His words are like a sharpened sword - truth that defends the righteous and destroys the rebellious. Commentary on 16 New Testament books, from Matthew to 2 Timothy. ii. b. ", Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. "You think that I have forgotten you. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. They bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New Testaments. Let the whole creation join with us in songs of joy, for it shares with us in the benefits of the redemption, and all they can contribute to this sacred melody is little enough in return for such inestimable favours, Psalms 96:11. What is a plumb line in the Bible? The Most Amazing Child That God has a tender affection for his church and people, Isaiah 49:15; Isaiah 49:15. Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. New Revised Standard Version and Student Study Handout for Isaiah 9:2-7 International Bible Lesson "For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6NRSV). He will crush the Babylonians in a judgment suited to the cruel oppression that they inflicted on their helpless victims (25-26).Other Jews blamed God for their troubles, as if he had cast them off like a husband who divorces his wife or a father who sells his children to pay off his debts. His charge to us every day is to look at him and "see.". Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 49:13-17 Let there be universal joy, for God will have mercy upon the afflicted, because of his compassion; upon his afflicted, because of his covenant. If the Masoretic Text is correct, a long standing interpretation connects Sinim with China. (Wolf), ii. Then I said, I have labored in vain, And so Jesus, who was rejected by the Jews, has become a light unto the Gentiles, and the gospel of Jesus Christ has come unto us who were once alienated from God and far off from the promises. A woman, whose honour it is to be of the tender sex as well as the fair one, cannot but have compassion for a child, which, being both harmless and helpless, is a proper object of compassion. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Even by the springs of water He will guide them. * [49:1-7] The second of the four "servant of the Lord" oracles (cf. We see his calling, his mission, his faithfulness, and His protection. And take heed, you peoples from afar! 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. The land previously uninhabited and in ruins will become well populated and prosperous again (19-21). I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, This is an important yet lightly noted prophecy of the rejection of the Messiah, by mankind in general and by Israel specifically. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, This shows that ethnic Israel has an enduring place in Gods plan, and that plan will be fulfilled when all Israel will be saved (Romans 11:26). 1. But through Him, we've been brought nigh. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob ( Isaiah 49:26 ). Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the morning star? Verse Isaiah 49:13. We hanged our harps on the willows in the midst thereof. That I, the LORD, am your Savior, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; You can check these in your browser security settings. And God's purposes are to be fulfilled there. I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, And give You as a covenant to the people: Jesus, the Messiah, doesnt merely bring a covenant; He is a covenant to the people. Isaiah 55:1-13 Commentary; Isaiah 56 Commentary. are without the yod or the conjunction vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. Surely they may forget, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. Even unmapped places are known to God, and even from them he will gather his pilgrims., Sing, O heavens! He referred to this Servant earlier (Isaiah 42:1-9), but now he reiterated and reinforced what he had revealed in preparation for further revelation about this key figure. I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly" ( Psalms 22:9-10 ). i. Jesus set the demon possessed free from the bondage of chains and demonic torture (Mark 5:1-15). "Sing, O heaven; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.". a. (13-27) The Source Of True Deliverance (28-35) Historical Interlude (36-39) You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, Click on the different category headings to find out more. He is a pledge for all the blessings of the covenant; in him God was reconciling the world to himself. And my work with my God., a. He could know, based on this promise, that the LORD would hear, help, and preserve Him. As a covenant to the people, In answer to Zion's fears, God speaks as one concerned for his own glory (he takes himself to be reflected upon if Zion say, The Lord has forsaken me, and he will clear himself), as one concerned also for his people's comfort; he would not have them droop, and be discouraged, and give way to any uneasy thoughts. c. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away: Babylon, the mighty empire, had taken Zion captive. Isaiah 13. i. d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. Isaiah Chapter49 Lessons from the text . This was true for Zion when freed from the Babylonian captivity; it is even more true for those set free from captivity to Satan. Do Zions' friends favour her dust?Psalms 102:14. This is rejoicing over deliverance from sin, not just exile. "He (Yahweh) said to me, 'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor'.". Half a century ago the blackest spot upon the map of the world, but if you ask the watchman, "what of the night" that brooded on these islands, he answers from the watch-towers of Omniscience that it is gone! Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). Yet if there is any specific time that this promise was fulfilled, it was as Jesus died on the cross and trusted in the promise of resurrection. These multitudes are the Saints who will be gathered from every nation in the last days and enlisted . This assumes that Sinim is derived from sewenim. And these from the land of Sinim.. After you have lost the others, iii. The whole thing comes back to the oil. People born in exile will flock to the rebuilt Jerusalem. Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! Will say again in your ears, a. See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten of their God; and at such a time their temptations may be alarmingly violent. 