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55 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
These chapters in Isaiah (40-55) have made this powerful effectiveness of his word the main marker of difference between God and idols: he speaks and what he says is what then happens (cf 41:21-29; 45:9-13; 46:5-11; 48:3-5), whereas they can’t even talk! He speaks ‘word-events’: a direct link between words that come out of his mouth and
8 ¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, an
1. (Isaiah 55:1-2) An invitation to be richly fed. “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price. Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,
Isaiah 55. . King James Bible. Par . Invitation to the Needy. 1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Isaiah 55:1-13 EXEGESIS: ISAIAH 40-55. THE CONTEXT. In Isaiah 40-55 (Second Isaiah or Deutero-Isaiah), the prophet is preparing the people for the end of their exile and their return to Jerusalem. He begins by saying, “Comfort, O Comfort my people, says your God.
1. Who are invited: Ho, every one. Not the Jews only, to whom first the word of salvation was sent, but the Gentiles, the poor and the maimed, the halt and the blind, are called to this marriage supper, whoever can be picked up out of the highways and the hedges.
