Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; Bibliographical InformationHenry, Matthew. He intended therefore to soothe their minds, and encourage them to hope for better things, that they might embrace the mercy of God in the midst of those miseries, and might thus nourish their souls by his word. He shall not spare. "He will stir up himself to deliver you, will be exalted, will be raised up out of his holy habitation (Zechariah 2:13), that he may appear for you in more than ordinary instances of power and goodness; and thus he will be exalted, that is, he will glorify his own name. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. They didnt need to look to Egypt to help at all. Its always better to be uncomfortable and in tune with the Lord than to be comfortable and out of step with God. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. "Henry's Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible". What a contrast! 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. 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. You will also defile the covering of your images of silver: The people of Judah kept household idols that they used to honor or worship other gods. So hell will come to an end. Isaiah 1. In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people And note it on a scroll, Web1. If some guilty criminal stands before the judge, he has the choice to show either mercy or justice. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. To come into the mountain of the LORD, WebGod Will Bless His People. And his ambassadors came to Hanes. 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). You shall have a song It's out of my territory. Because you despise this word, 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! By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. They would sooner rush under the guidance of Satan into some questionable policy, than in childlike simplicity trust in the Lord and do good. Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain Get out of the way, 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. 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. They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be able to help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach. When we trust God, we dont have to strive for ourselves. When it gives up its dead to stand before God at the judgment bar. Isaiah doesnt mean wait just in the sense of passing time but in the sense of patiently waiting for and trusting Gods promise. 20 The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 2. u "dum miserabitur vestri" so some in Vatablus. But this is not all: 3. 19 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. For you said, No; we will flee upon horses ( Isaiah 30:15-16 ); "We'll get away from the Assyrians. They say to the prophets. If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. Part. That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. Blessed are all those who wait for Him. Take a careful look at that word "must.". As the light of seven days, And heals the stroke of their wound. 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. 97. ii. This is the way, walk in it, Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. 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. 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 ). Now, God gave them the bread of adversity and water of affliction, but they could hear God and be guided by Him again. 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. 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. s "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius Tremellius. r "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. The light of the moon shall become as bright and as strong as that of the sun, and that of the sun shall increase proportionably and be as the light of seven days; every one shall be much more cheerful and appear much more pleasant than usual. God will be gracious to them and will have mercy on them. "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. You 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. As in the night when a holy festival is kept, And then they will be cast into Gehenna. 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). 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. They shall not again know the want of the means of grace, Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. The people of God will celebrate their victory with much gladness and singing (29), but the Assyrians will be destroyed without mercy, as if burnt in a huge bonfire (30-33). 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 ). They say unto it, Abi hinc in malam rem--Get thee hence. 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. Of course, it would be devastating to the earth if the sun went into a supernova state.The astronomers believe that when stars are about to die that they go into the supernova state. In the day of the great slaughter, I. WebIsaiah 30:18 GODS WORD Translation (GW) 18 The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. Part. Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, But there's no real substance to Egypt. There won't be enough left to even take water out. 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", Psalms 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. q "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. It will be fat and plentiful. To a people who shall not profit; ", In Revelation it says for the cup at the time of the sun giving power. They'll chase you. They go into this tremendous intensity of light and they call them the supernovas because it gets so bright and they begin to emit so much radiation and all. Those who were disturbed in the possession of their estates shall again enjoy them quietly. 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. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. It shows that you really trust Him. For a nation of farmers, it was a wonderful promise to make them fat and plentiful. Now of Gehenna, the scripture declares, "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth from the ages through the ages" ( Revelation 14:11 ). Blessed are all that wait for him. (2.) His lips are full of indignation, As it happened, this was exactly the case. II. 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. All they that wait for him.This waiting is, as in the first clause, that of wistful longing. A famine of bread is not so great a judgment as a famine of the word of God, Amos 8:11; Amos 8:12. 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 ewm@enduringword.com. This was shown at the cross, where Jesus took the punishment we deserve and Gods justice was satisfied. CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. 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. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Why? What Does Isaiah 30:18 Mean? Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. The ongoing rebellion and apostasy of Israel is astonishing in consideration of all that the Lord did for His chosen nation. God's judgment upon the Assyrians as He wiped out 185,000 in one night of the first line fighting troops. One of the current popular errors regards the so-called "rapture" of the church in which God's people shall escape tribulation. 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. With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. Hes waiting around to be gracious to you. The last 27 chapters prophesy the restoration of the nation of Israel and a new creation in God\'s glorious future kingdom. Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. 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.". Blessed are all those who wait for him. Herein he is very gracious indeed. You have tried to hide in his shade. ( Isaiah 30:1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon), 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. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. How glorious to be led of the Spirit and having God say, "This is the way, walk in it." Those that stayed there in quietness and confidence trusting the Lord. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. As you know this is the time of year when Israel is approaching the Feast of Tabernacles. And according to the scriptures, the smoke of the torment will ascend forever and ever. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. A shard to take fire from the hearth, They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. With which you sow the ground, He rises to have compassion on you. (3.) Here, I. V. The effect of all this should be extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 30:26. Since He promised to bless His people, He will also, after punishing them for their lack of trust, extend grace and show compassion to them. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. Here, 1. 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. 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