html. The summons, “Come, let us walk,” is the echo of Isaiah 2:3, “Come, let us go;” and as Hitzig observes, “Isaiah endeavours, like Paul in Romans 11:14, to stir up his countrymen to a noble jealousy, by setting before them the example of the heathen.” The “light of Jehovah” ( 'or Jehovah , in which the echo of v'yorenu in Isaiah 2:3 is hardly accidental; cf., Proverbs 6:23) is the knowledge of Jehovah Himself, as furnished by means of positive revelation, His manifested love. Isaiah then referred to the fact that there would be a "day" when only Jehovah would be exalted. And if they had sufficient light who dwelt in the dim dawn of revelation, what shall be said of us who have the accumulated light of intervening centuries? Article Images Copyright © 2020 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. "O house of Jacob," &c. 1. 2 Now it shall come to pass in the latter days That the mountain of the LORD'S house Shall be established on the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow into it. 1854-1889. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/isaiah-2.html. Those who are inactive are always physically weak. 4. For Christ's institutions were to continue to the end of the world. "O house of Jacob, Come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah. Until God said, "I am your Father," we were as orphans in a strange land; but then at once the world became to us as a parent's dwelling, and our heart began to warm with love towards God and man. We remember the birth of a special child -- the Son of God -- who is our hope and our salvation. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". II. The connection is: As Israel‘s high destiny is to be a blessing to all nations (Genesis 12:3), let Israel‘s children walk worthy of it (Ephesians 5:8). ]” — — — “On the face of Moses there was a veil, that they who received the law should not see its full import: but if the Gospel be hid, it is from those only whom the god of this world hath blinded;” since “we may all with open (that is, unveiled) face behold as in a mirror the glory of the Lord [Note: 2 Corinthians 3:13-18. It is bright. .—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 they can be as light-bearers to other nations. And there is this idea suggested in this view of the phrase, “the light of the Lord,” that there is an inseparable connection between the truth of God and the favour of God. 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 which we have, first, a transition from one scene to the other, Isaiah 2:5. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. They do not indeed descend to every particular circumstance in which we can be placed; but they afford principles which are universally applicable, and which are quite sufficient for our direction when duly applied. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. 1999. It has to pass through the dark mystery of truth, to traverse the windings of intricate problems, and to find its way, through perplexing circumstances, to the throne of God. Isaiah 2‐5 BACKGROUND • “Chs. "A proud look," cited in Proverbs 6:17 as something that is hated by God Himself, is mentioned here in Isaiah 2:11, along with the haughtiness and arrogant looks of sinful men, such an attitude being common to sinful and rebellious men of all generations. 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. It is perennial and pure. Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. The True Light cometh down from above, and is Divine in its origin. In English hot houses, for example, we have plenty of spice trees, those generous plants that yield cinnamon and cassia, the nutmeg and the clove; but although healthy and blossoming freely, they never mature their aromatic secretions. The soul that never takes moral exercise, that never gets out into the broad acres of truth, and that never climbs the great mountains of God, will ever be sickly. New York. THAT WE ORDER THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES ACCORDING TO HIS EXAMPLE AND THE GUIDANCE OF HIS WORD AND SPIRIT (Jeremiah 10:23). ].” When will you begin to see, that “one thing,” and one thing only, “is needful?” When will you learn to say, “Whom have I in heaven but thee? Isaiah 2:5. (A. K. Cherril, M. "Commentary on Isaiah 2:5". hope for all nations through YHWH's covenant people (Isa. Generally has regard to the natural seed of Jacob, while Israel has regard to the spiritual. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". THIS IS ISAIAH’S INVITATION TO HIS COUNTRYMEN TO REPENT. (J. Parker, D. D.), Nations prosper as they walk in the light of the Lord, There is inscribed upon the pedestal of the statue of Samuel Morley, late M.P. ... '' These were largely the idolatrous Customs imported and adopted from foreign.! Shining on the Old Testament is a necessity but this state of the prophecy contained in preceding. 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