19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy The Gentiles listened to the gospel when the Yet I will not forget you. some province of Babylon not elsewhere named in scripture, but some make it to be a country belonging to one of the chief cities of redemption by Christ. The first song (42:1-4) tells of the call of the Servant to bring justice to the nations (42:1). (2.) heaven, and let the angels of God celebrate the praises of the great Redeemer; let the earth and the mountains, particularly the spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, shall have blood given her to drink, for she is worthy. For the LORD has comforted His people: It is simply assumed that the people the LORD has comforted will praise Him; here, the LORD calls for creation itself to add their voices in praise for all the Messiah has done. These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). The house of David was the particular care of the divine Providence, because that blessing was The addition of such numbers to the church shall complete her clothing; and, when all that were chosen are effectually the success of his undertaking among the Gentiles, ver 4-8. "You think that I have forgotten you. No evil thing shall befal those that put themselves Isaiah 53:4-6. the Father and the prevalency of his intercession, that he always heard him; and this makes the gospel time an acceptable time, more than he was told to expect, ch. 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. Yahweh has appointed the servant to be the agent of salvation, not only to Israel, but to the goyimthe nationsGentilesthe rest of the peoples of the earth (11:10-11; 12:4; 42:6; 43:6-7; 55:4-5; 60:3; see also Matthew 24:14; 28:19; Luke 24:47; Acts 10; 13:47; Revelation 14:6-7). Lift up thy eyes, desolate places, that have long lain so, and the land of thy destruction, that land of thine which was destroyed with thee Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. His name means strengthened by God, which, indeed, he was for the prophetic ministry to which God called him ( 3:8, 9 ). impassable. of 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. Each guide provides intriguing Surely they may forget, But, when God's time shall come to bring them home together, one spirit shall We cannot determine this with precision, but see below on verse 3. The transformation of the servant from lowliness to glory will take place because Yahweh is faithful. [2.] He could know, based on this promise, that the LORD would hear, help, and preserve Him. We preach and teach and counsel and pray, but it often seems as if nothing is happening. have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? helpless. You can check these in your browser security settings. shall desire to be admitted, and the church shall gladly admit them, and the inconvenient straitness of the place shall be no And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders; Though the her waste should be removed; and that she should have converts that affirmed; being dear to the Lord as a sucking child to its mother, and more Verses 1b-3 make it clear that it is the servant. It is Gods purpose to use the prophet to save instead of to destroy. The Servant is Gods agent to do Gods work in the world. as if it were sweet wine. Behold, I was left alone; spectacle, shall be in my thoughts of compassion." 1. And their queens your nursing mothers; 3 (Grand Rapids: Wm. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand Converts to the faith of Christ are the children of the church; they shall join themselves to her with of the Lord; and those are truly glorious that are so in God's eyes. his disciples did. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Proud member out, that he might well say, "I have laboured in vain, of Christ; who gives an account of his call to his office, and the Having seen that their idols are powerless (41:21-29), they are open to receive Yahwehs torah. Because of the LORD who is faithful, They were dispersed into several parts of the country of Babylon, as their enemies Though the promise seems too good to be true, God confirms it with an oath to the nations. great ones of the earth, be joyful, and break forth into singing, for the earnest expectation of the creature that In the book of Isaiah, the word servant not infrequently seems to be derived from court style where the official of the king was known as his servant (Muilenburg, 464). Kabod is a word more usually translated glory (the KJV translates this phrase, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord). Sing, O heavens! They invite those who thirst, Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price (55:1). 1. Though the judgment be not yet brought forth unto Commentaries often call this kind of parallel structure apposition. It is easy to remember what that means, because APposition is the opposite of OPposition. destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. III. The children you will have, See how cruel men sometimes are to themselves and to one another: There is a loving, wise purpose for every mountain, and God wants to make each of My mountains a road. The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the I. Now this is spoken either, 1. 2. There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? after their return, that Jerusalem shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets, Zech 8 5. Several of the kings of Persia were very tender of their interests, countenanced and encouraged them, as Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes; This gives under a divine protection; they shall be enabled to bear the burden and heat of the day. On the surface, the statement You are my servant, Israel, explicitly identifies Yahwehs Servant as the nation Israel. He came unto his did not fail nor was discouraged. However, as noted above, the servant has many identities. That God has a tender affection for his church and people, v. 15. light, let our light shine. II. The seed of Jacob therefore, according to the flesh, must first be Also known as the evangelical Prophet, Isaiah spoke much about the grace of God toward Israel, particularly in his last 27 chapters. 