2. u "dum miserabitur vestri" so some in Vatablus. It is one sin to reject the LORD, and another sin altogether to trust in something else. I can hardly wait.Shall we stand.May the Lord be with you and bless you and keep you in His love and grace. Cause the Holy One of Israel The first thought is-why should He wait-why does He not act at once? V. The effect of all this should be extraordinary comfort and joy to the people of God, Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 30:26. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. Those that join themselves to the Lord must abandon every sin, and say unto it, Get thee hence. In the day of the great slaughter, WebIsaiah 30:18 - Summarized Bible Commentary. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. 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; This is what he means by the word judgment; for it denotes not only punishment, but also the moderation which is exercised in chastening. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. Though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of afflictionyour eyes shall see your teachers: When Judah was prosperous and comfortable, they wouldnt listen to God. With the indignation of His anger 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. Therefore thus says the Holy One of Israel: Others explain it, He commands you to wait, or he will cause you to wait. But the meaning which I have brought forward appears to me to be more appropriate. And His burden is heavy; This was so when it all unfolded exactly as the LORD had spoken, Judah could have greater trust in the LORD. And it does sound like the sun will go into a supernova state. Don't run. I have no intention of being there. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. They'll be faster than you are. And you said, No, for we will flee on horses In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. (2.) waitcompare Isa 30:15, wait, namely, for His times of having mercy. Idolaters are said to be mad upon their idols (Jeremiah 50:38), doatingly fond of them. WebIsaiah 30:18. WebIsaiah 30:18 - Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame, and your trust in the shadow of Egypt will only bring you confusion. Web30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be q gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of (r) The "[20] The fulfillment of the first promise was a proof of the certainty of the latter one. God would thus repair the losses they sustained by that devastation. Or whenever you turn to the left. When He hears it, He will answer you. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. The great distress they were reduced to, their despair of relief, and the suddenness of their deliverance, would much augment their joy. Because God is infinitely wise, those are truly happy who refer their cause to him. Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. 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. 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! a. We'll get on horses and we'll flee." Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. As the light of seven days, 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. 19 You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you: We often wonder why the LORD waits to do things in our lives. For the people shall dwell in Zion - "When a holy people shall dwell in Sion"] , Septuagint; am kadosh. Observe, (1.) 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. WebWhat does Isaiah 30:18 mean? Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. It was promised (Isaiah 30:19; Isaiah 30:19), that they should weep no more and that God would be gracious to them; and yet here it is taken for granted that God may give them the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, prisoners' fare (1 Kings 22:27), coarse and sorry food, such as the poor use. It was a common saying among the old Puritans, Brown bread and the gospel are good fare. b. Assyria will be beaten down: In the near view, Isaiah saw the judgment of the LORD against Assyria. Who take counsel, but not of Me, 1. WebIsaiah 30:18 GODS WORD Translation (GW) 18 The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. When the people woke up, there were 185,000 dead Assyrian soldiers. Salem Media Group. Philolog. WebThe Geneva Study Bible. You will also defile the covering of your images of silver, Woe unto those that take counsel but not from God. The problem God confronted in Judah didnt end in the days of Judah. Jesus said of Gehenna, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched" ( Mark 9:44 ). I don't worry about that. 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. Note, To all true penitents sin has become very odious; they loathe it, and loathe themselves because of it; they cast it away to the dunghill, the fittest place for it, nay, to the cross, for they crucify the flesh; their cry against it is, Crucify it, crucify it. For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. You devise plans but are they of Gods Spirit? 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. May your mind and heart be clear, sensitive to God and to the things of the Spirit. This is the way, walk in it, We need 2 cookies to store this setting. For the LORD is a God of justice. 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. It's going to fall. x. The children of Israel didn't have to fight them. 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. 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. The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. 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. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. Sanhedrin, fol. Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; 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. And gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, At the same time, God shows mercy by extending the work of Jesus to us as payment for our sins. Now, hope is nothing else than steadfastness of faith, that is, when we wait calmly till the Lord fulfil what he has promised. Here, I. So those who long for Him will experience blessing when their waiting is over. Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. And in battles of brandishing He will fight with it. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. Assyria will be beaten down, b. