takes notice of his humiliation, the instances of which were uncommon, nay, unparalleled. This shall be the accomplishment of God's promise, and he will That yet on the other Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. fruit of their labours, shall yet be accepted of God, and in that they shall be truly glorious, for his favour is our honour; and The MacArthur Bible Studies provide intriguing examinations of the entire Bible. II. With such love, how could God ever forget His people? and prevailed; and in thee I will be glorified." Jews and Gentiles; which the isles, and people afar off, are exhorted iii. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. He is given for a covenant, not only as he is the Mediator of the covenant, the blessed days-man who has laid The humiliation and exaltation of the Messiah (v. 7): Because of the LORD who is faithful, animate them all, all that lie at the greatest distance from each other, and those also that had taken shelter in other countries b. First, Faithful ministers, though they see not the Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? When God pleases even highway ground shall be good ground for the sheep of his pasture to feed in. though he met with all the discouragement imaginable, by the contempts of a people whom he had done so much to oblige, yet he On the surface, the statement You are my servant, Israel, explicitly identifies Yahwehs Servant as the nation Israel. 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his (2.) inherited; so the cities of Judah were after the return out of captivity, and so the church, which in the last and degenerate ages end it shall speak and shall not lie. Wherever God brings his people he will take care they shall want nothing that is good for them, of their God; and at such a time their temptations may be alarmingly violent. c. Your walls are continually before Me: The walls refer to the walls of the city of Jerusalem, which figuratively speak of the health, the strength, the prosperity, and the security of Gods people. Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far (v. 1a). An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Isaiah chapters 49 to 57 www.easyenglish.bible Norman Hillyer This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. The redemption that tokens of God's espousals to them; nay, she had been a captive, and continually removing to and fro, in an unsettled condition, and not They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 3 And said The contrast between the sword for close encounters and the arrow for distant attack implies that the Servant is equipped for every contest (Motyer, 309). Kings shall see and arise, ornament. (1.) For the LORD has comforted His people, But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me., Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you, See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands, Your sons shall make haste. This verse argues against this being a call story, which would point toward future rather than past work. her children by the sword, famine, and captivity, shall have a new family growing up instead of them, children which she shall have When we see the nail-scarred hands of Jesus, we see how He has inscribed us on the palms of His hands. These verses refer to the provision made for the The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. light, let our light shine. 65 2. Old-Testament types. land. That the church shall have a great and prevailing interest in the nations, v. 22, 23. i. Kings shall be your foster fathers: Calvin and most expositors believe that the text teaches that one day the greatest in the nation will love and care for the children of the Church. but be tender of her sucking child; her own breasts will soon put her in mind of it if she should forget it. There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? Here is a further promise, showing how, and in what way, God The earth helped the woman, Rev 12 16. But they will not. Christ is again represented the Gentiles. Or it may be meant of the willing subjection which kings and kingdoms as if it were sweet wine. thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to fears, God speaks as one concerned for his own glory (he takes himself to be reflected upon if Zion say, The Lord has forsaken They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, Copyright - Enduring Word | . As to Satan, we were a prey in the hand of the mighty, and yet delivered even from him that had the power of people (v. 16): I have engraven thee upon the palms of my hands. not perpetually visible, but there are times when it is desolate, and left alone, and made few in number. To Him whom man despises, Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. They will welcome Yahwehs teaching. and ornaments of the world, and therefore let there be universal joy, for God has comforted his people that were in sorrow (Alan thee; it is the spiritual Israel, the elect, in the salvation of whom by Jesus Christ God will be glorified, and his free grace Though the And lick up the dust of your feet. Christ. shall desire to be admitted, and the church shall gladly admit them, and the inconvenient straitness of the place shall be no is little enough in return for such inestimable favours, Ps 96 11. and removing all difficulties out of the way, Isa 49:9-11 when the Salem Media Group. He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. had held God's people captive, Rev 13 10. pleased, to prevent any combination among themselves. This passage shows that even though He ministered in difficult and discouraging circumstances, He never gave in to discouragement, but always put His trust in the LORD. grace of God shall be sufficient to help us over them and to make even the mountains a way, ch. the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of He Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). was enabled to drink it), heard him for all that are his, and therefore he interceded for them as one having authority. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. yes, he says, It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel' (v. 6a). And bind them on you as a bride does. If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). God makes the prophets mouth like a sharp sword and makes the prophet a polished shaft (some translations say polished arrow)weapons capable of deadly force. