Daniel Whedon 4-6. Hearken unto me Another change; or rather, another stage of growth as to the importance of this glorious message. The great work of the future is the offer of salvation to all, not to Israel of holy inclination only, but to all the good and the bad alike. All Israel is summoned to learn the extension of the promise. It is here asserted that out of Israel springs the Saviour, and doubtless, (though critics differ see Lowth, Gesenius, Ewald, Alexander,) the apostleship to the whole... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 51:4-6
4-6. Hearken unto me Another change; or rather, another stage of growth as to the importance of this glorious message. The great work of the future is the offer of salvation to all, not to Israel of holy inclination only, but to all the good and the bad alike. All Israel is summoned to learn the extension of the promise. It is here asserted that out of Israel springs the Saviour, and doubtless, (though critics differ see Lowth, Gesenius, Ewald, Alexander,) the apostleship to the whole... read more