They had the light, but they loved darkness rather. They shall not again know the want of the means of grace, Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. (298) (Jeremiah 30:11.) Trusting Gods promise means confidence. He will wait, that he may do it in the best and fittest time, when it will be most for his glory, when it will come to you with the most pleasing surprise. But there's no real substance to Egypt. That's in God's hands. No way! Blessed are all those who long for him. Whenever you turn to the right hand The LORD promises a day when they will defile those images and throw them away as an unclean thing. God will give you rain of your seed, rain to water the seed you sow, just at the time that it calls for it, as much as it needs and no more. 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. God delivered them. in quietness and confidence shall be your strength: but you won't listen [you will not hear]. To cure this vice, he enjoins them to wait, that is, to hope. Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. Or the first words in this paragraph may be read by way of antithesis, Notwithstanding this, yet will the Lord wait that he may be gracious. And then they will be cast into Gehenna. What a contrast! Tools Isa 30:19 ( b) They seek shifts to cloak their doings and not godly means. WebThey did not think it enough to have God on their side, nor were they at all solicitous to make him their friend, but they strengthened themselves in the strength of Pharaoh; they For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. iv. Now your strength is just to stand still and do nothing but trust in the Lord. In particular, [1.] 2. 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. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mhm/isaiah-30.html. Whence this word shall come--from behind thee, from some one whom thou dost not see, but who sees thee. p. 56. x "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. I don't want to hear that. Observe, (1.) They want to hear only those things that please them (9-11). Philolog. (r) judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. Blessed are all that wait for him. Now we're coming back to the local situation. When he shall hear it, there needs no more; at the first word he will answer thee, and say, Here I am." 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. 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. It is one sin to reject the LORD, and another sin altogether to trust in something else. 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. i. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. 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 therefore will he be exalted, that he may be gracious to you. And trust in oppression and perversity, This verse is the commencement of the annunciation of the blessings which should yet be conferred on them. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Idolaters are said to be mad upon their idols (Jeremiah 50:38), doatingly fond of them. Don't tell me the truth. The Hebrew word for hell (gehenna) comes from the word for the Valley of Hinnom. 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? 30:4 For his c princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. That they may add sin to sin; It shows them to be loving, generous, and full of mercy. Jesus said of Gehenna, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched" ( Mark 9:44 ). Web1. Which is broken in pieces; col. 3551. y "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. We 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. For his princes were at Zoan, For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; And here he is saying, "Your strength is just to sit still and trust in God.". We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 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. And again, I will not consume thee, but will chastise thee in judgment. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 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). in Job. This was shown at the cross, where Jesus took the punishment we deserve and Gods justice was satisfied. 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. It's going to decline. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. Hell is not a place of eternal punishment. 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. This is the foundation of all good. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 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. If the sun should go into supernova, it would just about do in the earth. 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). EHV But the Lord is eager to be gracious to you. Causing them to err. The immediate promise of these good things for Israel would be fulfilled in the destruction of the Assyrian armies; "But the prophecy looks far beyond that to the Golden Age (Isaiah 23-26) (the age of Messiah). They are many of them going to ungodly psychiatrists who are filled with humanism and Freudism. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven; but their one season is the present; they cannot, they will not wait. There won't be enough left to even take water out. Whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. The word kadosh, lost out of the text, but happily supplied by the Septuagint, clears up And therefore will he be exalted.A very slight alteration gives a meaning more in harmony with the context, will wait in stillness (Cheyne). 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. Some very interesting things. Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, Here, 1. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. (1.) We get, "Oh, but the Bible says." Despite the riches that the pack animals bring across the desert, Egypt would not help Judah at all, so one could call Egypt Rahab-Hem-Shebeth, which means Rahab Sits Idle or Rahab the Do-Nothing. Rahab is a name, but it is also the Hebrew word for pride, and is sometimes used as a title for Egypt (Psalm 87:4). WebHe wants to rise and comfort you. 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. 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. 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. There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. As the LORD saw it, Egypt was no substance, just a shadow. Jesus said that Tophet was prepared by God for the devil and his angels. If in poverty, they are in haste to be rich; and they shall not long be innocent. a. But when you talk about Gehenna, you're talking about something else; Tophet, it's been ordained of old. And, We will ride on swift horses What the word shall be: "This is the way, walk you in it. 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. II. The children of Israel didn't have to fight them. Upon their enemies, God will pour out his holy wrath (27-28). They could have trusted God for His promise. God's going to wipe out the Assyrian. As He strikes with the rod. 