We need 2 cookies to store this setting. It's out of my territory. 4 For though his power extends to Zoan. They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be able to help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. Yahweh is a God of justice; He will do what is right at the right time. My eternal future with the Lord, that's the thing that can really get me excited.Go ahead and read your next five chapters. WebVERSE Isaiah 30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a They wanted religion, but they didnt want the living God of heaven to have a real presence in their lives (Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us). We think we may safely refer ourselves to a man of judgment; and shall we not commit our way to a God of judgment? Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to their sin ( Isaiah 30:1 ): Now these people, the judgment was coming. Philolog. But Egypt fell to Assyria. iii. But it speaks about "the name of the Lord comes from far, burning in his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation. "Aionios posto aionios" in the Greek, the strongest term there is for expressing eternity--from the ages through the ages. It is all useless, bringing neither help nor advantage. And it does sound like the sun will go into a supernova state. Therefore, God says He has a special place in hell for the Assyrian king. Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of afflictionyour eyes shall see your teachers: When Judah was prosperous and comfortable, they wouldnt listen to God. God will give you rain of your seed, rain to water the seed you sow, just at the time that it calls for it, as much as it needs and no more. (q) "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. Gehenna, Tophet, this is the second death. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. Not only the tillage, but the pasture-ground should be remarkably fruitful: The cattle shall feed in large pastures; those that are at grass shall have room enough, and the oxen and asses that are kept up for use, to ear the ground, which must be the better fed for their being worked, shall eat clean provender. Sanhedrin, fol. Blessed are all they that wait for him - This seems to have been recorded to encourage them, when the threatened calamities should come upon them, to put their confidence in God, and to trust that he would yet appear and restore the nation to himself. Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the Mighty One of Israel. 1. I. And woe unto those that are seeking counsel but not from God. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. His breath is like an overflowing stream, The truth is that Gods people are here portrayed rejoicing at his judgment on sin because they must take his point of view on everything, and because this judgment is at the same time their salvation. (Grogan). The word means the place of a burning fire. Then He will give the rain for your seed (2.) (298) (Jeremiah 30:11.) WebHe wants to rise and comfort you. Isaiah 7. Or whenever you turn to the left. A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. A God of judgment.Better, of righteousness. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? The rich clothes wherewith their images were dressed up they cast away as a filthy cloth which rendered those that touched it unclean until the evening,Leviticus 15:23. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. That this prophecy reaches far beyond the destruction of Sennacherib's army is seen in the total rejection of idol worship which occurred at the end of the exile. We've observed many stars as they are about to die. Yes, for the king it is prepared. Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. They knew that Assyria was marching. But there is no authority for this except a single MS. Rosenmuller supposes it means, in accordance with the interpretation of Jarchi, that he would delay, that is, that his mercy would be "long" or his judgment remote. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. And there are a lot of interesting implications to the sun going into a supernova state of the effect that it would have upon the earth and so forth. Because something in us hinders. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, In the fourth vial He gives power unto the sun to scorch men who dwell upon the earth. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. The light of the moon shall become as bright and as strong as that of the sun, and that of the sun shall increase proportionably and be as the light of seven days; every one shall be much more cheerful and appear much more pleasant than usual. Mercy does nothing to exalt the person who receives it; mercy recognizes the guilt of the one who deserves the punishment. God's Word "behind Israel" would most certainly mean that they were not "following" the Lord, but that they had sinfully gone onward away from him. 2 Timothy 2:13). This is not unfitly applied by many to the light which the gospel brought into the world to those that sat in darkness, which has far exceeded the Old-Testament light as that of the sun does that of the moon, and which proclaims healing to the broken-hearted, and the binding up of their wounds. The word in the Arabic language, as Schultens observes w, signifies to "desire" x; and this will make the words run smoothly in agreement with the former; "and therefore", or "nevertheless, will he desire to have mercy on you"; which denotes the Lord's good will to his people, and how much his heart, and the desires of it, are towards them: for the Lord [is] a God of judgment; or, "though he is a God of judgment" y, of strict justice, judges in the earth, and will judge the world in righteousness; see Malachi 2:17 his grace, mercy, and justice, agree together, in redemption justification, pardon of sin, and salvation: or of moderation, clemency, and grace to correct his people; he corrects them not in wrath and hot displeasure, but in judgment, in a tender and fatherly way and manner, Jeremiah 10:24 and he is a God of "discretion", Psalms 112:5 of wisdom and knowledge, and does all things after the counsel of his will; he has fixed upon the proper time, and he knows which is the best time, and he waits that time to show grace and mercy to his people: blessed [are] all they that wait for him; that do not run here and there for help, and are tumultuous, restless, and impatient, but wait God's own time to do them good; that wait for his gracious presence, and the discoveries of his love, for the performance of his promises, for answers of prayer, for all blessings temporal and spiritual, and for eternal glory and happiness; these are happy persons, all and every one of them; they enjoy much now, and it can not be said, nor conceived, what God has prepared for them hereafter; see Isaiah 49:23. q "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. A bulge in a high wall, You know He can and will come through, and you have a profound confidence in the God who loves you. The b. Or to take water from the cistern.. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame, and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation: From the perspective of heaven, the strength of Pharaoh was nothing. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. You devise plans but are they of Gods Spirit? Paul describes the same kind of heart in 2 Timothy 4:3-4: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. IV. That they may add sin to sin; Judahs reliance on Egypt is against Gods will and in the end will bring only disgrace upon Judah (30:1-5).Isaiah pictures the dangerous journey, as a caravan of donkeys and camels carry Judahs payment through the dry southern region of Judah towards Egypt. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. (r) "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. They want to hear only those things that please them (9-11). Who walk to go down to Egypt. How foolishly mad they had formerly been upon their idols, in the day of their apostasy. The Hebrew word for hell (gehenna) comes from the word for the Valley of Hinnom. Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. Through a land of trouble and anguish, It will be fat and plentiful. The Lord is a God of justice. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare ( Isaiah 30:11-14 ): God's going to crack all of these pots.This takes you out to the book of Revelation where it talks about the reign of Jesus Christ, who as with an iron, will pop the clay vessels and shatter them to pieces. V. The effect of all this should be extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 30:26. The sense is, that in some period subsequent to the calamities that WebIsaiah 30:18. When he gives them their teachers, and they give him their hearts, so that they begin to seek the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, then all other things shall be added to themMatthew 6:33. For the Lord is a God of justice. and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you; or, "will exalt himself" (s); raise up himself, who seemed to be asleep, and careless of his people, and rise up against their enemies, and in defence of them, which is showing mercy to them; or be exalted on his throne of grace, that he may give, and they may find, grace and mercy to help them in time of need: or, "he will exalt", or "lift up"; that is, his Son; so he was lifted up on the cross, that his people might be drawn after him, and saved by him; and he has also exalted him at his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, to give repentance unto Israel and forgiveness of sins; and he is now lifted up as the serpent on the pole in the ministry of the word, that whosoever believes in him should have everlasting life; so that these exaltations, or lifting up, are in order to have mercy; and his waiting to be gracious is by the Jews (t) interpreted of his desire after the Messiah's coming, and his waiting for that: or, "he will be exalted, in", or "by, having mercy on you" (u); the glory of God is displayed in showing mercy to his people; they are engaged and influenced hereby to glorify God for his mercy, both in things temporal and spiritual. Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! a. Of course, it would be devastating to the earth if the sun went into a supernova state.The astronomers believe that when stars are about to die that they go into the supernova state. Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. When the towers fall. (r) judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. God's going to defend you. Jesus said that Tophet was prepared by God for the devil and his angels. WebIsaiah 30:18 - Summarized Bible Commentary. In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are But there is no authority for this except a single MS. Rosenmuller supposes it means, in accordance with the interpretation of Jarchi, that he would delay, that is, that his mercy would be long or his judgment remote. Burning with His anger, This is grounded upon two great truths: (1.) As it happened, this was exactly the case. Isaiah 5. Herein he is very gracious indeed. And then they will be cast into Gehenna. And their treasures on the humps of camels, That the Lord is a God of judgment; he is both wise and just in all the disposals of his providence, true to his word and tender of his people. Blessed are all those who wait for him. The burden of the beasts of the south: To the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. We may request cookies to be set on your device. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon). And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. It is one sin to reject the LORD, and another sin altogether to trust in something else. s "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius Tremellius. (y) "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. When he shall hear it, there needs no more; at the first word he will answer thee, and say, Here I am." Web2 For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. Part. It is promised that their eyes should see their teachers, that is, that they should have faithful teachers among them, and should have hearts to regard them and not slight them as they had done; and then they might the better be reconciled to the bread of adversity and the water of affliction. It is matter of comfort to the people of God, when the times are very bad, that all will be well yet, well with those that fear God, when we say to the wicked, It shall be ill with you. There it is.". Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: But there's no real substance to Egypt. What a contrast! i. We dont have to run all about trying to protect or guard ourselves. Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and your trust in the shadow of Egypt will only bring you confusion. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. There are right-hand and left-hand errors, extremes on each side virtue; the tempter is busy courting us into the by-paths. They not only degraded their images, but defaced them, not only defaced them, but defiled them; they not only spoiled the shape of them, but in a pious fury threw away the gold and silver they were made of, though otherwise valuable and convertible to a good use. d. Blessed are all those who wait for Him: Because God is so great, there is a built-in blessing for those who wait for Him. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry, Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of afflictionyour eyes shall see your teachers, bread of adversity and water of affliction, You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, You will throw them away as an unclean thing, In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people and heals the stroke of their wound, Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger, to sift the nations with the sieve of futility, You shall have a songand gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, to come into the mountain of the LORD, The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, For Tophet was established of old, yes for the king it is prepared, He has made it deep and large; its pyre is fire with much wood, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . And therefore will he be exalted - "Even for this shall he expect in silence"] For yarum, he shall be exalted, which belongs not to this place, Houbigant reads yadum, he shall be silent: and so it seems to be in a MS. Another MS. instead of it reads yashub, he shall return. But your eyes shall see your teachers. (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. They go into this tremendous intensity of light and they call them the supernovas because it gets so bright and they begin to emit so much radiation and all. If we adhere to the existing text, we must take the meaning will withdraw himself on high, will seem to wait, that He may at last interpose effectually. Who say to the seers, Do not see, Like a breach ready to fall, When we return to God in a way of duty he will meet us with his favours. They'll overtake you. Veritas non qurit angulos--Truth seeks no corners for concealment. And those whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into the lake that burns with fire" ( Revelation 20:13 , Revelation 20:15 ). Whence this word shall come--from behind thee, from some one whom thou dost not see, but who sees thee. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses God had an eternal place for the Assyrian king who attacked Judah and Jerusalem (He has made it deep and large; its pyre is fire with much wood). And as a banner on a hill. When thou art doubting, conscience shall direct thee to the way of duty; when thou art dull and trifling, conscience shall quicken thee in that way." God delivered them. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh When it gives up its dead to stand before God at the judgment bar. Salem Media Group. The seasonableness of this word: It shall come when you turn to the right hand or to the left. a. WebWhat does Isaiah 30:18 mean? Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. They would sooner rush under the guidance of Satan into some questionable policy, than in childlike simplicity trust in the Lord and do good. What a wonderful thing it is when Gods people say to wicked and idolatrous things, Get away!. Nor is it a slight confirmation of this when he adds, that God gives a proof of his glory by pardoning his people. Now some of the more wealthy people were escaping to Egypt when they saw this Assyrian invasion coming. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. And to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things; Isaiah 6. They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, They shall be cured of their idolatry, shall fall out with their idols, and never be reconciled to them again, Isaiah 30:22; Isaiah 30:22. He will wait, that he may do it in the best and fittest time, when it will be most for his glory, when it will come to you with the most pleasing surprise. The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; If God gives us not only the word, but the hearing ear, not only the means of grace, but a heart to make a good use of those means, we have reason to say, He is very gracious to us, and reason to hope he has yet further mercy in store for us. in Job. Because you despise this word, And on every high hill And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden any more, but thine eye shall see thy teachers; and thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left. Interestingly, the King James Version and the New International Version both translate these words as menstrual cloth, but the New King James Version uses the euphemistic unclean thing. We get to the destruction of the Assyrian army that he has been predicting and chapter 33. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. ii. x. You don't have to worry about the Assyrians and their invasion, because God is going to take care of you. yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it ( Isaiah 30:33 ). Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; 1. I. Gods waiting, 1. He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? You arent given to despair or fear because you trust Gods promise. So those who long for Him will experience blessing when their waiting is over. And bread of the increase of the earth; Judgment is thus contrasted with severity, when the Lord observes a limit in punishing believers, that he may not ruin those whose salvation he always promotes; and, accordingly, as Habakkuk says, in the midst of wrath he remembers his mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2.) Then God will pour out upon them the blessings of nature to an extent they have never before experienced (23-26). It seems that their teachers had been removed into corners (probably being forced to shift for their safety in the reign of Ahaz), but it shall be so no more. As the LORD saw it, Egypt was no substance, just a shadow. And therefore will he be exalted - Lowth renders this in accordance with a conjecture of Houbigant, 'Shall he expect in silence, by reading yadum instead of yarum. However, Jerusalem stood. Observe, (1.) At the same time, God shows mercy by extending the work of Jesus to us as payment for our sins. But you would not, It was foolish for the leaders of Judah to trust in a nation that looked at them this way. At the threat of five you shall flee, Great men, if not good, shall be greatly tormented; and the more they have of the fat of the earth, the more they are sure to fry in hell. (Trapp), iii. They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. Web30 The LORD will make his glorious voice heard, and reveal his arm coming down. The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. Web30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be q gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of (r) Hades. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. The northern kingdom of Israel would soon be conquered by Assyria, and the people of Israel would be taken into exile. I don't mess with that. "[20] The fulfillment of the first promise was a proof of the certainty of the latter one. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, Which is broken in pieces; If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. p. 56. I don't want to hear that. 20 The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more. So then, regarding Assyria in the here and now, they will be shattered, Judah will sing, the funeral pyre is ready and so is the fire. (Motyer), (c) 2021 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. t Gloss, in T. Bab. 2. The brute-creatures shall share in the abundance; it is fit they should, for they groan under the burden of the curse which man's sin has brought upon the earth. WebFor the people shall dwell in Zion - (see the note at Isaiah 1:8).The language here is evidently adapted to a return from the captivity. 4. They were chargeable with distrust, and were distressed by strange uneasiness and restlessness of mind; for they were fearfully harassed by their unbelief, so that they could not wait for God calmly. The burden against the beasts of the South. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. When the danger is over the people shall dwell in Zion, at Jerusalem, as they used to do; they shall dwell safely, free from the fear of evil. b. Assyria will be beaten down: In the near view, Isaiah saw the judgment of the LORD against Assyria. Despite the riches that the pack animals bring across the desert, Egypt would not help Judah at all, so one could call Egypt Rahab-Hem-Shebeth, which means Rahab Sits Idle or Rahab the Do-Nothing. Rahab is a name, but it is also the Hebrew word for pride, and is sometimes used as a title for Egypt (Psalm 87:4). But this is not all: 3. It's going to fall. Now there are those who say, "Well, hell is not a place of eternal punishment." It is actually the Gehenna of the New Testament. The last 27 chapters prophesy the restoration of the nation of Israel and a new creation in God\'s glorious future kingdom. The final place of the wicked dead. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God, Amos 8:11; Amos 8:12. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. "And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him. a. Now of Gehenna, the scripture declares, "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth from the ages through the ages" ( Revelation 14:11 ). Here very graphically it describes this place known as Tophet; in the Greek, Gehenna. "Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible". He will be very gracious (Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 30:19), and this in answer to prayer, which makes his kindness doubly kind: "He will be gracious to thee, at the voice of thy cry, the cry of thy necessity, when that is most urgent--the cry of thy prayer, when that is most fervent. b. I don't worry about that. That therefore all those are blessed who wait for him, who not only wait on him with their prayers, but wait for him with their hopes, who will not take any indirect course to extricate themselves out of their straits, or anticipate their deliverance, but patiently expect God's appearances for them in his own way and time.

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