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How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of good, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns!
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The Beauty of Good News
Commentators explain that the 'beautiful feet' are not about physical appearance. The verse paints a picture of someone in desolate Zion seeing a messenger running on distant mountains. The sight of their rapid movement is beautiful because it signals the imminent arrival of good news—the end of captivity and the restoration of peace. The joy is in the anticipation of the message.
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Isaiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
How beautiful upon the mountains - This passage is applied by Paul to the ministers of the gospel (). The meaning here seems to be …
19th Century
Anglican
How beautiful ... —The image is reproduced, with variations, from Isaiah 40:9. There Zion herself was the herald proclaiming the g…
16th Century
Protestant
How beautiful upon the mountains. The Prophet again confirms believers regarding the certainty of the word of God, so that they may be ful…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that brings good tidings
Not o…
The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin find relief in Christ, shake themse…
13th Century
Catholic
Arise, arise. Here the prophet addresses the third obstacle to their liberation, which was their poverty, by promising them a li…
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