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. 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. It is so in spiritual fruit; we must take pains with our hearts and then wait on God for his grace. All they that wait for him.This waiting is, as in the first clause, that of wistful longing. A rebuke to those in Judah who looked to Egypt for deliverance. However, Gods people do not need to fear: You shall have a songand gladness of heart as when one goes with a flute, to come into the mountain of the LORD. This is not unfitly applied by many to the light which the gospel brought into the world to those that sat in darkness, which has far exceeded the Old-Testament light as that of the sun does that of the moon, and which proclaims healing to the broken-hearted, and the binding up of their wounds. The way of waiting upon God and trusting in Him. Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground What Does Isaiah 30:18 Mean? 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 justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. The ongoing rebellion and apostasy of Israel is astonishing in consideration of all that the Lord did for His chosen nation. So there shall not be found among its fragments But the sinful people do not want to hear messages that come from God. In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. And there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, But here the prophet is telling them all along, "Quiet and confidence shall be your strength. 19 You people who live in Jerusalem will not weep any more. When He hears it, He will answer you. They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, (1-4) A flood of judgment upon the drunkards of Ephraim. Sanhedrin, fol. (s) "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius & Tremellius. God is going to fight for you. The 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. In large pastures. When we trust God, we dont have to strive for ourselves. They could not find in their hearts to make any vessel of honour of them. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him. It's out of my territory. David said, "Where can I flee from Thy presence? It was fulfilled in the body of the Jewish nation at their return from their captivity in Babylon, for they abhorred idols ever after; and it is accomplished daily in the conversion of souls, by the power of divine grace, from spiritual idolatry to the fear and love of God. (t) Gloss, in T. Bab. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. You can also change some of your preferences. To a people who shall not profit; They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, 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. Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan. (r) Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same, as in Jer 10:24,30:11. Sounds like a supernova. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Now of Gehenna, the scripture declares, "And the smoke of their torment ascendeth from the ages through the ages" ( Revelation 14:11 ). The Lord is compassionate, and when you cry to him for help, he will answer you. Whenever the LORD waits or seems to delay, it always has a loving purpose behind it. Isaiah starts with the real day of the Lord. He is Lord over all the nations. (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) The Lords people will be safe in his Day: their part will be to sing amid the judgments of God. 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. Sounds like the sun will go into a supernova. And note it on a scroll, Because something in us hinders. It will be fat and plentiful. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. They say unto it, Abi hinc in malam rem--Get thee hence. To cease from before us.. Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. 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]. For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. 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. We get to the destruction of the Assyrian army that he has been predicting and chapter 33. 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. b. p. 507. in the same way Gataker. a. 1. And supernova is a phenomena that we observe in the universe. It is supposed that they might be brought into straits and troubles after this deliverance was wrought for them. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. We've observed many stars as they are about to die. You know He can and will come through, and you have a profound confidence in the God who loves you. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. God's going to defend you. The seasonableness of this word: It shall come when you turn to the right hand or to the left. 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. Concord. Through a land of trouble and anguish, s "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius Tremellius. God had an eternal place for the Assyrian king who attacked Judah and Jerusalem (He has made it deep and large; its pyre is fire with much wood). The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. r "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. You shall have a song Therefore, to do what Judah did in this situation is to add sin to sin. And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare ( Isaiah 30:11-14 ): God's going to crack all of these pots.This takes you out to the book of Revelation where it talks about the reign of Jesus Christ, who as with an iron, will pop the clay vessels and shatter them to pieces. 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 ). 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. Blessed are all those who wait for him. In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. Those who were disturbed in the possession of their estates shall again enjoy them quietly. (2.) It's a shadow. This section is also structurally chiastic. Those that have exalted themselves, He'll pop them. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. The people of God will celebrate their victory with much gladness and singing (29), but the Assyrians will be destroyed without mercy, as if burnt in a huge bonfire (30-33). Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; And show the descent of His arm, (r) "significat anhelat, vel inhiat", Forerius. There will be on every high mountain In raging fury and flame of consuming fire, in tempest, and rainstorm, and hail. 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. One of the current popular errors regards the so-called "rapture" of the church in which God's people shall escape tribulation. The new building of God that is eternal in the heavens. 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