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The light of Israel will be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame; and it will burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day.
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God: A Light and a Fire
Commentators highlight the dual nature of God in this verse. To His people, God is their "Light," providing life, guidance, and comfort. Simultaneously, to His enemies, like the arrogant Assyrians, this same holy presence acts as a "consuming fire." As John Calvin notes, God's power produces opposite effects: life-giving nourishment for the godly and utter destruction for the ungodly.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the light of Israel - That is, Yahweh. The word “light” here, אור 'ôr — is also used to denote a “fire,” or that which…
19th Century
Anglican
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire. —The Divine glory, which is as a consuming fire (Isaiah 27:4) to…
16th Century
Protestant
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire. There is an elegant allusion to that burning by which he threatened that he would consume the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire That is, the Lord, who is the light of his people; who enlightens them b…
See what a change sin made. The king of Assyria, in his pride, thought to act by his own will. The tyrants of the world are tools of Providence. Go…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Woe to them that make wicked laws. Here he begins to threaten the foreign enemies who persecute them physically.
He threa…
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