For his princes were at Zoan, 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. No way! in Job. It is all useless, bringing neither help nor advantage. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. So there shall not be found among its fragments It is supposed that they might be brought into straits and troubles after this deliverance was wrought for them. The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. You will say to them, Get away!, a. He shall not spare. Be quiet before Him and before others. (2.) He intended therefore to soothe their minds, and encourage them to hope for better things, that they might embrace the mercy of God in the midst of those miseries, and might thus nourish their souls by his word. That this is a rebellious people, Here, I. Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Because you despise this wordTherefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall: God promised that because Judah trusted in Egypt instead of Him, everything would be broken and collapsed. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Outright disobedience is never consistent with real trust in Gods promise. God will be gracious to them and will have mercy on them. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, The burden against the beasts of the South: Isaiah proclaimed a burden against the pack animals of Judah, which would carry the riches of Judah down to Egypt, through the wilderness, in a foolish attempt to purchase protection against the Assyrians. 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 ). a. Then He will give the rain for your seed You shall weep no more. Now we're coming back to the local situation. (q) He commends the great mercies of God, who with patience waits to call sinners to repentance. It shows that you really trust Him. c. One thousand shall flee at the threat of one: This is a reversal of the promise of Leviticus 26:8, and a fulfillment of the curse promised in Leviticus 26:17: I will set My face against you, and you shall be defeated by your enemies. b. If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there. It's a shadow. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, a. And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". 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." Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. You shall have a song Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Isaiah 30:18 The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 18 Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. See? The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard: Isaiah wanted Gods people to see the glory of Gods judgments. Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. "Tophet is ordained of old." 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. 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). When He hears it, He will answer you. This is an inference from the former statement, in which he called Jehovah a God of judgment. While he thus restrains himself, he draws from it an exhortation to patience and waiting, and makes use of a part of the same verb, wait, which he had formerly used. Blessed are all that wait for him. They want to hear only those things that please them (9-11). All they that wait for him.This waiting is, as in the first clause, that of wistful longing. V. The effect of all this should be extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 30:26. They'll be faster than you are. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger: Isaiah sees the judgment of the LORD quickly coming, to sift the nations with the sieve of futility. 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. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. They are resolved never to harbour it any more. And as a banner on a hill. It was foolish for the leaders of Judah to trust in a nation that looked at them this way. The northern kingdom of Israel would soon be conquered by Assyria, and the people of Israel would be taken into exile. This is what he aims at in having mercy on his people." Nor is it a slight confirmation of this when he adds, that God gives a proof of his glory by pardoning his people. In one sense, it was wise and good for Judah to understand that they needed help and were willing to look outside of themselves for help. c. For the LORD is a God of justice: On the surface, mercy and justice seem to oppose each other. It might be thought that he lay still when he gave loose reins to the Chaldeans to oppress the Jews; and therefore the Prophet says, that the Lord will arise and ascend his judgment-seat. And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, We can trust that even when we dont understand it. Through a land of trouble and anguish, The Hebrew word for hell (gehenna) comes from the word for the Valley of Hinnom. The deliverance God shall work for them shall convince them that it is their interest, as well as duty, to serve him only; and they shall own that, as their trouble was brought upon them for their idolatries, so it was removed upon condition that they should not return to them. Others explain it, He commands you to wait, or he will cause you to wait. But the meaning which I have brought forward appears to me to be more appropriate. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, If the sun should go into supernova, it would just about do in the earth. a. 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 ). 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. You will throw them away as an unclean thing: The literal Hebrew for unclean thing is literally a menstrual cloth. The problem God confronted in Judah didnt end in the days of Judah. I don't want to hear that. 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. "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. c. For Tophet was established of old, yes for the king it is prepared: Tophet was a place in the Valley of Hinnom, just outside of Jerusalems walls (Jeremiah 7:31). By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. EHV But the Lord is eager to be gracious to you. i. Trapp on Tophet: Hence it is here used for hell, together with that eternity of extremity which the damned there endure; and this the Assyrians are here threatened with, yea, their very king, whose preservation from the stroke of the angel was but a reservation to a worse mischief here and hereafter., ii. If some guilty criminal stands before the judge, he has the choice to show either mercy or justice. Take a careful look at that word "must.". We think we may safely refer ourselves to a man of judgment; and shall we not commit our way to a God of judgment? 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 And Hades is hell; Gehenna is another place. 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. Those that join themselves to the Lord must abandon every sin, and say unto it, Get thee hence. If they would have trusted Gods promise instead, they would never have had reason to flee, and would have seen the LORDs salvation and strength instead. David said, "Where can I flee from Thy presence? This is what he means by the word judgment; for it denotes not only punishment, but also the moderation which is exercised in chastening. 3 But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever ( Isaiah 30:8 ): Write it down for them so that when God does, you can take the book out and say, "Look, this is what I told you. But it sure sounds like it here. When we trust God, we dont have to strive for ourselves. Now just trust in the Lord." Its always better to be uncomfortable and in tune with the Lord than to be comfortable and out of step with God. It shows them to be loving, generous, and full of mercy. It will be fat and plentiful. Observe, How man's industry and God's blessing concur to the good things we enjoy relating to the life that now is: Thou shalt sow the ground, that is thy part, and then God will give the rain of thy seed, that is his part. When he says that they who shall patiently wait for him will be blessed, he declares, on the other hand, that they who allow themselves to be hurried away by impatience, and do not repent of their crimes and their wickedness, are wretched and miserable, and will at length perish; for without hope in God there can be no salvation or happiness. In raging fury and flame of consuming fire, in tempest, and rainstorm, and hail. a. They could not find in their hearts to make any vessel of honour of them. 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. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. And when the people are brought to praise God then shall the earth yield her increase, and with it God, even our own God, shall bless us,Psalms 67:5; Psalms 67:6. You can read out of that whatever you want. Philolog. The viper and fiery flying serpent, Loving the Lord. There shall be a high spring-tide of joy in Judah and Jerusalem, upon occasion of the ruin of the Assyrian army, when the Lord binds up the breach of his people, not only saves them from being further wounded, but heals the wounds that have been given them by this invasion and makes up all their losses. At the threat of five you shall flee, One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, We've observed many stars as they are about to die. Cause the Holy One of Israel But the teachers of truth may sometimes be driven into corners for shelter; and it goes ill with the church when it is so, when the woman with her crown of twelve stars is forced to flee into the wilderness (Revelation 12:6), when the prophets are hidden by fifty in a cave,1 Kings 18:4. Web30:8-18 The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you,. Or "yet" q, or "nevertheless" though such an utter destruction shall be made, there are a few that the Lord has a good will unto, and therefore waits till the set time comes to arise and have mercy on them; he has taken up thoughts and resolutions of grace and favour concerning them, and has fixed the time when he will show it; and he is, as it were, panting and longing after it, as the word r used signifies, as some have observed, until it is up; he waits for the fittest and most proper time to show mercy; when things are brought to the worst, to the greatest extremity, and when his people are brought to a sense of their danger, and of their sins, and to repentance for them, and to see their need of his help and salvation, and to implore it, and to depend upon him for it; then, in the mount of difficulty, and in the most seasonable time, does the Lord appear; and hereby the mercy is the sweeter to them, and his grace is the more magnified towards them: so he waits to be gracious to his people in conversion; he is gracious before; he is of a gracious disposition; he is inclined, nay, resolved, to show favour to them; yea, he has done various acts of grace before, such as their election in Christ, the provision of a Saviour for them in the covenant, putting all grace into his hands for them, the redemption of them by him, and the adoption of them into his family; but in conversion there is an open exhibition and display of the grace of God; much grace is then shown in applying pardoning grace, a justifying righteousness, and salvation by Christ unto them; by many love visits, and by opening the treasures of his grace unto them, as well as by implanting much grace in them, as faith, hope, love, and every other: now there is a fixed time for all this; and, until that time comes, the Lord waits to be gracious; this is his longsuffering towards his elect, which issues in their salvation; he does not cut them off in their sins; he bears much and long with them, and, as it were, longs till the time comes to unbosom himself to them, and bestow his favours on them; and so, after conversion, he waits and observes the fittest time to deliver them out of afflictions, temptations, c. 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. 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. 2. Hades. Isaiah 7. Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; 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. And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, Distant restoration in spite of unfaithfulness 30:18-26. For you said, No; we will flee upon horses ( Isaiah 30:15-16 ); "We'll get away from the Assyrians. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. (w) Animadv. God's going to defend you. For Tophet was established of old, 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. Until now the emphasis in this "woe" was on human activity, but now divine activity takes the spotlight, especially Gods faithfulness ultimately (Isaiah 30:18-26) and imminently (Isaiah 30:27-33). This is the way, walk in it, Whenever you turn to the right hand b. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. a. i. "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. And to the prophets, Do not prophesy to us right things; (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) Now go, write it before them on a tabletthat it may be for a time to come, forever and ever: God told Judah this before it happened, and wanted it documented. The whole design of the passage Isaiah 30:19-26 is to describe a future state of prosperity by images mainly drawn from the idea of temporal enjoyment. 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. Only God can reconcile mercy and justice, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:26). Trusting Gods promise means confidence. (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. 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. This is grounded upon two great truths: (1.) a. b. Who say to the seers, Do not see, Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: 25 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. God delivered them. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? A bulge in a high wall, This was so when it all unfolded exactly as the LORD had spoken, Judah could have greater trust in the LORD. Or be help or benefit, Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. 1706.return to 'Jump List'. Turn aside from the path, When it gives up its dead to stand before God at the judgment bar. 4 For though his power extends to Zoan. 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. This is also the good effect of their seeing their teachers and hearing the word behind them; by this it shall appear that they are the better for the means of grace they enjoy--they shall break off from their best-beloved sin. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. And the ornament of your molded images of gold. I don't worry about that. I. Gods waiting, 1. Those who were all in tears shall have cause to rejoice, and shall weep no more; and those who dwell in Zion, the holy city, will find enough there to wipe away tears from their eyes. But there's no real substance to Egypt. He rises to have compassion on you. Rivers and streams of waters, The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. And show the descent of His arm, https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/isaiah-30.html. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Assyria will be beaten down, In the day of the great slaughter, p. 507. in the same way Gataker. In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people and heals the stroke of their wound: Better than the material blessing of the LORD is His loving care. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses Therefore the strength of Pharaoh b. Walking with the Lord. Will eat cured fodder, The mistakes occasioned by the similitude of the letters daleth and resh are very frequent, as the reader may have already observed. It has been ordained of old, a place that God has ordained. For Tophet [interesting scripture, Tophet] is ordained of old ( Isaiah 30:32-33 ); Tophet is hell. Yahweh is a God of justice; He will do what is right at the right time. 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. You devise plans but are they of Gods Spirit? "Complete Commentary on Isaiah 30:18". I can hardly wait.Shall we stand.May the Lord be with you and bless you and keep you in His love and grace. They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them: The ambassadors of Egypt came to Judah and saw that Judah had nothing to give them. 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. WebGod Will Bless His People. Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. But when you talk about Gehenna, you're talking about something else; Tophet, it's been ordained of old. They shall not again know the want of the means of grace, Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. Because something in us hinders. It is one sin to reject the LORD, and another sin altogether to trust in something else. 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. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. 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). For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no more; he will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear, he will answer thee. in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you won't listen [you will not hear]. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. That this is a rebellious people, lying childrenwho say to the seers, Do not see: God wanted Judahs rejection of His message, and His messengers, to be documented. Causing them to err. Isaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. 1. (1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin; You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. And rely on them, 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? There it is.". Isaiah starts with the real day of the Lord. And woe unto those that are seeking counsel but not from God. Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. For the LORD is a God of justice. It warns them of what will happen to them if they continue to oppose God. When we return to God in a way of duty he will meet us with his favours. Yea, if I descend into hell, lo, Thou art there." Trusting Gods promise means rest. 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. 2. u "dum miserabitur vestri" so some in Vatablus. 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, the Assyrian here could also be a type of the antichrist who will be destroyed by the sword that goes forth out of the mouth of Christ when He returns. He has made it deep and large; Those that stayed there in quietness and confidence trusting the Lord. 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.) 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