isaiah 30:18 explanation

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. Causing them to err. And trust in the shadow of Egypt 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. We get to the destruction of the Assyrian army that he has been predicting and chapter 33. Outright disobedience is never consistent with real trust in Gods promise. Be quiet before Him and before others. But those that will wait upon God will be delivered.". The viper and fiery flying serpent, Here, 1. In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. 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. We've observed many stars as they are about to die. This is the way, walk in it, And in battles of brandishing He will fight with it. I don't mess with that. Let us therefore not judge of love or hatred by what is before us. (4.) You will say to them, Get away!, a. 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. 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. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. They'll chase you. 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. a. c. For Tophet was established of old, yes for the king it is prepared: Tophet was a place in the Valley of Hinnom, just outside of Jerusalems walls (Jeremiah 7:31). 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. (q) He commends the great mercies of God, who with patience waits to call sinners to repentance. Jesus said that Tophet was prepared by God for the devil and his angels. Even if it feels God is distant, He hears and promises to answer. [2.] Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit: In looking to Egypt, Judah forsook the LORD. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining 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. col. 3551. y "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. 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. May the Lord watch over you and may you be filled with His Spirit and walk in the strength and the power of the Spirit of God as He anoints you day by day. 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 devise plans but are they of Gods Spirit? And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you,. Or "yet" q, 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 r used signifies, as some have observed, until it is up; he waits for the fittest and most proper time to show mercy; when things are brought to the worst, to the greatest extremity, and when his people are brought to a sense of their danger, and of their sins, and to repentance for them, and to see their need of his help and salvation, and to implore it, and to depend upon him for it; then, in the mount of difficulty, and in the most seasonable time, does the Lord appear; and hereby the mercy is the sweeter to them, and his grace is the more magnified towards them: so he waits to be gracious to his people in conversion; he is gracious before; he is of a gracious disposition; he is inclined, nay, resolved, to show favour to them; yea, he has done various acts of grace before, such as their election in Christ, the provision of a Saviour for them in the covenant, putting all grace into his hands for them, the redemption of them by him, and the adoption of them into his family; but in conversion there is an open exhibition and display of the grace of God; much grace is then shown in applying pardoning grace, a justifying righteousness, and salvation by Christ unto them; by many love visits, and by opening the treasures of his grace unto them, as well as by implanting much grace in them, as faith, hope, love, and every other: now there is a fixed time for all this; and, until that time comes, the Lord waits to be gracious; this is his longsuffering towards his elect, which issues in their salvation; he does not cut them off in their sins; he bears much and long with them, and, as it were, longs till the time comes to unbosom himself to them, and bestow his favours on them; and so, after conversion, he waits and observes the fittest time to deliver them out of afflictions, temptations, c. 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. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. 2 Timothy 2:13). But Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not." When we understand how Gods perfect judgment exalts His justice and His righteousness, we see the glory of the judgment of the LORD. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: 21 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. Loving the Lord. But God is so great, He can show both at the same time. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 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. Philolog. At the same time, God shows mercy by extending the work of Jesus to us as payment for our sins. And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, 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. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. He rises to have compassion on you. In a naturally dry land, it was a wonderful promise to give abundant rivers and streams of waters. in Job. For Tophet was established of old, No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. EHV But the Lord is eager to be gracious to you. Proud member Death and hell would give up the dead that are in them, Hades. Kindles it. It will be fat and plentiful. Isaiah 6. Nor is it a slight confirmation of this when he adds, that God gives a proof of his glory by pardoning his people. In the fourth vial He gives power unto the sun to scorch men who dwell upon the earth. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. And on every high hill ( Isaiah 30:1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. No way! 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. 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. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, With which you sow the ground, Get out of the way, It is supposed that they might be brought into straits and troubles after this deliverance was wrought for them. A shard to take fire from the hearth, A God of judgment.Better, of righteousness. To cease from before us.. But when you talk about Gehenna, you're talking about something else; Tophet, it's been ordained of old. Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan. 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. (r) Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same, as in Jer 10:24,30:11. Click on the different category headings to find out more. For the LORD is a God of justice. WebMatthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-17. In like manner, Jeremiah says, Chasten me, O Lord, but in judgment, not in thy wrath, lest thou crush me. (Jeremiah 10:24.). b. 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. They could have trusted God for His promise. b. Part. And woe unto those that are seeking counsel but not from God. Those that have exalted themselves, He'll pop them. You have put your trust in Pharaohs protection. And then they will be cast into Gehenna. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. 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 ). Or to take water from the cistern.. p. 56. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. That it may be for time to come, (3.) 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. And have not asked My advice, Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground 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. We can trust that even when we dont understand it. Isaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. 1. (1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, That they may add sin to sin; i. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. He knows that the journey is a waste of time, money and effort (6). You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. This is also the good effect of their seeing their teachers and hearing the word behind them; by this it shall appear that they are the better for the means of grace they enjoy--they shall break off from their best-beloved sin. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. You know He can and will come through, and you have a profound confidence in the God who loves you. God delivered them. This was shown at the cross, where Jesus took the punishment we deserve and Gods justice was satisfied. Now there are those who say, "Well, hell is not a place of eternal punishment." 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. Get out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. WebIsaiah 30:18 But GODs not finished. And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". 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. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. And His burden is heavy; This is an inference from the former statement, in which he called Jehovah a God of judgment. While he thus restrains himself, he draws from it an exhortation to patience and waiting, and makes use of a part of the same verb, wait, which he had formerly used. For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: They say to the prophets. When he gives them their teachers, and they give him their hearts, so that they begin to seek the kingdom of God and the righteousness thereof, then all other things shall be added to themMatthew 6:33. 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. They wanted religion, but they didnt want the living God of heaven to have a real presence in their lives (Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us). WebThey did not think it enough to have God on their side, nor were they at all solicitous to make him their friend, but they strengthened themselves in the strength of Pharaoh; they Just return and rest in the Lord and there you'll be safe. Lying children, You can read out of that whatever you want. God will then give them plenty of all good things. 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). 3 But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. 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 ( Isaiah 30:17-18 ). WebIsaiah 30:18. David said, "Where can I flee from Thy presence? The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard: Isaiah wanted Gods people to see the glory of Gods judgments. Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the That's where I can get excited and really get into the glorious future that I have with Him. They are many of them going to ungodly psychiatrists who are filled with humanism and Freudism. In particular, [1.] However, Gods people do not need to fear: You shall have a songand gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, to come into the mountain of the LORD. You'll have a little while to read them. Web(Read Isaiah 30:8-18) The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. i. Trusting Gods promise means returning. Here, I. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes 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 ( Isaiah 30:19-21 ). And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. Now just trust in the Lord." 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. The way of waiting upon God and trusting in Him. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. 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. Isaiah 4. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon). Those that join themselves to the Lord must abandon every sin, and say unto it, Get thee hence. In returning and rest you shall be saved; Herein he is very gracious indeed. The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. 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." It will be with tambourines and harps; 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! Blessed are all those who wait for him. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon), You shall weep no more. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. 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. 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. But you would not, 97. 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. A little while to read them hate you shall weep no more worm dies not. in them,.. 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