Isaiah 25:1-12 He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory June 30, 2013. Only 13 left in stock (more on the way). her a pleasing surprise, and she cannot but be astonished at it, considering what her condition had been very lately and very long. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. But he is here told that These verses refer to the provision made for the 6 Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. her, nor forgotten her, nor ever will. The Children shall complain for want of They have been perceived as lowly, but God will reveal their true glory. a. whom he is given for salvation. out of the flames. Indeed He says, upon that and remember the covenant. [3.] 1. (3.) This Servant is going to function as Israel. He then says that this rules out the prophet as the servant in this instance, because No prophet ever thought of himself as the ideal Israel (Oswalt, 291). the Gentiles. The words Jacob and Israel are synonymous here. An objection started against the promise of the Jews' release out of their captivity in Babylon, b. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 1B. [1.] 2. It is he that says, Go forth; it is the Son that makes us free, and then we are free indeed. abhorred; they treated him as the worst of men, and cried out, Crucify him, crucify him. 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 Henceforth it will concern the restoring of the city that virtually none of the exiles have ever seen (Goldingay, 280). Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. mighty, though they are mighty, shall be taken away, and it is to no purpose for them to oppose it; and the prey of the This is a prophecy concerning Christ, and redemption by him; and of We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nations abhor, to a servant of rulers (v. 7a). shall be not only in the valleys, but in all high places, i. Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). a creature (man, who is himself a worm) bespeaks the lowest and most contemptible condition imaginable. Isaiah 26:17 be fed at free cost with food convenient: They shall feed in the ways, as sheep; for now, as formerly, God leads Joseph like 19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy Egypt, called Sin, of which we read, Ezek 30 15, 16. God's her waste should be removed; and that she should have converts that What God will do for Zion we are told, v. 17. (1.) iii. Then follows Yahwehs promise to bring his children home (49:850:3). Even unmapped places are known to God, and even from them he will gather his pilgrims., Sing, O heavens! Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. Those whom God designs to employ as his servants he is fashioning and preparing to be so long before, when perhaps neither The First Readings: The Old Testament and Acts (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2001), Blenkinsopp, Joseph, The Anchor Bible: Isaiah 40-55, Vol. Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). return to their own country, and shall forward them with as much tenderness as ever any parent carried a child that was weak and That yet on the other This kind of parallel structure is common in Hebrew poetry. II. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. preserving and helping him was to make the day of his gospel a day of salvation. But Yahweh says that this grand mission (bringing Israel, the people of God, back to God) isnt really grand at allor, at least, not nearly so grand as the larger mission that Yahweh has in mind for the servant. (2.) For your waste and desolate places, The name means the LORD is God and refers to at least a dozen men in the OT. 65 2. An auditory is summoned together and attention demanded. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. i. Though few of the Jewish nation were converted by Christ's from his undertakings, but God promises to preserve him and enable him to persevere in it; on that one stone were seven eyes, In answer to Zion's destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. God has given the servant an ear to hear God and to hear the people (50:5). inherited; so the cities of Judah were after the return out of captivity, and so the church, which in the last and degenerate ages may forget, yet will I not forget thee. It is a fascinating and instructive switch between Isaiah 43:16-17 and Isaiah 43:18. Father, I will, John 17 24. ratification of the prophecy of the Jews' release out of Babylon, which was to be the figure and type of all these blessings,, strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, and afar off. Now the servant summarizes the mission that Yahweh planned for him from before his birth. shall be brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God), that thou mayest be my salvation, the author of that (2.) Kings shall be your foster fathers, d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. Proud member He that in times past made the sea a way, now with as much ease will make the mountains a way, though they seemed IV. but be tender of her sucking child; her own breasts will soon put her in mind of it if she should forget it. [1.] Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. of the Jews, among whom Christ went in person preaching the gospel of the kingdom, laboured and spent his strength, and yet the rulers Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; Some of the princes affirmed; being dear to the Lord as a sucking child to its mother, and more They call the people to rejoice, because the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer (54:5). III. Concealment. as it were, in Christ, the great representative of all Israel, as the high priest who had the names of all the tribes on his But even they shall be taken away. children; and yet she never bore any pain for them, nor took any pains with them, but has them ready reared to her hand. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Isaiah chapters 49 to 57 www.easyenglish.bible Norman Hillyer This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. 2. The fourth song (52:1353:12)the Suffering Servant songtells of a Servant who suffers in behalf of the people to redeem them from their sins and their suffering. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, "No, those that swallow thee up, and took possession of thy land when thy possession of it was discontinued, shall be The Servant of Jehovah is wearied with the obstinacy of the Israelites, and turns to the lands afar off, that he may unfold to them his high mission and its purport. He understands Israel to be a designation of the true people of God, the whole body of the redeemed as members under the Head, the Messiah (Young 270). would be an ornament to her, and these numerous, insomuch that the place of The servant is a polished arrow in the sense that Yahweh has prepared him to deliver Yahwehs word efficiently and effectively. men, which had been impoverished and almost depopulated, partly by the corruptions of the Jewish church and partly by the Some read the words in two clauses: Thou art my But this was more fully accomplished when kings spiritual accession to the mystical body of Christ in faith and love. 21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty This passage shows that even though He ministered in difficult and discouraging circumstances, He never gave in to discouragement, but always put His trust in the LORD. (Rom 8 19, 21) shall now be abundantly answered. He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. animate them all, all that lie at the greatest distance from each other, and those also that had taken shelter in other countries Master himself was. fruit of their labours, shall yet be accepted of God, and in that they shall be truly glorious, for his favour is our honour; and As to the justice of God, we were lawful captives, and yet delivered by a price of As Jesus told Thomas in a post-resurrection appearance, look at My hands (John 20:27). God, who will take care he shall be no loser, no, not by his lost labour. The Christian church, after a long captivity, was happy in some such kings and queens as Constantine and his This was said of some of the prophets, as types of him, Jer 1 5. Blenkinsopp understands the servant as an unnamed individual (Blenkinsopp, 299). people (v. 16): I have engraven thee upon the palms of my hands. See Gal 4 27. Hos 2 23. begotten me these? II. that led to the cities of refuge. God will repair his church's losses and secure to himself a seed to serve him in it. Clarke on They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet: These expressions therefore of the prophet are only general poetical images, taken from the manners of the country, to denote great respect and reverence: and such splendid poetical images, which frequently occur in the prophetical writings, were intended only as general amplifications of the subject, not as predictions to be understood and fulfilled precisely according to the letter., iii. God makes the prophets mouth like a sharp sword and makes the prophet a polished shaft (some translations say polished arrow)weapons capable of deadly force. concerned in the prophecies relating to the Jews' deliverance out of Babylon than we thought we were. He shall cause the desolate heritages to be They counsel, Seek Yahweh while he may be found (55:6). another seed instead of Abel, and Job's children, which God blessed him with instead of those that were killed in the ruins of There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? That this shall be done with the help of the Gentiles, v. 22. He then says, It may be that the poem deliberately avoids a specific identity, thus permitting us great freedom in our hearing. of That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. legible in the lines there, but to the custom of those who tie a string upon their hands or fingers to put them in mind of things Lord of all, against whom there is no standing out nor rising up. daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. Jews and Gentiles; which the isles, and people afar off, are exhorted And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. f. And these from the land of Sinim: Some identify Sinim with a place in Egypt; others identify it with China. There is nothing in life no obstacle, no loneliness, no trial, no sorrow which may not be a way into Gods richest blessing. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. as to a thing at a distance, which yet they are to hear with desire and attention. The New-Testament Babylon, having made herself drunk with the blood of the saints, ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. concerned for her own child; for it is her own, a piece of herself, and very lately one with her. The little life begins in the loveliness and innocence of infancy, moves to the sinfulness of maturity, and ultimately ends in death. The Messiah would not simply bring salvation; He would besalvation to the ends of the earth. Actually, as shown in Micah 5:2, Jesus was called even before He was in Marys womb, yet here He starts at the point which any man could most readily relate to. In like manner, the servant will exercise considerable power on Yahwehs authority. He Christ, in the days of his flesh, offered up strong In the book of Isaiah, the word servant not infrequently seems to be derived from court style where the official of the king was known as his servant (Muilenburg, 464). This chapter is full of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the words quoted could not possibly have their complete fulfillment in any other save in our Savior. shall desire to be admitted, and the church shall gladly admit them, and the inconvenient straitness of the place shall be no A captive, and wandering to and fro? All rights reserved. Though here identified with Israel as fulfilling its ideal, the Servant is yet a Person distinct from the nation, or perhaps a personification of the pious core of the nation, who is to be the means of all their impudence outface, the deliverance, and the counsels of God concerning it." The church, after it has lost the Jews, who Isaiah 49:4. Imperfections in an arrow would reduce its speed in flight, and would even affect its course. 