Isaiah: A Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
Isaiah is an Old Testament book of prophecies, promises, and warnings. W.E. Vine’s commentary seeks to unfold the message of Isaiah and also “to bring to bear upon the lives of believers the practical effects of the book.” Rich in history and promise, Isaiah contains messages of woe both to the nations around Judah and to Judah itself. But it also pictures the restoration of the righteous and includes the servant songs that are a picture of Jesus Christ. Although Vine does not dwell on critical questions, he indicates his belief in the unity of the authorship of Isaiah. His commentaries on the prophetic sections is marked by a futurist element.
“W.E. Vine has concentrated on the moral and spiritual lessons of Isaiah,” wrote F.F. Bruce, “and presented them in a way which will prove very helpful to the general reader.”
- Seeks to unfold the message of Isaiah.
- Brings to bear upon the lives of believers the practical effects of the book.
- Contains messages of woe both to the nations around Judah and to Judah itself.
- Title: Isaiah: A Chapter-by-Chapter Commentary
- Author: W. E. Vine
- Publisher: Kingsley Books
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Pages: 305
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible. O.T. Isaiah › Commentaries
- Resource ID: LLS:VINEVBV23IS
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-04-17T20:29:20Z
William Edwy Vine (1873–1949), commonly known as W. E. Vine, was an English biblical scholar, theologian, and writer, most famous for Vine’s Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words.
Vine was born in 1873, in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England. His father ran the Mount Radford School, which moved to Exeter in 1875, and it was there that W.E. Vine was raised. He became a Christian at an early age and was baptized in the Brethren assembly in Fore Street, Exeter. At 17, Vine became a teacher at his father’s school, and then moved to Aberystwyth to study at the University College of Wales. He later completed his education at the University of London, receiving a BA and MA in Ancient Classics in 1906.
This responsibility inevitably meant writing tens of thousands of letters between local churches and the missionaries overseas. Many of the letters—beside being of a practical nature—involved answering theological questions. He also wrote for “Echoes of Service,” a monthly magazine that linked overseas missionaries with the Christians and churches at home by articles teaching the Bible and giving news that would stimulate prayer and support for the missionaries. He also wrote regular articles for other magazines, and many of his written works grew out of these articles. Vine dedicated himself to his work with missionaries and was firm in his doctrine and practice. He said,
In the mind of God the grand ultimate object of missionary activity is the planting of churches. . . . The Head of the church who gave His instructions to His Apostles . . . on record for us in the Scriptures, gave therein a body of truth and principles adapted to every age, generation and condition. The pattern is complete, and exhibits the divine wisdom in every part. Human tampering has only marred it in its working. . . . It is incumbent upon all who profess the Christian faith to respect the plainly revealed intentions of the Head of the church, instead of burdening it with doctrines and regulations of human fabrication.
He wrote this when he was an elder in the assembly at Manvers Hall, Bath, a position that he held for 40 years. He was diagnosed with heart disease in 1927, but lived until 1949.