1. Those from the north and the west, That's pretty smart. It is Best to Obey The Lord. It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of JacobI will also give You as a light to the Gentiles: Though part of the Messiahs mission is directed to Israel, He also has a mission to the Gentiles. With his own hand he protected me. (l) "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. Isaiah 47:1-15 The Humiliation of Babylon . 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. In whom I will be glorified. They intend to thoroughly thrash their enemies. This one "despised and abhorred by a nation" (v. 7) is thus the same person as the servant in Isaiah 53, who is likewise described as "despised" and rejected (53:3). Look! He is protected by the Lord (49:2). To bring Jacob back to Him: This shows that an important aspect of the Messiahs mission was to bring Israel back to the LORD. The idea in this verse is, that it was an occasion on which the heavens and the earth would have cause to exult together. Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in the day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. When we consider what and who the Lord Jesus had to work with on this earth, we certainly must believe that one of the great temptations He faced was discouragement. Listen, you people that live in distant places. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Isaiah 42:10-13). Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, Let there be joy in heaven, and let the angels of God celebrate the praises of the great Redeemer; let the earth and the mountains, particularly the great ones of the earth, be joyful, and break forth into singing, for the earnest expectation of the creature that waits for the glorious liberty of the children of God (Romans 8:19; Romans 8:21) shall now be abundantly answered. It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). c. Your walls are continually before Me: The walls refer to the walls of the city of Jerusalem, which figuratively speak of the health, the strength, the prosperity, and the security of Gods people. And when the Israelis go in and take the oil and cut the prices in half, everybody is going to hail them as the heroes, because suddenly this whole problem of world economy is going to be reversed. Nothing in all creation can withstand his power (2-3). So it's a wise plan, and who's going to object?So God speaks here that they're going to say, "Hey, we need to expand our borders. Listen carefully, you people who live far away. Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? But if that were the case, an apparent contradiction would arise in Isaiah 49:5-6, in which the Servants task is to bring Israel back to Yahweh and to the landthe view that Israel is a title of the individual messianic Servant harmonizes most satisfactorily with the passage and context. (Lindsey). In this case, the servant, too, is hidden even from himself as an agent of God. He kept me safe in his hand. The work of God's Servant v1 Listen to me, you foreign nations. The "mountain" (Isaiah 13:2) is discussed in Notes and Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5. The great blessing of the returning sons of Zion in both near and far fulfillment will come as an astounding surprise. The Servant is God's agent to do God's work in the world. Sunday, June 12, 2022. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 3 And said unto me, Thou art my The Lord's highway, of course, is the one that leads to life. Now God here speaks of the judgment He's going to bring on their oppressors. Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of [China] Sinim ( Isaiah 49:11-12 ). Nevertheless, that Servant knew he was called by God. And lick up the dust of your feet. If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). And you go today and the declaration of so many Jews is, "Where was God during the Holocaust? For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.. In an acceptable time I have heard You, Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. Instead of serving Him with humility and offering love to their neighbors, the nation of Judah offered meaningless sacrifices in God's temple at Jerusalem and committed injustices throughout the nation. God is always mindful of the condition of His people, despite the objections of a doubting Zion. The new commentaries continue this tradition. Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. . So any nation or any people that opposes the Jews is not just contending with a race of people. We are finishing up Isaiah 49 - with verses 18-23 - for Sunday, June 19. Give me a place where I may dwell. God will now speak to them, not by his prophet, but by the Assyrian conqueror, who will do what they said Isaiah had done, i.e. While some might need to brandish a weapon to show their authority, the Messiah needs only to speak. This is a great way to read Andrew's notes on a mobile device or computer. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. So does her God. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, Isaiah 49:1-13 Bringing Light to The Gentiles. GOD'S SERVANT-KING WILL SUCCEED IN HIS MISSION OF BLESSING ISRAEL AND BRINGING LIGHT TO A LOST WORLD ; Place of Action: Jerusalem Golden Text: "Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages." (Isaiah 49:8). Because they do not have the economic base to afford the worldwide inflation that has ensued from the increased oil prices. So he speaks about them coming into the land and being prospered and the land being too small for them and their desire to extend and expand their borders.Now the regathering and the rebuilding of the nation Israel has been a very remarkable thing in our days. God's grace is too huge to be limited to one area or region. b. For the LORD has comforted His people, And that is the equivalent here to, "Thou hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hast thou made mention of my name. She would not have compassion, well she might. What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? All flesh shall know (Alan Redpath) A. What will the Messiah do for the Gentiles? Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). God has forsaken us." Read Isaiah 49:1-4. And their queens your nursing mothers; He reminds the doubting exiles that he is the all-powerful God and Israels covenant redeemer. There I was, left alone; Yet I will not forget you. This text has usually been made to serve as proof of the legitimacy of the church state (or state church); however, the prophet does not have the Church in mind here, but future Israel. (Bultema), ii. For He who has mercy on them will lead them, d. For He who has mercy on them will lead them, even by the springs of water He will guide them: In an immediate sense, this refers to Gods supply and sustaining of the exiles returning from Babylon to Judah, through the unseen hand of the Messiah. I have spent my strength for nothing, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God ( Isaiah 49:4 ). Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. They are dwelling there. God replies that he can do it. 5 - 6 seem to distinguish the servant from . Now by this it will appear that Zion's suggestions were altogether groundless, that God has not forsaken her, nor forgotten her, nor ever will. The purpose of Jesus Christ was to bring Jacob back to God, back to the Father, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I. But thus says the LORD: This is what the Lord says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you,and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, b. * [ 49:3 ] Israel : the servant is identified with the people of Israel as their ideal representative; however, vv. Beg your pardon, I jumped. Jer 1:5 ). A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, and dying, and going to the land of forgetfulness), or she may be so unnatural as not to have compassion on the son of her womb, as those who, to conceal their shame, are the death of their children as soon as they are their life, Lamentations 4:10; Deuteronomy 28:57. note on 42:1-4). But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. And it is equivalent to Revelation 7:16 . In these encouragements, Isaiah looks beyond his time to the coming of the Christ, and even beyond that to the second coming and the eternal kingdom. 3 He said to me, "Israel, you are my servant; The LORD has called Me from the womb; Isaiah 49:1-13 (The 2nd Servant Song) Isaiah 49:1-13 - The 2nd Servant Song. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me: In the midst of this great praise for the Messiah and His saving work, Zion speaking of the highest hill in Jerusalem, and the place of Gods people by association Zion objects. How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven? Be joyful, O earth! There is nothing in life no obstacle, no loneliness, no trial, no sorrow which may not be a way into Gods richest blessing. 2. And some of the old rabbis say that that is God speaking there in response to the people who were captives in Babylon, who said, "God has forgotten us. e. I will make each of My mountains a road: The mountains in the way of the returning exiles both in near and far fulfillment would seem to defeat the purpose of the LORD. And He has chosen You.. And My highways shall be elevated. (Alan Redpath), Listen, O coastlands, to Me, Which may be understood of the heavens, and the earth by a personification, a figure usual in Scripture, to express the greatness of the benefit received, and to raise thankfulness and admiration in the hearts of God's people; see Psalms 90:11 or by the heavens may be meant the angels in heaven, who, as they rejoice at the conversion of a single sinner, will much more rejoice at such numerous conversions among Jews and Gentiles, here prophesied of, Luke 15:10 and, by the "earth", the saints on earth, the excellent in it, who have a more immediate concern in, and must be affected with, the case here represented: and break forth into singing, O mountains; such as are in high office either in the state, as Christian kings and princes, Isaiah 49:23 or in the church, as prophets and apostles, Revelation 18:20. If the tokens of his wonderful power are to be seen everywhere, he intends that there shall be an eminent and remarkable example of it in the salvation of the Church. 49:15 This is a powerful metaphor of God's covenant love (cf. And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me ( Isaiah 49:1-2 ); You go back to Psalms 22:1-31 , that glorious prophetic Messianic psalm of David, and we read there in Psalms 22:1-31 verse Isaiah 49:8 , or no, verse Isaiah 49:9 : "But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. Yeshayahu - Isaiah - Chapter 49 Previous Chapter 48 Next Chapter 50 Rashi's Commentary: Show Hide Show content in: English Both Hebrew Previous Chapter 48 Next Chapter 50 The text on this page contains sacred literature. f. And these from the land of Sinim: Some identify Sinim with a place in Egypt; others identify it with China. But we have no more reason to question his promise and grace than we have to question his providence and justice. Yet these words can be set prophetically in the mouth of the Messiah, because surely Jesus was tempted by the discouraging thought that all His work was in vain and for nothing. All these gather together and come to you. for the Lord hath comforted his people; with the discoveries of his love and grace; by his gracious presence among them; by the coming of Christ unto them in a spiritual way; by sending his Spirit, and renewing the face of things, and reviving his work in the midst of them; by the pure and powerful preaching of the Gospel, and comfortable administration of Gospel ordinances; and by large additions of converts made unto them: and will have mercy upon his afflicted, or "poor", or "meek" and "humble" ones, as the words l may be rendered: the Lord's people is a poor and afflicted people, poor in a temporal and spiritual sense; the church and interest of Christ is in a poor and low condition: the Lord's people are afflicted outwardly and inwardly, and so become meek, and are kept humble; these the Lord, in the latter day, will raise from a low and distressed condition to a more exalted and comfortable one; which will be an instance of his mercy and compassion, and be matter of joy unto them. Bibliographical Information Clarke, Adam. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despised, to him whom the nation abhorred, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee ( Isaiah 49:7 ). Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Well, actually, you can drive from one side of Israel to the other in two hours; you can drive from one end to the other in six hours. All new evidence . And the land of your destruction, a. The "multitude" is "a great people" (Isaiah 13:4) who come together, mustered by the Lord of Hosts, ready to do battle (compare 2 Nephi 23:3-5).
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