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The Best Commentaries on Isaiah
Popular/Beginner
Barnes, Albert – Notes on Isaiah (†1870)
*** – “A good popular exposition, though not the most learned.” – Spurgeon
Cowles, Henry – Isaiah: With Notes, Critical, Explanatory & Practical, Designed for Both Pastors & People (1869)
*** – “Cowles writes more popularly than Alexander, and though he is not so profound an authority, we have read him with pleasure.” – Spurgeon
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Intermediate
Alexander, J.A. – Isaiah: Translated & Explained, Abridged, vols. 1 (1-35), 2 (36-66) (1851)
Alexander was one of the great scholars and linguists of Old Princeton.
This abridgement of the larger work below “…has not been rewritten but merely contracted, and that for the most part by simple omission. The rule of abridgment which has been adopted… has been to retain only what was necessary to convey the author’s view of the essential meaning, and to exclude what belonged merely to the history of the interpretation or the discussion of conflicting opinions.” – The Preface
*** – “This abridgment of the larger work is by no means a small affair. For all ordinary purposes it is voluminous enough. We cannot too strongly recommend it.” – Spurgeon
‘A verse-by-verse treatment based upon a comprehensive knowledge of Hebrew. Makes the writer’s genuine scholarship and evangelical warmth available to a new generation of expositors. A classic! Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
Young, E.J. – The Book of Isaiah, 3 vols. Buy
Young (1907-68) was one of the great, conservative scholars and linguists of early Westminster Seminary. His commentary, which can be purchased for fairly cheap, updates Alexander’s with the latest scholarship up to his day.
“A classic in conservative Old Testament scholarship, this three-volume commentary concentrates primarily on the meaning of the text of Isaiah rather than on specific textual problems.” – Publisher’s Blurb
‘Has established itself as one of the most important Reformed expositions on the subject. Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Advanced
Alexander, J.A. – The Prophecies of Isaiah, Translated & Explained, vols. 1 (1-31), 2 (32-66)
Alexander was one of the great scholars and linguists of Old Princeton.
*** – “Dr. Hodge says of the author: ‘I regard Dr. Joseph Addison Alexander as incomparably the greatest man I ever knew–as incomparably the greatest man our Church has ever produced.’ He wastes no space, but gives the essence of exposition.” – Spurgeon
‘A verse-by-verse treatment based upon a comprehensive knowledge of Hebrew. Makes the writer’s genuine scholarship and evangelical warmth available to a new generation of expositors. A classic! Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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More Commentaries on Isaiah
Reformers
Luther, Martin
Works Buy
Vol. 16: Lectures on Isaiah – Chapters 1-39 ToC
Vol. 17: Lectures on Isaiah – Chapters 40-66 ToC
Calvin, John – Commentary on Isaiah
** – Spurgeon
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1600’s
Day, William – An Exposition of the Book of Isaiah 1654
Day (†1684) was an Anglican.
* – “Day does not throw much light upon the text: he says he wrote for his children, and certainly he is childish enough.” – Spurgeon
Rutherford, Samuel – [On Isaiah, but title unknown] in manuscript
Whatever portion of the work was completed, was lost.
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Popular/Beginner
Morgan, George Campbell – The Analyzed Bible: the Prophecy of Isaiah, vol. 1, 2 (1910)
Morgan, who was reformed and known for his preaching was the predecessor to Martyn Lloyd-Jones at Westminster Chapel in London.
Erdman, Charles R. – The Book of Isaiah: an Exposition Buy Ref (1954)
Erdman was a conservative liberal at Old Princeton Seminary who opposed J. Gresham Machen. His popular commentaries can be helpful but should be read with discernment.