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. The final place of the wicked dead. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, 3. You will throw them away as an unclean thing: The literal Hebrew for unclean thing is literally a menstrual cloth. They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. Herein he is very gracious indeed. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. It was foolish for the leaders of Judah to trust in a nation that looked at them this way. It will be fat and plentiful. For his princes were at Zoan, You shall weep no more. He is the great teacher who punishes his people when they turn from him, so that they might see their wrongdoing, give up their sinful ways and return to walk in the ways of God (20-22). As God has not left himself without witness, so he has not left us without guides to show us our way. 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.) b. They'll chase you. That this is a rebellious people, Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. Who walk to go down to Egypt, There will be on every high mountain in Job. a. 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. It reminds us of the book of Revelation, chapter 16, as the Lord is pouring out the vials of His wrath upon the earth. The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, Therefore you shall flee! But God also had a special judgment for that king on earth. p. 56. x "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. 1. 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. Of course, it would be devastating to the earth if the sun went into a supernova state.The astronomers believe that when stars are about to die that they go into the supernova state. Isaiah 5. However, it is likely that the prophecy of Isaiah 32-33 was given before the time of the prophecy of Isaiah 30-31. "Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly" ( Psalms 1:1 ). He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? Just return and rest in the Lord and there you'll be safe. 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. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, And supernova is a phenomena that we observe in the universe. Web1. The Lords people will be safe in his Day: their part will be to sing amid the judgments of God. That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. Blessed are all those who wait for him. Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. Veritas non qurit angulos--Truth seeks no corners for concealment. ( Isaiah 30:2 ). Don't tell me the truth. And Hades is hell; Gehenna is another place. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; And heals the stroke of their wound. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. For a nation of farmers, it was a wonderful promise to make them fat and plentiful. In Jesus' name. Isaiah 30:18 . This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. The description of these blessings is continued to Isaiah 30:26. And show the descent of His arm, Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, burning with His anger: Isaiah sees the judgment of the LORD quickly coming, to sift the nations with the sieve of futility. b. No way! Isaiah starts with the real day of the Lord. Therefore I have called her (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. The sun to scorch men who dwell upon the earth, it says, "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth for the cup of His indignation overflow and is pouring out the cup of the wrath upon the earth" ( Revelation 14:10 ). Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. They put as far from as they can all the occasions of sin and temptations to it, though they are as a right eye or a right hand, and protest against it as Ephraim did (Hosea 14:8), What have I to do any more with idols? And men will be scorched by the sun during that time. Judgment is thus contrasted with severity, when the Lord observes a limit in punishing believers, that he may not ruin those whose salvation he always promotes; and, accordingly, as Habakkuk says, in the midst of wrath he remembers his mercy. (Habakkuk 3:2.) In like manner, Jeremiah says, Chasten me, O Lord, but in judgment, not in thy wrath, lest thou crush me. (Jeremiah 10:24.). It shows that you really trust Him. WebIsa 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 God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. Introduction. 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. (2.) And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. And then they will be cast into Gehenna. How foolishly mad they had formerly been upon their idols, in the day of their apostasy. iv. Observe, 1. 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). II. Why? But the teachers of truth may sometimes be driven into corners for shelter; and it goes ill with the church when it is so, when the woman with her crown of twelve stars is forced to flee into the wilderness (Revelation 12:6), when the prophets are hidden by fifty in a cave,1 Kings 18:4. 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. So it follows here: "When you shall have abandoned your idols, then shall God give the rain of your seed," Isaiah 30:23; Isaiah 30:23. But there is no authority for this except a single MS. Rosenmuller supposes it means, in accordance with the interpretation of Jarchi, that he would delay, that is, that his mercy would be long or his judgment remote. But here the prophet is telling them all along, "Quiet and confidence shall be your strength. 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. 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. Let us therefore not judge of love or hatred by what is before us. Sanhedrin, fol. We can trust that even when we dont understand it. 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. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. The seasonableness of this word: It shall come when you turn to the right hand or to the left. 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. The viper and fiery flying serpent, The Valley of Hinnom served as Jerusalems garbage dump, and the combination of disgusting rubbish and smoldering fires made it a picture of hell. It's going to decline. 2 Timothy 2:13). God's judgment upon the Assyrians as He wiped out 185,000 in one night of the first line fighting troops. And we'll get to that as we move along here in Isaiah. 