So long as they are oppressed by fear or anxiety, or grief, they scarcely accept of any consolation; and therefore they need to be confirmed in various ways. [2.] He has no physical hands, but this is poetic imagery that means he keeps us in his . Who has begotten these for me, Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? By this metaphor the Prophet shews that no obedience which is rendered to God by heaven and earth is more acceptable to him than to join together and lend their mutual aid to his Church. But thus says the LORD: The best commentaries on Isaiah ranked by scholars and reviewers: (1) Oswalt, John N. in NICOT, (2) Webb, Barry G. in BST, (3) Motyer, J. Alec . iii. c. Thus says the LORDto Him whom man despises, to Him whom the nation abhors: The LORD speaks to His Messiah, and reveals that He will be One whom man despises, and whom His own nation abhors. If the Masoretic Text is correct, a long standing interpretation connects Sinim with China. (Wolf), ii. All these gather together and come to you. We are told that the word the goes forth out of his mouth is like a sharp, two-edged sword--Revelation. You won't find a clearer picture of Jesus Christ anywhere else in the OT. b. To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; While some might need to brandish a weapon to show their authority, the Messiah needs only to speak. And their queens your nursing mothers; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, Zion believes, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee. New Revised Standard Version and Student Study Handout for Isaiah 9:2-7 International Bible Lesson "For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6NRSV). Opponents who try to ruin Israels work will not be successful and will leave in shame and defeat (17-18). 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. The Servant's assignment is to restore Jacob/Israel to a right relationship with the Lord, to bring them back from the exile of sin as well as the Babylonian exile (49: . The rest of Isaiah 49 and Isaiah 50 will answer this question. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. He is a person that has revealed himself to us that we may know him and the power of his resurrection (Phil 3:10). The pictures of eating their own flesh and drinking their own blood draw on the horrors of siege conditions. If the tokens of his wonderful power are to be seen everywhere, he intends that there shall be an eminent and remarkable example of it in the salvation of the Church. After you have lost the others, Isaiah 51:12-23 . They are contending with the eternal God of heaven. All of the Arab states that have been giving them such a bad time, they are planning to go full on against the Arab world. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. God's grace is too huge to be limited to one area or region. 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. 1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the Kingdom and birth of Christ. (Alan Redpath) A. Yet if there is any specific time that this promise was fulfilled, it was as Jesus died on the cross and trusted in the promise of resurrection. Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring their sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. [ a] He made me like an arrow, sharp and ready for use. i. She would not have compassion, well she might. And My highways shall be elevated. W E Vine writes that Isaiah 49:9-13 "give one of the most glorious descriptions of the effects of Christ's Second Advent. What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? Study the Bible on the go with Andrew's free online Bible commentary. The land previously uninhabited and in ruins will become well populated and prosperous again (19-21). The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. A nursing mother, most of all, cannot but be tender of her sucking child; her own breasts will soon put her in mind of it if she should forget it. He will receive the worship and honor He deserves, because He is the chosen of the LORD. It's two hours wide and six hours long driving in a car. God will show His strength and love for Zion by giving unto Babylon what Babylon gave unto Zion, even though they thought it unlikely, as shown by the question of Isaiah 49:24. i. ", Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. 1) ( Isaiah 3:1-15) Rejection of God leads to the collapse of society and specific judgment against lofty, male leaders 2) ( Isaiah 3:16-4:1) Rejection of God leads to the collapse of society and specific judgment against arrogant, aristocratic women b. And you go today and the declaration of so many Jews is, "Where was God during the Holocaust? Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. God is always mindful of the condition of His people, despite the objections of a doubting Zion. This one "despised and abhorred by a nation" (v. 7) is thus the same person as the servant in Isaiah 53, who is likewise described as "despised" and rejected (53:3). Verse Isaiah 49:13. There is nothing in life no obstacle, no loneliness, no trial, no sorrow which may not be a way into Gods richest blessing. What is the book of the Lord in Isaiah 34:16? Formal, beautiful, memorable, remarkable speech. The mountains in the way are still the LORDs mountains, allowed there for a purpose. "Poor Fiji," the by-word of the nations, is become more Christian than the land that sent her Christ. There is no exception in that great, but little word, all. I've heard some Bible scholars suggest the possibility and some analysts, and I've talked to some Israelis who have suggested also the possibility, that the next outbreak of warfare over there in the Middle East, that Israel plans for it to be the last outbreak by so thoroughly defeating all of those who have risen against them that they will not be able to rise against them again. I. 