And on every high hill 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. In large pastures. If the sun should go into supernova, it would just about do in the earth. A bulge in a high wall, This is grounded upon two great truths: (1.) Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. In a naturally dry land, it was a wonderful promise to give abundant rivers and streams of waters. (1-4) A flood of judgment upon the drunkards of Ephraim. I can hardly wait.Shall we stand.May the Lord be with you and bless you and keep you in His love and grace. Upon their enemies, God will pour out his holy wrath (27-28). Shall be your humiliation. Be quiet before Him and before others. Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, 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. 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. And their treasures on the humps of camels, (q) "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. Yahweh is a God of justice; He will do what is right at the right time. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. Isaiah 4. (2.) He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 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. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. 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. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. They'll overtake you. 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. He contrasts this waiting with the excessive haste against which he spoke loudly at the beginning of the chapter, where he reproved the people for noisy haste, and condemned them for unbelief; but now, on the contrary, he reproaches them by saying that the Lord will not render like for like in consequence of the contempt with which they have treated him, and will not in that manner hasten to punish them. 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. For the people shall dwell in Zion - "When a holy people shall dwell in Sion"] , Septuagint; am kadosh. This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. But the sinful people do not want to hear messages that come from God. At the same time, God shows mercy by extending the work of Jesus to us as payment for our sins. 30:4 For his c princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. 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. Those that join themselves to the Lord must abandon every sin, and say unto it, Get thee hence. For the LORD is a God of justice; To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; but their one season is the present; they cannot, they will not wait. 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. Then God will pour out upon them the blessings of nature to an extent they have never before experienced (23-26). Get out of the way, Web1. 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. You shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. WebDavid Guzik commentary on Isaiah 32, which promises the blessings that will come from the coming king, who will reign in righteousness. And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, and the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, the tempest, and hailstones. Now some of the more wealthy people were escaping to Egypt when they saw this Assyrian invasion coming. You dont need to argue for your side when God is on your side. With the indignation of His anger May you be enabled by Him, and may you enter into that fullness that He has for you. He will continually follow you with his favours, and not let slip any opportunity of being gracious to you." Through a land of trouble and anguish, That they may add sin to sin; May your mind and heart be clear, sensitive to God and to the things of the Spirit. But when you talk about Gehenna, you're talking about something else; Tophet, it's been ordained of old. That this is a rebellious people, they are lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Don't prophesy to us right things, but speak smooth things, prophesy deceitfully ( Isaiah 30:9-10 ): Only tell me good things about me. Introduction. "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. 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 the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people The mercy in store for them is very affectingly expressed. They'll be faster than you are. For his princes were at Zoan, 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. When He hears it, He will answer you. That's where I can get excited and really get into the glorious future that I have with Him. And a thousand will flee from one man; at the rebuke of five you will flee: till you are left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain. I don't mess with that. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. There are right-hand and left-hand errors, extremes on each side virtue; the tempter is busy courting us into the by-paths. This was so when it all unfolded exactly as the LORD had spoken, Judah could have greater trust in the LORD. In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. 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. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. WebThe Geneva Study Bible. Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire ( Isaiah 30:27 ): Again, we're getting into the day of His indignation, getting into the day of the great wrath, and this moon shall be as light as the sun and the sunlight seven times increased. WebHe wants to rise and comfort you. Even if it feels God is distant, He hears and promises to answer. But your eyes shall see your teachers. WebIsaiah 30:18, NIV: Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. 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. God delivered them. 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). We may request cookies to be set on your device. 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. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". What the word shall be: "This is the way, walk you in it. Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; The final place of the wicked dead. [2.] Who say to the seers, Do not see, "Thy eyes see thy teachers; but this is a teacher out of sight, it is thy own conscience, which shall now by the grace of God be awakened to do its office." 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). 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. And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!. 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