ESV Sanhedrin, fol. Judah would be like a shattered clay pot, which is broken in pieces. 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. 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. 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. 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.) Burning with His anger, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. 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. And the ornament of your molded images of gold. 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. Proud member 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. Hades. "The promises of Isaiah 30:20-22 describe the days of the new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31ff), and not the final glory";[21] because there remains here the element of adversity, tribulation. To cure this vice, he enjoins them to wait, that is, to hope. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. 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). w Animadv. Now your strength is just to stand still and do nothing but trust in the Lord. They say to the prophets. 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. 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. 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. 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. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, For through the voice of the LORD God will then give them plenty of all good things. It was a common saying among the old Puritans, Brown bread and the gospel are good fare. And so the sun increased in its brightness to a seven-times intensity so that the moon reflecting the sun at night under a full moon, it would be as bright on the earth as it is usually during the daytime. Boldness and joy in the day of judgment are precious gifts from God. As God has not left himself without witness, so he has not left us without guides to show us our way. Web30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be q gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of (r) 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. They trust for their national defence in a treaty with Egypt, which, to them, is like a high wall that protects them from enemy Assyria. Causing them to err. IV. 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. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. 18.Therefore will Jehovah wait. (1-4) A flood of judgment upon the drunkards of Ephraim. x. In large pastures. But here the prophet is telling them all along, "Quiet and confidence shall be your strength. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. The sun being seven times brighter, the moon being as bright as the sun and the sun becoming seven times brighter. What a wonderful thing it is when Gods people say to wicked and idolatrous things, Get away!. Don't tell me the truth. The mistakes occasioned by the similitude of the letters daleth and resh are very frequent, as the reader may have already observed. a. You will throw them away as an unclean thing: The literal Hebrew for unclean thing is literally a menstrual cloth. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people and heals the stroke of their wound: Better than the material blessing of the LORD is His loving care. Even the tops of the mountains, that used to be barren, shall be so well watered with the rain of heaven that there shall be rivers and streams there, and running down thence to the valleys (Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 30:25), and this in the day of the great slaughter that should be made by the angel in the camp of the Assyrians, when the towers and batteries they had erected for the carrying on of the siege of Jerusalem, the army being slain, should fall of course. Alert unto the Lord in these last days when the world around you is walking in its drunken stupor. And as a banner on a hill. Sounds like a supernova. 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. But you would not, and you said, No, for we will flee on horses Therefore you shall flee: Because Judah rejected Gods promise, and trusted in horses and other such things instead, they would need to flee! You dont need to argue for your side when God is on your side. As the LORD saw it, Egypt was no substance, just a shadow. i. The first thought is-why should He wait-why does He not act at once? You shall have a song It was promised (Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 30:19), that they should weep no more and that God would be gracious to them; and yet here it is taken for granted that God may give them the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, prisoners' fare (1 Kings 22:27), coarse and sorry food, such as the poor use. Isaiah 30:18 . This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. 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 ). For you said, No; we will flee upon horses ( Isaiah 30:15-16 ); "We'll get away from the Assyrians. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. What the word shall be: "This is the way, walk you in it. And it will be the more pleasing because of the restraint they have been for some time under, as light out of darkness, as life from the dead. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. My eternal future with the Lord, that's the thing that can really get me excited.Go ahead and read your next five chapters. The increase of the earth shall be rich and good, and every thing the best of the kind; it shall be fat and fat, very fat and very good, fat and plenteous (so we read it), good and enough of it. The Assyrians would then come against the southern kingdom of Judah, and because of this threat the leaders of Judah looked to Egypt for protection against the Assyrian invasion. Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. (r) "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. Verse Isaiah 30:18. He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. WebIsaiah 29:8 is a description of the attitude of the cruel invader, already believing that victory belongs to him, and eagerly anticipating his triumph; but he suddenly wakes up to bitter hunger and disappointment. [2.] WebIsaiah 30:18 - Summarized Bible Commentary. It was foolish for the leaders of Judah to trust in a nation that looked at them this way. Then He will give the rain for your seed Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. 1706.return to 'Jump List'. Isaiah doesnt mean wait just in the sense of passing time but in the sense of patiently waiting for and trusting Gods promise. But mercy exalts the goodness of the person who gives it. 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. 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. Some very interesting things. You will say to them, Get away!, a. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. Shall be your humiliation. Then God will pour out upon them the blessings of nature to an extent they have never before experienced (23-26). It warns them of what will happen to them if they continue to oppose God. (q) He commends the great mercies of God, who with patience waits to call sinners to repentance. Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. 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. in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you won't listen [you will not hear]. And then chapter 35, the glorious light at the end of the tunnel after the earth goes through the Great Tribulation of chapter 34, coming into chapter 35, glorious Kingdom Age. Isaiah 7. To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh: This prophecy was given at a time when the Assyrian army was attacking Israel and Judah. Trusting Gods promise means quietness. b. The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. Blessed are all those who wait for Him. a. