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I have spread out my hands - To spread out the hands is an action denoting invitation or entreaty (Proverbs 1:24). The …

I have spread out my hands ... — Here, of course, the words were meant for Israel, as St. Paul applies them. It may not b…

I have stretched out my hands. He accuses the Jews, and complains of their ingratitude and rebellion; and in this manner he proves that th…

(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).

The Gentiles came to seek God, and find him, because they were first sought and found by him. Often he meets some thoughtless trifler or profligate…

They have sought me. Here the judge, God, gives the sentence of separation between the wicked and the good regarding the recepti…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes