Outright disobedience is never consistent with real trust in Gods promise. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. It is one sin to reject the LORD, and another sin altogether to trust in something else. For Tophet was established of old, Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. "He will stir up himself to deliver you, will be exalted, will be raised up out of his holy habitation (Zechariah 2:13), that he may appear for you in more than ordinary instances of power and goodness; and thus he will be exalted, that is, he will glorify his own name. He is Lord over all the nations. 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. Observe, 1. Hes gathering strength to show mercy to you. "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. Isaiah tells us plainly that it is so He may be gracious to you. 18.Therefore will Jehovah wait. And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!. If the sun should go into supernova, it would just about do in the earth. a. III. Here, 1. And it does sound like the sun will go into a supernova state. Part. 2 Kings 19:36-37 describes how when the king of the Assyrians returned home after attacking Judah, his own sons murdered him as he worshipped in the temple of Nisroch his god. But there's no real substance to Egypt. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Isaiah 4. And the flame of a devouring fire, This is the foundation of all good. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. a. 4. Judah thinks of Egypt as a great dragon (Rahab) that will help it overthrow enemy Assyria, but Isaiah knows that Egypt will be powerless to help - like a dragon that sits still and does nothing (7).The prophet writes this discouraging message down as a permanent record that the people have been warned (8). The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. WebIsaiah 30:18 - Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. We get, "Oh, but the Bible says." And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, But it sure sounds like it here. The word kadosh, lost out of the text, but happily supplied by the Septuagint, clears up i. This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. ". I can hardly wait.Shall we stand.May the Lord be with you and bless you and keep you in His love and grace. 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. 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. WebThe first 39 chapters of the book of Isaiah prophesy doom for a sinful Judah and for all the nations of the world that oppose God. May the Lord watch over you and may you be filled with His Spirit and walk in the strength and the power of the Spirit of God as He anoints you day by day. And men will be scorched by the sun during that time. Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. They say unto it, Abi hinc in malam rem--Get thee hence. Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. 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. And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". We think we may safely refer ourselves to a man of judgment; and shall we not commit our way to a God of judgment? Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. Concord. And therefore will he be exalted, that he may be gracious to you. To make the former statement more plain, we must lay down this principle, that God exercises moderation in inflicting punishment, because he is inclined to mercy. It is supposed that they might be brought into straits and troubles after this deliverance was wrought for them. 30:8), write it in a table, to be hung up and exposed to public view; he must carefully note it, not in loose papers which might be lost or torn, but in a book, to be preserved for posterity, in By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. c. For the LORD is a God of justice: On the surface, mercy and justice seem to oppose each other. How foolishly mad they had formerly been upon their idols, in the day of their apostasy. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. Web2 For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. Blessed are all that wait for him. They are resolved never to harbour it any more. So it follows here: "When you shall have abandoned your idols, then shall God give the rain of your seed," Isaiah 30:23; Isaiah 30:23. The corn shall not be given them in the chaff as usual, to make it go the further, but they shall have good clean corn fit for man's use, being winnowed with the fan. WebThey did not think it enough to have God on their side, nor were they at all solicitous to make him their friend, but they strengthened themselves in the strength of Pharaoh; they You will also defile the covering of your images of silver: The people of Judah kept household idols that they used to honor or worship other gods. When the towers fall. To a people who shall not profit; See? This section is also structurally chiastic. They'll chase you. I. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. But rather than turning to God for counsel and for help, they were sending ambassadors down to Egypt to make a mutual defense pact with Egypt so that they could hire the Egyptians to come and to help defend them against the Assyrians. a. "[20] The fulfillment of the first promise was a proof of the certainty of the latter one. 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 ). The success of this word: "It shall not only be spoken, but thy ears shall hear it; whereas God has formerly spoken once, yea, twice, and thou hast not perceived it (Job 33:14), now thou shalt listen attentively to these secret whispers, and hear them with an obedient ear." ", In Revelation it says for the cup at the time of the sun giving power. It is written concerning "all the saints of God," that, "Through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. GOD takes the time to do everything The people of God will celebrate their victory with much gladness and singing (29), but the Assyrians will be destroyed without mercy, as if burnt in a huge bonfire (30-33). (r) "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. Revelation, chapter 20, when he sees the great white throne judgment of God, "and death and hell delivereth up their dead. They put as far from as they can all the occasions of sin and temptations to it, though they are as a right eye or a right hand, and protest against it as Ephraim did (Hosea 14:8), What have I to do any more with idols? You have tried to hide in his shade. Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: God offered to Judah the promise of protection from Assyria. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses All Isaiahs warnings against an alliance with Egypt are in vain. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. 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. 2 Timothy 2:13). 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. My eternal future with the Lord, that's the thing that can really get me excited.Go ahead and read your next five chapters. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. Here very graphically it describes this place known as Tophet; in the Greek, Gehenna. What is the way? x. His breath is like an overflowing stream, Yes, for the king it is prepared. 2. Bibliographical InformationHenry, Matthew. May your mind and heart be clear, sensitive to God and to the things of the Spirit. It will be with tambourines and harps; Philolog. It's going to decline. a. And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. He rises to have compassion on you. Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. So there shall not be found among its fragments Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground It is happy then if by the particular counsels of a faithful minister or friend, or the checks of conscience and the strivings of God's Spirit, we be set right and prevented from going wrong. But mercy exalts the goodness of the person who gives it. in Job. No way! V. 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