It was foolish for the leaders of Judah to trust in a nation that looked at them this way. God delivered them. 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 ). Web30:8-18 The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the world, yet many among them were rebellious. We You have put your trust in Pharaohs protection. col. 3551. y "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. 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. 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. 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. 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. Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. And as a banner on a hill. b. The Lord appears to lie still or to sleep, so long as he permits his Church to be assailed by the outrages of wicked men; and the customary language of Scripture is to say that he sits, or lies unemployed, when he does not defend his Church. 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! To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, They could not find in their hearts to make any vessel of honour of them. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. But he said, "Those who are chasing you will have faster horses than you do.". This section is also structurally chiastic. It's a shadow. Isaiah 30:18 The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) 18 Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, b. If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there. In Jesus' name. 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. We dont have to run all about trying to protect or guard ourselves. For the Lord is a God of justice. You shall have a song Will eat cured fodder, Paul describes the same kind of heart in 2 Timothy 4:3-4: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. For Tophet was established of old, People today are seeking counsel, but not from God. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. "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. Those that join themselves to the Lord must abandon every sin, and say unto it, Get thee hence. If we find favour with God, and he have mercy upon us, we shall have comfort according to the time that we have been afflicted. Is It Ok for Christians to Follow Zodiac Signs? They say unto it, Abi hinc in malam rem--Get thee hence. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the prophet tells them what good times should succeed these calamities. Idolaters are said to be mad upon their idols (Jeremiah 50:38), doatingly fond of them. Or (taking the previous clause as Maurer, "Therefore Jehovah will delay" in punishing you, "in order that He may be gracious to you," if ye repent), He will be far removed from you (so in Ps 10:5, far above out sight); that is, He will not immediately descend to punish, "in order that He may have mercy," &c. judgmentjustice; faithfulness to His covenant. For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved ( Isaiah 30:15 ); Don't go to Egypt. 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. So to me the strong indications are that it will be an eternal separation from God and whether or not conscious, that's something that's in God's hands. 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. If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. The first thought is-why should He wait-why does He not act at once? These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. You have tried to hide in his shade. 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. That it may be for time to come, II. 2. p. 56. It will be fat and plentiful. For Jehovah is a God of judgment. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. Those that stayed there in quietness and confidence trusting the Lord. And rely on them, In returning and rest you shall be saved; You can also change some of your preferences. 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. (3.) 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. Judah thinks of Egypt as a great dragon (Rahab) that will help it overthrow enemy Assyria, but Isaiah knows that Egypt will be powerless to help - like a dragon that sits still and does nothing (7).The prophet writes this discouraging message down as a permanent record that the people have been warned (8). v. All of these things together mean a real trust in Gods promise, and it means that we shall be saved, and it means that we will find strength. "Thy eyes see thy teachers; but this is a teacher out of sight, it is thy own conscience, which shall now by the grace of God be awakened to do its office." (2.) ( Isaiah 30:1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. Some very interesting things. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? 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. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. For a nation of farmers, it was a wonderful promise to make them fat and plentiful. a. And the ornament of your molded images of gold. There it is.". The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. be exaltedMen will have more elevated views of God's mercy; or else, "He will rise up to pity you" [G. V. Smith]. WebIsaiah 30:18 - Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. 3. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. The rich clothes wherewith their images were dressed up they cast away as a filthy cloth which rendered those that touched it unclean until the evening,Leviticus 15:23. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. Revelation, chapter 20, when he sees the great white throne judgment of God, "and death and hell delivereth up their dead. One of the current popular errors regards the so-called "rapture" of the church in which God's people shall escape tribulation. in Job. In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. 18.Therefore will Jehovah wait. 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. 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 may request cookies to be set on your device. 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 were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them: The ambassadors of Egypt came to Judah and saw that Judah had nothing to give them. When the people woke up, there were 185,000 dead Assyrian soldiers. 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. Returning also has the idea of drawing close to the LORD. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. When the towers fall. 2 Timothy 2:13). Observe, 1. The preface is very awful. 97. Judah had no business trusting in Egypt for help against the Assyrians, but they should have trusted the LORD instead, because the LORD would take care of the Assyrians. Those who were all in tears shall have cause to rejoice, and shall weep no more; and those who dwell in Zion, the holy city, will find enough there to wipe away tears from their eyes. WebIsaiah 30:18 GODS WORD Translation (GW) 18 The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; In raging fury and flame of consuming fire, in tempest, and rainstorm, and hail. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. He knows that the journey is a waste of time, money and effort (6). Until now the emphasis in this "woe" was on human activity, but now divine activity takes the spotlight, especially Gods faithfulness ultimately (Isaiah 30:18-26) and imminently (Isaiah 30:27-33). There shall be a high spring-tide of joy in Judah and Jerusalem, upon occasion of the ruin of the Assyrian army, when the Lord binds up the breach of his people, not only saves them from being further wounded, but heals the wounds that have been given them by this invasion and makes up all their losses. And his ambassadors came to Hanes. 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. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. 2 Kings 19:35 describes how God sent the angel of the LORD and killed 185,000 Assyrians in one night. For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Your strength is just to sit still ( Isaiah 30:3-7 ). Who walk to go down to Egypt, We need 2 cookies to store this setting. The mercy in store for them is very affectingly expressed. a. In like manner, Jeremiah says, Chasten me, O Lord, but in judgment, not in thy wrath, lest thou crush me. (Jeremiah 10:24.). We'll get on horses and we'll flee." And whether they are consumed and their smoke ascends forever and ever. You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, Get out of the way, (q) "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Blessed are all those who wait for Him. And a thousand will flee from one man; at the rebuke of five you will flee: till you are left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain. Well, of course! Isaiah might have said, for from the feared killer (Assyria) they were seeking help from the proved killer (Egypt)! (Motyer), Now go, write it before them on a tablet, 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. Those that have exalted themselves, He'll pop them. I don't want to hear that. It warns them of what will happen to them if they continue to oppose God. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. Mercy does nothing to exalt the person who receives it; mercy recognizes the guilt of the one who deserves the punishment. 2. And note it on a scroll, 1706.return to 'Jump List'. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. 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. i. When it gives up its dead to stand before God at the judgment bar. 2. u "dum miserabitur vestri" so some in Vatablus. Distant restoration in spite of unfaithfulness 30:18-26. 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. in Job. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. i. Trusting Gods promise means returning. Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Its always better to be uncomfortable and in tune with the Lord than to be comfortable and out of step with God. The final place of the wicked dead. p. 56. x "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, The mistakes occasioned by the similitude of the letters daleth and resh are very frequent, as the reader may have already observed. 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. 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. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be hidden any more, but thine eye 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. As you know this is the time of year when Israel is approaching the Feast of Tabernacles. That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. Who take counsel, but not of Me, Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Shall be your shame, ((u) "dum miserabitur vestri"; so some in Vatablus. That they may add sin to sin; 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. Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: 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. col. 3551. 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. Now of Gehenna, the scripture declares, "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth from the ages through the ages" ( Revelation 14:11 ). 2. It is probable that this was fulfilled in the letter of it, and that about the same time that that army was cut off there were extraordinary rains in mercy to the land. Proud member And He shall break it like the breaking of the potters vessel, If there is conspicuous disobedience in our lives, we must return to the LORDs ways. (2.) WebHe wants to rise and comfort you. 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. How glorious to be led of the Spirit and having God say, "This is the way, walk in it." What a contrast! Hades. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. We can trust that even when we dont understand it. 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