WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. Like a breach ready to fall, And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, "He will wait to be gracious (Isaiah 30:18; Isaiah 30:18); he will wait till you return to him and seek his face, and then he will be ready to meet you with mercy. And supernova is a phenomena that we observe in the universe. You can also change some of your preferences. 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. so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit ( Isaiah 30:14 ). Isaiah 6. 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. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh As the light of seven days, He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry: When Gods people wait on Him and patiently trust His promise, God pours out His grace at the cry of their heart. Forever and ever: And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, In that day your cattle will feed Blessed are all that wait for him. You have put your trust in Pharaohs protection. Here, I. Lying children, a. Some very interesting things. 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. 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. All rights reserved. It was a common saying among the old Puritans, Brown bread and the gospel are good fare. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. Rivers and streams of waters, 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. They could not find in their hearts to make any vessel of honour of them. When He hears it, He will answer you. Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. And therefore will he be exalted.A very slight alteration gives a meaning more in harmony with the context, will wait in stillness (Cheyne). A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. 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). i. Trusting Gods promise means returning. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. 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. It's out of my territory. And it does sound like the sun will go into a supernova state. He has made it deep and large; Don't tell me the truth. The first thought is-why should He wait-why does He not act at once? 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. 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. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. w Animadv. And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!. 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. God would thus repair the losses they sustained by that devastation. For Jehovah is a God of judgment. 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. There it is.". Burning with His anger, Which reaches up to the neck, 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 the astronomers have watched these stars in supernovas. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. 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. To a people who shall not profit; And woe unto those that are seeking counsel but not from God. Now this is what the prophet Isaiah kept telling Hezekiah, "Don't worry about it. Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the In raging fury and flame of consuming fire, in tempest, and rainstorm, and hail. We get to the destruction of the Assyrian army that he has been predicting and chapter 33. From which came the lioness and lion, And note it on a scroll, 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. But the sinful people do not want to hear messages that come from God. Salem Media Group. But this is not all: 3. And though the Lord gives you 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. May your mind and heart be clear, sensitive to God and to the things of the Spirit. b. I don't worry about that. All Isaiahs warnings against an alliance with Egypt are in vain. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. It is written concerning "all the saints of God," that, "Through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). Trusting Gods promise means confidence. They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, No way! And ye shall defile the overlaying of thy graven images of silver, and the plating of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as an unclean thing; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.". And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". And Tophet is ordained of old. As God has not left himself without witness, so he has not left us without guides to show us our way. Proud member 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. I can hardly wait.Shall we stand.May the Lord be with you and bless you and keep you in His love and grace. 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. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? Or be help or benefit, Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. The last 27 chapters prophesy the restoration of the nation of Israel and a new creation in God\'s glorious future kingdom. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Introduction. 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. 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. Which is broken in pieces; 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", Psalm 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. And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. We can trust that even when we dont understand it. He rises to have compassion on you. The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. a. Therefore you shall flee! WebOriginally written in 1706, Matthew Henrys Concise Commentary provides a condensed look at nearly every verse in the Bible. 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. 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 who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, WebVerse Isaiah 30:19. Those that stayed there in quietness and confidence trusting the Lord. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. 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). It shows that you really trust Him. ii. a. 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]. Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit: In looking to Egypt, Judah forsook the LORD. But you would not, V. The effect of all this should be extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 30:26. col. 3551. y "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod ( Isaiah 30:28-31 ). But Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not." 4. This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. Returning also has the idea of drawing close to the LORD. 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. 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. But this wall will collapse on top of them (12-14).Instead of trusting quietly in God the people trust in military strength. Veritas non qurit angulos--Truth seeks no corners for concealment. Or (taking the previous clause as Maurer, "Therefore Jehovah will delay" in punishing you, "in order that He may be gracious to you," if ye repent), He will be far removed from you (so in Ps 10:5, far above out sight); that is, He will not immediately descend to punish, "in order that He may have mercy," &c. judgmentjustice; faithfulness to His covenant. EHV But the Lord is eager to be gracious to you. Therefore this iniquity shall be to you And men will be scorched by the sun during that time. For his princes were at Zoan, "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." Others translate the words, till he be gracious to you; but I think that the former translation is more appropriate, and it agrees better with the meaning of the particle (lamed.) 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. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. For the princes were there at Zoan, and the ambassadors they came to Hanes [the major cities of Egypt in that day]. You're not going to have to fight the battle. For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Get out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. A shard to take fire from the hearth, 1. "The word behind thee " (Isaiah 30:21). Who walk to go down to Egypt. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. Isaiah doesnt mean wait just in the sense of passing time but in the sense of patiently waiting for and trusting Gods promise. Listening to the Lord. iii. The Lords people will be safe in his Day: their part will be to sing amid the judgments of God. The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, Isaiah tells us plainly that it is so He may be gracious to you. That it may be for time to come, Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain But the sense seems to be, that God would be so forbearing that his character would be exalted, that is, that people would have more elevated conceptions of his truth, mercy, and faithfulness. God will be gracious to them and will have mercy on them. Now, God gave them the bread of adversity and water of affliction, but they could hear God and be guided by Him again. You shall weep no more. Who walk to go down to Egypt, 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. 2 Kings 19:35 describes how God sent the angel of the LORD and killed 185,000 Assyrians in one night. 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. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/isaiah-30.html. 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. Therefore I have called her That this is a rebellious people, Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. 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. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Then He will give the rain for your seed: When Judah puts away their idols, boldly trusting Gods promise, then God will send material blessings on Judah. 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. Web30 The LORD will make his glorious voice heard, and reveal his arm coming down. 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. 2 Timothy 2:13). WebIsaiah 30:18 - Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. The Prophet now adds consolation; for hitherto he threatened to such an extent that almost all the godly might be thrown into despair. Take a careful look at that word "must.". Therefore, God says He has a special place in hell for the Assyrian king. They'll chase you. 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 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. Now we're coming back to the local situation. Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. Trusting Gods promise means quietness. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. ESV v. All of these things together mean a real trust in Gods promise, and it means that we shall be saved, and it means that we will find strength. All they that wait for him.This waiting is, as in the first clause, that of wistful longing. 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; Rahab-Hem-Shebeth. "[20] The fulfillment of the first promise was a proof of the certainty of the latter one. His lips are full of indignation, a. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. 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. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. We can rest in Him, and when we do, it shows we are really trusting in Gods promise. Well, of course! Isaiah might have said, for from the feared killer (Assyria) they were seeking help from the proved killer (Egypt)! (Motyer), Now go, write it before them on a tablet, Yes, for the king it is prepared. 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). 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