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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. The very people whom he had formed for his praise forgot to pray to him, ceased to remember him, grew weary of him. Oh, how sad is this and how great is the longsuffering of God, that he bore with them so...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. But A sorrowful “but”; and the strain sinks from a triumphant shout to a doleful lamentation: “But “ —
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob,.... The Jews, though they were the posterity of Jacob, a praying person, yet did not tread in his steps, but were more like the Heathens that called not on the name of the Lord; though there is no necessity of restraining this to prayer, it may regard the whole worship of God, which is sometimes included...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. Weary of God! Have any of us grown weary of fellowship with him, weary of his truth, weary of his day, weary of his service? Oh, what strange ingratitude this is on our part!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. Thou hast brought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob. Prayer has been neglected: praise has been suspended. There has been an ungracious negligence in the service of God. “Thou has not called upon me, O Jacob.” Isa_43:22. But thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. “You thought the service long — thought the time for prayer came round too soon — refused to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou host been weary of me, O Israel. They were not much like Jacob, for he prayed at Jabbok, and became Israel, who wrestled till he prevailed, saying to the angel, “I will not let thee go except thou bless me.” Yet here are people who hear the same name,-“Jacob” and “Israel “, yet God has to say to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel. How sad it is that those who have been loved so much, should make such a shameful return for it all!
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings,.... The kids and the lambs, which, according to the law, should have been brought for burnt offerings daily, morning and evening; and much less did they bring the larger cattle of burnt offerings, as oxen and bullocks. The Targum and Vulgate Latin render it, "the rams of thy burnt...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. There are some of God’s people, at any rate, who forget to offer their sacrifices unto God. If they do love Christ at all, their love is not practical, not self-sacrificing; it does not lead them to bring love-gifts unto him....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. “I have not taxed thee. I have not drawn upon thy resources heavily.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. Is that true of any of you? Have you restrained prayer, and have you also stinted God in your offering? Whereas he gave his Son for you, have you refused the small cattle of your burnt offerings? Isa_43:23. I have not caused thee to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. God has laid no tax on his people. He does not ask any hard thing of us; and yet, notwithstanding that, we have been slack in his service. His yoke is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings;- No kids of the goats, or lambs from the fold, — Isa_43:23. Neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering, nor wearied thee with incense. “I have not been a cruel taskmaster, or tyrant, demanding of thee more than thou couldst...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money,.... Or "calamus" (r), which was used in the anointing oil, and for the perfume or incense, Exodus 30:7, this they thought too expensive, and so left it out of the composition, or neglected the whole this being put a part for the whole. Jarchi gives it as the sense, that they had no need to buy it,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but — Alas! instead of good, there has been evil. Isa_43:24. Thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, What! made God our servant, when we ought to have served him? Alas! I fear it is often so even with some of his own people. Isa_43:24. Thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou has bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: “I left thee to give or not to give, that thy free will might be seen in all thy deeds of love, but nothing has come of it. On the contrary.” Isa_43:24. But thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. A...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, No calamus or incense that should sweeten the temple of God,- Isa_43:24. Neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but Oh, this “but-but”! Isa_43:24. Thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, You have made a servant of your Master,-treated your Redeemer as if he were your slave!...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. That is a very astonishing verse, wherever we...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Thou hast brought me no sweet cane with money, — “No calamus has sent forth its perfume from mine altar,” — Isa_43:24.Neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities. These are the people whom God had loved so long and so well, those upon whom he...