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Intermediate
1700’s
White, Samuel – Commentary on Isaiah, wherein the Literal Sense is Briefly Explained 1709
** “This author keeps to the literal sense and is very severe upon spiritualizers, of whose vagaries he gives some specimens. In aiming at one excellence he misses others, and fails to see Christ where he certainly is, thus rendering his remarks less valuable to the Christian mind.” – Spurgeon
MacCulloch, Robert – Lectures on Isaiah, vol. 1 (1-12), 2 (13-30), 3 (31-50), 4 (51-66) (1791-1805)
** “In these days we need condensation. This author would have been far more valued if he had compressed his matter into one volume. He is good, but verbose. Some authors toil not, but they spin; Macculloch both toils and spins.” – Spurgeon
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1800’s
Birks, T.R. – Commentary on the Book of Isaiah, Critical, Historical, and Prophetical 1st ed. 1871
** – “Written for the Speaker’s Commentary, and, though not inserted therein, it strikes us as being far superior to that work. It is a great treasure to the student of this much neglected prophet.” – Spurgeon
Douglas, George C.M. – Isaiah One and his Book One: an Essay and an Exposition 1895? The title means that there was only one Isaiah (not two), and he only had one book (not two), contra liberalism (and many evangelicals). The exposition begins on p. 119
Douglas (1826-1904) was a Hebraist in the Free Church of Scotland, having studied under Thomas Chalmers and came to be a Principle of the Free Church College. “He was a scholarly conservative, skeptical of higher critical views.” – DoSCH&T
Govett, R. Jr. – Isaiah Unfulfilled, Exposition with New Version and Critical Notes 1841
** “We have not met with this publication.” – Spurgeon
Jenour, Alfred – The Book of Isaiah, translated with Notes and Practical Remarks, vols, 1 (1-35), 2 (36-66) 1830
** – “This appears to us to be a faithful translation; the commentary and practical reflections are instructive and gracious.” – Spurgeon
Keith, Alexander – Isaiah as it is: or, Judah and Jerusalem the subjects of Isaiah’s prophesying 1850
** – “The student will consult with benefit this valuable contribution to the explanation of a most important, but neglected book.” – Spurgeon
Lowth, Robert – Isaiah, a New Translation with Notes, Critical, Philological and Explanatory 1836
** – “Smith’s Dictionary remarks that Bishop Lowth’s incessant correction of the Hebrew text is constantly to be mistrusted. This seriously diminishes Lowth’s value, but this is a grand work notwithstanding.” – Spurgeon
Noyes, George – A New Translation of Isaiah with Notes (1849) The notes are very sparse.
*** – “We are bound to commend this author’s learning, taste, and candour, even though we differ widely from him. The reader must not look for savour or spiritual quickening, but use the work as a literary help only.” – Spurgeon
Whish, J.C. – A Paraphrase on the Book of Isaiah, with Notes from Various Sources Ref (London, 1862) 218 pp.
** “Somewhat helpful. The paraphrasing is not prolix, and it does, as a a rule, aid the reader in getting at the literal sense. With the spiritual teaching Mr. Whish has not intermeddled. – Spurgeon
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1900’s
Leupold, H.C. – Exposition of Isaiah Buy
Leupold (b. 1891) was an orthodox Lutheran and a professor of the Old Testament.
‘Defends the unity of this prophecy, and furnishes a satisfying exposition. Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Liberal, Intermediate
Cheyne, T.K.
The Prophecies of Isaiah, a New Translation with Commentary and Appendices, vol. 1, 2 (1880)
Cheyne was a liberal and advocated for Isaiah being written by two different persons.
* “The Westminster Review speaks of it as ‘a piece of scholarly work, very carefully and considerately done.’ It may be so.” – Spurgeon
* “We do not as a rule believe in these re-arrangements; the book of Isaiah is best as we have it. The tone of the interpretation in this instance is not such as we can delight in; what the evangelical teacher has a right to expect is totally absent. The work is of the Broad School; the notes are, however, learned and somewhat suggestive.” – Spurgeon
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Advanced
Delitzsch, Franz – Commentary on Isaiah
** – “‘The author has long been honorably distinguished among the scholars of Germany. He occupies, indeed, a position always peculiar to himself; for, whilst his attainments in Hebrew philology and Talmudic lore are of the highest order, he unites with these a genuine appreciation of evangelical truth and godliness.’ So says the Literary Churchman. For our own part, we are not enraptured with Delitzsch.” – Spurgeon
Henderson, Ebenezer – The Book of the Prophet Isaiah, with a Commentary (London: Hamilton, Adams, 1840) 505 pp. no ToC
** – “The author has given no doctrinal or practical observations, as he conceived that others had furnished these in abundance; he has confined himself to eliciting the real meaning of the words, and has thereby rendered great service to all expositors who have wit enough to make use of his critical assistance. To the less instructed reader, Dr. Henderson’s work will appear to be dull and savorless; but to those who only need to have the language translated, and are able to supply reflections for themselves, it will be of much service.” – Spurgeon
Orelli, Conrad – The Prophecies of Isaiah (1895) 416 pp.
