s "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius Tremellius. (q) He commends the great mercies of God, who with patience waits to call sinners to repentance. 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. We think we may safely refer ourselves to a man of judgment; and shall we not commit our way to a God of judgment? Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, We can rest in Him, and when we do, it shows we are really trusting in Gods promise. waitcompare Isa 30:15, wait, namely, for His times of having mercy. 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. In particular, [1.] May your mind and heart be clear, sensitive to God and to the things of the Spirit. WebIsaiah 30:18, NIV: Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. ". 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. 97. Yes, for the king it is prepared. You have tried to hide in his shade. Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. Part. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? It's a shadow. 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. 22 Ye 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. They had graven images of silver, and molten images of gold, and, though gold needs no painting, they had coverings and ornaments on these; they spared no cost in doing honour to their idols. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved ( Isaiah 30:15 ); Don't go to Egypt. The first thought is-why should He wait-why does He not act at once? And men will be scorched by the sun during that time. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. Death and hell would give up the dead that are in them, Hades. Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! 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 immediate promise of these good things for Israel would be fulfilled in the destruction of the Assyrian armies; "But the prophecy looks far beyond that to the Golden Age (Isaiah 23-26) (the age of Messiah). The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the prophet tells them what good times should succeed these calamities. 97. 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. Then He will give the rain for your seed Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. Sounds like the sun will go into a supernova. You shall have a song: 1 John 4:17 expresses the same idea: Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. How foolishly mad they had formerly been upon their idols, in the day of their apostasy. To sift the nations with the sieve of futility; 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 the ornament of your molded images of gold. Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the Mighty One of Israel. The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. The sense is, that in some period subsequent to the calamities that Because you despise this word, Probably this was fulfilled in many particular persons, who, by the deliverance of Jerusalem from Sennacherib's army, were convinced of the folly of their idolatry and forsook it. We've observed many stars as they are about to die. We get to the destruction of the Assyrian army that he has been predicting and chapter 33. So to me the strong indications are that it will be an eternal separation from God and whether or not conscious, that's something that's in God's hands. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: 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. The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. 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. They'll overtake you. As in the night when a holy festival is kept, Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, 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. r "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. You arent given to despair or fear because you trust Gods promise. In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare ( Isaiah 30:11-14 ): God's going to crack all of these pots.This takes you out to the book of Revelation where it talks about the reign of Jesus Christ, who as with an iron, will pop the clay vessels and shatter them to pieces. The problem God confronted in Judah didnt end in the days of Judah. 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. When He hears it, He will answer you. WebVerse Isaiah 30:19. Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. 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. What is the way? When we understand how Gods perfect judgment exalts His justice and His righteousness, we see the glory of the judgment of the LORD. Those that join themselves to the Lord must abandon every sin, and say unto it, Get thee hence. The prophet, having shown that those who made Egypt their confidence would be ashamed of it, here shows that those who sat still and made God alone their confidence would have the comfort of it. We'll get on horses and we'll flee." The burden against the beasts of the South. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. You have put your trust in Pharaohs protection. And we'll get to that as we move along here in Isaiah. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Here very graphically it describes this place known as Tophet; in the Greek, Gehenna. 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. Blessed are all those who long for him. If some guilty criminal stands before the judge, he has the choice to show either mercy or justice. It's going to fall. And rely on them, They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you: When God has mercy on us, it exalts Him. iii. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses (1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. 4. It is matter of comfort to the people of God, when the times are very bad, that all will be well yet, well with those that fear God, when we say to the wicked, It shall be ill with 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. If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. WebWhat does Isaiah 30:18 mean? I can hardly wait.Shall we stand.May the Lord be with you and bless you and keep you in His love and grace. That's ridiculous! 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. (y) "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. When he shall hear it, there needs no more; at the first word he will answer thee, and say, Here I am." Cause the Holy One of Israel Like a breach ready to fall, (q) "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. As the LORD saw it, Egypt was no substance, just a shadow. Get out of the way, Blessed are all those who wait for him. 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. i. Bibliographical InformationHenry, Matthew. They knew that Assyria was marching. "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. The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. It was foolish for the leaders of Judah to trust in a nation that looked at them this way. They were chargeable with distrust, and were distressed by strange uneasiness and restlessness of mind; for they were fearfully harassed by their unbelief, so that they could not wait for God calmly. That he may be gracious to you.. If there is conspicuous disobedience in our lives, we must return to the LORDs ways. Gehenna, Tophet, this is the second death. 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. 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. b. God is going to fight for you. 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.) For the LORD is a God of justice; 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. It is actually the Gehenna of the New Testament. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. Why? 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. The northern kingdom of Israel would soon be conquered by Assyria, and the people of Israel would be taken into exile. Sounds like a supernova. Part. Or whenever you turn to the left. Philolog. Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; The LORD promises a day when they will defile those images and throw them away as an unclean thing. Assyria will be beaten down, (s) "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius & Tremellius. The Prophet now adds consolation; for hitherto he threatened to such an extent that almost all the godly might be thrown into despair. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. 2. a. Here, I. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon), You shall weep no more. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly" ( Psalms 1:1 ). (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. 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. It is so in spiritual fruit; we must take pains with our hearts and then wait on God for his grace. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, The word kadosh, lost out of the text, but happily supplied by the Septuagint, clears up 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 ). Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: Isaiah starts with the real day of the Lord. And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!. WebIsaiah 30:18. b. Outright disobedience is never consistent with real trust in Gods promise. 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. 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. Concord. You'll have a little while to read them. And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, i. WebHe wants to rise and comfort you. For the LORD is a God of justice. But it sure sounds like it here. 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. 1. When the towers fall. To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain