isaiah 30:18 explanationisaiah 30:18 explanation
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, Therefore the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame, and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation, They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, The burden against the beasts of the South, The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose, Now go, write it before them on a tabletthat it may be for a time to come, forever and ever, That this is a rebellious people, lying childrenwho say to the seers, Do not see, Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us, Because you despise this wordTherefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant, In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength, But you would not, and you said, No, for we will flee on horses Therefore you shall flee, One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you, And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you, Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. And His tongue like a devouring fire. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. 30:4 For his c princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 1. 4. 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). ii. 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. 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. (3.) Don't tell me the truth. 2. And therefore - The sense of the words rendered and therefore, may be better expressed by the phrase, yet moreover, meaning, that notwithstanding their sins, and the necessity of punishing them, Yahweh would be longsuffering, and would yet bring the nation to repentance. And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, 19 You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. When he shall hear it, there needs no more; at the first word he will answer thee, and say, Here I am." The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. be exaltedMen will have more elevated views of God's mercy; or else, "He will rise up to pity you" [G. V. Smith]. Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound ( Isaiah 30:22-26 ). That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. 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. 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. And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, And you said, No, for we will flee on horses 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. Its pyre is fire with much wood; It is promised that they shall have the benefit, not only of the public ministry, but of private and particular admonition and advice (Isaiah 30:21; Isaiah 30:21): "Thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, calling after thee as a man calls after a traveller that he sees going out of his road." And God will do what is right and what is fair.But my great concern is with that new model that He's preparing for me. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; Don't run. i. Who say to the seers, Do not see, They knew that Assyria was marching. Blessed are all those who wait for Him. In Jesus' name. So there shall not be found among its fragments 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. That's in God's hands. Philolog. It has been ordained of old, a place that God has ordained. His lips are full of indignation, The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. of And their treasures on the humps of camels, 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). They'll chase you. 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. For Jehovah is a God of judgment. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God, Amos 8:11; Amos 8:12. I. Gods waiting, 1. For the princes were there at Zoan, and the ambassadors they came to Hanes [the major cities of Egypt in that day]. 1. Judah had no business trusting in Egypt for help against the Assyrians, but they should have trusted the LORD instead, because the LORD would take care of the Assyrians. This is only inviting defeat, because the military strength of Assyria is greater than that of Egypt (15-17). 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. In the fourth vial He gives power unto the sun to scorch men who dwell upon the earth. And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. How wisely mad (if I may so speak) they now were at their idols, what a holy indignation they conceived against them in the day of their repentance. This is what he aims at in having mercy on his people." 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. Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain 1. Now there are those who say, "Well, hell is not a place of eternal punishment." 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. 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. Through a land of trouble and anguish, These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Veritas non qurit angulos--Truth seeks no corners for concealment. And so here His indignation, "the tongue as a devouring fire.". They are many of them going to ungodly psychiatrists who are filled with humanism and Freudism. Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. 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. Idolaters are said to be mad upon their idols (Jeremiah 50:38), doatingly fond of them. 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." Now some of the more wealthy people were escaping to Egypt when they saw this Assyrian invasion coming. But Assyria's not going to wipe out you. in Job. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise Cause the Holy One of Israel 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. Assyria will be beaten down, But here the prophet is telling them all along, "Quiet and confidence shall be your strength. Hades. And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, That it may be for time to come, 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). 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. We get, "Oh, but the Bible says." That go down to Egypt, and have not asked from God; [they seek] to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and they trust in the shadow of Egypt! 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. x. Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit: In looking to Egypt, Judah forsook the LORD. The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. b. He is the great teacher who punishes his people when they turn from him, so that they might see their wrongdoing, give up their sinful ways and return to walk in the ways of God (20-22). a. 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. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. (1-4) A flood of judgment upon the drunkards of Ephraim. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. For the LORD is a God of justice. You have put your trust in Pharaohs protection. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard: Isaiah wanted Gods people to see the glory of Gods judgments. 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. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/isaiah-30.html. [2.] You can check these in your browser security settings. Get out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. And supernova is a phenomena that we observe in the universe. And it does sound like the sun will go into a supernova state. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. ESV There it is.". Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, So those who long for Him will experience blessing when their waiting is over. Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. 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. a. 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. You arent given to despair or fear because you trust Gods promise. 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. 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. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. He is Lord over all the nations. Concord. (2.) Just return and rest in the Lord and there you'll be safe. (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) Like a breach ready to fall, If we find favour with God, and he have mercy upon us, we shall have comfort according to the time that we have been afflicted. 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. WebIsa 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 God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. To a people who shall not profit; Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. It is supposed that they might be brought into straits and troubles after this deliverance was wrought for them. You know He can and will come through, and you have a profound confidence in the God who loves you. God delivered them. 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. 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 ). (3.) (w) Animadv. You'll have a little while to read them. The burden against the beasts of the South. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Now this is what the prophet Isaiah kept telling Hezekiah, "Don't worry about it. They would sooner rush under the guidance of Satan into some questionable policy, than in childlike simplicity trust in the Lord and do good. a. Now, hope is nothing else than steadfastness of faith, that is, when we wait calmly till the Lord fulfil what he has promised. God's going to wipe out the Assyrian. Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. 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. This is the foundation of all good. When the people woke up, there were 185,000 dead Assyrian soldiers. If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there. Take a careful look at that word "must.". Therefore the strength of Pharaoh This is the way, walk in it, It was a common saying among the old Puritans, Brown bread and the gospel are good fare. Blessed are all those who wait for him. Tools Isa 30:19 You don't have to worry about the Assyrians and their invasion, because God is going to take care of you. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. They'll overtake you. For Tophet was established of old, Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. It is probable that this was fulfilled in the letter of it, and that about the same time that that army was cut off there were extraordinary rains in mercy to the land. We dont have to run all about trying to protect or guard ourselves. 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 WebIsaiah 30:18 GODS WORD Translation (GW) 18 The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. iii. However, Jerusalem stood. 2. i. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. Isaiah 1. 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. No way! 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. As in the night when a holy festival is kept, Part. To sift the nations with the sieve of futility; The LORD promises a day when they will defile those images and throw them away as an unclean thing. That's where I can get excited and really get into the glorious future that I have with Him. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. b. Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. 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. All Isaiahs warnings against an alliance with Egypt are in vain. We The final place of the wicked dead. And, We will ride on swift horses Blessed are all those who long for him. "Aionios posto aionios" in the Greek, the strongest term there is for expressing eternity--from the ages through the ages. For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: 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 God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 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, And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be. So hell will come to an end. (s) "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius & Tremellius. 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. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. Shall be your humiliation. Introduction. Now your strength is just to stand still and do nothing but trust in the Lord. A shard to take fire from the hearth, Isaiah 6. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, Which reaches up to the neck, 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. 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. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. i. Trusting Gods promise means returning. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? ( Isaiah 30:2 ). 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. With which you sow the ground, b. 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