They are many of them going to ungodly psychiatrists who are filled with humanism and Freudism. Loving the Lord. 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. Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound ( Isaiah 30:22-26 ). Your land shall be Canaan indeed; it was remarkably so after the defeat of Sennacherib, by the special blessing of God, Isaiah 37:30; Isaiah 37:30. The whole design of the passage Isaiah 30:19-26 is to describe a future state of prosperity by images mainly drawn from the idea of temporal enjoyment. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Isaiah 2. 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. Part. ( Isaiah 30:1-2) God exposes the sin of those who put their trust in Egypt. in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you won't listen [you will not hear]. 1706.return to 'Jump List'. To cure this vice, he enjoins them to wait, that is, to hope. You shall weep no more. (298) (Jeremiah 30:11.) yea, for the king it is prepared; he hath made it deep and large: the pile thereof is fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it ( Isaiah 30:33 ). The seasonableness of this word: It shall come when you turn to the right hand or to the left. I don't worry about that. Causing them to err. This section is also structurally chiastic. i. And there are a lot of interesting implications to the sun going into a supernova state of the effect that it would have upon the earth and so forth. People today are seeking counsel, but not from God. That he may be gracious to you.. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. (w) Animadv. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and your trust in the shadow of Egypt will only bring you confusion. We To make the former statement more plain, we must lay down this principle, that God exercises moderation in inflicting punishment, because he is inclined to mercy. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. And His burden is heavy; (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. But it speaks about "the name of the Lord comes from far, burning in his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation. That this is a rebellious people, lying childrenwho say to the seers, Do not see: God wanted Judahs rejection of His message, and His messengers, to be documented. Mercy does nothing to exalt the person who receives it; mercy recognizes the guilt of the one who deserves the punishment. Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. God delivered them. 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. Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! Walking with the Lord. You have put your trust in Pharaohs protection. They didnt need to look to Egypt to help at all. The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. It is promised that they shall have the benefit, not only of the public ministry, but of private and particular admonition and advice (Isaiah 30:21; Isaiah 30:21): "Thy ears shall hear a word behind thee, calling after thee as a man calls after a traveller that he sees going out of his road." And when the people are brought to praise God then shall the earth yield her increase, and with it God, even our own God, shall bless us,Psalms 67:5; Psalms 67:6. Listening to the Lord. Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to their sin ( Isaiah 30:1 ): Now these people, the judgment was coming. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. a. 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, And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. 30:4 For his c princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry, Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of afflictionyour eyes shall see your teachers, bread of adversity and water of affliction, You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, You will throw them away as an unclean thing, In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people and heals the stroke of their wound, Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger, to sift the nations with the sieve of futility, You shall have a songand gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, to come into the mountain of the LORD, The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, For Tophet was established of old, yes for the king it is prepared, He has made it deep and large; its pyre is fire with much wood, Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . a. Blessed are all they that wait for him - This seems to have been recorded to encourage them, when the threatened calamities should come upon them, to put their confidence in God, and to trust that he would yet appear and restore the nation to himself. in Job. Here, I. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame, and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation: From the perspective of heaven, the strength of Pharaoh was nothing. (3.) The brute-creatures shall share in the abundance; it is fit they should, for they groan under the burden of the curse which man's sin has brought upon the earth. When we return to God in a way of duty he will meet us with his favours. Now your strength is just to stand still and do nothing but trust in the Lord. ( b) They seek shifts to cloak their doings and not godly means. Even if it feels God is distant, He hears and promises to answer. Returning also has the idea of drawing close to the LORD. 3. i. 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. i. Trapp on Tophet: Hence it is here used for hell, together with that eternity of extremity which the damned there endure; and this the Assyrians are here threatened with, yea, their very king, whose preservation from the stroke of the angel was but a reservation to a worse mischief here and hereafter., ii. 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 ). If the sun should go into supernova, it would just about do in the earth. When we understand how Gods perfect judgment exalts His justice and His righteousness, we see the glory of the judgment of the LORD. Or be help or benefit, Why? This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. 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 ). 2. 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. Blessed are all those who wait for him. Don't run. Woe unto those that take counsel but not from God. 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. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. To the Mighty One of Israel. Isaiah 3. The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. However, Jerusalem stood. He has made it deep and large; For through the voice of the LORD 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. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. 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. Now we're coming back to the local situation. It is matter of comfort to the people of God, when the times are very bad, that all will be well yet, well with those that fear God, when we say to the wicked, It shall be ill with you. 