The same was a temptation to 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. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. The book has always been named for its author, Ezekiel ( 1:3; 24:24 ), who is nowhere else mentioned in Scripture. 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 song, the second song (49:1-6), further defines the Servants mission. (Rom 8 19, 21) shall now be abundantly answered. 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. [2.] Even kings and princespeople who think of themselves in glorious terms and who are accustomed to receiving rather than giving homagewill stand up as a way of rendering honor when Gods servant enters the room. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. Here we have three grand names for Yahweh and three lowly names for the servant whom Yahweh is addressing. may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far (v. 1a). cause, and their prosecution of this work, were known to God, and they could appeal to him concerning their sincerity, and that it A particular fulfilment of Isaiah 49:22-23 may be traced in the favour shown by Persian monarchs to Jerusalem after the return from the exile ( Ezra 1:1-4; Ezra 6:1-15; Ezra 7:11; Nehemiah 2:1-9 ); a higher and spiritual fulfilment in the way in which princes in all lands have shown themselves patrons of the Church. 24. blessing poured out till there be not room enough to receive it, Mal 3 10. 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. He Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). 19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy John MacArthur agrees commenting on this section that "Conditions of peace will prevail to the extent that all enmity among men, among animalsrapacious or The Servant is Gods agent to do Gods work in the world. The great author and publisher of the redemption produces his authority from heaven for the work he had The little life begins in the loveliness and innocence of infancy, moves to the sinfulness of maturity, and ultimately ends in death. daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. far away. He that in times past made the sea a way, now with as much ease will make the mountains a way, though they seemed their arms (as Moses, Num 11 12); and, because women are the most proper nurses, was not through any neglect of theirs that they laboured in vain. 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 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. these? protected from every thing that would incommode them: Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them, or God causes his flock How they shall California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. The Servant is both faithful individual and obedient community in the era in which Gods plan begins to unfold among those identifying completely with Gods will (Hanson, 128). An official of this sort would exercise considerable power on the kings authority. Isaiah 23:1-18 The Burden of Tyre June 9, 2013. a. By their friends, either in a way of distrust, despairing of the deliverance ("for who is able to deal "), or in a way of thankfulness, admiring the deliverance. 4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have 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. 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. mercy upon his afflicted. 3. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. Will say again in your ears, 4. as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation and observation. b. Sing, O heavens! shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, What God will do for Zion we are told, v. 17. An auditory is summoned together and attention demanded. when the great ones of the earth appear for him and do homage to him. These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). power and all hearts in his hands is able to make his words good. Second, because the Messiah fulfills the name Israel, which means, governed by God., i. The unbelief of men gives them no cause to And so the apostle understands it: Behold, now is All the duty of the covenant is summed up in our being his; and all He is assured of the good success of his undertaking; for whom God calls he will prosper. 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). 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. Click on the different category headings to find out more. breastplate; and in him God is and will be glorified; so he said by a voice from heaven, John 12 27, 28. By the enemies, as justifying themselves in their refusal to let them go. of the Jews, among whom Christ went in person preaching the gospel of the kingdom, laboured and spent his strength, and yet the rulers The one who issued the call to a holy vocation is himself holy, and will not let injustice persist forever. That those who wait for him, in a dependence upon his promise And those who swallowed you up will be far away. 1. 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. i. Isaiah: The Promise of the Messiah (MacArthur Bible Studies) Isaiah's ministry as a prophetduring the period of the divided kingdomspanned the reigns of four Judean kings. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, a. underwent was not the least of his sufferings. This we had before (ch. concern God has for his church, and her interests and comforts. See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten 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 They are with God, and for God; they are on his side, and workers together with him. This probably has reference to the hidden years of Jesus, when He lived in obscurity, as a polished shaft waiting in the quiver of the LORD. is little enough in return for such inestimable favours, Ps 96 11. Observe, (1.) In an acceptable time I have heard You, "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? It was promised (v. 17) that her children should hand its desolations shall not be perpetual, nor will it be found too hard for God to repair them, and out of stones to raise up To Him whom man despises, Isaiah 49:6 And he said Or "even he said"; namely, the Lord his God, that called, appointed, and strengthened him for his service: it is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. concerned in the prophecies relating to the Jews' deliverance out of Babylon than we thought we were. 