Hearkening and Eating
A. S. Gumbart. Isaiah 55:2-3 Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfies not? listen diligently to me… Two thoughts are brought to our attention, as indicating the steps by which we bring ourselves into that blessed experience in which we may be conscious of having received the gift of God. 1. We must listen diligently. "Hearken diligently unto Me.' That is, hearken with intense desire and eagerness. In the third verse God says: "Incline your ear, and come unto Me.' This word "incline" is a strong word; it carries with it the idea of stretching the neck, as one anxiously, eagerly listening, or as a, hound in pursuing game. 2. The second thing is, Eat. " Eat ye that which is good." (A. S. Gumbart.) Parallel Verses KJV: Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. WEB: Why do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which doesn't satisfy? listen diligently to me, and eat you that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.