‘Of value for its exegesis.’ – Cyril J. Barber
On his work on prophecy: “By one of the best German commentators and a contributor to ISBE [The International Standard Bible Encyclopdia]. Fairly reliable, but makes some concessions to those who espouse liberal views.” – Cyril J. Barber
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The Early Church on Isaiah
Compilations
ed. Manley, Johanna – Isaiah Through the Ages Pre (Monastery Books, 1995) 1070 pp. ToC
ed. McKinion, Steven – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Isaiah 1-39 Pre Buy (IVP Academic, 2004) 330 pp. ToC
ed. Elliott, Mark – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Isaiah 40-66 (IVP Academic, 2007) 380 pp. ToC
ed. Wilken, Robert L. – Isaiah, Interpreted by Early Christian & Medieval Commentators in The Church’s Bible Pre (Eerdmans, 2007) 565 pp. ToC
Sawyer, John F.A. – Isaiah Through the Centuries Pre (Blackwell, 2018) ToC
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Individuals
Hippolytus of Rome – Fragments on Isaiah (Isa. 38:8 etc.) at Patristic Bible Commentary
Hippolytus (c. 170 – c. 235)
Origen
Homilies on Isaiah trans. Elizabeth Lauro in The Fathers of the Church Pre (Catholic University of America Press, 2021) 130 pp. ToC
Origen (c. 185 – c. 253)
Commentary on Isaiah: including St. Jerome’s Translation of Origen’s Homilies 1-9 on Isaiah in Ancient Christian Writers: the Works of the Fathers in Translation, vol. 68 Ref (Newman Press, 2015) 1,106 pp.
Eusebius of Caesarea – Commentary on Isaiah trans. Jonathan Armstrong in Ancient Christian Texts Pre Buy (IVP Academic, 2013) 325 pp. ToC
Eusebius (c. 260/265 – 339)
Ambrosiaster – Questions & Answers on Isaiah (Isa. 4:1; 9:8; 54:1) at Patristic Bible Commentary
Basil the Great – Commentary on Isaiah trans. Nikolai Lipatov (2001) at Academia.edu
Basil of Caesarea (330–379)
Ambrose of Milan – Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke: with, Fragments on the Prophecy of Isaias Ref (Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 1998) 456 pp.
Ambrose (c. 339 – c. 397)
Chrysostom – Homilies on Isaiah (Isa. 1-8) trans. John Litteral at Patristic Bible Commentary
Chrysostom (c. 347 – 407)
Jerome
Commentary on Isaiah: including St. Jerome’s Translation of Origen’s Homilies 1-9 on Isaiah in Ancient Christian Writers: the Works of the Fathers in Translation, vol. 68 Ref (Newman Press, 2015) 1,106 pp.
Jerome (c. 342–347 – 420)
Preface to Isaiah at Patristic Bible Commentary
Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on Isaiah, vol. 1 (1-14), 2 (15-39), 3 (40-50) trans. Robert C. Hill Ref 1, 2, 3 (Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2008)
Cyril (c. 376 – 444)
‘Commentary on Isaiah’ in Norman Russell, Cyril of Alexandria Pre (Routledge, 2000), pp. 70-95
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The Medieval Church on Isaiah
Aquinas, Thomas
Literal Commentary on the Prophet Isaiah
Aquinas (1224/25–1274)
Commentary on Isaiah Pre (Emmaus Academic, 2021) ToC
Aelred of Rievaulx – Homilies on the Prophetic Burdens of Isaiah trans. Lewis White in Cistercian Fathers Series, vol. 83 Pre (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2018) ToC
Aelred (1110 – 1167)
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Jewish Medieval Commentaries on Isaiah
Ibn Ezra, Abraham – The Commentary of Ibn Ezra on Isaiah, vols. 1 (Whole Commentary), 2 (Translation of Isaiah), 3 (Dictionary) Also in an easy to use HTML version at Sefaria
Ibn Ezra (1089-1164)
Harris, Robert A. – Rabbi Eliezer of Beaugency, Commentaries on Amos & Jonah (with Selections from Isaiah & Ezekiel) Pre (Kalamazoo, MI: Teams, 2018) 115 pp. ToC
Eliezer (fl. 1100’s)
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On Isaiah Generally
Devotional & Practical
Whyte, Alexander – Isaiah in Bible Characters d. 1921
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Intermediate
Godet, Frederic – ‘Isaiah’ in Studies in the Old Testament (1882), pp. 143-155
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Advanced
1800’s
Driver, Samuel – Isaiah: his Life & Times & the Writings which Bear his Name (1888) 230 pp.
