isaiah-52:7

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Isaiah 52:7

DISCOURSE: 961THE NATURE OF THE GOSPELIsaiah 52:7. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!IN order to understand the prophetic writings, we must always bear in mind that they have a spiritual or mystical sense, as well as a plain and literal one. The words before us, in their primary meaning, evidently refer to the joy with which... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 52:1-15

Chapter 52Now again God cries for them.Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem ( Isaiah 52:1 ),There's a day coming of just, "Put on your glorious garments and get ready for the big celebration, O Jerusalem."the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean ( Isaiah 52:1 ).Jerusalem's going to be cleaned out of the filth that is presently a part of that whole city there. It is, to me, an extremely sad... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 52:1-15

Isaiah 52:1 . There shall no more come to thee the uncircumcised. The temple being often profaned after the captivity, this prophecy must have an ultimate reference to the glory of the church in the latter day. Isaiah 60:0. Micah 4:0. Against the true church the gates of hell shall not prevail. Isaiah 52:4 . My people went down aforetime into Egypt and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Egypt is called Assyria, as in Ezekiel 31:3, because the Assyrian cruelties were now become... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 52:7

Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountainsMessengers of redemptionMessengers coming over the mountains announce to Jerusalem the people’s redemption from Babylon, and the advent of Jehovah’s eternal kingdom.(A. B. Davidson, D.D.)Beautiful feetThe exclamation does not refer to the pretty sound of their footsteps, but their feet are as if they were winged, because it is a joyful message which they bring. (F. Delitzsch, D.D.)The Gospel of the swift-footed messengers The Gospel of the swift-footed... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 52:7

Isa 52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth! Ver. 7. How beautiful! ] Quam amaeni, i.e., amabiles! How amiable or desirable. Interrogatio admirantis et exultantis. Upon the mountains. ] Whence they may best be heard, as in Jdg 9:7 saying, as there, "Hearken unto me, that God may hearken unto you." Our Saviour, that... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful: This is a highly poetical expression, for, How welcome is his arrival! how agreeable are the tidings which he brings! Isaiah 40:9, Isaiah 61:1-Leviticus :, Nahum 1:15, Luke 2:10, Romans 10:12-Ezra : publisheth: Psalms 68:11, Song of Solomon 2:8, Mark 13:10, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:47, Acts 10:36-Zechariah :, Revelation 14:6 Thy God: Isaiah 24:23, Isaiah 33:22, Psalms 59:13, Psalms 93:1, Psalms 96:10, Psalms 97:1, Psalms 99:1, Micah 4:7, Zechariah 9:9, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 28:18,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 52:7

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!The mountains — Of Judea, to which these glad tidings were brought, and from which they were spread abroad into other countries.Of him — Or, of them; the singular number being put for the plural.Returneth — In the days of the Messiah, God did discover and exercise his dominion over the world... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 52:7

7. The scene changes here in Jerusalem, and the prophet represents the watchmen on the lookout toward Babylon, as if expecting what, in an instant they see, namely, the swiftly coming messenger on the distant Judean hills. Then the exclamation: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet, etc. The joyful expectation, now sure to be soon realized, is what gives the word “beautiful” its meaning. Glad tidings borne by any one, however ugly, makes the bearer an agreeable object. In this scene... read more