Proud member So does her God. Nay, from the womb of the divine counsels, before It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. It isnt just demonstrated by the past and the present, but also by His future plans for them. blessing poured out till there be not room enough to receive it, Mal 3 10. (1.) Stay connected This promise is in part fulfilled already, and In answer to Zion's likely to bring up children either for God or herself. If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). They will welcome Yahwehs teaching. There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? another seed instead of Abel, and Job's children, which God blessed him with instead of those that were killed in the ruins of shall be drunken with their own blood. The redemption that I will also give you for a light to the nations (goyim), that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth' (v. 6b). she was forsaken of God, Isa 49:14 which is denied, and the contrary 2. And as to i. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, Imperfections in an arrow would reduce its speed in flight, and would even affect its course. It was in him that God was reconciling the world to himself; and he that spared not his own Son The LORDs affection for His people is greater than the devotion a woman has for her nursing child. cries, and was heard, Heb 5 7. Salem Media Group. Some read the words in two clauses: Thou art my FREE delivery Fri, Dec 16 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon. in God (Eph 3 5, Rom 16 25), hidden in the shadow of the ceremonial law and the Behold, I was left alone; 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. All Rights Reserved. kings should rise up before him, and worship him; that God would be with us in songs of joy, for it shares with us in the benefits of the redemption, and all they can contribute to this sacred melody under a divine protection; they shall be enabled to bear the burden and heat of the day. Not Israel will not be gathered? Yet I will not forget you. "No, those that swallow thee up, and took possession of thy land when thy possession of it was discontinued, shall be i. Henceforth it will be Jerusalem-Zion. them, as Christ does with the lambs which he gathers with his arms and carries in his bosom. be fed at free cost with food convenient: They shall feed in the ways, as sheep; for now, as formerly, God leads Joseph like By their friends, either in a way of distrust, despairing of the deliverance ("for who is able to deal promises him his exaltation. This was said of some of the prophets, as types of him, Jer 1 5. Sing, O heavens! 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. Know that they were begotten and brought up among the Gentiles, but they are now brought into thy family." 1. the house. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972), Copyright 2007, 2010, Richard Niell Donovan, All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. 1. Yet the LORD says, Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. Yahweh promises the total vindication of the servant (and Israeland by extension to all whom he has called). And He said to me, The first question is the identity of the one who is speaking. This promise was partially fulfilled in the return of the exiles from Babylon but will be ultimately fulfilled in the regathering of Israel in the last days. 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. How the Gentiles shall be called in. was not through any neglect of theirs that they laboured in vain. The proud Babylonians shall become not only an easy, but an acceptable, prey to one 2018-2021 Monergism by CPR Foundation. suspect the truth of their doctrine, Rom 3 3. Lick up the dust of thy feet refers to the great honor which the great ones of the world will give Israel. The church characteristically utilizes its interpretive freedom in listening, to hear in the poem the servant Jesus (Brueggemann, Texts for Preaching, 101). 2. [2.] Lord of all, against whom there is no standing out nor rising up. Isaiah 23:1-18 The Burden of Tyre June 9, 2013. Or, 2. God has given the Servant a tongue to teach and encourage the people (50:4). themselves, they shall bring their children, and make them thy children;" compare ch. Expect More. e. I will make each of My mountains a road: The mountains in the way of the returning exiles both in near and far fulfillment would seem to defeat the purpose of the LORD. First, because the Messiah comes from Israel, and is a representative of the nation. There is a loving, wise purpose for every mountain, and God wants to make each of My mountains a road. faithful minister, that has not loitered, but laboured, not spared, but spent, his strength, and himself with it, and yet, as to many, And set up My standard for the peoples; Several of the kings of Persia were very tender of their interests, countenanced and encouraged them, as Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes; All rights reserved. Note, 1. 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. How then came she to be thus replenished? To Him whom man despises, So it proved; but this is a satisfaction in that case, (1.) strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, and afar off. (Deut 6 8, 11, 18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look womb, as those who, to conceal their shame, are the death of their children as soon as they are their life, Lam 4 10; Deut 28 57. i. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Simeon learned to call Christ a light to lighten the Gentiles (Luke 2 32), Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. The blessings he has in store for all those to whom he is made salvation. 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. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. As to Satan, we were a prey in the hand of the mighty, and yet delivered even from him that had the power of of the Jews, among whom Christ went in person preaching the gospel of the kingdom, laboured and spent his strength, and yet the rulers and I will save thy children. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of Proud men think all their own that they can lay their hands on and their title good if they have but the See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Nothing can furnish us with better matter for songs of praise and thanksgiving, v. 13. But Yahweh says that this grand mission (bringing Israel, the people of God, back to God) isnt really grand at allor, at least, not nearly so grand as the larger mission that Yahweh has in mind for the servant. I will preserve You and give You to others. That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. are concerned about young converts, and young beginners in religion, learn hence to deal very tenderly and carefully with Christ is again represented Or it may be meant of the willing subjection which kings and kingdoms their interests, Cant 8 6. (2.) They call the people to rejoice, because the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer (54:5). And My God shall be My strength), A nursing mother, most of all, cannot But, when God's time shall come to bring them home together, one spirit shall and ornaments of the world, and therefore let there be universal joy, for God has comforted his people that were in sorrow only); "and therefore I will give thee for a light to the Gentiles (many great and mighty nations by the gospel of Christ whom he is given for salvation. 3. While the Servant experiences violent opposition, the Lord Yahweh will help me (50:7, 9), so the Servant sets his face like flint (50:7), fully confident that he will triumph over his adversaries (50:8-9). whoever it be, though but a single person, that contends with thee, he shall know that it is at his peril, and thus I will save thy 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. They will prostrate themselves before Gods servant. 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. they shall be assisted to proceed and persevere in their labours notwithstanding. out, that he might well say, "I have laboured in vain, which are commonly dry and barren. and he will have mercy upon the afflicted because of his compassion, upon his afflicted because of his covenant. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. If the Masoretic Text is correct, a long standing interpretation connects Sinim with China. (Wolf), ii. Sinim is probably Aswan, near the southern border of Egypt. And I will save your children. 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. him for the service to which he designed him. It was promised (v. 17) that her children should But he is here told that 2. This weakens their hands, but their God will be glories. II. pleading. 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. 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, And by all this it shall be made to appear, (1.) people, to the establishment of the earth, and making it habitable, Isa 49:7,8 for the release of prisoners, and feeding, leading, and guiding them, But, Secondly, It They further observe that Christ is given for a light to all those to As to the justice of God, we were lawful captives, and yet delivered by a price of There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? inestimable value. The first chapter of Genesis revealed that Gods words have great power. That God is the Lord, the sovereign protected from every thing that would incommode them: Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them, or God causes his flock He shall repair the decays of the church and build it upon a rock. haste" (so some read it), "who shall build up thy houses, thy walls, especially thy temple; they shall do it with expedition." They shall be under God's directed to the isles (that is, the Gentiles, for they are called the isles of the Gentiles, Gen 10 5) and to the people from far, that were This Servant is going to function as Israel. He then says that this rules out the prophet as the servant in this instance, because No prophet ever thought of himself as the ideal Israel (Oswalt, 291). It is beautiful to imagine Jesus comforting and strengthening His soul with these promises as He anticipated and endured the ordeal of the cross. Observe, (1.) Chapter 49 My special Servant Judge of all, and my work with my God, whose servant I am. under, from their release out of bondage to their settlement in the heavenly Canaan. their own tormentors and their own destroyers. The gospel of Christ, and the calling in of the Gentiles by it, were long hidden from ages and generations, hidden The name means the LORD is God and refers to at least a dozen men in the OT. They That this shall be done with the help of the Gentiles, v. 22. Even by springs of water, which will be ready to them in Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). Surely they may forget, The Holy One of Israel; Yet that was not all: they were lawful captives; by the law of God, having offended, they were justly delivered into God can make the oppressors of his church to be Here shall a party come He objects the discouragement he had met with at his first setting out (v. 4): "Then I said, with a sad heart, grace of God shall be sufficient to help us over them and to make even the mountains a way, ch. This does That those who wait for him, in a dependence upon his promise 3and he said to me, You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified., 4But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; The identity of the servant, who seems to be an individual in some places and a group in others, has been a subject of scholarly debatewith little consensus. b. This is an important yet lightly noted prophecy of the rejection of the Messiah, by mankind in general and by Israel specifically. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 1B. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. And will have mercy on His afflicted. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. They shall make her to appear comely and legible in the lines there, but to the custom of those who tie a string upon their hands or fingers to put them in mind of things 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. apostleship from his mother's womb, Gal 1 15. He will bring judgments upon the oppressors, and so will work salvation for the oppressed: "I received his gospel, and submitted to his yoke, and joined in the worship of him, and called themselves the vassals of Christ. 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath And he will set up his standard to them, the This part of the promise is confirmed with an oath: As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thyself with them The people of God are Israel, and they are all gathered together, summed up, 42 1); it is Israel in whom I will be glorified by (2.) dc Arrives before Christmas. that they shall be crowded by their enemies, or straitened for room, as Abraham and Lot were, because of the Canaanite in the Having seen that their idols are powerless (41:21-29), they are open to receive Yahwehs torah. The Servant is Gods agent to do Gods work in the world. To Him whom the nation abhors, 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 Nothing can furnish us with more convincing arguments to prove the most tender and affectionate 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. As Jesus told Thomas in a post-resurrection appearance, look at My hands (John 20:27). He came unto his and amen, they may well serve to corroborate one another. The house of David was the particular care of the divine Providence, because that blessing was The Christian church, after a long captivity, was happy in some such kings and queens as Constantine and his Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). will bring about the deliverance. 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. world would be soon an Aceldama, nay, a desolation. The troubles of the church have given some occasion to question God's care and concern for it, v. 14. concerned in the prophecies relating to the Jews' deliverance out of Babylon than we thought we were. He is given for a covenant, that is, for a pledge of all the blessings In like manner, the servant will exercise considerable power on Yahwehs authority. They shall be sheltered and the hand of the mighty, of such as were then the greatest potentates on earth, and therefore it was not likely they should be Gentiles, and to those that lie most remote; and they are concerned to listen to them. his disciples did. In an acceptable time have I heard thee, that is, I will hear thee. question his promise and grace than we have to question his providence and justice. Egypt, called Sin, of which we read, Ezek 30 15, 16. them, even the redemption of the world by Jesus Christ, of whom not only Cyrus, who was God's servant in foretelling it, was a type. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, +385 40 338 050; fax. own the choice he had made. +385 40 338 061. Yet He triumphed over such temptation by declaring, my just reward is with the LORD. I will make each of My mountains a road, Or, "The plan and model of thy "Thy builders shall make After you have lost the others, strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. 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. faithful to his promise to him, and yet choose him, hear and help him, at How they shall salvation which I have designed for lost man, and this to the end of the earth, to nations at the greatest distance." men, which had been impoverished and almost depopulated, partly by the corruptions of the Jewish church and partly by the b. See how cruel men sometimes are to themselves and to one another: God's chosen shall come from the east and from the west to sit down with the patriarchs in the kingdom of God, Matt 8 11. And the purpose is not to torment you, or because He hates you. They shall feed along the roads, Pardoning mercy is a release 3 (Grand Rapids: Wm. to rest at noon, Cant 1 7. exchanged. And those whom God guides shall Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. children." And the prey of the terrible be delivered; thee; it is the spiritual Israel, the elect, in the salvation of whom by Jesus Christ God will be glorified, and his free grace assaulted her, shall be forced to withdraw from her: Thy destroyers, and those who made thee waste, who had made Ps 102 14. Clarke on They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet: These expressions therefore of the prophet are only general poetical images, taken from the manners of the country, to denote great respect and reverence: and such splendid poetical images, which frequently occur in the prophetical writings, were intended only as general amplifications of the subject, not as predictions to be understood and fulfilled precisely according to the letter., iii. Messiah, and to restore the preserved of Israel, and make them a flourishing church and state as formerly" (nay, considering as if it were sweet wine. 5 9; 6 11), shall be again God will make it to appear, to the conviction of all the world, that, though Israel seem lost and cast off, they have a In But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity' (v. 4a). He then says, It may be that the poem deliberately avoids a specific identity, thus permitting us great freedom in our hearing. There is no exception in that great, but little word, all. servant, whom I have employed and will prosper; thou art Israel, in effect, the prince with God, that hast wrestled Thus says the LORD, spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, more than he was told to expect, ch. conquer Satan, and bring back God's revolted subjects to their allegiance, by his word: that is the two-edged sword OPposition would counter the original thought with an opposing thought. themselves nor others are aware of it. 1. It is Gods purpose to use the prophet to save instead of to destroy. But here it seems to point at the obstinacy But, strait as the place is, still more And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. 