To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, 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.) If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. 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. The prophet, having shown that those who made Egypt their confidence would be ashamed of it, here shows that those who sat still and made God alone their confidence would have the comfort of it. In the larger sense, it was foolish and evil of Judah to look to others especially Egypt for help, instead of looking to the LORD. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. 2. In that day your cattle will feed 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. in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you won't listen [you will not hear]. 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. Isaiah 1. And so here His indignation, "the tongue as a devouring fire.". To a people who shall not profit; Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. 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. Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. In returning and rest you shall be saved; 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 ( Isaiah 30:17-18 ). Boldness and joy in the day of judgment are precious gifts from God. Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the 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. Because God is infinitely wise, those are truly happy who refer their cause to him. 3. A God of judgment.Better, of righteousness. 5 Things You Should Know about the ESV Bible Translation. Then He will give the rain for your seed WebIsaiah 30:18 10/9/16 Intro A. I have experienced a heightened awareness of Gods love for Israel this week. They are resolved never to harbour it any more. You shall weep no more. 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. And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. I don't want to hear that. But the sense seems to be, that God would be so forbearing that his character would be exalted, that is, that people would have more elevated conceptions of his truth, mercy, and faithfulness. And heals the stroke of their wound. And His tongue like a devouring fire. (s) "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius & Tremellius. If I ascend into heaven, Thou art there. The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, They didnt need to look to Egypt to help at all. The preface is very awful. It is happy then if by the particular counsels of a faithful minister or friend, or the checks of conscience and the strivings of God's Spirit, we be set right and prevented from going wrong. Rivers and streams of waters, II. 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. But this wall will collapse on top of them (12-14).Instead of trusting quietly in God the people trust in military strength. This is only inviting defeat, because the military strength of Assyria is greater than that of Egypt (15-17). And their treasures on the humps of camels, i. WebWhat does Isaiah 30:18 mean? WebIsaiah 30:18 GODS WORD Translation (GW) 18 The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. Causing them to err. The Lords people will be safe in his Day: their part will be to sing amid the judgments of God. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. Yes, for the king it is prepared. Now, God gave them the bread of adversity and water of affliction, but they could hear God and be guided by Him again. 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. My eternal future with the Lord, that's the thing that can really get me excited.Go ahead and read your next five chapters. 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. But you would not, 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. And bread of the increase of the earth; It is promised that their eyes should see their teachers, that is, that they should have faithful teachers among them, and should have hearts to regard them and not slight them as they had done; and then they might the better be reconciled to the bread of adversity and the water of affliction. In particular, [1.] But God is so great, He can show both at the same time. 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. "Aionios posto aionios" in the Greek, the strongest term there is for expressing eternity--from the ages through the ages. His lips are full of indignation, Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. People today are seeking counsel, but not from God. It will be with tambourines and harps; Be quiet before Him and before others. We dont have to run all about trying to protect or guard ourselves. waitcompare Isa 30:15, wait, namely, for His times of having mercy. Whence this word shall come--from behind thee, from some one whom thou dost not see, but who sees thee. And supernova is a phenomena that we observe in the universe. You can also change some of your preferences. 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. a. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. David said, "Where can I flee from Thy presence? 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. It's going to decline. "[20] The fulfillment of the first promise was a proof of the certainty of the latter one. 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. (w) Animadv. Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain "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." How wisely mad (if I may so speak) they now were at their idols, what a holy indignation they conceived against them in the day of their repentance. 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. And trust in oppression and perversity, Tools Isa 30:19 b. Herein he is very gracious indeed. Trusting Gods promise means quietness. With which you sow the ground, Listening to 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. You can check these in your browser security settings. A bulge in a high wall, 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. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. 19 You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. When he shall hear it, there needs no more; at the first word he will answer thee, and say, Here I am." "No, the Bible does say that," and they can show you scriptures where hell is not a place of eternal punishment. 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 ). Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. 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. Which is broken in pieces; With the indignation of His anger 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. The word in the Arabic language, as Schultens observes w, signifies to "desire" x; and this will make the words run smoothly in agreement with the former; "and therefore", or "nevertheless, will he desire to have mercy on you"; which denotes the Lord's good will to his people, and how much his heart, and the desires of it, are towards them: for the Lord [is] a God of judgment; or, "though he is a God of judgment" y, of strict justice, judges in the earth, and will judge the world in righteousness; see Malachi 2:17 his grace, mercy, and justice, agree together, in redemption justification, pardon of sin, and salvation: or of moderation, clemency, and grace to correct his people; he corrects them not in wrath and hot displeasure, but in judgment, in a tender and fatherly way and manner, Jeremiah 10:24 and he is a God of "discretion", Psalms 112:5 of wisdom and knowledge, and does all things after the counsel of his will; he has fixed upon the proper time, and he knows which is the best time, and he waits that time to show grace and mercy to his people: blessed [are] all they that wait for him; that do not run here and there for help, and are tumultuous, restless, and impatient, but wait God's own time to do them good; that wait for his gracious presence, and the discoveries of his love, for the performance of his promises, for answers of prayer, for all blessings temporal and spiritual, and for eternal glory and happiness; these are happy persons, all and every one of them; they enjoy much now, and it can not be said, nor conceived, what God has prepared for them hereafter; see Isaiah 49:23. q "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. In one sense, it was wise and good for Judah to understand that they needed help and were willing to look outside of themselves for help. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. Turn aside from the path, We This is the way, walk in it, They could have trusted God for His promise. (4.) 23 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 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. iii. He waits on high to have mercy on you, for the Lord is a God of justice. The Prophet now adds consolation; for hitherto he threatened to such an extent that almost all the godly might be thrown into despair. When the danger is over the people shall dwell in Zion, at Jerusalem, as they used to do; they shall dwell safely, free from the fear of evil. If they would have trusted Gods promise instead, they would never have had reason to flee, and would have seen the LORDs salvation and strength instead. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, Who walk to go down to Egypt. ( a) Who contrary to their promise take not me for their protector and contrary to my commandment seek help from strangers. Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. b. Assyria will be beaten down: In the near view, Isaiah saw the judgment of the LORD against Assyria. You shall weep no more. The Lord is a God of justice. 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. There it is.". And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you: When God has mercy on us, it exalts Him. 4 For though his power extends to Zoan. And it does sound like the sun will go into a supernova state. Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. s "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius Tremellius. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. The Lord is the God who does the right thing, so he will bless everyone who waits for his help. "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. The last 27 chapters prophesy the restoration of the nation of Israel and a new creation in God\'s glorious future kingdom. Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit: In looking to Egypt, Judah forsook the LORD. "The promises of Isaiah 30:20-22 describe the days of the new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31ff), and not the final glory";[21] because there remains here the element of adversity, tribulation. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. 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. 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. WebThe first 39 chapters of the book of Isaiah prophesy doom for a sinful Judah and for all the nations of the world that oppose God. b. And therefore will he be exalted - "Even for this shall he expect in silence"] For yarum, he shall be exalted, which belongs not to this place, Houbigant reads yadum, he shall be silent: and so it seems to be in a MS. Another MS. instead of it reads yashub, he shall return. But the sense seems to be, that God would be so forbearing that his character would be "exalted," that is, that people would have more elevated conceptions of his truth, mercy, and faithfulness. Outright disobedience is never consistent with real trust in Gods promise. So then, regarding Assyria in the here and now, they will be shattered, Judah will sing, the funeral pyre is ready and so is the fire. (Motyer), (c) 2021 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. 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