Charles Spurgeon Commentary Isaiah 55:2-3

"Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me; hear, and your soul shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David." — Isaiah 55:2-3 (ASV)

And eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live, and I will make an everlasting covenant with you—

"With you" who have any desire for it—"with you" who hunger and thirst after righteousness, and who have no other recommendation than that, poor as it is—"I will make an everlasting covenant with you"—

Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come to me:

What a stress these gospel passages place on hearing the Word!

Faith comes by hearing. All the sights, and all the shows, all the gorgeous processions, and all the external ceremonies in the world, will never convert a single soul; but God says, Listen diligently to me. Incline your ear, and come to me.