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The Danger of Empty Ritual
All commentators agree that this verse describes religious hypocrisy. The people performed all the outward acts of devotion—daily prayer, attending services, and studying scripture—but their hearts were unchanged and their lives were sinful. Scholars warn against this 'external religiousness,' emphasizing that God desires genuine conversion and a righteous life, not just the performance of rituals.
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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 58:2
18th Century
Theologian
Yet they seek me daily - The whole description here is appropriate to the character of formalists and hypocrites; and the idea is t…
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 58:2
19th Century
Bishop
Yet they seek me daily ... —The “seeking” is that of those who come, like the elders in Ezekiel 20:1, to “inquire” of Jeh…
Charles Spurgeon
On Isaiah 58:2
19th Century
Preacher
And delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of j…
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John Calvin
On Isaiah 58:2
16th Century
Theologian
Yet they seek me daily. Here he intended to take away every ground of objection from hypocrites, who had their answers ready: “We fear, se…
John Gill
On Isaiah 58:2
17th Century
Pastor
Yet they seek me daily
Which may be considered as an acknowledgment of their external piety; or as a caution to the …