For they call themselves of the holy city,.... The city Jerusalem, so called because the temple, the place of divine worship, was in it, the residence of the Holy One of Israel: they valued themselves, not only upon their being of the family of Jacob, and of the tribe of Judah, but that they were inhabitants of Jerusalem, the holy city; as many now call themselves fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, when they are strangers both to God and his people in the experimental knowledge of things:and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; professed to trust in the Lord, and lean upon him, and rely upon his power and providence, his mercy and goodness, and expect all needful things from him, renouncing all confidence in the creature; and yet at the same time acted an hypocritical part, their faith was feigned: see Mic 3:11.
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Isaiah 48:2
Isaiah 48:2
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I. The hypocritical profession which many of the Jews made of religion
and relation to God. To those who made such a profession the prophet is
here ordered to address himself, for their…Isaiah 48:1-9Isaiah 48:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThings worth heeding concerning God and man.
"Hear ye this:" this is something well worth the earnest attention of men; their truest worth and their lasting interests are bound up in the knowledge and regard of it.
I.…Isaiah 48:1-11Isaiah 48:1-11 · The Pulpit Commentary"Hear ye this," etc.; Isaiah 48:12-15, "Hearken unto me," etc.; Isaiah 48:16-22, "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this," etc.
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