Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, said the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow… I. THE CHARACTERS WHO ARE HERE ADDRESSED. We see the Jews charged — 1. With a gross departure from God. 2. With carrying their abominations into the religious services of the sanctuary. II. THE CHARACTER IN WHICH GOD IS HERE REPRESENTED BY THE PROPHET — that, namely, of the most amazing condescension. Various are the methods in which God may be said to reason with us. 1. By family afflictions. 2. By personal inflictions. 3. By awful providences. 4. Through the ministry of His Word.For what does God condescend to reason with us? For the bestowment of pardon. Your reason, in its highest powers, is challenged. (J. Gaskin, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. |
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