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He will do his work, his strange work. It is his work of judgement. while it is yet--that is, immediately, without delay; describing the eagerness of the Assyrian Shalmaneser, not merely to conquer, but to destroy utterly Samaria; whereas other conquered cities were often spared. . Notice that Gods judgement is perfectly fair. 0000006408 00000 n
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. It takes an expert analyst to persuade us towards another view. . And if you understand what Im saying, if you grasp something about Gods strange work, says Isaiah, it will bring sheer terror to you (verse 19). And so Gods strange work is still needed. But the people would not listen. Both instruments cut the straw for fodder as well as separated the corn. 26. to discretion--in the due rules of husbandry; God first taught it to man ( Genesis 3:23 ). that they might go--the designed result to those who, from a defect of the will, so far from profiting by God's mode of instructing, "precept upon precept," &c., made it into a stumbling-block ( Hosea 6:5 , 8:12 , Matthew 13:14 ).
We must ask whether they are still part of our society too and if Gods strange work is still necessary. and to work his work--alien is his work! He will finish his job, his strange job. xref
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. 6. So the Septuagint, "cummin" was used in the same way. Drunkenness produces a loss of perspective and self-control. This is Isaiah's reply to the scoffers: Your drunken questions shall be answered by the severe lessons from God conveyed through the Assyrians and Babylonians; the dialect of these, though Semitic, like the Hebrew, was so far different as to sound to the Jews like the speech of stammerers (compare Isaiah 33:19 , 36:11 ). gate--the defenders of their country who not only repel the foe from themselves, but drive him to the gates of his own cities ( 2Samuel 11:23 , 2Kings 18:8 ). Not what you'd expect, but it's coming. Within the chapter, Isaiah refers to three things that were part of his society that made Gods strange work necessary. 0000076263 00000 n
HWK5i~T!E-#@)qX$Anw{+]zW(NS0RU,|-kFL'4Ghv;2aR2+F.FV49NW;qO? As Isaiah tries to proclaim Gods Word, the response he gets is, Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah, But God is not to be mocked. Isaiahs answer is just as serious: If you will not listen to this simple message in your own language, God will speak to you with a language you do not understand. In the past, Gods wrath had been seen in victories over the Philistines through King David, like that at Mount Perazim, and against the Amorites through Joshua, in the valley of Gibeon (verse 21). He'll do his work, but it will be strange work. the rest--Reference may be primarily to "rest" from national warlike preparations, the Jews being at the time "weary" through various preceding calamities, as the Syro-Israelite invasion ( Isaiah 7:8 ; compare Isaiah 30:15 , 22:8 , 39:2 , 36:1 , 2Kings 18:8 ). When he is released again, he will go at once to deceive the unbelieving inhabitants of the Kingdom and persuade them to rebel against Christ and His saints in Jerusalem. For--rather, "Truly." 
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But the hope is spelled out more fully for us in verse 16. Isaiah 28:21 (MSG) For the Lord shall stand up as in the mountain of divisions: he shall be angry as in the valley which is in Gabaon: that he may do his work, his strange work: that he may perform his work, his work is strange to him. Sometimes he has to deal harshly with people, sometimes he deals with great tenderness towards them. . (1-4) The prosperity of Judah; with reproofs for sinfulness and unbelief. 0000058881 00000 n
For the LORD shall rise up as in Mount Perazim; He shall be wroth as in the Valley of Gibeon, that He may do His work, His strange work, and bring to pass His act, His strange act. All this had little effect upon the people.
The LORD will rise up to judge, just as he did at Mount Perazim. tried--both by the devil ( Luke 4:1-13 ) and by men ( Luke 20:1-38 ), and even by God ( Matthew 27:46 ); a stone of tested solidity to bear the vast superstructure of man's redemption. Rather, "the fading flower, their glorious beauty ( Isaiah 28:1 ), which is on the head of the fat (fertile) valley, shall be as the early fig" [G. V. SMITH]. All places where such persons have taught are filled with errors. 0000013600 00000 n
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Its portrayed in verse 2 like a great storm, like a hailstorm and a destructive wind, like a driving rain and flooding downpour. Isaiah 28:21 (CJB) Because, like the farmer, it depends on the materials he is working with.
