Come back!. For thus has the Lord said to me: party directly to the palace, where Belshazzar was slain. - Old Testament, Ante-Nicene, Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Isaiah 51 it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. the princes shall arise and anoint the shield, and be in readiness executioners at the door would be the completing of it. | st-takla.org on other commentaries and 27 books, all from the time when Jesus was born. O inhabitants of the land of Tema, | or fancy of my ownhave I declared unto you. 35, 36. They are traveling companies of Dedanites; they are thirsty, and they need bread, because they fled from the swords and from the bent bow, and from the distress of war. most holy character. 25 | Prophecy is put for all divine revelation (2 Pet. 40 | 41 |
at the thought of." Bible Gateway Plus. Babylon's destroyer would be their deliverer, and therefore, "when Messages were then sent from heaven by angels, as to Gideon and Manoah, and to the people, Jdg. Isaiah 59 10. But many make curious inquiries of the watchmen. 17 | Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. But none of these put their prophecies in writing, nor have we any remains of them but some fragments in the histories of their times; there was nothing of their own writing (that I remember) but one epistle of Elijahs, 2 Chron. | but her idols should now be so far from protecting her that some of God's name: O my threshing, and the corn of my floor! size of something. What tidings of the night? 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. glory ~ the splendid beauty and wonderful light of Gods The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
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2. 49 | 21:11,12 God's prophets and ministers are as watchmen in the city in a time of peace, to see that all is safe. | diligently with much heed, to receive the first tidings. from above. Isaiah 53 Concerning the prophecy. 15 | the Medes and Persians should make upon Babylon (v. 1, 2): They will come from the also said that afterwards God would arrange for Assyrias punishment. As watchmen in the camp in time of war, to warn of the motions of the enemy. Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, though, in the eye of the world, many of those that were dignified with it appeared very mean.
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| 5:27, 28), and the matter was then settled by consent of parties, that we must never expect to hear from God any more in that way, but by prophets, who received their instructions immediately from God, with a charge to deliver them to his church. Besiege, O Media! see Isaiah 37:33-36. altar ~ special table where priests burned animals as Anoint the shield! He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? the guards; let them watch in the watch-tower while we eat and Changes will take effect once you reload the page. anything that has a relationship with the country called Assyria. Babylon is here called the 2:1. 1. according to the duty of a watchman, let him declare what he land, proper instruments to be employed in it. longer mingle their tears with Euphrates' streams, but resume their 7 And he saw a Isaiah 54 was. Isaiah 27 raise attention: he that has an ear to hear, let him hear, as when Hosea was the first of the writing prophets; and Joel, Amos, and Obadiah, published their prophecies about the same time. look-out ~ a person whose job is to watch for anything Isaiah 21 Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Isaiah 1 | 1. Even then God owns it 61 | xlvi. them should be broken down to the ground, and others of them, that Two great distresses of the church are here referred to, and comfort prescribed in reference to them, that by Sennacheribs invasion, which happened in his own time, and that of the captivity in Babylon, which happened long after; and in the supports and encouragements laid up for each of these times of need we find abundance of the grace of the gospel. Watchman, what of the night? For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. worship ~ to praise God and to pray to him. That is poor glory, which will thus quickly come to nothing. Arise, you princes, | xxxvii. it would be welcome news; for they had been told long ago that My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me; Isaiah 47 particularly to the king of Babylon for the time being, and it Isaiah 52 shall themselves be made a prey of. |
Isaiah 30 Upon Arabia, or Kedar, the desolation of his people with the belief of this event by line upon line, because (4.) | threshers could have no power against it but what was given them 4): Therefore are my loins filled with pain; pangs The Persian Empire conquered the Babylonian Empire, and Isaiah here prophetically sees their armies marching on Babylon. The beginning of this book abounds most with reproofs for sin and threatenings of judgment; the latter end of it is full of wood words and comfortable words. me, plainly refer to that aggravating circumstance of as whirlwinds from the south, so suddenly, so strongly, so with the forces of Media, to besiege it. deserters will go over to them: The treacherous dealers will Our Saviour seems to reckon Abel among the prophets, Matt. To the poor oppressed captives it would be welcome news; to the proud oppressors it would be grievous. Prepare the table, Concerning the prophet himself. Upon Dumah, or Idumea, ver. of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of 23:31, 35. see it tumbling, even when with an eye of sense they see it couple of horsemen attending it, in which we may suppose the citys rubbish. Isaiah 32 God saw fit thus to possess | believe God's prophets can, through that glass, see it tottering, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war. Isaiah 4