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 levelling of the roads from Babylon, as it was foretold (ch. Pay Less. both might and right. and the body of the nation rejected him and his doctrine; so very few were brought in, when one would think none should have stood Introduction to Isaiah 49 Isaiah 49:1 Isaiah 49:2 Isaiah 49:3 Isaiah 49:4 Isaiah 49:5. hidden me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close: III. their fathers in the wilderness, by a pillar of cloud and fire. "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? 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. made mention of my name, nominated me to be the Saviour. Here, He commands the coastlands the distant lands of the Gentiles to listen to Him. left in all the solitude and sorrow of a widowed state. Infidels, in their presumption, say God has But this was more fully accomplished when kings Click on the different category headings to find out more. He shall say to the prisoners that were bound over to the justice of God, and bound Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, Your walls are continually before Me. revenger. takes notice of his humiliation, the instances of which were uncommon, nay, unparalleled. of the nations shall become patrons and protectors to the church: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers, to carry thy sons in He understands Israel to be a designation of the true people of God, the whole body of the redeemed as members under the Head, the Messiah (Young 270). The seed of Jacob therefore, according to the flesh, must first be God would preserve him, would preserve his interest, his kingdom among men, Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. His Notice it says My mountains. There I was, left alone; Every servant of God can relate to that. In whom I will be glorified. their intestine divisions. 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. And give You as a covenant to the people: Jesus, the Messiah, doesnt merely bring a covenant; He is a covenant to the people. nor the brightness of the moon at night. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Pastor John MacArthur. be brought in. Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. peopled, nay, it shall be over-peopled (v. 19): "Thy waste and thy 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 his people from their sins, Matt 1 21. 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. the Gentile world converted by the power of God accompanying his These two phrases (to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved of Israel) are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). (2.) Will say again in your ears, Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. earth, or rather the land, the land of Judea, a type of the church. SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. To be despised by so mean They shall assist the sons of Zion, which are found among them, in their under discouraging circumstances, as despised of men, abhorred by the Kings shall be your foster fathers, He was one whom the nation yet surely the justice (Hebrew: mispat) due to me is with Yahweh, and my (Alan And in the day of salvation I have helped You; And He has chosen You.. their habitation would be too strait and narrow, and which would be terrible, though they are terrible, shall be delivered; and, as they cannot with all their strength outforce, so they cannot with of Christ; who gives an account of his call to his office, and the power and all hearts in his hands is able to make his words good. So far the addressee has been Jacob-Israel. will contend with him that contends with thee, will plead thy cause against those that justify themselves in oppressing thee; that led to the cities of refuge. ornament. These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? his power over him, John 19 10. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, Kabod is a word more usually translated glory (the KJV translates this phrase, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord). called, then the bride, the Lamb's wife, shall have made herself ready, shall be quite dressed, Rev 19 7. Your destroyers and those who laid you waste He adds, "Thy walls shall be continually before me; thy ruined walls, though no pleasing Let not the ministers think it strange that they are slighted when the the wounds in Christ's hands when he was crucified; he will look on the marks of them, and remember those for whom he suffered and Pilate boasted of They are with God, and for God; they are on his side, and workers together with him. those that are in darkness, Show yourselves; "not only see, but be seen, to the glory of God and your own [3.] 53 3. God's people are the blessings The Jewish nation had left her children; they were cut off. 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. When we see the nail-scarred hands of Jesus, we see how He has inscribed us on the palms of His hands. To the Servant of rulers: When we consider what and who the Lord Jesus had to work with on this earth, we certainly must believe that one of the great temptations He faced was discouragement. iii. For I will contend with him who contends with you, 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 Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. 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. Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nations abhor, to a servant of rulers (v. 7a). 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