Driver was a liberal.
‘Liberal. Helpful studies full of insights into the man and his times.’ – Cyril J. Barber
Hengstenberg, E.W. – The Prophet Isaiah: a Lecture (1860) 24 pp.
Hengstenberg was a conservative.
“Scholarly of course, and also more vivacious than is usual with Hengstenberg.” – Spurgeon
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1900’s
Young, E.J. – Studies in Isaiah (Eerdmans, 1954) 205 pp. ToC
Martin, W.J. – The Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah… Buy (London: Bookroom, Westminster Chapel, 1954) 30 pp.
‘The G. Campbell Morgan Memorial Lectures for 1954. Defends the integrity of the scroll and presents perceptive comments on the transmission and variants in the text.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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On Chapters of Isaiah
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The First Half of Isaiah
Verney, Eliza – Practical Thoughts on the First Forty Chapters of the Book of Isaiah (1858)
** “Some sensible spiritual hints will be found in these remarks. As an exposition it is one of the least.” – Spurgeon
Ewald, H. – The Prophet Isaiah, chs. 1-33 (1869)
* “Decidedly skeptical; but yet it may be useful as leading the reader to appreciate the poetic beauty of the book. Question if the good to be gained equals the risk incurred. Our verdict is to the contrary.” – Spurgeon
Boutflower, Charles – The Book of Isaiah, chs. 1-39, in the Light of the Assyrian Monuments Buy (SPCK, 1930)
‘Relies heavily upon archaeological material excavated in ancient Assyria. Provides valuable historical material highlighting chapters 1-39.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Isaiah 1
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the First Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 2
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the Second Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 5
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the Fifth Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
Rogers, Nehemiah – The Wild Vine: or, An Exposition on Isaiah’s Parabolic Song of the Beloved, Isa. 5 Buy
Carpenter, John – The Song of the Beloved, concerning his Vineyard, Modulated & Applied to move men to know and embrace that which belongs to their peace in this their time (London, 1599)
Carpenter (d. 1621) lived in Norleigh, in Devon, England.
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Isaiah 6
Leighton, Robert – 3 Lectures on Isa. 6 †1684 18 pp., in Works Buy, vol. 2
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Isaiah 9
Luther, Martin – A Prophesy out of the Ninth Chapter of Isaiah [vv. 1-7], of the Kingdom of Christ, with a fruitful and Godly Exposition of Dr. Martin Luther: Wherein is most excellently entreated of the conquest of Christ and of all his members, over Sin, Death & Satan, and of sundry other things… (London, 1578)
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Isaiah 11-12
Fuller, Andrew – Illustrations of Scripture: Conversion of the Jews, on Isa. 11-12
Wycliff, John – ‘The Thanksgiving of Israel, Isa. 12’ in Select English Works of John Wycliff, vol. 3, part 1, pp. 5-8
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Isaiah 24
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 24th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
Aspinwall, William – Thunder from Heaven Against the Backsliders & Apostates of the Times, in some meditations on the 24th Chapter of Isaiah (London, 1655)
Aspinwall (d. 1662) was an English puritan minister that got ejected in the Great Ejection of 1662.
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Isaiah 25
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 25th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 26
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 26th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
Fuller, Andrew – The Prophecies in Isaiah 26 and its Connection as relating to the Times of the Millennium, and those which Precede it, Including our Own in Works, vol. 1, p. 608-12
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Isaiah 30
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 30th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 32
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 32nd Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 34
Young, Edward J. – “Isaiah 34 & its Position in the Prophecy,” Westminster Theological Journal 27.2 (May 1965), pp. 93-114
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Isaiah 37
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 37th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 38
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 38th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
Bruce, Robert – 6 Sermons on Hezekiah’s Sickness, Isa. 38 1617 115 pp., from The Way to True Peace and Rest, pp. 157-272
Calvin, John – 4 Sermons upon the Song that Hezekiah made after he had been sick and afflicted by the hand of God, contained in the 38th chapter of Isaiah d. 1564
Du Vair, Guillaume – The Song of Hezekiah, taken out of the Prophesy of Isaiah, Ch. 38 in A Most Heavenly & Plentiful Treasure, or a Rich Mineral Full of Sweetest Comforts… (London, 1609)
Du Vair (1556-1621) was a French Romanist and lawyer.
