They had the light, but they loved darkness Yes, for the king it is prepared. At the same time, God shows mercy by extending the work of Jesus to us as payment for our sins. You arent given to despair or fear because you trust Gods promise. Rivers and streams of waters, 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 ). 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. And as a banner on a hill. iv. 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. The Lord is a God of justice. 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. III. "The word behind thee " (Isaiah 30:21). You can also change some of your preferences. Philolog. As the light of seven days, Isaiah tells us plainly that it is so He may be gracious to you. WebIsaiah 30:18 GODS WORD Translation (GW) 18 The Lord is waiting to be kind to you. Shall be your shame, It is all useless, bringing neither help nor advantage. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard: Isaiah wanted Gods people to see the glory of Gods judgments. We get to the destruction of the Assyrian army that he has been predicting and chapter 33. And it will be the more pleasing because of the restraint they have been for some time under, as light out of darkness, as life from the dead. And the astronomers have watched these stars in supernovas. We can trust that even when we dont understand it. 20 The Lord will make you go through hard times, but he himself will be there to teach you, and you will not have to search for him any more. 31 For at He waits on high to have mercy on you, for the Lord is a God of justice. Forever and ever: In the New Testament it is described as the place that burns with fire, the lake of fire. 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. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. And, We will ride on swift horses A shard to take fire from the hearth, The sun being seven times brighter, the moon being as bright as the sun and the sun becoming seven times brighter. They'll overtake you. Some very interesting things. Don't run. 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 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). The sense is, that in some period subsequent to the calamities that Great men, if not good, shall be greatly tormented; and the more they have of the fat of the earth, the more they are sure to fry in hell. (Trapp), iii. Blessed are all that wait for him. Death and hell are going to give up their dead which are in them. They wanted religion, but they didnt want the living God of heaven to have a real presence in their lives (Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us). WebGod Will Bless His People. 97. 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. "He will stir up himself to deliver you, will be exalted, will be raised up out of his holy habitation (Zechariah 2:13), that he may appear for you in more than ordinary instances of power and goodness; and thus he will be exalted, that is, he will glorify his own name. For the LORD is a God of justice; To sift the nations with the sieve of futility; You dont need to argue for your side when God is on your side. 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. Web2 For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. 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 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). 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. 18.Therefore will Jehovah wait. 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. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. in Job. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. When we trust God, we dont have to strive for ourselves. I don't want to hear that. Part. "Tophet is ordained of old." And their treasures on the humps of camels, Those that stayed there in quietness and confidence trusting the Lord. And trust in oppression and perversity, Gods waiting and mans-bold and beautiful, that He and we should be represented as sharing the same attitude. 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. The children of Israel didn't have to fight them. iii. Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground 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). He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. (1.) Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire ( Isaiah 30:27 ): Again, we're getting into the day of His indignation, getting into the day of the great wrath, and this moon shall be as light as the sun and the sunlight seven times increased. Mercy does nothing to exalt the person who receives it; mercy recognizes the guilt of the one who deserves the punishment. It warns them of what will happen to them if they continue to oppose God. Isaiah doesnt mean wait just in the sense of passing time but in the sense of patiently waiting for and trusting Gods promise. From which came the lioness and lion, b. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. That's ridiculous! Through a land of trouble and anguish, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. They not only degraded their images, but defaced them, not only defaced them, but defiled them; they not only spoiled the shape of them, but in a pious fury threw away the gold and silver they were made of, though otherwise valuable and convertible to a good use. 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. They'll be faster than you are. This was so when it all unfolded exactly as the LORD had spoken, Judah could have greater trust in the LORD. If he correct his children, it is with judgment (Jeremiah 10:24), with moderation and discretion, considering their frame. Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. 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). At the threat of five you shall flee, (r) Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same, as in Jer 10:24,30:11. 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. In a naturally dry land, it was a wonderful promise to give abundant rivers and streams of waters. And so here His indignation, "the tongue as a devouring fire.". They shall not again know the want of the means of grace, Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. 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. But when you talk about Gehenna, you're talking about something else; Tophet, it's been ordained of old. 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. Here very graphically it describes this place known as Tophet; in the Greek, Gehenna. 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", Psalm 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. Or to take water from the cistern.. God's going to wipe out the Assyrian. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, Web1. If God gives us not only the word, but the hearing ear, not only the means of grace, but a heart to make a good use of those means, we have reason to say, He is very gracious to us, and reason to hope he has yet further mercy in store for us. Concord. And supernova is a phenomena that we observe in the universe. Blessed are all those who wait for him. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Trusting Gods promise means confidence. 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. One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, 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? Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!. Those that have exalted themselves, He'll pop them. But Assyria's not going to wipe out you. Get out of the way, turn aside out of the path, cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us. Causing them to err. Isaiah 5. But mercy exalts the goodness of the person who gives it. And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you: When God has mercy on us, it exalts Him. And according to the scriptures, the smoke of the torment will ascend forever and ever. And whether they are consumed and their smoke ascends forever and ever. You shall have a song 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. WebWhat does Isaiah 30:18 mean? 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. 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. As He strikes with the rod. x. It is so in spiritual fruit; we must take pains with our hearts and then wait on God for his grace. a. 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. 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. 