Verse Isaiah 30:18. 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. For the Lord is a God of judgment - He will do what is right. For Tophet was established of old, Rahab-Hem-Shebeth. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. Proud member Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. He waits on high to have mercy on you, for the Lord is a God of justice. 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. With which you sow the ground, WebOriginally written in 1706, Matthew Henrys Concise Commentary provides a condensed look at nearly every verse in the Bible. 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. col. 3551. y "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. i. If the sun should go into supernova, it would just about do in the earth. Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the b. Therefore the strength of Pharaoh Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. Here, I. 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. Sanhedrin, fol. CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon), You shall weep no more. Who walk to go down to Egypt, Even if it feels God is distant, He hears and promises to answer. They want to hear only those things that please them (9-11). It is written concerning "all the saints of God," that, "Through many tribulations we must enter into the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). 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. 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. 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. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. "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." 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 ). w Animadv. This is an inference from the former statement, in which he called Jehovah a God of judgment. While he thus restrains himself, he draws from it an exhortation to patience and waiting, and makes use of a part of the same verb, wait, which he had formerly used. I personally just leave it alone. Those who were disturbed in the possession of their estates shall again enjoy them quietly. If some guilty criminal stands before the judge, he has the choice to show either mercy or justice. Concord. 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. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose. Therefore I have called her For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; We think we may safely refer ourselves to a man of judgment; and shall we not commit our way to a God of judgment? Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. As the LORD saw it, Egypt was no substance, just a shadow. But God is so great, He can show both at the same time. Be quiet before Him and before others. a. 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. Judah would be like a shattered clay pot, which is broken in pieces. 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. Children who will not hear the law of the LORD; 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. Or whenever you turn to the left. It will be fat and plentiful. Isaiah 7. Hades. 2. u "dum miserabitur vestri" so some in Vatablus. They'll chase you. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are And therefore will he be exalted.A very slight alteration gives a meaning more in harmony with the context, will wait in stillness (Cheyne). All they that wait for him.This waiting is, as in the first clause, that of wistful longing. We've observed many stars as they are about to die. We 2. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. Observe, 1. 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. Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. They shall not again know the want of the means of grace, Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. The bread of adversity and the water of affliction, 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 Assyrians would then come against the southern kingdom of Judah, and because of this threat the leaders of Judah looked to Egypt for protection against the Assyrian invasion. 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. 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. We can rest in Him, and when we do, it shows we are really trusting in Gods promise. Yahweh is a God of justice; He will do what is right at the right time. 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. 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. 97. ", You can read into that whatever you want. "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. Don't run. 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. All Isaiahs warnings against an alliance with Egypt are in vain. And the light of the sun will be sevenfold, 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. 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. Then He will give the rain for your seed a. We get, "Oh, but the Bible says." Those that have exalted themselves, He'll pop them. Now some of the more wealthy people were escaping to Egypt when they saw this Assyrian invasion coming. They cannot wait Gods time, nor exercise submission to his will. p. 56. No wonder Isaiah felt sorry for the donkeys that would carry the treasure of Judah down to Egypt. 3 But by trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated, and by depending on him, you will be disgraced. 10 million Ukrainians without power because of Russia. 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. This is the way, walk in it, WebThe Geneva Study Bible. 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). ( Isaiah 30:2 ). "Complete Commentary on Isaiah 30:18". (By implication, what is Assyria, compared with such a God!) 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! If there is conspicuous disobedience in our lives, we must return to the LORDs ways. They say to the prophets. The breath of the LORD, like a stream of brimstone, t Gloss, in T. Bab. Isaiah 1. I have no intention of being there. 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. Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit: In looking to Egypt, Judah forsook the LORD. 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. I don't worry about that. For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down, which smote with a rod ( Isaiah 30:28-31 ). To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh: This prophecy was given at a time when the Assyrian army was attacking Israel and Judah. Woe to the rebellious children, says the LORD, Who take counsel, but not of Me, And who devise Listening to the Lord. 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. ( b) They seek shifts to cloak their doings and not godly means. This was so when it all unfolded exactly as the LORD had spoken, Judah could have greater trust in the LORD. You will throw them away as an unclean thing; The increase of the earth shall be rich and good, and every thing the best of the kind; it shall be fat and fat, very fat and very good, fat and plenteous (so we read it), good and enough of it. Till you are left as a pole on top of a mountain Likewise the oxen and the young donkeys that work the ground And though the Lord gives you A God of judgment.Better, of righteousness. Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. 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. As you know this is the time of year when Israel is approaching the Feast of Tabernacles. There won't be enough left to even take water out. 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. The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. 