Isa 55:3, 6 | JFB | STEP | 3. me ... live-- by coming to me ye shall live: for "I am the life" ( ). everlasting covenant-- ( ; ). with you ... David-- God's covenant is with the antitypical David, Messiah ( ), and so with us by our identification with Him. sure-- answering to "everlasting," irrevocable, unfailing, to be relied on (Psa 89:2-4, 28, 29, 34-36; , ; , ; ). mercies of David-- the mercies of grace ( ; ) which I covenanted to give to David, and especially to Messiah, his antitype. Quoted in .

‏ Isaiah 55:3

3. me ... live--by coming to me ye shall live: for "I am the life" (Joh 14:6).

everlasting covenant--(Jr 32:40; 2Sa 23:5).

with you ... David--God's covenant is with the antitypical David, Messiah (Eze 34:23), and so with us by our identification with Him.

sure--answering to "everlasting," irrevocable, unfailing, to be relied on (Psa 89:2-4, 28, 29, 34-36; Jr 33:20, 21; 2Sa 7:15, 16; 2Co 1:18-20).

mercies of David--the mercies of grace (Is 63:7; Joh 1:16) which I covenanted to give to David, and especially to Messiah, his antitype. Quoted in Ac 13:34.

‏ Isaiah 55:6

6. The condition and limit in the obtaining of the spiritual benefits (Is 55:1-3): (1) Seek the Lord. (2) Seek Him while He is to be found (Is 65:1; Psa 32:6; Mt 25:1-13; Joh 7:34; 8:21; 2Co 6:2; He 2:3; 3:13, 15).

call--casting yourselves wholly on His mercy (Ro 10:13). Stronger than "seek"; so "near" is more positive than "while He may be found" (Ro 10:8, 9).

near--propitious (Psa 34:18; 145:18).