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An Urgent Call to God's People
Commentators see this not as a gentle suggestion but as an urgent, almost sharp, call to God's people. In the context of the surrounding verses where nations are flocking to God, the prophet rebukes Israel for lagging. As John Calvin notes, it's a powerful exhortation for those who are God's 'first-born' not to be outdone in zeal by newcomers, reminding believers today not to take their spiritual heritage for granted.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 2:5
18th Century
Theologian
O house of Jacob - This is a direct address, or exhortation, of the prophet to the Jews. It is made given that God had gracious pur…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 2:5
19th Century
Bishop
O house of Jacob...—The ideal of the future has been brought before Israel; but it is still far off, and the people must …
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 2:5
19th Century
Preacher
The Jew will come. Long rejecting the Messiah, yet he will be with the Gentile, and will walk in the light of Jehovah. Now the theme changes. We ar…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 2:5
16th Century
Theologian
O house of Jacob. He sharply rebukes the Jews by holding out the example of the Gentiles. For since, as a consequence of the spread of His…
John Gill
On Isaiah 2:5
17th Century
Pastor
O house of Jacob
This is either an exhortation of the prophet to the men of his generation, to attend to the light o…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 2:1–9
17th Century
Minister
The calling of the Gentiles, the spread of the gospel, and that far more extensive preaching of it yet to come, are foretold. Let Christians streng…