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Unless Yahweh of hosts had left to us a very small remnant, We would have been as Sodom; We would have been like Gomorrah.
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Survival Is by Mercy Alone
Commentators unanimously agree that Israel's survival was not due to their own goodness but was an act of pure mercy from God. Isaiah emphasizes that had God not sovereignly chosen to preserve a "very small remnant," the nation would have faced total destruction, just like Sodom and Gomorrah. This highlights that God's preservation of His people is a gift of grace.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Except... - It is owing entirely to the mercy of God that we are not like Sodom. The prophet traces this not to the goodness of the nation, …
19th Century
Anglican
Except the Lord of hosts...—This name also had been stamped on the prophet’s mind at the time of his call ([Reference Isa…
Baptist
Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot …
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16th Century
Protestant
Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us. Here he concludes what he had previously declared concerning God’s chastisements: that the deso…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very smallremnant
This is an instance o…
Isaiah signifies, "The salvation of the Lord"—a very suitable name for this prophet, who prophesies so much about Jesus the Savior and His salvatio…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Hear, O you heavens, and give ear, O earth. Here begins the discourse of this book. From this point, it will be divided a…
