Category Archives: J. Alec Motyer

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 56:1… Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. Isaiah is not inviting people to seek salvation by their own works of … Continue reading →

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 56:6-7… “Also the sons of the foreigner Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him, And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants— Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath, And … Continue reading →

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 56:1… Thus says the Lord: “Keep justice, and do righteousness, For My salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed. The remainder of chapters 56-66 reveal that the salvation in which his righteousness … Continue reading →

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 54:17… No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” … Continue reading →

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 54:8… With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” Says the Lord, your Redeemer. Those are all expressions of something deeper … Continue reading →

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 54:13… In righteousness you shall be established; You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; And from terror, for it shall not come near you. [In the city of Man] the absence of … Continue reading →

John Oswalt on Isaiah 54:5 For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. In any case, redemption … Continue reading →

John Oswalt on Isaiah 54:5… For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth. This is our God, … Continue reading →

Alec Motyer on Isaiah 54… Isaiah’s book rests on the contrast between the city humankind builds without God, which ends in destruction, and the city of God, in all its eternal glory.