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God is Just, Not Capricious
Commentators unanimously agree that this verse is God's defense against any charge of being unfair or capricious. By asking for a "bill of divorcement" or the name of a "creditor," God uses legal metaphors to show He did not abandon His people out of a bad temper or weakness. His actions were a just and necessary response to their persistent sin.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 50:1
18th Century
Theologian
Thus says the Lord – This was addressed to the Jews in Babylon, who were suffering under his hand. They might have been inclined to complain…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 50:1
19th Century
Bishop
Where is the bill ...? — The thought seems suggested by Isaiah 49:14, but expands in a different direction. Both question…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 50:1
19th Century
Preacher
Thus says the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away?
Sometimes, the headings to the chapters i…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 50:1
16th Century
Theologian
Where is that bill of divorcement? There are various interpretations of this passage, but very few commentators have understood the Prophe…
John Gill
On Isaiah 50:1
17th Century
Pastor
Thus says the Lord
Here begins a new discourse or prophecy, and therefore thus prefaced, and is continued in the fol…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 50:1–3
17th Century
Minister
Those who have professed to be God's people, and seem to be dealt with severely, are inclined to complain, as if God had been hard on them. Here is…