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A Willful Ignorance
Commentators stress that the "lack of knowledge" was not from a lack of opportunity but was a deliberate choice. John Calvin argues it was a "gross and voluntary ignorance," as the people had God's law but chose to despise instruction. They actively shut their eyes to the light God had provided, making their rebellion, not a simple mistake, the direct cause of their judgment.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 5:13
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore my people are gone - This is evidently used with reference to the “future.” The prophet described events as “passing befo…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 5:13
19th Century
Bishop
My people are gone into captivity. — The great captivity of Judah still lay far off, but the prophet may be speaking of i…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 5:13–14
19th Century
Preacher
What a wonderful description that is of the Church of God when it goes wrong, when there is evil in it. Then evil multiplies itself greatly in the …
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 5:13
16th Century
Theologian
Therefore my people are gone into captivity. I do not approve of the interpretation given by some commentators that, because the teachers …
John Gill
On Isaiah 5:13
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore my people are gone into captivity
Or rather, as Kimchi explains it, "shall go into captivity"; the past fo…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 5:8–23
17th Century
Minister
Here is a woe to those who set their hearts on the wealth of the world. It is not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purch…