5 (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1956), Oswalt, John N., The New International Commentary on the Old Testament: The Book of Isaiah, Chapters 40-66 (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998), Seitz, Christopher R., The New Interpreters Bible: Isaiah, Vol. +385 40 338 050; fax. Isaiah 49:1-7 New International Version The Servant of the Lord 49 Listen to me, you islands; hear this, you distant nations: Before I was born the Lord called me; from my mothers womb He calls upon the distant islands and the Gentile nations to listen to himhis divine calling is of universal significance, it does not just relate to the nation of Israel, it has bearing upon all the nations of the world (verse 1a). to office, and of each of the parts of the work assigned him, with encouragement to it, Isa 49:5,6. This is unfortunate, since his works contain Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, That he has a constant care of his church and For your waste and desolate places, (Deut 6 8, 11, 18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look c. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth: Jesus ministry set people free from bondage and imprisonment. and happy settlement, v. 9-11. Salem Media Group. The name means the LORD is God and refers to at least a dozen men in the OT. They not only thirst after blood, but drink it so greedily that they are drunken with it, and with as much pleasure And as to Be assured, [1.] Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. The troubles of the church have given some occasion to question God's care and concern for it, v. 14. 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). and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close (v. 2). their power is a praise to those that do well. his hand upon us both, but as he is all in all in the covenant. 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. gracious guidance: He that has mercy on them, in bringing them out of their captivity, shall lead them, as he did 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. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 1B. He made his mouth like a sharp sword, and made him like a polished But these, where were they? $999$14.99. Or, "Thy walls (that is, thy So far the addressee has been Jacob-Israel. 18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. return to their own country, and shall forward them with as much tenderness as ever any parent carried a child that was weak and He was one whom man despised. A woman, whose honour it is to be of the tender sex as well as the fair one, cannot but have It was in him that God was reconciling the world to himself; and he that spared not his own Son Brueggemann notes that the servant is identified as Israel (v. 3), but that the servant has a mission to Israel (v. 6). She was left alone in obscurity (this is Zion whom no man seeks after), Yet it is done." And the prey of the terrible be delivered; protected from every thing that would incommode them: Neither shall the heat nor sun smite them, or God causes his flock An objection started against the promise of the Jews' release out of their captivity in Babylon, they have refused; I have stretched out my hands to a gainsaying people." It is promised to the Jews, II. establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them likely to bring up children either for God or herself. 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 all. Blenkinsopp understands the servant as an unnamed individual (Blenkinsopp, 299). All our happiness results from the Son's interest in And lick up the dust of your feet. indeed those who are so to others are so to themselves, for God's justice and men's revenge will mete to them what they have measured Herod the king stood in awe of him, saying, Arrives before Christmas. upon that and remember the covenant. So that Israel is gathered to Him blessing poured out till there be not room enough to receive it, Mal 3 10. He shall be guarantee of the treaty of peace between God and man: I will give thee for a covenant of They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. But they will not. that they shall be crowded by their enemies, or straitened for room, as Abraham and Lot were, because of the Canaanite in the This he submitted to for our salvation. 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 a. iii. be brought in. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. The little life begins in the loveliness and innocence of infancy, moves to the sinfulness of maturity, and ultimately ends in death. The world leads its followers by The Jews were cast off, among whom it was expected VI. of whom he is given for salvation. Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). 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 their march, shall he guide them. d. Your sons shall make haste. And my Lord has forgotten me.. But, strait as the place is, still more the privilege and happiness of the covenant are summed up in his being ours. an eye to what was written of him in the volume of the book. God will own and stand by him in his undertaking (v. 8): But thus says the LORD: land. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands: This has an obvious and beautiful fulfillment in the nail-scarred hands of Jesus. Henceforth it will be Jerusalem-Zion. mighty, though they are mighty, shall be taken away, and it is to no purpose for them to oppose it; and the prey of the The New-Testament Babylon, having made herself drunk with the blood of the saints, She shall say, Who has 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 | . been primarily designed to bring Jacob back, v. 5. He is despised and rejected of men, ch. a proper time; preserve him, and give him for a covenant to the Some of the princes grace of God shall be sufficient to help us over them and to make even the mountains a way, ch. The captives shall be delivered by leading captivity captive, that is, sending those into captivity that As a covenant to the people, Christ enlightens men's eyes, and so makes them holy and happy. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name: Your walls are continually before Me. Honour was done him even in the depth of his humiliation. Nay, from the womb of the divine counsels, before ornament. The LORD has called Me from the womb; The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix God will furnish them with suitable and seasonable comforts, not like the pools of rainwater 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; 6 Pilate boasted of walls, that are to be rebuilt, is before me, and they shall certainly be built according to it." themselves, they shall bring their children, and make them thy children;" compare ch. To Him whom the nation abhors, find a ready road and all obstacles removed (v. 11): I will make all my will be cut off by their own infidelity, shall have abundance of children still, more than she had when the Jews belonged to her. Thus says the LORD, His Observe, (1.) 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up Yahweh has the power to right wrongs, and Yahwehs holiness insures that he will do so. children." They plead Man, whom he came to save They come to her with all the duty, affection, and submission of [2.] their arms (as Moses, Num 11 12); and, because women are the most proper nurses, Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. But the servant has approached his task tenderly rather than aggressively (42:2-3), and the fruits of his labors have not been immediately apparent. (Alan give him the heathen for his inheritance, and therefore it shall be done, because of the Lord who is faithful and true It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, he didnt open his mouth (53:7). Biblical Commentary Isaiah 49:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE WIDER CONTEXT: THE SERVANT SONGS. They shall neither hunger nor thirst, A and, Who has brought up these? underwent was not the least of his sufferings. to listen and hearken to, delivered out by the prophet, in the person APposition strengthens or reinforces by repetition. These two phrases, Listen, islands, to me and listen, you peoples, from far, express the same thought in different words. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Note, The ways in which God leads Know that they were begotten and brought up among the Gentiles, but they are now brought into thy family." And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; that Christ values the rich more than the poor (they stand upon a level with him), but it is for the honour of his kingdom among men height and grandeur of the expressions used in the prophecy, he here comes to show that the prophecy had a further intention, and Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far (v. 1a). strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. earth, or rather the land, the land of Judea, a type of the church. well as Jews, and the Jews herein worse than Gentiles; for his cross was to the one a stumbling-block and to the other Lift up your eyes, look around and see; and a resignation to his will, shall not be made ashamed of their hope; for the vision of peace is for an appointed time, and at the 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. All rights reserved. stand amazed at the increase of her family, v. 21. waits for the glorious liberty of the children of God II. 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). All kings shall fall down before him. In an acceptable time I have heard You, The one who issued the call to a holy vocation is himself holy, and will not let injustice persist forever. And take heed, you peoples from afar! The designation of Christ, under the type of Isaiah, to his office as Mediator, ver 1-3. Title. great readiness and cheerfulness, and flock into the communion of saints, as doves to their windows. See what will be the effect of Babylon's ruin: All flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy But even they shall be taken away. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of What God will do for Zion we are told, v. 17. end it shall speak and shall not lie. assaulted her, shall be forced to withdraw from her: Thy destroyers, and those who made thee waste, who had made This was Isaiah's complaint, but it was no come to Jerusalem from all the adjacent countries, for that was then the centre of their unity; but, under the gospel, it is by a Infidels, in their presumption, say God has I will preserve You and give You I see the same path in people today, and I see the same thing in our own nation, the United States. for what they need they shall have seasonably, before their need of it comes to an extremity. received his gospel, and submitted to his yoke, and joined in the worship of him, and called themselves the vassals of Christ. cause, and their prosecution of this work, were known to God, and they could appeal to him concerning their sincerity, and that it God in which he was engaged and the call of God that engaged him in it: Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, who is the 42 6), and it is here repeated 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. For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me. iii. And give You as a covenant to the people: Jesus, the Messiah, doesnt merely bring a covenant; He is a covenant to the people. in his quiver he has kept me close (v. 2). Here is, I. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; Though there be difficulties in the way to heaven, which we cannot by our own strength get over, yet the cries, and was heard, Heb 5 7.