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. I don't want to hear that. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no more; he will surely be gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear, he will answer thee. (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. The burden against the beasts of the South. Jesus said of Gehenna, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched" ( Mark 9:44 ). Be quiet before Him and before others. a. As in the night when a holy festival is kept, In the day of the great slaughter, You can check these in your browser security settings. 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. Interestingly, the King James Version and the New International Version both translate these words as menstrual cloth, but the New King James Version uses the euphemistic unclean thing. a. 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, We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: And therefore will he be exalted - Lowth renders this in accordance with a conjecture of Houbigant, Shall he expect in silence, by reading yadum instead of yarum. Because you despise this word, The people of God would come to hate their idols so much that they would throw them away as readily as they would throw away a used menstrual cloth. 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! 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. And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, And though the Lord gives you Here, 1. He waits on high to have mercy on you, for the Lord is a God of justice. Proud member So those who long for Him will experience blessing when their waiting is over. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you: When God has mercy on us, it exalts Him. Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. For Tophet [interesting scripture, Tophet] is ordained of old ( Isaiah 30:32-33 ); Tophet is hell. 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. Which reaches up to the neck, Web30 The LORD will make his glorious voice heard, and reveal his arm coming down. 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. In the day that the LORD binds up the bruise of His people c. For the LORD is a God of justice: On the surface, mercy and justice seem to oppose each other. When we trust God, we dont have to strive for ourselves. Therefore you shall flee! Now there are those who say, "Well, hell is not a place of eternal punishment." See? In large pastures. Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. What is the way? The Valley of Hinnom served as Jerusalems garbage dump, and the combination of disgusting rubbish and smoldering fires made it a picture of hell. Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever ( Isaiah 30:8 ): Write it down for them so that when God does, you can take the book out and say, "Look, this is what I told you. The word kadosh, lost out of the text, but happily supplied by the Septuagint, clears up 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.". 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. WebIsaiah 29:8 is a description of the attitude of the cruel invader, already believing that victory belongs to him, and eagerly anticipating his triumph; but he suddenly wakes up to bitter hunger and disappointment. Yes, for the king it is prepared. (r) "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. For the LORD is a God of justice. WebIsaiah 30:18 New International Version 18 Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For you said, No; we will flee upon horses ( Isaiah 30:15-16 ); "We'll get away from the Assyrians. It warns them of what will happen to them if they continue to oppose God. This is the foundation of all good. You shall have a song It's a shadow. 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 is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. You can also change some of your preferences. WebIsaiah 30:18, NIV: Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. However, it is likely that the prophecy of Isaiah 32-33 was given before the time of the prophecy of Isaiah 30-31. He will be very gracious (Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 30:19), and this in answer to prayer, which makes his kindness doubly kind: "He will be gracious to thee, at the voice of thy cry, the cry of thy necessity, when that is most urgent--the cry of thy prayer, when that is most fervent. They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. 2. The truth is that Gods people are here portrayed rejoicing at his judgment on sin because they must take his point of view on everything, and because this judgment is at the same time their salvation. (Grogan). They say to the prophets. Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. Turn aside from the path, 1. The It is actually the Gehenna of the New Testament. In that day your cattle will feed That it may be for time to come, His breath is like an overflowing stream, Only God can reconcile mercy and justice, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:26). With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. How foolishly mad they had formerly been upon their idols, in the day of their apostasy. 2 Kings 19:35 describes how God sent the angel of the LORD and killed 185,000 Assyrians in one night. "Tophet is ordained of old." 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. It is so in spiritual fruit; we must take pains with our hearts and then wait on God for his grace. They trust for their national defence in a treaty with Egypt, which, to them, is like a high wall that protects them from enemy Assyria. And the astronomers have watched these stars in supernovas. That this is a rebellious people, He rises to have compassion on you. in Job. 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. WebVERSE Isaiah 30:18 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 But God will find a time to call the teachers out of their corners again, and to replace them in their solemn assemblies, which shall see their own teachers, the eyes of all the synagogue being fastened on them, Luke 4:20. That's in God's hands. 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, But you would not, CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. You shall weep no more. The mistakes occasioned by the similitude of the letters daleth and resh are very frequent, as the reader may have already observed. He knows that the journey is a waste of time, money and effort (6). It will be with tambourines and harps; a. 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. 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. I. Gods waiting, 1. [2.] 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. Others translate the words, till he be gracious to you; but I think that the former translation is more appropriate, and it agrees better with the meaning of the particle (lamed.) Hear ] judgment ( Jeremiah 10:24 ), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame wall whose. 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