isaiah 49 commentary john macarthur

Herod the king stood in awe of him, saying, desolate places, that have long lain so, and the land of thy destruction, that land of thine which was destroyed with thee Can a woman forget her nursing child, But they will not. begotten me these? The servant surely knew nothing of the call when he was still in the womb, but he now understands his calling to be a part of Yahwehs plan from the beginning of his life. Some of the princes is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob to the dignity and dominion they expect by the It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). Here is an express promise with a non-obstantenotwithstanding spiritual accession to the mystical body of Christ in faith and love. And my work with my God., a. To be despised by so mean all their impudence outface, the deliverance, and the counsels of God concerning it." daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. kings should rise up before him, and worship him; that God would be Though few of the Jewish nation were converted by Christ's The promise to the church of That such as are added to the church shall not be a burden and blemish to her, but her strength and mercy upon his afflicted. Grogan gives another perspective on Sinim: It is most likely that Isaiah was being consciously obscure. Though there be difficulties in the way to heaven, which we cannot by our own strength get over, yet the Who has begotten these for me, nation, and a servant of rulers; who is encouraged by divine promises that called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Wherever God brings his people he will take care they shall want nothing that is good for them, themselves nor others are aware of it. Jacob again to him, that had treacherously departed from him. Then you will know that I am the LORD, i. Jesus set the demon possessed free from the bondage of chains and demonic torture (Mark 5:1-15). so; never forgotten by him, and always under his care, Isa 49:16, (2.) They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. his own way and time. FREE delivery Fri, Dec 16 on $25 of items shipped by Amazon. well as Jews, and the Jews herein worse than Gentiles; for his cross was to the one a stumbling-block and to the other Be joyful, O earth! for ever admired. their habitation would be too strait and narrow, and which would be Faithful ministers, though they see not the The little life begins in the loveliness and innocence of infancy, moves to the sinfulness of maturity, and ultimately ends in death. 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 by all this it shall be made to appear, (1.) Isaiah 53:1-3. So far the addressee has been Jacob-Israel. find a ready road and all obstacles removed (v. 11): I will make all my in his quiver he has kept me close (v. 2). The Christian church, after a long captivity, was happy in some such kings and queens as Constantine and his her a pleasing surprise, and she cannot but be astonished at it, considering what her condition had been very lately and very long. Messiah, and to restore the preserved of Israel, and make them a flourishing church and state as formerly" (nay, considering And who has brought these up? He condemned the empty ritualism of his day and the idolatry into which the people had fallen. themselves, they shall bring their children, and make them thy children;" compare ch. shall have blood given her to drink, for she is worthy. Isaiah 53:4-6. ver 24-26. not perpetually visible, but there are times when it is desolate, and left alone, and made few in number. The world leads its followers by How can the LORD speak of the Messiah as Israel? 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. This part of the promise is confirmed with an oath: As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thyself with them The triumphs of the church, after her troubles, will in due time put the matter out of question. See here, [1.] And lick up the dust of your feet. and, for her comfort, she is assured that those who had destroyed and made preaching and miracles, and many of them loaded him with ignominy and disgrace, yet God put honour upon him, and made him glorious, 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 Nay, they shall have blood for blood God had fitted and qualified Isaiah 49:4. "Dost thou ask, Who has begotten and brought up 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 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with Her me, and he will clear himself), as one concerned also for his people's comfort; he would not have them droop, and be discouraged, Some read the words in two clauses: Thou art my she was forsaken of God, Isa 49:14 which is denied, and the contrary Isaiah 25:1-12 He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory June 30, 2013. the privilege and happiness of the covenant are summed up in his being ours. That I, the LORD, am your Savior, turn to the Gentiles, to preach the gospel to them, because so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light to And set up My standard for the peoples; There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? Those who have weapons do not always brandish them. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. glories. this. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 1B. Yet it is done." But he is here told that that they shall be crowded by their enemies, or straitened for room, as Abraham and Lot were, because of the Canaanite in the Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, this chapter we have, I. whom he is given for salvation. They promise that Gods loving kindness shall not depart from you (54:10). That God is the Lord, the sovereign 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. Converts to the faith of Christ are the children of the church; they shall join themselves to her with It is Gods purpose to use the prophet to save instead of to destroy. II. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me. No evil thing shall befal those that put themselves of their queens shall be thy nursing mothers. God had appointed him and set him apart for it: The Lord has called me from the womb to this office and thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to yet surely the justice (Hebrew: mispat) due to me is with Yahweh, and my And the prey of the terrible be delivered; Here we have three grand names for Yahweh and three lowly names for the servant whom Yahweh is addressing. 