SECTION XII.—FINAL THREATENINGS AND PROMISES (Isaiah 66:1-24.).
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Isaiah 66:1-24
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Matthew Henry on Isaiah 66:1-4Isaiah 66:1-4 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryThe Jews gloried much in their temple. But what satisfaction can the Eternal Mind take in a house made with men's hands? God has a heaven and an earth of his own making, and temples of man's making; but he overlooks the…The Vanity of Mere Ritual Obedience. (b. c. 706.)Isaiah 66:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE VANITY OF MERE RITUAL OBEDIENCE. (B. C. 706.) Here, I. The temple is slighted in comparison with a gracious soul, Isaiah 66:1-2. The Jews in the prophet's time, and afterwards in Christ's time, gloried much in the t…The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:1-4Isaiah 66:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE UNGODLY EXILES REBUKED. Israel, being about to return from the Captivity, had the design of rebuilding the temple and re-establishing the temple worship. God rebukes this design in persons devoid of any spirit of ho…The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:1Isaiah 66:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryHeaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool (comp. Psalms 11:4; Psalms 103:19). The Hebrews, while they earnestly desired to have a material emblem of the presence of God in their midst, were deeply impressed wit…The Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:1Isaiah 66:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryGod to be worshipped in buildings, though no building can be worthy of him. Of a surety, God "dwelleth not in temples made with hands" (Acts 7:48) in any such sense as to be accessible in such places exclusively. There…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Isaiah 66:1-4The Jews gloried much in their temple. But what satisfaction can the Eternal Mind take in a house made with men's hands? God has a heaven and an earth of his own making, and temples of man's making; but he overlooks the…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Vanity of Mere Ritual Obedience. (b. c. 706.)THE VANITY OF MERE RITUAL OBEDIENCE. (B. C. 706.) Here, I. The temple is slighted in comparison with a gracious soul, Isaiah 66:1-2. The Jews in the prophet's time, and afterwards in Christ's time, gloried much in the t…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:1Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool (comp. Psalms 11:4; Psalms 103:19). The Hebrews, while they earnestly desired to have a material emblem of the presence of God in their midst, were deeply impressed wit…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:1-4THE UNGODLY EXILES REBUKED. Israel, being about to return from the Captivity, had the design of rebuilding the temple and re-establishing the temple worship. God rebukes this design in persons devoid of any spirit of ho…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:1God to be worshipped in buildings, though no building can be worthy of him. Of a surety, God "dwelleth not in temples made with hands" (Acts 7:48) in any such sense as to be accessible in such places exclusively. There…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:2All these things—i.e. heaven and earth hath mine hand made; i.e. have I, Jehovah, brought into existence. How, then, can I need that men should build me a house? All these things have been, saith the Lord. The sentence…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:3He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; literally, is a manslayer. The full meaning seems to be, "He that, not being of a poor and contrite spirit, would offer me an ox in sacrifice, is as little pleasing to me as…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah 66:4Their delusions; or, their childish follies (LXX; ἐμπαίγματα). As God sends on some men "strong delusion that they should believe a lie" (2 Thessalonians 2:11), so on others he sends a spirit of childish folly, which…Joseph S. Exell and contributors