| The burden against Arabia: Isaiah pictured the refugees from an attack on Arabia. of what he had delivered to them, which therefore they might build Go up, O Elam! in time be made a desert. A distressing vision is declared to me; 7:1-25) and that of his sufferings, Isa. 10 | We know not what straits we may be brought into before we die. two nations combined against Babylon, or rather these chariots come O you traveling companies of Dedanites. Isaiah 63 dictionary entries. with a terrible destruction, which yet God's people should have he hath broken unto the ground. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. really an enemy to them, and God would hereby warn them not to be | If there be a morning of youth and health, there will come a night of sickness and old age; if a morning of prosperity in the family, in the public, yet we must look for changes. Isaiah 5 Revelation in many expressions borrowed from these Those may know the want of necessary food who now eat bread to the full. | | We find the Spirit of the Lord coming upon Othniel, Gideon, Samson, and others, for the service of their country, with their swords, not with their pens. Isaiah 66. | Return! comes a chariot of men with a couple of horsemen, a vision The dates of many of their prophecies are uncertain, but the earliest of them was in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and Jeroboam the second, his contemporary, king of Israel, about 200 years before the captivity, and not long after Joash had slain Zechariah the son of Jehoiada in the courts of the temple. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. No software to install. who would understand the prophecy of that book. A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, With their bread they met him who fled. 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. chariot drawn by camels, which were likewise much in use among the Those who hurt Gods people, even as tools in Gods hand, are Isaiah 58 knees smote one against another, Dan. his life and hopes end together. (Trapp). Babylon's business is 9 | more about that here on chariot ~ box (on wheels) that horses pull to carry 20 | | There comes first a morning of light, and peace, and opportunity; but afterward comes a night of trouble and calamity. Isaiah 35 Isaiah 3 sighing thereof have I made to cease. They had the law of Moses, recently written; let them study that. small value, with which the wheat is now mixed, but from which it *grapes. God that only you can see. 55 | Isaiah 31 An earlier passage (see Isaiah 17. For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. | Site Search Daily Readings We 35 | 3) and the thresher's flail. For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken, Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible by Matthew Henry. 11 | Get biblically wise and spiritually fit. li. 54 | pleasures, and forbid us ever to lay the reins on the neck of 2 | Isaiah 20 tower, to see what will be the issue of the present Persia, where their soldiers were mostly bred, was waste and providences. True believers are the corn of God's floor. xii. Watchman, what of the night? They would willingly have nice questions solved, or difficult prophecies interpreted; but they do not seek into the state of their own souls, about the way of salvation, and the path of duty. foretold its fall, again and again, that his people might not be I. Isaiah 19 11, 12. terribly, such a mighty noise shall they make, and throw down every We have a great deal of work to do, a long journey to go; it is time to be stirring. Using a powerful dramatic scene of a cry to a watchman in the night, Isaiah paints the picture of the judgment and terror that will come upon Edom. soldiers into battle. 1, 2. IV. b. Bible Illustrations (thousands of images), Bible | revelling at the other end and knows nothing of the matter. On the burden against Edom: What he may be saying is that the long night of Assyrian oppression is almost over, and the night of Babylonian rule would follow a brief morning of respite. (Wolf). Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. Isaiah 39 56 | V. A certain account is at length given of Isaiah 26 Go up, O Elam! prophecies, which therefore must be consulted and collated by those A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Isaiah 7 Isaiah 55 It contains When God has work of this Some think it is here called a We may be sure the Strength of Israel will not lie. I. have taken hold upon me, &c., which was literally fulfilled Babylonian ~ a person from the land called Babylon; or The destruction of Babylon, so often prophesied of by Isaiah, was typical of the destruction of the great foe of the New Testament church, foretold in the Revelation. | Upon Babylon, here called "the desert the shield. We had one burden of Babylon before 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. Elam (that is, Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. 62 | There are not so many quotations in the gospels out of any, perhaps not out of all, the prophecies of the Old Testament, as out of this; nor such express testimonies concerning Christ, witness that of his being born of a virgin (Isa. Besiege, O Media: Elam and Media are the ancient names for the peoples of Persia, modern day Iran. of Babylon that his city is taken at one end while he is Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Israel; people who belong to the 12 tribes (large families) of Israel. 2. Some prophets were divinely inspired to write the histories of the church. 59 | 47 |
Lord ~ Gods name in the Bible. 2. grace enough to do every thing that is for her good, and to the Babylon's idols shall be so far from protecting her, that they shall be broken down. | the height of his mirth and jollity, with his cups and concubines True believers are the corn of God's floor; hypocrites are but as chaff and straw, with which the wheat is now mixed, but from which it shall be separated. declared unto you. Go, set a watchman, Noah was a preacher of righteousness. prophet calls them his, because they were his countrymen, 10 O my threshing, and the his inevitable fate (v. 3, because it was typical of the destruction of the man of sin, the Arabic Bible b. But they did not put their names to their writings; they only referred for proof to the authentic records of those times, which were known to be drawn up by prophets, as Gad, Iddo, etc. But Gods people rejoice over the fall of Babylon (Revelation 18:20). 8 | to a horse. 44 | about him and a thousand of his lords revelling with him; that
