Isaiah, Chapter 55, verses 1-3
1 The Prophet, with the promises of Christ, calleth to faithRomans, Chapter 8, verses 35-39
29 was before hand-decreed from God, 39 What can sever us from his love?8
8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ - Toward us? Shall affliction or distress - He proceeds in order, from less troubles to greater: can any of these separate us from his protection in it ; and, if he sees good, deliverance from it?
8:36 All the day - That is, every day, continually.We are accounted - By our enemies; by ourselves. Psa 44:22.
8:37 We more than conquer - We are not only no losers, but abundant gainers, by all these trials. This period seems to describe the full assurance of hope.
8:38 I am persuaded - This is inferred from the thirty - fourth verse, in an admirable order: - Neither death" shall hurt us; For "Christ is dead:" "Nor life;" 'is risen" Nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers; nor things pre - sent, nor things to come;" "is at the right hand of God:" "Nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature;" "maketh intercession for us."Neither death - Terrible as it is to natural men; a violent death in particular, Rom 8:36.Nor life - With all the affliction and distress it can bring, Rom 8:35; or a long, easy life; or all living men.Nor angels - Whether good (if it were possible they should attempt it) or bad, with all their wisdom and strength. Nor principalities, nor powers - Not even those of the highest rank, or the most eminent power. Nor things present - Which may befal us during our pilgrimage; or the whole world, till it passeth away. Nor things to come - Which may occur either when our time on earth is past, or when time itself is at an end, as the final judgment, the general conflagration, the everlasting fire. Nor height, nor depth - The former sentence respected the differences of times; this, the differences of places. How many great and various things are contained in these words, we do not, need not, cannot know yet. The height - In St. Paul's sublime style, is put for heaven. The depth - For the great abyss: that is, neither the heights, I will not say of walls, mountains, seas, but, of heaven itself, can move us; nor the abyss itself, the very thought of which might astonish the boldest creature. Nor any creature - Nothing beneath the Almighty; visible enemies he does not even deign to name. Shall be able - Either by force, Rom 8:35; or by any legal claim, Rom 8:33, etc To separate us from the love of God in Christ - Which will surely save, protect, deliver us who believe in, and through, and from, them all.
Matthew, Chapter 14, verses 13-21
13 Jesus departeth into a desert place, 15 where he feedeth five thousand men with five loaves and two fishes14
14:13 Jesus withdrew into a desert place -
- To avoid Herod:
- Because of the multitude pressing upon him, Mar 6:32: and
- To talk with his disciples, newly returned from their progress, Luk 9:10: apart - From all but his disciples. Joh 6:1.
14:15 The time is now past - The usual meal time. Mar 6:35; Luk 9:12.
55 An invitation to seek for spiritual blessings from Christ, whom the Father sends, Isa 55:1-5.
To come to him speedily and by repentance, Isa 55:6-7.
His grace infinite, Isa 55:8-9.
His word powerful, Isa 55:10-11.
The joy of believers, Isa 55:12-13.
55:1 Thirsteth - For the grace of God and the blessings of the gospel.This thirst implies a vehement, and active, and restless desire after it.No money - Those who are most worthless and wicked, if they do but thirst may be welcome. Buy - Procure or receive that which is freely offered.Wine and milk - All gospel - blessings; in particular, that peace and joy in the Holy Ghost, which are better than wine, and that love of God which nourishes the soul, as milk does the body.
55:2 Money - All your time, and strength, and cost. Not bread - For those things which can never nourish or satisfy you, such as worldly goods, or pleasures. Eat ye - That which is truly and solidly, and everlastingly good. In fatness - In this pleasant food of gospel - enjoyments.
55:3 An everlasting covenant - That everlasting covenant of grace and peace which I made with Abraham, and his seed. Of David - Even that covenant which was made first with Abraham, and then with David, concerning those glorious and sure blessings which God hath promised to his people, one and the chief of which was giving Christ to die for their sins. David here seems to be put for the son of David.