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. 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). Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground Not only the tillage, but the pasture-ground should be remarkably fruitful: The cattle shall feed in large pastures; those that are at grass shall have room enough, and the oxen and asses that are kept up for use, to ear the ground, which must be the better fed for their being worked, shall eat clean provender. And according to the scriptures, the smoke of the torment will ascend forever and ever. 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. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 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. "And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. "No, the Bible does say that," and they can show you scriptures where hell is not a place of eternal punishment. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. But you would not, Therefore this iniquity shall be to you Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, My eternal future with the Lord, that's the thing that can really get me excited.Go ahead and read your next five chapters. It is so in spiritual fruit; we must take pains with our hearts and then wait on God for his grace. I. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. The mistakes occasioned by the similitude of the letters daleth and resh are very frequent, as the reader may have already observed. They knew that Assyria was marching. Concord. 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). Isaiah doesnt mean wait just in the sense of passing time but in the sense of patiently waiting for and trusting Gods promise. Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. 2. 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. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. Yea, if I descend into hell, lo, Thou art there." Even the tops of the mountains, that used to be barren, shall be so well watered with the rain of heaven that there shall be rivers and streams there, and running down thence to the valleys (Isaiah 30:25; Isaiah 30:25), and this in the day of the great slaughter that should be made by the angel in the camp of the Assyrians, when the towers and batteries they had erected for the carrying on of the siege of Jerusalem, the army being slain, should fall of course. 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. 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. 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. And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". He will continually follow you with his favours, and not let slip any opportunity of being gracious to you." With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. The burden of the beasts of the south: To the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. Or be help or benefit, "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. 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. 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. The mercy in store for them is very affectingly expressed. a. Distant restoration in spite of unfaithfulness 30:18-26. Turn aside from the path, iii. To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh: This prophecy was given at a time when the Assyrian army was attacking Israel and Judah. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. David said, "Where can I flee from Thy presence? He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. ii. Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; Walking with the Lord. 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. r "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. ( b) They seek shifts to cloak their doings and not godly means. Sounds like a supernova. III. Now just trust in the Lord." If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. It warns them of what will happen to them if they continue to oppose God. And Tophet is ordained of old. He intended therefore to soothe their minds, and encourage them to hope for better things, that they might embrace the mercy of God in the midst of those miseries, and might thus nourish their souls by his word. You can check these in your browser security settings. Or to take water from the cistern.. The success of this word: "It shall not only be spoken, but thy ears shall hear it; whereas God has formerly spoken once, yea, twice, and thou hast not perceived it (Job 33:14), now thou shalt listen attentively to these secret whispers, and hear them with an obedient ear." Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. 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. You shall weep no more. To come into the mountain of the LORD, Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. I don't mess with that. As it happened, this was exactly the case. 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. Web1. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are And whether they are consumed and their smoke ascends forever and ever. If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there. Boldness and joy in the day of judgment are precious gifts from God. You know He can and will come through, and you have a profound confidence in the God who loves you. Isaiah 3. w Animadv. And in every place where the staff of punishment passes, Hades. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon). Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. Here very graphically it describes this place known as Tophet; in the Greek, Gehenna. WebMatthew Henry Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 30:8-17. Then He will give the rain for your seed WebFor the people shall dwell in Zion - (see the note at Isaiah 1:8).The language here is evidently adapted to a return from the captivity. 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. For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: Blessed are all that wait for him. 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. Death and hell would give up the dead that are in them, Hades. You don't have to worry about the Assyrians and their invasion, because God is going to take care of you. Are precious gifts from God. `` can trust that even when dont. 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