By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Turn aside from the path, Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Salem Media Group. He is not like us, therefore; he does not act with bustling or hurry, otherwise at every moment we must perish, but he calmly waits. s "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius Tremellius. Those that have exalted themselves, He'll pop them. The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. To come into the mountain of the LORD, The sense is, that in some period subsequent to the calamities that Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. (q) He commends the great mercies of God, who with patience waits to call sinners to repentance. a. 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. We dont have to run all about trying to protect or guard ourselves. And therefore will he be exalted - "Even for this shall he expect in silence"] For yarum, he shall be exalted, which belongs not to this place, Houbigant reads yadum, he shall be silent: and so it seems to be in a MS. Another MS. instead of it reads yashub, he shall return. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. It is supposed that they might be brought into straits and troubles after this deliverance was wrought for them. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. And we'll get to that as we move along here in Isaiah. So it follows here: "When you shall have abandoned your idols, then shall God give the rain of your seed," Isaiah 30:23; Isaiah 30:23. They had the light, but they loved darkness Or be help or benefit, (r) "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. Hades. 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. Whenever you turn to the right hand Blessed are all those who wait for Him. The sun to scorch men who dwell upon the earth, it says, "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth for the cup of His indignation overflow and is pouring out the cup of the wrath upon the earth" ( Revelation 14:10 ). Blessed are all those who long for him. ", In Revelation it says for the cup at the time of the sun giving power. You arent given to despair or fear because you trust Gods promise. With the indignation of His anger And there are a lot of interesting implications to the sun going into a supernova state of the effect that it would have upon the earth and so forth. The Valley of Hinnom served as Jerusalems garbage dump, and the combination of disgusting rubbish and smoldering fires made it a picture of hell. Some very interesting things. Its pyre is fire with much wood; Hes gathering strength to show mercy to you. And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it. Or the first words in this paragraph may be read by way of antithesis, Notwithstanding this, yet will the Lord wait that he may be gracious. "Aionios posto aionios" in the Greek, the strongest term there is for expressing eternity--from the ages through the ages. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon). 1. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. 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. In the day of the great slaughter, Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. Yahweh is a God of justice; He will do what is right at the right time. They'll be faster than you are. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. The sun being seven times brighter, the moon being as bright as the sun and the sun becoming seven times brighter. The word means the place of a burning fire. i. Trusting Gods promise means returning. God will be gracious to them and will have mercy on them. They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. ( Isaiah 30:1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. Don't tell me the truth. Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. 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. 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 ). 2. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. The mercy in store for them is very affectingly expressed. He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. Yea, if I descend into hell, lo, Thou art there." He has made it deep and large; Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you: We often wonder why the LORD waits to do things in our lives. The problem God confronted in Judah didnt end in the days of Judah. Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. There it is.". Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 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. Trusting Gods promise means quietness. And note it on a scroll, 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. You shall weep no more. 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. Now your strength is just to stand still and do nothing but trust in the Lord. You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and your trust in the shadow of Egypt will only bring you confusion. But it sure sounds like it here. WebIsaiah 30:18 - Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. 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). And whether they are consumed and their smoke ascends forever and ever. You shall have a song Web1. And His burden is heavy; For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. 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]. b. Assyria will be beaten down: In the near view, Isaiah saw the judgment of the LORD against Assyria. He rises to have compassion on you. 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. Just return and rest in the Lord and there you'll be safe. We have the best Protector, the best Guard in God. x. To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, Revelation, chapter 20, when he sees the great white throne judgment of God, "and death and hell delivereth up their dead. This is what he means by the word judgment; for it denotes not only punishment, but also the moderation which is exercised in chastening. They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. I don't want to hear that. i. Boldness and joy in the day of judgment are precious gifts from God. (4.) 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. Because God is infinitely wise, those are truly happy who refer their cause to him. And Hades is hell; Gehenna is another place. col. 3551. And the flame of a devouring fire, 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. God wants to help his people, but first he wants them to learn to trust in him (18).Despite Judahs rebellion, God in his mercy does not cast them off for ever (19). This was so when it all unfolded exactly as the LORD had spoken, Judah could have greater trust in the LORD. And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. 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. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. Now this is what the prophet Isaiah kept telling Hezekiah, "Don't worry about it. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. They say unto it, Abi hinc in malam rem--Get thee hence. (w) Animadv. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. The Lords people will be safe in his Day: their part will be to sing amid the judgments of God. 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. 4. 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. That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. II. However, Jerusalem stood. Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and you're resting on it: Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. We'll get on horses and we'll flee." Isaiah tells us plainly that it is so He may be gracious to you. The Lord appears to lie still or to sleep, so long as he permits his Church to be assailed by the outrages of wicked men; and the customary language of Scripture is to say that he sits, or lies unemployed, when he does not defend his Church. They want to hear only those things that please them (9-11). 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! 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. For the people shall dwell in Zion - "When a holy people shall dwell in Sion"] , Septuagint; am kadosh. in Job. Philolog. 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. The LORD promises a day when they will defile those images and throw them away as an unclean thing. It is one sin to reject the LORD, and another sin altogether to trust in something else. 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. When thou art doubting, conscience shall direct thee to the way of duty; when thou art dull and trifling, conscience shall quicken thee in that way." 2. You can check these in your browser security settings. Sounds like the sun will go into a supernova. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. "Complete Commentary on Isaiah 30:18". You can also change some of your preferences. 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, 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. And their treasures on the humps of camels, Great men, if not good, shall be greatly tormented; and the more they have of the fat of the earth, the more they are sure to fry in hell. (Trapp), iii. 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. Introduction. His lips are full of indignation, WebMatthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-17. Part. 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. To all that love God and their own souls this return of faithful teachers out of their corners, especially with a promise that they shall not be removed into corners any more, is the most acceptable part of any deliverance, and has comfort enough in it to sweeten even the bread of adversity and the water of affliction. Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. 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. 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 [email protected]. Upon their enemies, God will pour out his holy wrath (27-28). It's a shadow. When the towers fall. 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. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, (r) judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. Jesus said that Tophet was prepared by God for the devil and his angels. Isaiah 5. 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. 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