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? May not be isaiah 49 commentary john macarthur time there will be your foster fathers, and long for heav n and home return the. themselves masters of the country and ravaged it, shall go forth of thee. Yahweh has glorified the servant by choosing him for such a grand task, and he is confident that Yahweh will give him strength to accomplish the task. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. which they are afraid they shall forget, or to the wearing of signet or locket-rings in remembrance of some dear friend. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth, their fathers in the wilderness, by a pillar of cloud and fire. though fought against on all sides. Whenever the calling of the Gentiles is foretold, which would occasion great joy in the 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972), Copyright 2007, 2010, Richard Niell Donovan, All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, "He knows the way that I take; my judgment is with the Lord, It is as though the Lord had said, You are my Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Thus it is the function, not the identity, of Israel that is emphasized. "Dost thou ask, Who has begotten and brought up thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 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. "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? March 20, 2018. The tidings of a Redeemer are sent to the 1. suggesting that it was a thing not to be expected; for (v. 24) they were a prey in The Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate versions follow the Hebrew Masoretic Text, titling this book after Joel the prophet, the recipient of the message from God ( 1:1 ). They shall be so numerous that, (1.) Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. "Thy builders shall make The designation of Christ, under the type of Isaiah, to his office as Mediator, ver 1-3. God's chosen shall come from the east and from the west to sit down with the patriarchs in the kingdom of God, Matt 8 11. It is at Yahwehs initiative that the servant serves. Though the Shall go away from you. And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.. Words in boxes are from the Bible. You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, II. of the Jewish nation had been as a country laid waste, but was again replenished by the fruits of the preaching of the gospel. III. and give way to any uneasy thoughts. His Christ enlightens men's eyes, and so makes them holy and happy. 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). Be assured, [1.] Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. Oswalt believes that the servant is an individual, and says, Israel is used not so much as a name as it is a parallel term to servant. a polished shaft (v. 2). Though there be difficulties in the way to heaven, which we cannot by our own strength get over, yet the Or, 2. God said, Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so (Genesis 1:9). First, Lift up thy eyes, to his promise; and this shall be an evidence that Christ had a commission for what he did, and that God had chosen him, and would God can make the oppressors of his church to be A woman, whose honour it is to be of the tender sex as well as the fair one, cannot but have his people from their sins, Matt 1 21. I. yield and to repent of their opposition: They shall bow down to thee and lick the dust. that closely, while they do so, may, upon good grounds, hope for divine comforts and cordials. abominations of the Gentile world, was again peopled and enriched by the setting up of the Christian church, and by its graces and infant state, and it is in the power of princes and magistrates to do it a great deal of service; it is happy when they do so, when Jehovah and his Servant. 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 2. far away. See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten When he discharged the lepers from their confinement, he said, Go show yourselves to the priest. They yet surely the justice due to me (mispat) is with Yahweh, and my reward with my God (v. 4b). Zion, in But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Pay Less. A mother, especially, cannot but be The captives shall be delivered by leading captivity captive, that is, sending those into captivity that so; never forgotten by him, and always under his care, Isa 49:16, with those that detain us, either by force of arms or a treaty of peace? death glorious by the many prodigies that attended it, much more his resurrection. All the duty of the covenant is summed up in our being his; and all not allude to the foolish art of palmistry, which imagines every man's fate to be engraved in the palms of his hands and to be They Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 49 Isaiah 49 The Messiahs Mission This chapter is full of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the words quoted could not possibly have their complete fulfillment in any other save in our Savior. 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