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. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand (Deuteronomy 6:8; Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 6:18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look upon that and remember the covenant. The Holy One of Israel; "[9] The appearance of this outburst of praise in the midst of a long list of prophecies is similar to the appearance of the proleptic songs interspersed throughout the prophecy of Revelation, thus exhibiting the same characteristic found in other authentic portions of God's Word. For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. Gives you the idea of the size of Israel. [Note: See F. Duane Lindsey, "The Commission of the Servant in Isaiah 49:1-13," Bibliotheca Sacra 139:554 (April-June 1982):129-45.]. Half a century ago the blackest spot upon the map of the world, but if you ask the watchman, "what of the night" that brooded on these islands, he answers from the watch-towers of Omniscience that it is gone! Because of their captivity in Babylon, Zion wonders Does God really care about us? God will answer, with strength and insight, this question that many have asked since. Can a nursing mother forget her nursing child? 1. In Isaiah 49:1-13, the Servant speaks about his role and his ministry, and he is disillusioned at first. And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; 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. The Servant, the Light to the Gentiles - "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! This is an important yet lightly noted prophecy of the rejection of the Messiah, by mankind in general and by Israel specifically. And in this Israel is the true name expressed. Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in the day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me ( Isaiah 49:22-23 ). for the Lord hath comforted his people; with the discoveries of his love and grace; by his gracious presence among them; by the coming of Christ unto them in a spiritual way; by sending his Spirit, and renewing the face of things, and reviving his work in the midst of them; by the pure and powerful preaching of the Gospel, and comfortable administration of Gospel ordinances; and by large additions of converts made unto them: and will have mercy upon his afflicted, or "poor", or "meek" and "humble" ones, as the words (l) may be rendered: the Lord's people is a poor and afflicted people, poor in a temporal and spiritual sense; the church and interest of Christ is in a poor and low condition: the Lord's people are afflicted outwardly and inwardly, and so become meek, and are kept humble; these the Lord, in the latter day, will raise from a low and distressed condition to a more exalted and comfortable one; which will be an instance of his mercy and compassion, and be matter of joy unto them. Before I was born, the Lord chose me. Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). In whom I will be glorified. Instead of serving Him with humility and offering love to their neighbors, the nation of Judah offered meaningless sacrifices in God's temple at Jerusalem and committed injustices throughout the nation. He will crush the Babylonians in a judgment suited to the cruel oppression that they inflicted on their helpless victims (25-26).Other Jews blamed God for their troubles, as if he had cast them off like a husband who divorces his wife or a father who sells his children to pay off his debts. Lick up the dust of thy feet refers to the great honor which the great ones of the world will give Israel. ", You remember in Psalms 137:1-9 is the psalm of Babylonian captivity, "When we were in Babylon by the rivers we sat down. A captive, and wandering to and fro? In these encouragements, Isaiah looks beyond his time to the coming of the Christ, and even beyond that to the second coming and the eternal kingdom. are without the yod or the conjunction vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. The reason of all this is, for the Lord hath comforted his people; with the discoveries of his love and grace; by his gracious presence among them; by the coming of Christ unto them in a spiritual way; by sending his Spirit, and renewing the face of things, and reviving his work in the midst of them; by the pure and powerful preaching of the Gospel, and comfortable administration of Gospel ordinances; and by large additions of converts made unto them: and will have mercy upon his afflicted, or "poor", or "meek" and "humble" ones, as the words F12 may be rendered: the Lord's people is a poor and afflicted people, poor in a temporal and spiritual sense; the church and interest of Christ is in a poor and low condition: the Lord's people are afflicted outwardly and inwardly, and so become meek, and are kept humble; these the Lord, in the latter day, will raise from a low and distressed condition to a more exalted and comfortable one; which will be an instance of his mercy and compassion, and be matter of joy unto them. Or, "The plan and model of thy walls, that are to be rebuilt, is before me, and they shall certainly be built according to it." Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 49:13-17 The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the eternal redemption to be wrought out by Christ (of which that was a type), would be great occasions of joy to the church and great proofs of the tender care God has of the church. Before my mother gave birth, he used my name to speak to me. And he wilt have compassion on his poor. (l) "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. To raise up the tribes of Jacob, Because they do not have the economic base to afford the worldwide inflation that has ensued from the increased oil prices. See Special Topic at 41:2. Then you will say in your heart, He named me even before my birth. The 5 Servant Songs of Isaiah are wonderful prophecies of the Messiah and His First Coming to mankind as a Servant. Second, because the Messiah fulfills the name Israel, which means, governed by God., i. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. It occurs 12 times in the first 39 chapters and 14 times in chapters 40 through 66. Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #2 God Foretells Redemption / Isaiah 49:1-13. The Second "Servant Song" (Isa. Will say again in your ears, "I will also give thee." This assumes that Sinim is derived from sewenim. Israel had fallen away from the Lord and Isaiah was. The great blessing of the returning sons of Zion in both near and far fulfillment will come as an astounding surprise. Because of the LORD who is faithful, They are dwelling there. i. And some of the old rabbis say that that is God speaking there in response to the people who were captives in Babylon, who said, "God has forgotten us. 49:16-17 This is another powerful metaphor of God's constant remembrance of His covenant with Abraham's descendants. The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. But they will not. But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me ( Isaiah 49:13-14 ). Jesus set the righteous dead captive in Hades free from their place (Ephesians 4:8). b. Well, actually, you can drive from one side of Israel to the other in two hours; you can drive from one end to the other in six hours. That is in Christ, he was a man who was governed by God. a. As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant The Servant is God's agent to do God's work in the world. I. The response to Gods saving work will be universal joy (cf. And My God shall be My strength), And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him ( Isaiah 49:5 ). 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. The new commentaries continue this tradition. Jesus set the sick and diseased free from the bondage of their infirmities (Luke 13:16). 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. was like a sharp sword. Since I have lost my children and am desolate, The reason for rejoicing is that the Lord comforts and has compassion (cf. It's exciting, because God fulfilled His promise. "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! In His quiver He has hidden Me.. For He who has mercy on them will lead them, And that is the equivalent here to, "Thou hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hast thou made mention of my name. Listen carefully, you people who live far away. ( Isaiah 49:16-21 ). 2 Hope on the Horizon Throughout Isaiah there are intense messages of hope amid all the tribulations and failures. * [ 49:1 ] Gave me my name : designated me for a special task or mission (cf. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). To the Servant of rulers: And who has brought these up? Isaiah 49 reminds us that God's deep and abiding love for God's world is just too enormous to be limited to just one kind of person or people. Free Online Commentary. Isaiah 49:1-13 (The 2nd Servant Song) Isaiah 49:1-13 - The 2nd Servant Song. As I live, says the LORD, There is a loving, wise purpose for every mountain, and God wants to make each of My mountains a road. well, they may forget, but I will not forget thee ( Isaiah 49:15 ). 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp 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 unto me, Thou art my You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, The troubles of the church have given some occasion to question God's care and concern for it, Isaiah 49:14; Isaiah 49:14. And my Lord has forgotten me.. He declares that the Lord has sovereignly chosen him and called him to be his servant (verse 1b). The prophet speaker-author is using poetic forms, with dramatic or heightened images and turns of phrase. How can the LORD speak of the Messiah as Israel? This week, we're looking more closely at "daughter Zion's" restoration to motherhood. Salem Media Group. Thus says the LORD, The "mountain" (Isaiah 13:2) is discussed in Notes and Commentary on Isaiah 2:1-5. He'll gather them from the north and from the west and from the east. He hid me under the shadow of his hand. The Lord hides the servant "in the shadow of his hand" and "in his quiver" (verse 2). (Alan Redpath), Listen, O coastlands, to Me, 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. Be joyful, O earth! They shall neither hunger nor thirst, (1.) Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #3 God's People Shall Prosper / Isaiah 49:14-23. But, says God, I will not forget thee. But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save thy children ( Isaiah 49:24-25 ). Isaiah 49 is actually the second of four songs called the Servant Songs. Though he exhorts and encourages all the godly to thanksgiving, yet he likewise aims at confirming the promise which might have been regarded as doubtful; for afflictions trouble our consciences, and cause them to waver in such a manner that it is not so easy to rest firmly on the promises of God. As they rejected Him, as they despised Him, His coming to them was in vain. Read Isaiah 49:1-4. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. To Him whom the nation abhors, But they are seeking to expand. Bible Study: Isaiah 49:1-26. People born in exile will flock to the rebuilt Jerusalem. Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. 5/8/2015 In today's lesson, God promises a multitude of children to Israel through faith. Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. It's also for those who have made themselves God and God's children's enemies. and who hath brought up these? So the work of Christ among the Gentiles, the kings worshipping and so forth as the gospel of Jesus Christ has permeated many kingdoms of the Gentiles. And they that had carried us away captive said, 'Sing us one of your songs.' Isaiah 49:13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. The despising nation was Israel. So any nation or any people that opposes the Jews is not just contending with a race of people. In Isaiah 49 the Messiah speaks towards the end of His ministry of salvation going also to the Gentiles: Listen, O coast lands, to Me, and take heed, you . The whole problem that we're having here with inflation, our whole problem of economy is based to the increased oil prices. In verses 14-21 the prophet recorded a dialogue between Israel and God. The overall message of second Isaiah is one of comfort and redemption: God hasn't forgotten you-all, still loves you, and is absolutely going to redeem and restore you. Yet He triumphed over such temptation by declaring, my just reward is with the LORD. What does Isaiah 49:1-13 mean? God the Father is a spirit. With such love, how could God ever forget His people? Before I was born, the *Lord called (appointed) me to be his special Servant. The Messiah would not simply bring salvation; He would besalvation to the ends of the earth. Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despised, to him whom the nation abhorred, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee ( Isaiah 49:7 ). But he still loves them and has the power to save them. God's compassion is too immense to be limited to . And I'll be sanctified before the nations of the earth. This shows that ethnic Israel has an enduring place in Gods plan, and that plan will be fulfilled when all Israel will be saved (Romans 11:26). Can a woman forget her sucking child?" His 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 their interests, Song of Solomon 8:6. To Him whom man despises, Then I said, I have labored in vain, And it is equivalent to Revelation 7:16 . a. Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Commentary; Isaiah 58 Commentary. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? It is beautiful to imagine Jesus comforting and strengthening His soul with these promises as He anticipated and endured the ordeal of the cross. And that it was actually God who declared, "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning. Look! Isaiah 49 The Lord 's Servant. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, 3 He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, and . They intend to thoroughly thrash their enemies. And the prey of the terrible be delivered; The first song (42:1-4) tells of the call of the Servant to "bring justice to the nations" (42:1). This is rejoicing over deliverance from sin, not just exile. Which may be understood of the heavens, and the earth by a personification, a figure usual in Scripture, to express the greatness of the benefit received, and to raise thankfulness and admiration in the hearts of God's people; see ( Psalms 90:11 Psalms 90:12 ) ( Isaiah 55:12 ) or by the heavens may be meant the angels in heaven, who, as they That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. - The Burden against Babylon. We are finishing up Isaiah 49 - with verses 18-23 - for Sunday, June 19. He is as sure a rewarder as he is a revenger. This is the reason why Isaiah describes the advantages of this deliverance in such lofty terms, in order that believers, though they beheld nothing around them but death and ruin, might sustain their heart by the hope of a better condition. 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. How can a captive people possibly be freed when they are in the grip of such a powerful tyrant (24)? Be assured, [1.] Kings shall be your foster fathers, By Christ the prince of this world, the great destroyer, is cast out, is dispossessed, has his power broken and his attempts quite baffled. 66:9-13). Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. Studying Isaiah 49 18-23. l "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. Which may be understood of the heavens, and the earth by a personification, a figure usual in Scripture, to express the greatness of the benefit received, and to raise thankfulness and admiration in the hearts of God's people; see Psalms 90:11 or by the heavens may be meant the angels in heaven, who, as they rejoice at the conversion of a single sinner, will much more rejoice at such numerous conversions among Jews and Gentiles, here prophesied of, Luke 15:10 and, by the "earth", the saints on earth, the excellent in it, who have a more immediate concern in, and must be affected with, the case here represented: and break forth into singing, O mountains; such as are in high office either in the state, as Christian kings and princes, Isaiah 49:23 or in the church, as prophets and apostles, Revelation 18:20. And the land of your destruction, Now He speaks here about the fact that He's going to bring them back again. Oh, thank God for the light of Jesus Christ unto the Gentiles. 2 He made my words as sharp as a sword. Isaiah 49:1-7 Commentary; Isaiah 49:8-16a Commentary; Isaiah 50 Commentary. you shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, For your waste and desolate placeswill even now be too small for the inhabitants. A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, and dying, and going to the land of forgetfulness), or she may be so unnatural as not to have compassion on the son of her womb, as those who, to conceal their shame, are the death of their children as soon as they are their life, Lamentations 4:10; Deuteronomy 28:57. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
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