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The Second Half of Isaiah (chs. 40-66)
Hengstenberg, E.W. – See under Messianic Portions of Isaiah below
MacDuff, J.R. – ‘Comfort ye, comfort ye’: or, The Harp taken from the Willows, God’s Words of Comfort addressed to his Church in the last 27 chapters of Isaiah (1872)
** – “Dr. MacDuff translates into popular language the teachings of great expositors, and does it to perfection. For an hour’s pleasant and holy reading commend us to Dr. MacDuff.” – Spurgeon
Meyer, F.B. – Christ in Isaiah, Expositions of Isaiah 40-55 1895 243 pp.
Meyer (1847–1929) was an English, baptist pastor who wrote numerous, very good devotional works.
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Isaiah 41
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 41st Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 42
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 42nd Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 43
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 43rd Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 44
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 44th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 46
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 46th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 49
Baron, David – The Suffering Servant of Jehovah & the Fruits of his Mission (1907) 60 pp.
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Isaiah 51
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 51st Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 53
“Isaiah 53:5: Was ever the like heard of? Will ever the like be heard of again? It is the wonder of the universe.”
John ‘Rabbi’ Duncan
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Archer, Gleason – In the Shadow of the Cross: Insights into the Meaning of Calvary Drawn from Hebrew Text of Isa. 53 Buy Ref (Zondervan, 1957) 32 pp.
Baron, David – The Servant of Jehovah: the Sufferings of the Messiah & the Glory that should Follow; an Exposition of Isaiah 53 (1922)
Baron was raised an orthodox Jew, trained in the rabbinnic interpretation of the Old Testament. He converted to Christianity and devoted his life to evangelizing the Jews and to educate Christians regarding Israel. This is a first rate commentary, emphasizing the Hebrew exegesis of the passage, comparing Jewish interpretations, and showing why it, in every detail, speaks of our saving Messiah.
Brown, John – The Sufferings & Glories of the Messiah, an Exposition of Isa. 52:13-53:12 (1853)
This is by John Brown of Edinburgh, a Scottish Secession minister and first rate exegete.
‘This exposition of Psalm 18 and Isaiah 52:13-53:12 places in the hands of the busy pastor some of the finest expository material available today.’ – Cyril J. Barber
Calvert, Thomas – Mel Caeli, Medulla Evangelii [The Honey of Heaven, the Marrow of the Gospel]; or, The Prophet Isaiah’s Crucifix. An Exposition of the 53rd Chapter of Isaiah Buy (1657)
*** – “Precious and practical. Just what the title would lead us to expect–marrow and fatness; honey from the Rock, Christ Jesus.” – Spurgeon
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 53rd Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
Culver, Robert Duncan – The Sufferings & Glory of the Lord’s Righteous Servant Buy (1958)
Durham, James – Christ Crucified, 72 Sermons on Isa. 53, vols. 1, 2 Buy
*** – “This is marrow indeed. We need say no more: Durham is a prince among spiritual expositors.” – Spurgeon
Hengstenberg, E.W. – See under Messianic Predictions in Isaiah below
Manton, Thomas †1677
A Practical Exposition upon the 53rd Chapter of Isaiah 307 pp. in Works, vol. 3, pp. 187-494
*** – “Manton needs no praise from us. Whatever he does is done in a style worthy of a chief among theologians. He is, however, seldom too brief, and his own bulk hinders his being read. Preachers of long sermons should take a hint from this.”
ed. MacDonogh, T.M. – Manton Abridged on Isaiah’s Report of the Messiah, as revealed in the 53rd chapter of his Prophecy, expounded in a series of lectures 1858 410 pp.
