Isaiah 59:1, The calamities of the Jews not owing to want of saving power in God, but to their own enormous sins; Isaiah 59:16, Salvation is only of God; Isaiah 59:20, The covenant of the Redeemer.
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Isaiah 59
Isaiah 59 — Overview
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Isaiah 59 — OverviewIsaiah 59 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter we have sin appearing exceedingly sinful, and grace
appearing exceedingly gracious; and, as what is here said of the
sinner's sin (ver. 7, 8) is applied to the general corruption of
mankind…Isaiah 59 — OverviewIsaiah 59 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAs the former chapter declares the hypocrisy and formality of professors of religion; this expresses the errors and heresies, immorality and profaneness, which shall prevail before the spiritual reign of Christ, or the…Isaiah 59:1-8Isaiah 59:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe prophet here rectifies the mistake of those who had been
quarrelling with God because they had not the deliverances wrought for
them which they had been often fasting and praying for, ch. lviii. 3.
Now here…Isaiah 59:1Isaiah 59:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethe Lord's: Isaiah 50:2; Genesis 18:14; Numbers 11:23; Jeremiah 32:17
that it cannot save: Isaiah 63:1; Hebrews 7:25
his ear: Isaiah 6:10; Matthew 13:15Isaiah 59:2Isaiah 59:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeyour iniquities: Isaiah 50:1; Deuteronomy 32:19; Joshua 7:11; Proverbs 15:29; Jeremiah 5:25
hid: or, made him hide, Isaiah 57:17; Deuteronomy 31:17-18, Deuteronomy 32:20; Ezekiel 39:23-24, Ezekiel 39:29; Micah 3:4Isaiah 59:2Isaiah 59:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleBut your iniquities have separated between you and your God,.... Like a partition wall dividing between them, so that they enjoy no communion with him in his worship and ordinances; which is greatly the case of the…