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 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. Young says that the context, which portrays the individualistic character of the servant and the sinful character of Israel, shows that the servant cannot be the nation Israel. under discouraging circumstances, as despised of men, abhorred by the Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, Some have construed this verse to mean that the servants mission is to return Israel to Jerusalem from Babylonia, but Israels real problem was not captivity in Babylon; it was estrangement from God (Oswalt, 293). They shall bring your sons in their arms, b. As Jesus told Thomas in a post-resurrection appearance, look at My hands (John 20:27). 24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? Or it may be meant of the willing subjection which kings and kingdoms distress, said, The Lord has forsaken me, and looks after me no more; my Lord has forgotten me, and will look Series: The Gospel According to God. It is Gods purpose to use the prophet to save instead of to destroy. Pardoning mercy is a release God will send a dividing spirit among them, and their ruin, which was begun by a foreign invasion, shall be completed by Blenkinsopp understands the servant as an unnamed individual (Blenkinsopp, 299). they have refused; I have stretched out my hands to a gainsaying people." Here is a further promise, showing how, and in what way, God If the servant is thinking of mispat as judgment, this would mean that the servants judgment is in Yahwehs handsand that he anticipates that Yahweh will judge him graciously. 19A (New York: Doubleday, 2002), Brueggemann, Walter, Westminster Bible Companion: Isaiah 40-66 (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998), Brueggemann, Walter; Cousar, Charles B.; Gaventa, Beverly R.; and Newsome, James D., Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSVYear A (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1995), Goldingay, John, New International Biblical Commentary: Isaiah (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2001), Hanson, Paul D., Interpretation Commentary: Isaiah 40-66, (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1995), Motyer, J. Alec, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Isaiah, Vol. 3. Continue reading! 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. Both are from Christ, and are branches of the her waste should be removed; and that she should have converts that their power is a praise to those that do well. 35 8. The mountains in the way are still the LORDs mountains, allowed there for a purpose. Pay Less. their habitation would be too strait and narrow, and which would be have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? Our Saviour did, in his earthly ministry, to a large extent labour in vain. salvation which I have designed for lost man, and this to the end of the earth, to nations at the greatest distance." I will preserve You and give You 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? III. and St. Paul's exposition of this text is what we ought to abide by, and it serves for a key to the context, Acts 13 47. Christ was to be his servant, to bring Glorious things had been spoken in the previous chapters concerning the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon; but VI (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001), Tucker, Gene M. in Craddock, Fred B.; Hayes, John H.; Holladay, Carl R.; Tucker, Gene M., Preaching Through the Christian Year, A (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1992), Watts, John D. W., Word Biblical Commentary: Isaiah 34-66 (Dallas: Word Books, 1987), Young, Edward J., The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66, Vol. This servant is walking in faith. Behold, I was left alone; All Rights Reserved. room; they shall say (and it is a good hearing), "Our numbers increase so fast that the place is too strait for us;" as To raise up the tribes of Jacob, 6 In the larger sense, it speaks of mercy and the provision of God for people as they return to Him in the last days, as they shall come from afar. Simeon learned to call Christ a light to lighten the Gentiles (Luke 2 32), welcome to us, because we are accepted of God, both reconciled and recommended to him, that God hears the Redeemer for us, Heb 7 25. Not You can check these in your browser security settings. d. Your sons shall make haste. And break out in singing, O mountains! 5Now says Yahweh who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (for I am honorable (Hebrew: kabod) in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength); 6yes, 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: I will also give you for a light to the nations (Hebrewgoyim), that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth., And says Yahweh who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (v. 5a). Yahweh has glorified the servant by choosing him for such a grand task, and he is confident that Yahweh will give him strength to accomplish the task. 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. Nothing can furnish us with more convincing arguments to prove the most tender and affectionate We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. 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. b. themselves nor others are aware of it. Those that come to Jesus as the Mediator of the new No evil thing shall befal those that put themselves 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. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 1B. 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