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. The Lord is a God of justice. And woe unto those that are seeking counsel but not from God. For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod ( Isaiah 30:28-31 ). II. Turn aside from the path, 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. Or whenever you turn to the left. Isaiah 5. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. 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. WebIsaiah 30:18, NIV: Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. I don't mess with that. God's going to wipe out the Assyrian. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. God's going to defend you. Who take counsel, but not of Me, 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. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. 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. Because you despise this wordTherefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall: God promised that because Judah trusted in Egypt instead of Him, everything would be broken and collapsed. People today are seeking counsel, but not from God. "[20] The fulfillment of the first promise was a proof of the certainty of the latter one. When we understand how Gods perfect judgment exalts His justice and His righteousness, we see the glory of the judgment of the LORD. Isaiah starts with the real day of the Lord. Take a careful look at that word "must.". 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. Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground (r) Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same, as in Jer 10:24,30:11. And have not asked My advice, Web30:8-18 The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. a. The burden of the beasts of the south: To the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. Returning also has the idea of drawing close to the LORD. 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. A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. 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. If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. V. The effect of all this should be extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 30:26. In particular, [1.] Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and your trust in the shadow of Egypt will only bring you confusion. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. They'll be faster than you are. 2. CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. 4. And then they will be cast into Gehenna. c. For the LORD is a God of justice: On the surface, mercy and justice seem to oppose each other. 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. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning, And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you Or "yet" F17, or "nevertheless" though such an utter destruction shall be made, there are a few that the Lord has a good will unto, and therefore waits till the set time comes to arise and have mercy on them; he has taken up thoughts and resolutions of grace and favour concerning them, and has fixed the time when he will show it; and he is, as it were, panting and longing after it, as the word. 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. 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. "The word behind thee " (Isaiah 30:21). Kindles it. I. When we trust God, we dont have to strive for 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. Hes gathering strength to show mercy to you. His breath is like an overflowing stream, WebHe wants to rise and comfort you. They want to hear only those things that please them (9-11). He will continually follow you with his favours, and not let slip any opportunity of being gracious to you." Here, I. And whether they are consumed and their smoke ascends forever and ever. A shard to take fire from the hearth, WebIsaiah 30:18. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. Part. When the towers fall. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses Now just trust in the Lord." Web1. 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. 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. With which you sow the ground, a. 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. WebWhat does Isaiah 30:18 mean? You shall weep no more. 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. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. We think we may safely refer ourselves to a man of judgment; and shall we not commit our way to a God of judgment? Click on the different category headings to find out more. "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly" ( Psalms 1:1 ). Isaiah starts with the real day of the Lord. He is Lord over all the nations. (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) The Lords people will be safe in his Day: their part will be to sing amid the judgments of God. 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. Don't run. 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. And His tongue like a devouring fire. In the fourth vial He gives power unto the sun to scorch men who dwell upon the earth. 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. 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." a. Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. 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. God delivered them. WebIsaiah 30:18 But GODs not finished. They would sooner rush under the guidance of Satan into some questionable policy, than in childlike simplicity trust in the Lord and do good. in Job. of Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. He will be very gracious (Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 30:19), and this in answer to prayer, which makes his kindness doubly kind: "He will be gracious to thee, at the voice of thy cry, the cry of thy necessity, when that is most urgent--the cry of thy prayer, when that is most fervent. It was fulfilled in the body of the Jewish nation at their return from their captivity in Babylon, for they abhorred idols ever after; and it is accomplished daily in the conversion of souls, by the power of divine grace, from spiritual idolatry to the fear and love of God. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. It is all useless, bringing neither help nor advantage. Blessed are all those who wait for him. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. God would thus repair the losses they sustained by that devastation. 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). That he may be gracious to you.. The truth is that Gods people are here portrayed rejoicing at his judgment on sin because they must take his point of view on everything, and because this judgment is at the same time their salvation. (Grogan). There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. However, it is likely that the prophecy of Isaiah 32-33 was given before the time of the prophecy of Isaiah 30-31. I personally just leave it alone. And note it on a scroll, It's going to decline. Now, God gave them the bread of adversity and water of affliction, but they could hear God and be guided by Him again. Now there are those who say, "Well, hell is not a place of eternal punishment." 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