The Valley of Hinnom served as Jerusalems garbage dump, and the combination of disgusting rubbish and smoldering fires made it a picture of hell. 4. They must have their desire instantaneously fulfilled, or else they are ready to take wrong means of attaining it. (x) "mavit rem", Golius, col. 922. The success of this word: "It shall not only be spoken, but thy ears shall hear it; whereas God has formerly spoken once, yea, twice, and thou hast not perceived it (Job 33:14), now thou shalt listen attentively to these secret whispers, and hear them with an obedient ear." Death and hell would give up the dead that are in them, Hades. In large pastures. 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. (s) "et propterea exaltabit se", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "elaturus est se", Junius & Tremellius. Jesus said, "Where the worm dies not, neither is the fire quenched. Alert unto the Lord in these last days when the world around you is walking in its drunken stupor. For the Lord is a God of justice; How blessed are And bread of the increase of the earth; There won't be enough left to even take water out. It is actually the Gehenna of the New Testament. EHV But the Lord is eager to be gracious to you. col. 3551. 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. Web30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be q gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of (r) It's going to fall. No way! The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. But this is not all: 3. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. (r) judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him. p. 56. The deliverance God shall work for them shall convince them that it is their interest, as well as duty, to serve him only; and they shall own that, as their trouble was brought upon them for their idolatries, so it was removed upon condition that they should not return to them. And though the Lord gives you But mercy exalts the goodness of the person who gives it. Therefore this iniquity shall be to you And trust in the shadow of Egypt That this is a rebellious people, they are lying children, children that will not hear the law of the LORD: Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Don't prophesy to us right things, but speak smooth things, prophesy deceitfully ( Isaiah 30:9-10 ): Only tell me good things about me. 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. The first thought is-why should He wait-why does He not act at once? WebIsaiah 30:18 But GODs not finished. Isaiah 3. For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall you be saved ( Isaiah 30:15 ); Don't go to Egypt. Web2 For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt for help. And those whose names are not found written in the book of life are cast into the lake that burns with fire" ( Revelation 20:13 , Revelation 20:15 ). The Lord wiped out the Assyrian army. That's where I can get excited and really get into the glorious future that I have with Him. God's judgment upon the Assyrians as He wiped out 185,000 in one night of the first line fighting troops. We'll get on horses and we'll flee." It reminds us of the book of Revelation, chapter 16, as the Lord is pouring out the vials of His wrath upon the earth. Since He promised to bless His people, He will also, after punishing them for their lack of trust, extend grace and show compassion to them. And the astronomers have watched these stars in supernovas. Get on their horses, head to Egypt, escape from. But rather than turning to God for counsel and for help, they were sending ambassadors down to Egypt to make a mutual defense pact with Egypt so that they could hire the Egyptians to come and to help defend them against the Assyrians. He will spare the nation still; and yet establish among them the true religion, and they shall flourish. But here the prophet is telling them all along, "Quiet and confidence shall be your strength. I don't worry about that. The great distress they were reduced to, their despair of relief, and the suddenness of their deliverance, would much augment their joy. b. Mercy does nothing to exalt the person who receives it; mercy recognizes the guilt of the one who deserves the punishment. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. We may request cookies to be set on your device. To all that love God and their own souls this return of faithful teachers out of their corners, especially with a promise that they shall not be removed into corners any more, is the most acceptable part of any deliverance, and has comfort enough in it to sweeten even the bread of adversity and the water of affliction. You take counsel but is it of the LORD? At the threat of five you shall flee, In the day of the great slaughter, You devise plans but are they of Gods Spirit? He waits on high to have mercy on you, for the Lord is a God of justice. It seems that their teachers had been removed into corners (probably being forced to shift for their safety in the reign of Ahaz), but it shall be so no more. Just return and rest in the Lord and there you'll be safe. They will carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys, They shall not again know the want of the means of grace, Isaiah 30:20; Isaiah 30:21. Or whenever you turn to the left. Herein he is very gracious indeed. Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you; To sift the nations with the sieve of futility; iii. w Animadv. As the light of seven days, 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.) And, We will ride on swift horses A shard to take fire from the hearth, I personally just leave it alone. He will surely deliver them in due season; but they cannot tarry till the hour cometh; like children, they snatch at unripe fruit. And they are giving you the garbage and charging you a hundred dollars an hour for garbage. 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 Judah wanted to hear from the prophets and Gods messengers, but they did not want to hear the truth from them. Isaiah 1. 2. This is also the good effect of their seeing their teachers and hearing the word behind them; by this it shall appear that they are the better for the means of grace they enjoy--they shall break off from their best-beloved sin. 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. And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of vanity: and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people, causing them to err. When the people woke up, there were 185,000 dead Assyrian soldiers. Therefore those who pursue you shall be swift! God is going to fight for you. But there's no real substance to Egypt. "The promises of Isaiah 30:20-22 describe the days of the new covenant (Jeremiah 31:31ff), and not the final glory";[21] because there remains here the element of adversity, tribulation. b. If some guilty criminal stands before the judge, he has the choice to show either mercy or justice. Like a breach ready to fall, 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." in Job. You're not going to have to fight the battle. We have the best Protector, the best Guard in God. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. It must not be so with you, my brethren, you must learn a better way. (Spurgeon). We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. (y) "quamvis", so this particle is often used; see Noldius, p. 399. Judah would be like a collapsed wall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant. 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. 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", Psalms 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. q "nihilominus, tamen"; so Noldius, Ebr. And rely on them, WebDavid Guzik commentary on Isaiah 32, which promises the blessings that will come from the coming king, who will reign in righteousness. They didnt need to look to Egypt to help at all. But Egypt fell to Assyria. 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. In that day your cattle will feed Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, Like a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, Forever and ever: It is happy then if by the particular counsels of a faithful minister or friend, or the checks of conscience and the strivings of God's Spirit, we be set right and prevented from going wrong. (r) Not only in punishing but in using moderation in the same, as in Jer 10:24,30:11. But your eyes shall see your teachers. We To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who devise plans, but not of My Spirit, Therefore the strength of Pharaoh shall be your shame, and trust in the shadow of Egypt shall be your humiliation, They were all ashamed of a people who could not benefit them, The burden against the beasts of the South, The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose, Now go, write it before them on a tabletthat it may be for a time to come, forever and ever, That this is a rebellious people, lying childrenwho say to the seers, Do not see, Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us, Because you despise this wordTherefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, whose breaking comes suddenly, in an instant, In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength, But you would not, and you said, No, for we will flee on horses Therefore you shall flee, One thousand shall flee at the threat of one, Therefore the LORD will wait, that He may be gracious to you, And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you, Certain of Gods people are in trouble and distress, and they are eager for immediate rescue. 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