Isaiah 55:1

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Key Reflection

In Isaiah 55:1-2, God invites all who thirst for righteousness to come and receive it freely, emphasizing his generous provision. The verse sets the stage for a message of divine offer and accessible salvation, contrasting with human limitations and inability to achieve true righteousness on our own.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Ho -(הויhôy). This word here is designed to call attention to the subject as one of importance. Every one that thirsteth -The word ‘thirst’ often indicates intense desire, and is thus applied to the sense of want which sinners often have, and to their anxious wishes for salvation. It is not improbable that the Savior had this passage in his eye when he pronounced the blessing on those who hunger and thirst after righteousnessMatthew 5:6. No needs are so keen, none so imperiously demand supply, as those of hunger and thirst.

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