And lick up the dust of your feet. Shall go away from you. The place is too small for me; I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. . are without the yod or the conjunction vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. The whole world will know it, and of course, God tells us in that day that He destroys the invading Russian army with her allies shall the whole world know that I am God. The LORDs love and faithfulness for Zion are also shown by His promise for their future. i. That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. i. That's pretty smart. If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. It is beautiful to imagine Jesus comforting and strengthening His soul with these promises as He anticipated and endured the ordeal of the cross. Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. In this case, the servant, too, is hidden even from himself as an agent of God. Hebrew OT - Transliteration - Holy Name KJV Yeshaiyah / Isaiah 9. The whole thing comes back to the oil. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. (1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. 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. You are My servant, O Israel, Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, God says, "It's all right, but I still won't. The promises exceed anything that took place in the return from captivity under Cyrus. The best commentaries on Isaiah ranked by scholars and reviewers: (1) Oswalt, John N. in NICOT, (2) Webb, Barry G. in BST, (3) Motyer, J. Alec . Now those men in Libya, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, they could care less what havoc they've wrecked upon the world. We wept when we remembered Zion. 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. Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, and . Her friends, who had deserted her, shall be gathered to her, and shall contribute their utmost to her assistance and comfort: Thy children shall make haste. In Isaiah 42:3, the servant is described as "a bruised reed" and . Salem Media Group. 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring their sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. Infidels, in their presumption, say God has forsaken the earth (Ezekiel 8:12), and has forgotten their sins,Psalms 10:11. When we see the nail-scarred hands of Jesus, we see how He has inscribed us on the palms of His hands. Israel will return and rebuild its homeland. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. But it's about 5,800 years deep. Converts to the faith of Christ are the children of the church; they shall join themselves to her with great readiness and cheerfulness, and flock into the communion of saints, as doves to their windows. For your waste and desolate places, The response to Gods saving work will be universal joy (cf. Its use here is possibly because of the similarity in sound to the word 'destruction'(dad). That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth, God's grace is too huge to be limited to one area or region. And My highways shall be elevated. The Second "Servant Song" (Isa. [When you make] the commitment of your life to Jesus Christ without reservation, then you can go to meet your mountains and meet obstacles in Jesus not to meet them outside Him, but in Christ. He has no physical hands, but this is poetic imagery that means he keeps us in his . Oh, thank God for the light of Jesus Christ unto the Gentiles. Indeed He says, c. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth: Jesus ministry set people free from bondage and imprisonment. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Can a woman forget her nursing child, For the LORD has comforted His people: It is simply assumed that the people the LORD has comforted will praise Him; here, the LORD calls for creation itself to add their voices in praise for all the Messiah has done. It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant You are My servant, O Israel: Since the rest of the context of this chapter indicates that this passage speaks of the Messiah, it is best to regard Israel as a reference to the Messiah. And made Me a polished shaft; Isaiah 51:12-23 . He declared that the Lord called him (49:1) and prepared him for his mission (49:2). This brings to mind in Revelation chapter 7, "And they shall hunger and thirst no more and neither shall the sun shine upon them and all." Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Jer 1:5 ). Then you will know that I am the LORD, In short, men either remain in suspense, or tremble, or utterly fall and even faint. Free Online Commentary. ", Isaiah began this pericope by clarifying the calling and ministry of the Servant. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . By this metaphor the Prophet shews that no obedience which is rendered to God by heaven and earth is more acceptable to him than to join together and lend their mutual aid to his Church. Church work is usually slow work; but, when God's time shall come, it shall be done suddenly. Be assured, [1.] All new evidence . i. iii. The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother's womb he named me. And my work with my God., a. Zion believes, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.. (2.) I will preserve You and give You And he wilt have compassion on his poor. Who has begotten these for me, Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. in whom I will be glorified. lay upon them command after command, rule alter rule, a constant series of minute injunctions, under which they will . And now the LORD says, Isaiah 49 reminds us that God's deep and abiding love for God's world is just too enormous to be limited to just one kind of person or people. And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. How can the LORD speak of the Messiah as Israel? 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. 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. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them ( Isaiah 49:8-10 ). Away therefore with these distrusts and jealousies, which are the bane of friendship. Verse Isaiah 49:13. (Alan Redpath), Listen, O coastlands, to Me, 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. On the surface, the statement You are my servant, Israel, explicitly identifies Yahwehs Servant as the nation Israel. For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. He is as sure a rewarder as he is a revenger. And God's purposes are to be fulfilled there. And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. For I will contend with him who contends with you, Isaiah 13 begins a section ending at Isaiah 23:18 where he prophesies against the nations. 49:14-16. The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. * [49:1-7] The second of the four "servant of the Lord" oracles (cf. To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? His setting them thus as a seal upon his arm denotes his setting them as a seal upon his heart, and his being ever mindful of them and their interests, Song of Solomon 8:6. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made Me a polished shaft; For He who has mercy on them will lead them, For instance, in the lectionary text for today, Isaiah 42:1-9, we for the first time encounter the image of the (suffering) servant of God that serves as a wonderful example of the meaning-making nature of the prophetic task (see also Isaiah 49:1-13; 50:4-11; 52:13-53:12). Read Isaiah 49:1-4. You see, our world problems today, especially the problem of starving, the great starvation that is coming in the third world is all the result of the increased oil prices. Your walls are continually before Me. They accused God of forsaking them. This is a great way to read Andrew's notes on a mobile device or computer. But, says God, I will not forget thee. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Isaiah now announced more about the work of the Servant (cf. All of the Arab states that have been giving them such a bad time, they are planning to go full on against the Arab world. Nothing in all creation can withstand his power (2-3). 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. You have made my mouth like a sharp sword." b. ii. 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. 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. The LORD has called Me from the womb; Israel 40-66 is all about the comfort of God Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. They intend to thoroughly thrash their enemies. [Note: See F. Duane Lindsey, "The Commission of the Servant in Isaiah 49:1-13," Bibliotheca Sacra 139:554 (April-June 1982):129-45.]. 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). Isaiah 50:4-9a Commentary; Isaiah 51 Commentary. iv. The Lord's highway, of course, is the one that leads to life. In Isaiah 49:1-13, the Servant speaks about his role and his ministry, and he is disillusioned at first. If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). The one thing that tells us beyond a doubt that Isaiah, the prophet, wrote all of it, is his use of the title "Holy One of Israel". well, they may forget, but I will not forget thee ( Isaiah 49:15 ). The Holy One of Israel; But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. What is the voice of one calling in the wilderness (Isaiah 40:3; John 1:23)? 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. yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Isaiah 49:14-26 God Will Remember Jerusalem. 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. The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:13 The word of the Lord was to them ; rather, shall be to them . Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; yet surely my just reward is with the LORD: The translators of the New King James do not believe these words belong in the mouth of the Messiah, because they do not capitalize the pronoun my, as they would if they believed it spoke of the Messiah. 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. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. The reason for rejoicing is that the Lord comforts and has compassion (cf. 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. 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. l "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. In the larger sense, it speaks of mercy and the provision of God for people as they return to Him in the last days, as they shall come from afar. All flesh shall know In whom I will be glorified. God the Father is a spirit. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand (Deuteronomy 6:8; Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 6:18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look upon that and remember the covenant. 66:9-13). Beg your pardon, I jumped. All these gather together and come to you. 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away. 1 Listen to me, all you in distant lands! v2 He made my words about God's judgement to be as sharp as a sword. Before I was born, the Lord chose me. Isaiah 46:1-13 Sovereign Control of God. But how will this prophecy be fulfilled? There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? All rights reserved. More than 3,200 notes written by Andrew Wommack. And those who swallowed you up will be far away. Bible Study: Isaiah 49:1-26. ii. Because of their captivity in Babylon, Zion wonders Does God really care about us? God will answer, with strength and insight, this question that many have asked since. 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. 1. i. (13-27) The Source Of True Deliverance (28-35) Historical Interlude (36-39) Click on the different category headings to find out more. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. The overall message of second Isaiah is one of comfort and redemption: God hasn't forgotten you-all, still loves you, and is absolutely going to redeem and restore you. God's people are the blessings and ornaments of the world, and therefore let there be universal joy, for God has comforted his people that were in sorrow and he will have mercy upon the afflicted because of his compassion, upon his afflicted because of his covenant. Then I said, I have labored in vain, 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! Weak believers, in their despondency, are ready to say, "God has forsaken his church and forgotten the sorrows of his people." Jesus spoke of spoiling Satan in Luke 11:21-22: When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. Can a woman forget her nursing child: Though bizarre accounts of unspeakable cruelty surface from time to time, everyone knows that a woman will never forget her nursing child. I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, f. And these from the land of Sinim: Some identify Sinim with a place in Egypt; others identify it with China. More Isaiah commentaries. We are finishing up Isaiah 49 - with verses 18-23 - for Sunday, June 19. Servant's call; the second, on his confidence. 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. 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. YHWH is described in terms of a nursing mother. And give You as a covenant to the people: Jesus, the Messiah, doesnt merely bring a covenant; He is a covenant to the people. The land previously uninhabited and in ruins will become well populated and prosperous again (19-21). For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy" ( Psalms 137:4-6 ). Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). The servant who is the nation Israel is displeasing to God (42:18-25), but this servant is honored by God (49:5). The Lord called me before my birth; from within the womb he called me by name. The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. and who hath brought up these? We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, #2 "I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;". 49:1-13 - today's passage 50:4-11 52:13-53:12 Oswalt: In subtle but nevertheless clear ways the focus has shifted from the physical captivity of the Judeans to the moral and spiritual captivity of Israel and the whole world. Isaiah 40:1; Isaiah 47:6) and had shown compassion on His formerly afflicted nation (cf. Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; 5/8/2015 In today's lesson, God promises a multitude of children to Israel through faith. Even by the springs of water He will guide them. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. Chapter 49Now in chapter 49, we have a fabulous prophecy of Jesus Christ in the first seven verses as God speaks of the Redeemer that He is sending. The despising nation was Israel. 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. I haven't forgotten you. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Isaiah III, Volume 2: Chapters 49-55: 454: HCOT: 1998: WorldCat Amazon CBD. the Isaiah scroll that we have met the expression 'the day of YHWH' (verse 6), the idea runs through Isaiah chapter two (see 2:12). "You think that I have forgotten you. Even unmapped places are known to God, and even from them he will gather his pilgrims., Sing, O heavens! Biblical Commentary Isaiah 49:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE WIDER CONTEXT: THE SERVANT SONGS Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. was like a sharp sword. Thus says the Lord GOD: 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. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? "I will also give thee." "Commentary on Isaiah 49:13". The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #3 God's People Shall Prosper / Isaiah 49:14-23. i. Kings shall be your foster fathers: Calvin and most expositors believe that the text teaches that one day the greatest in the nation will love and care for the children of the Church. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. But through Him, we've been brought nigh. 2. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, 9 to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!' "They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. And rejoice, O earth! They shall feed along the roads, W E Vine writes that Isaiah 49:9-13 "give one of the most glorious descriptions of the effects of Christ's Second Advent. Sing, O heavens! It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). If the Masoretic Text is correct, a long standing interpretation connects Sinim with China. (Wolf), ii. Listen carefully, you people who live far away. 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. The reason of all this is. (1.) Note, God's compassions to his people infinitely exceed those of the tenderest parents towards their children. Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth 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 Psalms 90:12 ) ( Isaiah 55:12 ) 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 ) . He will receive the worship and honor He deserves, because He is the chosen of the LORD. are without the yod or the conjunction vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. I will make each of My mountains a road, Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. (l) "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. It is not Isaiah, because prophets never begin "Listen to me". When the Servant completes His work of salvation, the whole creation, not just humankind, will experience liberation from the effects of the Fall (cf. Isaiah 49:1. There's not enough room." He will enable people around the world to return to God, similarly to how the Israelites would return to Jerusalem after the Exile. 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. ii. 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. 'The Almighty'(verse 6) translates aday - the only time this title for God appears in Isaiah. 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.

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