** – “This is a serving up of the [previous] work in the form of lectures. We do not admire abridgments, and especially those which make alterations and additions; still it is likely that many have read Macdonogh’s Manton who might never have fallen in with Manton’s Manton.” – Spurgeon
Margoliouth, Moses – An Exposition of the 53rd Chapter of Isaiah, being a course of Six Lectures 1846
** – “Well worth a careful reading.” – Spurgeon
Young, E.J. – Isaiah 53: a Devotional & Expository Study Buy (1952)
Jewish Expositions of Isaiah 53
Neubauer, Adolph & S.R. Driver – The 53rd Chapter of Isaiah According to the Jewish Interpreters, vol. 1 (Primary sources in Foreign Languages), 2 (Translated into English) ToC 1, 2
This is a nearly exhaustive collection of Jewish commentaries on Isa. 53, in chronological order.
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Isaiah 55
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 55th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
Stewart, James Haldane – Lectures upon the Fifty-Fifth Chapter of the Prophet Isaiah (London: J. Hatchard, 1846) 200 pp. ToC
** “Nine sweet evangelical discourses, in a lively, impressive style.” – Spurgeon
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Isaiah 56
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 56th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 57
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 57th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 58
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 58th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 59
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 59th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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Isaiah 64
Cooper, Thomas – The Exposition upon the 64th Chapter of Isaiah in A Brief Exposition of such Chapters of the Old Testament as Usually are Read in the Church at Common Prayer on the Sundays
Cooper (d. 1594) was an English reformer.
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On the Messianic Interpretation & Portions of Isaiah
Galloway, William Brown – Isaiah’s Testimony for Jesus: The Scope, Spirit, and Leading Connexion of His Prophecies, with an Historical Appendix Ref (Chas J. Thynne, 1864) 615 pp.
** “A congregation which would listen to such lectures as these must be a very select one indeed. The writer goes most thoroughly and learnedly into his subject.” – Spurgeon
Hengstenberg, E.W. – ‘Messianic Predictions in Isaiah’ (1856) 354 pp. in The Christology of the Old Testament, vol. 2, pp. 1-354 Hengstenberg comments on chs: 2-4, 7, 8:23-9:7, 11-14, 17-19, 23-33, 35, chs. 40-66 generally, 42:1-9, 49:1-9, 50:4-11, 51:16, 52:13-53:12, 55:1-5, 61:1-3
Smith, R. Payne – The Authenticity & Messianic Interpretation of the Prophecies of Isaiah Vindicated, in Sermons before the Univ. of Oxford (1862)
Payne (1818-1895) was the Dean of Canterbury. The work examines Isa. 7:14; 9:6; 11:1-2; 40:1; 42:1-4; 52:13; 53:4; 65:17 in 9 lectures.
** – “A work which would be invaluable in a discussion with Jews. It meets their objections, and also those advanced by neologians, and by the writers of ‘Essays and Reviews’.” – Spurgeon
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On the Authenticity of Isaiah
1800’s
Douglas, George C.M. – Isaiah One & his Book One: an Essay (1895?) 117 pp. The title means that there was only one Isaiah (not two), and he only had one book (not two), contra liberalism (and many evangelicals).
Douglas (1826-1904) was a Hebraist in the Free Church of Scotland, having studied under Thomas Chalmers and came to be a Principle of the Free Church College. “He was a scholarly conservative, skeptical of higher critical views.” – DoSCH&T
Forbes, John – The Servant of the Lord in Isaiah 40-66 Reclaimed to Isaiah as the Author from Argument, Structure & Date (1890) 280 pp.
Stuart, Alexander Moody – The Old Isaiah (1880)
Stuart was of the Free Church of Scotland.
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1900’s
Allis, O.T. – The Unity of Isaiah; a Study in Prophecy Pre Buy (Philadelphia: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1950) 150 pp. ToC
Allis (1880-1973) was one of the renowned, conservative scholars of early Westminster Seminary.
‘A valuable rebuttal to the Deutero-Isaiah theory [that there were two Isaiahs].’ – Cyril J. Barber
Payne, J. Barton – “The Unity of Isaiah: Evidence From Chapters 36-39,” Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 6.2 (May 1963): 50-56
Young, E.J.
Articles
“The Authorship of Isaiah,” Themelios 4.3 (1967), pp. 11-16
Who Wrote Isaiah? Buy (1958) 88 pp.
‘A vigorous apologetic for the unity of Isaiah’s prophecy.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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Audio Lecture
‘Authority of Scripture 9: Unity of Isaiah’ 54 minutes
Delivered at Westminster Theological Seminary.
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“Isaiah I take to be the most Pauline of the Old Testament men; Ezekiel the most Petrine.”
John ‘Rabbi’ Duncan
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