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Attend to me, my people; and give ear to me, my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.
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God's New "Law" is the Gospel
Commentators are unified in explaining that the "law" and "judgment" mentioned here are not the Law of Moses. Instead, they refer to the good news of the Gospel. This is God's divine revelation and doctrine, which would "go forth" from Him through Christ to bring light and salvation to the world.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hearken unto me, my people - Lowth reads this:
Attend to me, O you people,And give ear to me, O you nations.
19th Century
Anglican
A law shall proceed. — “Law” and “judgment” include all forms of divine revelation, and especially the “glad tidings” whi…
Baptist
God will not always be forgotten; man will not always trust in his fellow man to save him, or put his confidence in the idols he has himself made. …
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16th Century
Protestant
Attend to me, my people. There are good reasons why the Lord so frequently demands that he should be heard. We know by experience how slow…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hearken unto me, my people His special people, whether Jews or Gentiles, chosen by him, taken into covenant with him…
The gospel of Christ shall be preached and published. How shall we escape if we neglect it? There is no salvation without righteousness. The soul, …
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13th Century
Catholic
Give ear to me, you that follow justice. Here he addresses the second obstacle to their liberation, which might be assumed from …
