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Grace in Response to Failure
Multiple commentators, including Calvin and Spurgeon, emphasize that God's healing is an act of pure grace. He sees Israel's sinful ways and that chastisement is only making them more rebellious. Instead of destroying them, He sovereignly chooses a new path: to heal them out of His own mercy, not because they earned it. This highlights that God's grace often intervenes precisely when we are at our worst.
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 57:18
18th Century
Theologian
I have seen his ways - That is, either his ways of sin or of repentance. Most probably, it means the former. The idea is that God h…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 57:18
19th Century
Bishop
I have seen his ways ... — The words have been interpreted:
- Of the evil ways described in the previous verse;
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 57:17–19
19th Century
Preacher
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid myself, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 57:18
16th Century
Theologian
I have seen his ways. Here the Lord, on the contrary, magnifies his mercy, because he is gracious to that people, though obstinate and reb…
John Gill
On Isaiah 57:18
17th Century
Pastor
I have seen his ways, and will heal him
Either the ways of such who trust in the Lord, the ways of the humble and co…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 57:13–21
17th Century
Minister
The idols and their worshippers will come to nothing; but those who trust in God's grace will be brought to the joys of heaven. With the Lord there…