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Christ's Call to All Nations
Commentators unanimously identify the one "calling" as the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The "nations" he calls are the Gentiles—people from every tribe and tongue who were previously strangers to God's covenant. This verse is a powerful Old Testament prophecy of the gospel's global reach, extending salvation far beyond the borders of Israel.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 55:5
18th Century
Theologian
Behold, you shall call ... - This is evidently an address to the Messiah, and is a promise that the Gentiles should be called by hi…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 55:5
19th Century
Bishop
Thou shalt call a nation. —The calling of the Gentiles and the consequent expansion of the true idea of Israel is again d…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 55:4–7
19th Century
Preacher
For a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that kne…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 55:5
16th Century
Theologian
Behold, you shall call a nation which you do not know. Isaiah explains more fully what he previously alluded to with a single word; for he…
John Gill
On Isaiah 55:5
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, you shall call a nation that you know not
And even nations, as in the next clause; not all the individuals o…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 55:1–5
17th Century
Minister
All are welcome to the blessings of salvation, to whom those blessings are welcome. In Christ there is enough for all, and enough for each. Those s…