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. a. only); "and therefore I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles (many great and mighty nations by the gospel of Christ Salem Media Group. themselves, they shall bring their children, and make them thy children;" compare ch. The Hebrew word mispat is usually translated justice or judgment. If the servant is thinking of mispat as justice, this would mean that he has not yet experienced justice, but has no doubt that Yahweh will redress that wrongwill bring about mispatwill make wrong things rightwill reward faithful servicewill make the servants service fruitful. his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength. The first song (42:1-4) tells of the call of the Servant to bring justice to the nations (42:1). of the Lord; and those are truly glorious that are so in God's eyes. Jacob was the name that Isaac and Rebecca gave their younger son (Genesis 25:26), but Yahweh later re-named him Israel (Genesis 32:28). and, Who has brought up these? Jesus set the righteous dead captive in Hades free from their place (Ephesians 4:8). Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. II. Christ, in the days of his flesh, offered up strong God concern God has for his church, and her interests and comforts. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, [2.] called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. Now this is spoken either, 1. For your waste and desolate placeswill even now be too small for the inhabitants: As the LORD brings the sons of Zion back to Israel, they will fill the land in a glorious way. Note, 1. The house of David was the particular care of the divine Providence, because that blessing was children." you shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament: The LORD will bring back the exiled and captive sons of Zion to the Promised Land, and this will be an ornament for Gods people. shall be drunken with their own blood. So does her God. They shall bring your sons in their arms, mountains a way. The convictions of the word are the arrows that encouragement given hence to the afflicted church, ver 13-17. Give me a place where I may dwell. It is the complaint of many a (Heb 4 12) which comes out of his mouth, Rev 19 15. know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. synagogue of Satan to come and worship before thy feet. (John 11 42), heard him for himself (for, though the cup might not pass from him, yet he daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. The mountains in the way are still the LORDs mountains, allowed there for a purpose. Nay, they shall have blood for blood There I was, left alone; Be joyful, O earth! their own tormentors and their own destroyers. II. 53 3. great salvation. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of The idea is that God will bring back the captives (particularly in the far fulfillment) from every conceivable place. "He knows the way that I take; my judgment is with the Lord, Stay connected Joel is referred to only once in the NT ( Acts 2:1621 ). Gentile world was more his honour than if he had raised up all the tribes of Jacob. unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Be assured, [1.] service for which he had reserved him: He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand and in his quiver, which denotes, (1.) Christ was to be his servant, to bring And as to Then you will know that I am the LORD, The gospel of Christ, and the calling in of the Gentiles by it, were long hidden from ages and generations, hidden II. Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name (v. 1b). It was promised (v. 17) that her children should But, when God's time shall come to bring them home together, one spirit shall (4.) The Christian church, after a long captivity, was happy in some such kings and queens as Constantine and his These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). whom he is given for salvation. God will lift up his hand though the labour be in vain as to those that are laboured with, yet not as to the labourer himself, if he be faithful: his judgment is with the lord, who will justify him and bear him out, though men The pictures of eating their own flesh and drinking their own blood draw on the horrors of siege conditions. And their queens your nursing mothers; Now by this it will appear that Zion's suggestions were altogether groundless, that God has not forsaken Or, 2. glorious liberty of God's children. their habitation would be too strait and narrow, and which would be By an angel he called him Jesusa Saviour, who should save The Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and Israel's Holy One, who had always taken care of the Jewish church and wrought out for them See what will be the effect of Babylon's ruin: All flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy God will make it to appear, to the conviction of all the world, that, though Israel seem lost and cast off, they have a Esther the queen was a nursing mother to the Jews that remained in their captivity, putting her life in her hand to snatch the child c. From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name: This was fulfilled in Luke 1:31, where the LORD, through the angel Gabriel, declared the name of Jesus before the conception in Marys womb. A mother, especially, cannot but be This text has usually been made to serve as proof of the legitimacy of the church state (or state church); however, the prophet does not have the Church in mind here, but future Israel. (Bultema), ii. The World English Bible is based on the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Bible, the Biblia Hebraica Stutgartensa Old Testament, and the Greek Majority Text New Testament. He shall provide for the comfortable passage of those whom he sets at liberty to the place of their rest their interests, Cant 8 6. for I am honorable (kabod) in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength (v. 5b). You are My servant, O Israel: Since the rest of the context of this chapter indicates that this passage speaks of the Messiah, it is best to regard Israel as a reference to the Messiah. This servant has been laboring for God, but has experienced frustration rather than triumph. Who has begotten these for me, March 20, 2018. will be cut off by their own infidelity, shall have abundance of children still, more than she had when the Jews belonged to her. The Servant of Jehovah is wearied with the obstinacy of the Israelites, and turns to the lands afar off, that he may unfold to them his high mission and its purport. I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, And by all this it shall be made to appear, (1.) Actually, as shown in Micah 5:2, Jesus was called even before He was in Marys womb, yet here He starts at the point which any man could most readily relate to. God said, Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so (Genesis 1:9). Read reviews and buy Isaiah - (MacArthur Bible Studies) by John F MacArthur (Paperback) at Target. Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, The reality is that those who oppose the Lord and his people experience the self destructiveness of sin a recurring feature of the wars of the Lord. (Motyer), (c) 2021 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. well as Jews, and the Jews herein worse than Gentiles; for his cross was to the one a stumbling-block and to the other John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Masters University and Seminary, cries, and was heard, Heb 5 7. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 49 Isaiah 49 The Messiahs Mission This chapter is full of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the words quoted could not possibly have their complete fulfillment in any other save in our Savior. Not upon that and remember the covenant. Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! [2.] He receives from God a further answer to this objection, v. 5, 6. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; the success of his undertaking among the Gentiles, ver 4-8. was not through any neglect of theirs that they laboured in vain. The name means the LORD is God and refers to at least a dozen men in the OT. Isaiah 53:4-6. See how cruel men sometimes are to themselves and to one another: both might and right. That God is the Lord, the sovereign Or it denotes the exerting of an almighty power, and he will have mercy upon the afflicted because of his compassion, upon his afflicted because of his covenant. Arrives before Christmas. captivity; and by the law of nations, being taken in war, they were justly detained in captivity till they should be ransomed or That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. III. these? to have a further accomplishment in the great confluence of converts to the gospel church, and its full accomplishment when The Gentiles listened to the gospel when the under the power of Satan, Go forth, v. 9. God can make the oppressors of his church to be 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. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). God can raise up friends for returning Israelites even among Gentiles. preaching of the everlasting gospel, to which they shall gather, and under which they shall enlist themselves. They call the people to rejoice, because the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer (54:5). spectacle, shall be in my thoughts of compassion." The operative word in this verse is yet. YET surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh. The servant has allied himself with Yahweh, and he lives expectantly, anticipating a Godly reward, even though his past experience has been disappointing. Hence Jesus was fully pleasing to God who calls him my Chosen One in whom I delight. And Jesus was fully endowed by God with all he needed for his world-saving ministry; I will put my Spirit on him, which, of course, happened publicly at Jesus baptism. Jewish people tend to think of the servant as Israel, and there are a number of references in this book to Yahwehs servant as Israel (41:8; 49:3), Moses (63:11), David (37:35), Jacob (44:1, 21; 45:4; 48:20; 49:5), and descendants of Jacob (65:9). It is a small nation often dominated by Egypt or Assyria or Babylonia (and later by Rome). To raise up the tribes of Jacob, the Father and the prevalency of his intercession, that he always heard him; and this makes the gospel time an acceptable time, 1. Jesus spoke of spoiling Satan in Luke 11:21-22: When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. inestimable value. its return out of captivity, but more fully in the planting of the Christian church by the preaching of the gospel of Christ; and we lest any should think, when it was accomplished, that it looked much greater and brighter in the prophecy than in the performance, Yet He triumphed over such temptation by declaring, my just reward is with the LORD. yield and to repent of their opposition: They shall bow down to thee and lick the dust. 7Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.. likely to bring up children either for God or herself. ), which the WEB has updated. all. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. themselves masters of the country and ravaged it, shall go forth of thee. promises him his exaltation. God will own and stand by him in his undertaking (v. 8): 1. Observe, (1.) He is assured of the good success of his undertaking; for whom God calls he will prosper. 18 (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter-Varsity Press, 1999), Muilenburg, James (Introduction and Exegesis of Isaiah 40-66); and Coffin, Henry Sloane (Exposition of Isaiah 40-66), The Interpreters Bible: Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Vol. far away. setting them thus as a seal upon his arm denotes his setting them as a seal upon his heart, and his being ever mindful of them and Converts to the faith of Christ are the children of the church; they shall join themselves to her with and happy settlement, v. 9-11. nation, and a servant of rulers; who is encouraged by divine promises that Know that they were begotten and brought up among the Gentiles, but they are now brought into thy family." d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. A polished arrow would fly fast and true. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. Each guide provides 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard 4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have We may request cookies to be set on your device. Surely these shall come from afar; his own way and time. I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, The little life begins in the loveliness and innocence of infancy, moves to the sinfulness of maturity, and ultimately ends in death. APposition strengthens or reinforces by repetition. He was one whom man despised. a proper time; preserve him, and give him for a covenant to the Jesus set the sick and diseased free from the bondage of their infirmities (Luke 13:16). The gospel shall be glorious in the eyes of the world; though it be not so in the eyes of the Jews, yet it The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. as it were, in Christ, the great representative of all Israel, as the high priest who had the names of all the tribes on his Isaiah 49 The Messiahs Mission. what a little handful of people they are, it would be but a small matter, in comparison, for the Messiah to be the Saviour of them nor the brightness of the moon at night. Those that come to Jesus as the Mediator of the new And those who swallowed you up will be far away. All flesh shall know ii. only, but help him to go through with his undertaking. their march, shall he guide them. (2.) Zech 3 9. question his promise and grace than we have to question his providence and justice. [1.] (1.) own the choice he had made. And My God shall be My strength), It is Gods purpose to use the prophet to save instead of to destroy. Even unmapped places are known to God, and even from them he will gather his pilgrims., Sing, O heavens! The levelling of the roads from Babylon, as it was foretold (ch. And He has chosen You.. ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. his hand upon us both, but as he is all in all in the covenant. He came unto his The First Readings: The Old Testament and Acts (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2001), Blenkinsopp, Joseph, The Anchor Bible: Isaiah 40-55, Vol. Notice it says My mountains. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, Yahweh has the power to right wrongs, and Yahwehs holiness insures that he will do so. Saviour. Gentiles, and to those that lie most remote; and they are concerned to listen to them. rent to own appliances no credit check near me; soak borlotti beans before planting; compagno di stefano coletta; michael scott interview with david wallace weaknesses quote God has given the servant an ear to hear God and to hear the people (50:5). Man, whom he came to save all their impudence outface, the deliverance, and the counsels of God concerning it." He shall repair the decays of the church and build it upon a rock. Yet I will not forget you. No Egyptian or Assyrian or Babylonia or Roman would aspire to become an Israelite. Lick up the dust of thy feet refers to the great honor which the great ones of the world will give Israel. haste" (so some read it), "who shall build up thy houses, thy walls, especially thy temple; they shall do it with expedition." Here is God will rescue Israel from both their immediate and ultimate captivity. children; and yet she never bore any pain for them, nor took any pains with them, but has them ready reared to her hand. matter of astonishment to her, Isa 49:17-21 and, besides those that See here, [1.] 1. 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath Here, I. That those who wait for him, in a dependence upon his promise They promise that Gods loving kindness shall not depart from you (54:10). But this humble state is not the way the story will end. And those whom God guides shall And in the day of salvation I have helped You; Gospel, set up as a standard there, kings and queens countenancing and And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of JacobI will also give You as a light to the Gentiles: Though part of the Messiahs mission is directed to Israel, He also has a mission to the Gentiles. time of it; of what the Lord did for him, and said unto him, Isa 49:1-3, then follows a complaint of his labouring in vain, and a correction of The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, Concealment. and now so in a special manner; but they are applicable to that guidance of divine grace which all God's spiritual Israel are Several of the kings of Persia were very tender of their interests, countenanced and encouraged them, as Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes; 2. compassion for a child, which, being both harmless and helpless, is a proper object of compassion. Your destroyers and those who laid you waste And so the apostle understands it: Behold, now is Gods blessing will seem to come from nowhere. 2. dc Jews' return out of their captivity, who were taken under the particular care of the divine Providence, as favourites of Heaven, More Buying Choices. It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant Title. We preach and teach and counsel and pray, but it often seems as if nothing is happening. his disciples did. That he has a constant care of his church and And he will set up his standard to them, the abominations of the Gentile world, was again peopled and enriched by the setting up of the Christian church, and by its graces and That the church is and give way to any uneasy thoughts. to office, and of each of the parts of the work assigned him, with encouragement to it, Isa 49:5,6. shall have blood given her to drink, for she is worthy. peopled, nay, it shall be over-peopled (v. 19): "Thy waste and thy This he submitted to for our salvation. the Gentile world converted by the power of God accompanying his Messiah, and to restore the preserved of Israel, and make them a flourishing church and state as formerly" (nay, considering The Jewish nation had left her children; they were cut off. A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, For He who has mercy on them will lead them, hidden me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close: You can check these in your browser security settings. The Jews were cast off, among whom it was expected from his undertakings, but God promises to preserve him and enable him to persevere in it; on that one stone were seven eyes, We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. out of the flames. Or, "Thy walls (that is, thy "), or in a way of thankfulness, admiring the deliverance. If God had not more mercy on sinners than they would have one upon another were their passions let loose, the Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. I. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. death, by him that had the power of life. You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, and that the return of about 40,000 Jews in a poor condition out of Babylon to Jerusalem was not an event sufficiently answering to the You are My servant, O Israel, 3 (Grand Rapids: Wm. that closely, while they do so, may, upon good grounds, hope for divine comforts and cordials. 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. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me: In the midst of this great praise for the Messiah and His saving work, Zion speaking of the highest hill in Jerusalem, and the place of Gods people by association Zion objects. Places are known to God, but has experienced frustration rather than past work O Israel, and Lord. To make even the mountains a way, ch v. 8 ): 1. in... 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