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. You shall have a song a. When thou art doubting, conscience shall direct thee to the way of duty; when thou art dull and trifling, conscience shall quicken thee in that way." If under reproach, their heart ferments towards revenge. 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. God delivered them. WebIsaiah 30:1-18 New International Version Woe to the Obstinate Nation 30 Woe to the obstinate children, declares the Lord, to those who carry out plans that are not mine, (s) "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius & Tremellius. WebDavid Guzik commentary on Isaiah 32, which promises the blessings that will come from the coming king, who will reign in righteousness. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Mercy does nothing to exalt the person who receives it; mercy recognizes the guilt of the one who deserves the punishment. What is the way? See? i. The LORD will cause His glorious voice to be heard, But here the prophet is telling them all along, "Quiet and confidence shall be your strength. 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. Upon their enemies, God will pour out his holy wrath (27-28). Sounds like a supernova. Or to take water from the cistern.. That the Lord is a God of judgment; he is both wise and just in all the disposals of his providence, true to his word and tender of his people. 1. But a shame and also a reproach. ESV 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. 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. i. Trusting Gods promise means returning. 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. Behold, the name of the LORD comes from afar, When we return to God in a way of duty he will meet us with his favours. Sanhedrin, fol. 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. Philolog. Forever and ever: But the prophet said it's stupid to call on Egypt for help, because Assyria's going to wipe out Egypt. II. 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.". Woe unto those that take counsel but not from God. Then He will give the rain for your seed: When Judah puts away their idols, boldly trusting Gods promise, then God will send material blessings on Judah. (2.) a. 1. As the light of seven days, i. And who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, There shall be a high spring-tide of joy in Judah and Jerusalem, upon occasion of the ruin of the Assyrian army, when the Lord binds up the breach of his people, not only saves them from being further wounded, but heals the wounds that have been given them by this invasion and makes up all their losses. 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. 31 For at Trusting Gods promise means confidence. It's a shadow. a. 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). However, it is likely that the prophecy of Isaiah 32-33 was given before the time of the prophecy of Isaiah 30-31. Now, God gave them the bread of adversity and water of affliction, but they could hear God and be guided by Him again. (3.) All rights reserved. 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 Human unfaithfulness does not destroy divine faithfulness (cf. b. Assyria will be beaten down: In the near view, Isaiah saw the judgment of the LORD against Assyria. 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." Here very graphically it describes this place known as Tophet; in the Greek, Gehenna. 30:4 For his c princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. There is no person walking this earth more powerful than a child of God boldly and properly trusting the promise of the living God. WebIsaiah 30:18, NIV: Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. We may request cookies to be set on your device. in Job. God is going to fight for you. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. For thus says the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel: a. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. "quaesivit, expetivit, voluit", Castel. 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. The rich clothes wherewith their images were dressed up they cast away as a filthy cloth which rendered those that touched it unclean until the evening,Leviticus 15:23. 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. WebIsaiah 30 Trust In the LORD, Not In Egypt A. 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.) 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. (3.) 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. Therefore, God says He has a special place in hell for the Assyrian king. He rises to have compassion on you. 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). 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, The preface is very awful. The word means the place of a burning fire. (r) Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same, as in Jer 10:24,30:11. 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. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 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. Web1. b. Isaiah 4. i. In raging fury and flame of consuming fire, in tempest, and rainstorm, and hail. And He shall break it like the breaking of the potters vessel, You take counsel but is it of the LORD? Because you despise this word, 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. 18.Therefore will Jehovah wait. So those who long for Him will experience blessing when their waiting is over. GOD takes the time to do everything 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. b. 2. And Tophet is ordained of old. But there's no real substance to Egypt. There are right-hand and left-hand errors, extremes on each side virtue; the tempter is busy courting us into the by-paths. Now go, write it before them on a tabletthat it may be for a time to come, forever and ever: God told Judah this before it happened, and wanted it documented. 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. Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. No way! Which has been winnowed with the shovel and fan. 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. The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. As it happened, this was exactly the case. ( a) Who contrary to their promise take not me for their protector and contrary to my commandment seek help from strangers. 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. God's going to wipe out the Assyrian. You don't have to worry about the Assyrians and their invasion, because God is going to take care of you. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. 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. It's going to decline. He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry: When Gods people wait on Him and patiently trust His promise, God pours out His grace at the cry of their heart. In returning and rest you shall be saved; People today are seeking counsel, but not from God. And therefore - The sense of the words rendered and therefore, may be better expressed by the phrase, yet moreover, meaning, that notwithstanding their sins, and the necessity of punishing them, Yahweh would be longsuffering, and would yet bring the nation to repentance. God's going to defend you. 26 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. 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. The Hebrew word for hell (gehenna) comes from the word for the Valley of Hinnom. Sounds like the sun will go into a supernova. "The word behind thee " (Isaiah 30:21). 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