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. The closing words of the foregoing paragraph (You shall be left as a beacon upon a mountain) some understand as a promise that a remnant of them should be reserved as monuments of mercy; and here the prophet tells them what good times should succeed these calamities. For the LORD is a God of justice. Idolaters are said to be mad upon their idols (Jeremiah 50:38), doatingly fond of them. We may request cookies to be set on your device. They'll chase you. Walking with the Lord. Those who hate you shall reign over you, and you shall flee when no one pursues you. 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. But a shame and also a reproach. b. waitcompare Isa 30:15, wait, namely, for His times of having mercy. Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. And the ornament of your molded images of gold. They are many of them going to ungodly psychiatrists who are filled with humanism and Freudism. b. That he may be gracious to you.. 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. Now your strength is just to stand still and do nothing but trust in the Lord. a. Isaiah 4. IV. That therefore all those are blessed who wait for him, who not only wait on him with their prayers, but wait for him with their hopes, who will not take any indirect course to extricate themselves out of their straits, or anticipate their deliverance, but patiently expect God's appearances for them in his own way and time. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. That seek to find a covering but not from the Spirit. For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; For the princes were there at Zoan, and the ambassadors they came to Hanes [the major cities of Egypt in that day]. How foolishly mad they had formerly been upon their idols, in the day of their apostasy. Sounds like a supernova. Isaiah 6. 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. It reminds us of the book of Revelation, chapter 16, as the Lord is pouring out the vials of His wrath upon the earth. And God will do what is right and what is fair.But my great concern is with that new model that He's preparing for me. 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. Now there are those who say, "Well, hell is not a place of eternal punishment." Or (taking the previous clause as Maurer, "Therefore Jehovah will delay" in punishing you, "in order that He may be gracious to you," if ye repent), He will be far removed from you (so in Ps 10:5, far above out sight); that is, He will not immediately descend to punish, "in order that He may have mercy," &c. judgmentjustice; faithfulness to His covenant. 1. Whenever you turn to the right hand col. 3551. 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 ). Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit: In looking to Egypt, Judah forsook the LORD. We are very apt to miss our way; there are turnings on both hands, and those so tracked and seemingly straight that they may easily be mistaken for the right way. But your eyes shall see your teachers. The prophet must not only preach this, but he must write it (Isa. 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. People today are seeking counsel, but not from God. Just return and rest in the Lord and there you'll be safe. (2.) Outright disobedience is never consistent with real trust in Gods promise. 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. Introduction. 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. b. Assyria will be beaten down: In the near view, Isaiah saw the judgment of the LORD against Assyria. When the people woke up, there were 185,000 dead Assyrian soldiers. 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 had the light, but they loved darkness rather. Now some of the more wealthy people were escaping to Egypt when they saw this Assyrian invasion coming. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, 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. Moreover the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, 2. 30:8), write it in a table, to be hung up and exposed to public view; he must carefully note it, not in loose papers which might be lost or torn, but in a book, to be preserved for posterity, in Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. 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. He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. There it is.". I. Gods waiting, 1. In that day your cattle will feed The seasonableness of this word: It shall come when you turn to the right hand or to the left. The word means the place of a burning fire. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. Now, God gave them the bread of adversity and water of affliction, but they could hear God and be guided by Him again. They say to the prophets. 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. It will be with tambourines and harps; They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. Like a breach ready to fall, You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. And though the Lord gives you For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod ( Isaiah 30:28-31 ). Blessed are all those who long for him. 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 ). Therefore you shall flee! ", In Revelation it says for the cup at the time of the sun giving power. To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh: This prophecy was given at a time when the Assyrian army was attacking Israel and Judah. a. Paul describes the same kind of heart in 2 Timothy 4:3-4: For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise Concord. WebIsaiah 30:18 10/9/16 Intro A. I have experienced a heightened awareness of Gods love for Israel this week. In Jesus' name. i. No way! Let us therefore not judge of love or hatred by what is before us. This is what he means by the word judgment; for it denotes not only punishment, but also the moderation which is exercised in chastening. "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. A God of judgment.Better, of righteousness. 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. 3 But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. And Tophet is ordained of old. It has been ordained of old, a place that God has ordained. And then they will be cast into Gehenna. 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. (2.) 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). They would sooner rush under the guidance of Satan into some questionable policy, than in childlike simplicity trust in the Lord and do good. And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. It is actually the Gehenna of the New Testament. In particular, [1.] It shows that you really trust Him. How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times, 4 Ways the Parable of the Sower Encourages Spiritual Growth. 3. (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) You take counsel but is it of the LORD? (r) judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. 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. Trusting Gods promise means rest. What a contrast! He knows that the journey is a waste of time, money and effort (6). The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. It's going to fall. Now, hope is nothing else than steadfastness of faith, that is, when we wait calmly till the Lord fulfil what he has promised. Isaiah 7. 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. You'll have a little while to read them. in Job. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. b. Egypt would sit idly by as the Assyrians trouble Judah. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. Who take counsel, but not of Me, Therefore, God says He has a special place in hell for the Assyrian king. Even if it feels God is distant, He hears and promises to answer. Alert unto the Lord in these last days when the world around you is walking in its drunken stupor. Yahweh is a God of justice; He will do what is right at the right time. Observe, (1.) Sounds like the sun will go into a supernova. 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. a. With scattering, tempest, and hailstones. When it gives up its dead to stand before God at the judgment bar. 1706.return to 'Jump List'. His lips are full of indignation, When one trouble is over we know not how soon another may succeed; and we may have an interest in the favour of God, and such consolations as are sufficient to prohibit weeping, and yet may have bread of adversity given us to eat and water of affliction to drink. 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. It was a common saying among the old Puritans, Brown bread and the gospel are good fare. 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