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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shal minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; no alarms of war will cause them then to shut the iron gates.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
They shall not be shut day nor night; There shall be free access to Zion, to the Church, and to Christ himself, at all times.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
That men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night, that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish, yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet, and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shalt be...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; These are the words of the Lord Jesus Christ the prophet, looking forward to the tune of his coming into the world, put them into his mouth; and in due time our Saviour read them, and applied them to himself in the synagogue at Nazareth as he said, “This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears:” “the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, You know who it is that speaks these words, our Lord Jesus himself.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; The Divine Messiah comes to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; Oh, what precious words are these! Christ comes, commissioned of the father, “to comfort all that mourn.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To make an appointment — an ordinance — a decree — concerning them; and it will be to this effect. Isa_61:3. To give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. This message is spoken to all the Lord’s people; but it has a special reference to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty — Or, “a coronet” — Isa_61:3. For ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified. When Jesus comes, he brings all things with him, for he is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. When mourning souls find comfort, and captive souls get liberty, they are full of life and full of energy, and they begin to restore what had become wasted and desolate. I warrant you that...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. In the days to come, Judea shall again be inhabited, and the ruined cities shall be built up once more. God will bring back his ancient people, converting them to the true faith, and clothing...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. Truly, God’s living Church today shall do all this. The Jewish Church became a waste, and God’s glory seemed to be trodden under the foot of his foes; but the true children of the promise,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And stranger’s shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. But ye shall be named the priests of the LORD. God’s true Israel, his chosen, his elect — they may look upon all other men as their ploughmen and their vine dressers. Kings and queens rule the world for you. For you the merchant,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord:- This was true of God’s ancient people, but it is true of us also. Let us cast away our earthly cares, let our only care be to serve our God; for then, strangers shall stand and feed...