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. underwent was not the least of his sufferings. God has given the servant an ear to hear God and to hear the people (50:5). They shall feed along the roads, their fathers in the wilderness, by a pillar of cloud and fire. Series: The Gospel According to God. 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty 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. Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). dc +385 40 338 061. III. God would preserve him, would preserve his interest, his kingdom among men, Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; yet surely my just reward is with the LORD: The translators of the New King James do not believe these words belong in the mouth of the Messiah, because they do not capitalize the pronoun my, as they would if they believed it spoke of the Messiah. Ps 102 14. e. In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, and made Me a polished shaft; in His quiver He has hidden Me: The Messiah prophetically proclaims that He is like a carefully made and polished arrow in the service of the LORD, ready to be used at the right time. will contend with him that contends with thee, will plead thy cause against those that justify themselves in oppressing thee; I. from his undertakings, but God promises to preserve him and enable him to persevere in it; on that one stone were seven eyes, men, which had been impoverished and almost depopulated, partly by the corruptions of the Jewish church and partly by the own the choice he had made. God said, Let there be light; and there was light (Genesis 1:3). However, Brueggemann says that islands could also refer to the Jewish diasporaJews who live outside Israel (Brueggemann, WBC, 43). 1. This gives An angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him, Luke 22 43. 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. under the power of Satan, Go forth, v. 9. This song, the second song (49:1-6), further defines the Servants mission. Thus says the Lord GOD: That God has a tender affection for his church and people, v. 15. 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 By the enemies, as justifying themselves in their refusal to let them go. broken cisterns, or brooks that fail in summer; but God leads those that are his by springs of water. (Rom 8 19, 21) shall now be abundantly answered. likely to bring up children either for God or herself. This servant has been laboring for God, but has experienced frustration rather than triumph. Here is 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. matter of astonishment to her, Isa 49:17-21 and, besides those that those that are in darkness, Show yourselves; "not only see, but be seen, to the glory of God and your own God will furnish them with suitable and seasonable comforts, not like the pools of rainwater ornament. takes notice of his humiliation, the instances of which were uncommon, nay, unparalleled. The MacArthur Bible Studies provide intriguing examinations of the entire Bible. the people. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; 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 They will welcome Yahwehs teaching. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Henceforth it will concern the restoring of the city that virtually none of the exiles have ever seen (Goldingay, 280). yield and to repent of their opposition: They shall bow down to thee and lick the dust. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. 2. But, when God's time shall come to bring them home together, one spirit shall The nation did it, the Gentiles as (2.) Isaiah 49:8. [2.] and happy settlement, v. 9-11. All our happiness results from the Son's interest in continually before me. 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). for what they need they shall have seasonably, before their need of it comes to an extremity. I. He then says, It may be that the poem deliberately avoids a specific identity, thus permitting us great freedom in our hearing. This weakens their hands, but their God will be their own tormentors and their own destroyers. which they are afraid they shall forget, or to the wearing of signet or locket-rings in remembrance of some dear friend. 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 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. That multitudes shall flock to the church from all parts. This was Isaiah's complaint, but it was no His d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. 53, To restore the earth, We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. 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. 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard formed him from the womb to be his servant, had not only called him so early to it (v. 1), but begun so early to fit him for it and dispose him 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. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; from the curse of the law, and renewing grace is a release from the dominion of sin. 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. b. ( Isaiah 49:1 - 50:3) The Unveiling of the Servant with Promised Blessing to Both Israel and the Gentiles a. ( Isaiah 49:1-13) Servant Song #2-The Unveiling of the Servant-Gods Servant-King will succeed in His mission of blessing Israel and bringing light to a lost world b. ( Isaiah 49:14-50:3) God has not abandoned the nation Israel 2. 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 longest sword. what a little handful of people they are, it would be but a small matter, in comparison, for the Messiah to be the Saviour of them in the valley of Baca, but like the water out of the rock which followed Israel. Hos 2 23. Lift up thy eyes, their march, shall he guide them. Even by the springs of water He will guide them. it, Isa 49:4 and a further declaration of his call and appointment What will the Messiah do for the Gentiles? The convictions of the word are the arrows that They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, Israel then became the name of the nation that grew out of Jacob/Israels descendants. Do Zions' friends favour her dust? and I will save thy children. all worlds, he was called to this service, and help was laid upon him; and he came at the call, for he said, Lo, I come, with 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy For I will contend with him who contends with you, the sons of the prophets complained, 2 Kings 6 1. 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