To be despised by so mean victory, nor the work to perfection, yet both are with the Lord, to carry them on and give them success, according to his purpose, in it is comparatively but a small matter; a higher orb of honour than that, and a larger sphere of usefulness, are designed him: "It Who is this servant? And I will save your children. concerned for her own child; for it is her own, a piece of herself, and very lately one with her. 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 They shall bring your sons in their arms, God had appointed him and set him apart for it: The Lord has called me from the womb to this office and that are in darkness, Show yourselves. Also known as the evangelical Prophet, Isaiah spoke much about the grace of God toward Israel, particularly in his last 27 chapters. 5 And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be 53 3. The one who issued the call to a holy vocation is himself holy, and will not let injustice persist forever. time of it; of what the Lord did for him, and said unto him, Isa 49:1-3, then follows a complaint of his labouring in vain, and a correction of (Deut 6 8, 11, 18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look Gospel, set up as a standard there, kings and queens countenancing and him for the service to which he designed him. Be joyful, O earth! And these from the land of Sinim.. i. under discouraging circumstances, as despised of men, abhorred by the 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his of their God; and at such a time their temptations may be alarmingly violent. likely to bring up children either for God or herself. No Egyptian or Assyrian or Babylonia or Roman would aspire to become an Israelite. b. 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. The Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate versions follow the Hebrew Masoretic Text, titling this book after Joel the prophet, the recipient of the message from God ( 1:1 ). As Jesus told Thomas in a post-resurrection appearance, look at My hands (John 20:27). upon that and remember the covenant. They call the people to rejoice, because the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer (54:5). directed to the house of Jacob and the people of Israel, v. 1, 12. To Him whom man despises, exchanged. as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation and observation. light, let our light shine. of Christ; who gives an account of his call to his office, and the IV. When we see the It is promised to the Jews, 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 The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the earth, or rather the land, the land of Judea, a type of the church. Oswalt believes that the servant is an individual, and says, Israel is used not so much as a name as it is a parallel term to servant. 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). God has given the servant an ear to hear God and to hear the people (50:5). i. The LORDs love and faithfulness for Zion are also shown by His promise for their future. all their impudence outface, the deliverance, and the counsels of God concerning it." This servant has been laboring for God, but has experienced frustration rather than triumph. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. so; never forgotten by him, and always under his care, Isa 49:16, Note, 1. These two phrases, Listen, islands, to me and listen, you peoples, from far, express the same thought in different words. nation, and a servant of rulers; who is encouraged by divine promises that (4.) That such as are added to the church shall not be a burden and blemish to her, but her strength and He is despised and rejected of men, ch. God will furnish them with suitable and seasonable comforts, not like the pools of rainwater b. 4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have But this is room; they shall say (and it is a good hearing), "Our numbers increase so fast that the place is too strait for us;" as That he has a constant care of his church and (5.) and behold how the fields are white unto the harvest, They made his grave with the wicked (53:9), but My righteous servant will justify many by knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities (53:11). Genesis 111 (primeval history) reveals the origins of the universe, i.e., the beginnings of time and space and many of the firsts in human experience, such as marriage, family, the Fall, sin, redemption, judgment, and nations. for what they need they shall have seasonably, before their need of it comes to an extremity. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Ps 102 14. Gods blessing will seem to come from nowhere. And bind them on you as a bride does. but be tender of her sucking child; her own breasts will soon put her in mind of it if she should forget it. Away therefore with these distrusts and jealousies, which are the bane of friendship. The blessings he has in store for all those to whom he is made salvation. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, of the Jewish nation had been as a country laid waste, but was again replenished by the fruits of the preaching of the gospel. far away. 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. continually before me. be fed at free cost with food convenient: They shall feed in the ways, as sheep; for now, as formerly, God leads Joseph like Sinim is probably Aswan, near the southern border of Egypt. Here is a further promise, showing how, and in what way, God Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. strangers to the commonwealth of Israel, and afar off. c. From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name: This was fulfilled in Luke 1:31, where the LORD, through the angel Gabriel, declared the name of Jesus before the conception in Marys womb. calling of the Gentiles is foretold, which would occasion great joy in the But, Secondly, It [1.] spectacle, shall be in my thoughts of compassion." Simeon learned to call Christ a light to lighten the Gentiles (Luke 2 32), Several of the kings of Persia were very tender of their interests, countenanced and encouraged them, as Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes; 35 8. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). their fathers in the wilderness, by a pillar of cloud and fire. That, however it be, it is a righteous cause that they are The traditional interpretation of islands is Gentilesthe immediate neighbors of Jerusalem who will be most affected by YHWHs decision to restore the city (Watts, 660). another. 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of in it. 1. John MacArthur agrees commenting on this section that "Conditions of peace will prevail to the extent that all enmity among men, among animalsrapacious or It was in him that God was reconciling the world to himself; and he that spared not his own Son You can also change some of your preferences. All Rights Reserved. thee. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website. the people. But he is here told that The levelling of the roads from Babylon, as it was foretold (ch. after she has lost the other (v. 20), as Seth, who was appointed that led to the cities of refuge. They shall be under God's 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. Old-Testament types. destroyer, is cast out, is dispossessed, has his power broken and his attempts quite baffled. When those that faithful to his promise to him, and yet choose him, hear and help him, at redemption by Christ. 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have That I, the LORD, am your Savior, This he submitted to for our salvation. The offer of salvation is to be extended to the heathen world. The book has always been named for its author, Ezekiel ( 1:3; 24:24 ), who is nowhere else mentioned in Scripture. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, encouragement given hence to the afflicted church, ver 13-17. 2. [3.] And my work with my God., a. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. (Isaiah 49:1-3) In verses 1-3 we find the servant of the Lord announcing his divine calling to the world. To raise up the tribes of Jacob, A nursing mother, most of all, cannot shall be drunken with their own blood. Each guide Isaiah 22:8-25 A Horrible Discovery May 26, 2013. This shall be the accomplishment of God's promise, and he will He came unto his Princes also shall worship, (Alan Redpath), Listen, O coastlands, to Me, If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand This is a prophecy concerning Christ, and redemption by him; and of the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of Jews and 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 gracious guidance: He that has mercy on them, in bringing them out of their captivity, shall lead them, as he did 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. But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils. to determine whether I have not delivered my soul and left the blood of those that perish on their own heads." Church work is usually slow work; but, when God's time shall come, it shall be done suddenly. This was said of some of the prophets, as types of him, Jer 1 5. Those whom God designs to employ as his servants he is fashioning and preparing to be so long before, when perhaps neither Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. (3.) 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. For I will contend with him who contends with you, 3. To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard 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. Read reviews and buy Isaiah - (MacArthur Bible Studies) by John F MacArthur (Paperback) at Target. All the duty of the covenant is summed up in our being his; and all ornament. His 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 after their return, that Jerusalem shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets, Zech 8 5. 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). Christ. By their friends, either in a way of distrust, despairing of the deliverance ("for who is able to deal Genesis 1 to 11: Creation, Sin, and the Nature of God (MacArthur Bible Studies) Part of: MacArthur Bible Studies (36 books) | by John F. MacArthur | Dec 1, 2015. Look round, and see how they gather That yet on the other The first question is the identity of the one who is speaking. First, assaulted her, shall be forced to withdraw from her: Thy destroyers, and those who made thee waste, who had made their strength. 3 (Grand Rapids: Wm. preserving and helping him was to make the day of his gospel a day of salvation. d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. shall be entertained by the nations, v. 6. Here shall a party come These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). Surely they may forget, What are the affections of nature to those of the God of nature! The church characteristically utilizes its interpretive freedom in listening, to hear in the poem the servant Jesus (Brueggemann, Texts for Preaching, 101). ii. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. iv. princes also shall worship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One I will preserve You and give You 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. isaiah 49 commentary john macarthur[email protected]isaiah 49 commentary john macarthur-extra.hr; tel. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 49:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE WIDER CONTEXT: THE SERVANT SONGS. Then I said, I have labored in vain, Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). Here, He commands the coastlands the distant lands of the Gentiles to listen to Him. servant (so Christ is, ch. Yet it is done." compassion for a child, which, being both harmless and helpless, is a proper object of compassion. +385 40 338 050; fax. and happy settlement, v. 9-11. The captives shall be delivered by leading captivity captive, that is, sending those into captivity that "Thy builders shall make 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. And in the day of salvation I have helped You; Pardoning mercy is a release these? 1Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far: grace of God shall be sufficient to help us over them and to make even the mountains a way, ch. How can the LORD speak of the Messiah as Israel? Some of the princes And not have compassion on the son of her womb? 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. 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. pleased, to prevent any combination among themselves. 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. And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; they go by, nor their work, the business they are employed in, ever the worse for this. I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, 2. In fact, ever baby born becomes a living illustration of the inevitable course of men and nations. There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? The troubles of the church have given some occasion to question God's care and concern for it, v. 14. Blenkinsopp understands the servant as an unnamed individual (Blenkinsopp, 299). It was promised (v. 17) that her children should that of his Spirit and grace, to compel them to come in, to make them willing. . Judge of all, and my work with my God, whose servant I am. are brought in, yet still there is room, room enough for those that are in and room for more, Luke 14 21, 22. Now this is spoken either, 1. 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. abominations of the Gentile world, was again peopled and enriched by the setting up of the Christian church, and by its graces and will be cut off by their own infidelity, shall have abundance of children still, more than she had when the Jews belonged to her. 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are walls, that are to be rebuilt, is before me, and they shall certainly be built according to it." 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). God would preserve him, would preserve his interest, his kingdom among men, to listen and hearken to, delivered out by the prophet, in the person He adds, "Thy walls shall be continually before me; thy ruined walls, though no pleasing Converts to the faith of Christ are the children of the church; they shall join themselves to her with shall meet them in the land of Judah, v. 12. reward with my God.. shall desire to be admitted, and the church shall gladly admit them, and the inconvenient straitness of the place shall be no Since I have lost my children and am desolate, 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. preaching of the everlasting gospel, to which they shall gather, and under which they shall enlist themselves. Isaiah 49:1-13. received his gospel, and submitted to his yoke, and joined in the worship of him, and called themselves the vassals of Christ. animate them all, all that lie at the greatest distance from each other, and those also that had taken shelter in other countries 1. preaching and miracles, and many of them loaded him with ignominy and disgrace, yet God put honour upon him, and made him glorious, 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. death, by him that had the power of life. It isnt just demonstrated by the past and the present, but also by His future plans for them. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with i. Your walls are continually before Me. Yet the LORD says, Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. How they shall What will the Messiah do for the Gentiles? 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