i) Sodom and Gomorrah, Genesis 19; ii) Egypt at the Exodus, Exodus 1-15; iii) The conquest of various Gentile nations by Israel, or because of their own national sins; iv) Israels national exiles, 2 Kings 17, 2 Chronicles 36.14-21; v) Israels dispersion after the fall of Jerusalem in AD 70, Deuteronomy 28.63-68. Only eight people survived in Noahs ark to continue the whole race. And thats why Gods strange work is needed. He can say, Thats the last straw! and that is Gods strange work. For the LORD shall rise up as in Mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. Isaiah 28:21 (RHE) But--rather, "Therefore," namely, because "they would not hear" ( Isaiah 28:12 ). Just as on Mount Perazim, the LORD will rise up; as in the Gibeon Valley he will rage to do his deedstrange is his deed! And to work his workforeign is his work! 0000063560 00000 n
P Harding, The Father Gave the Son God is love that describes him as he is. For the LORD will rise as [on] mount Perazim, he will be wroth as [in] the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. For the LORD will rise up as on Mount Perazim, he will be angry as in the valley of Giv`on; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. The LORD will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim and against the Amorites at Gibeon. Here is Gods message to men and women in the light of his strange work: This is what the sovereign Lord says: See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed. Isaiah 28:21 (CEB) 
For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be stirred up as in the valley of Gibeon, To do His task, His unusual task, And to work His work, His extraordinary work. in their place--rather, "in its (the field's) border" [MAURER]. trailer
At the exodus of Israel from Egypt God executed supernatural judgments against Pharaoh and all his gods to assert His own supremacy as the Lord God of His redeemed people. Notice the characteristics of this stone: What is this stone? Thats why the psalmist can write, His anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime (Psalm 30:5). It is to this period of tribulation that the prophecy from Isaiah 28, cited at the head of this article, refers. 0000047019 00000 n
17. line--the measuring-line of the plummet. He will be angry as he was in the Valley of Gibeon. A Borland, Evangelism (4): How? In the conquest of Canaan, when many Gentile nations were destroyed, Gods chosen earthly people Israel were acting as His appointed executioners against the grossly immoral and idolatrous inhabitants of the Promised Land. 0000057591 00000 n
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God will be glorified in the fulfilling of his counsels. .
They may have sung the hymns that said so at worship, but when you got into the real world well, that was different. But the problem wasnt only in Samaria. Isaiah 28:21 (GW) Carrying on the image of "drunkards"; it was the custom at feasts to wreathe the brow with flowers; so Samaria, "which is (not as English Version, 'which are') upon the head of the fertile valley," that is, situated on a hill surrounded with the rich valleys as a garland ( 1Kings 16:24 ); but the garland is "fading," as garlands often do, because Ephraim is now close to ruin (compare Isaiah 16:8 ); fulfilled 721 B.C. He will be angry as he was in the Valley of Gibeon.
But then the Bible is a book for realists. turn . For Jehovah will rise up as in mount Perazim, he will be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon; that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. 0000004904 00000 n
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horsemen--rather, "horses"; used to tread out corn. go, and fall--image appropriately from "drunkards" ( Isaiah 28:7 , which they were) who in trying to "go forward fall backward.". 0000078123 00000 n
Those who are overcome with wine are overcome by Satan; and there is not greater drudgery in the world than hard drinking. He will do his work, his unexpected work, and perform his deeds, his mysterious deeds. 0000058237 00000 n
The LORD will come as he did against the Philistines at Mount Perazim and against the Amorites at Gibeon. For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. ', The desolations of Samaria. Just as on Mount Perazim, the LORD will rise up; as in the Gibeon Valley he will rage to do his deedstrange is his deed! And to work his workforeign is his work! He will get up to act, just as he did in the Valley of Gibeon. 29. He allowed them to continue for some time, but then he stood up to preach, and the ribald comments continued. work--punishing the guilty ( Isaiah 10:12 ). Whatever men trust to for justification, except the righteousness of Christ; or for wisdom, strength, and holiness, except the influences of the Holy Ghost; or for happiness, except the favour of God; that protection in which they thought to shelter themselves, will prove not enough to answer the intention. When studying this subject from many Scriptures scattered throughout both Testaments we need to distinguish things that differ clearly from one another in their reference, time, and location. Its a very serious subject. . People parody his words, and look down on his message as being too simple for their intellectual minds: Who is it he is trying to teach? He will complete his work, his mysterious work. report--rather, "It shall be a terror even to hear the mere report of it" [MAURER], ( 1Samuel 3:11 ). Just as Jesus himself used parables to get across his message, so Isaiah too tells a parable about a farmer. 0000001756 00000 n
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Isaiah 28:21 (ASV) Try it FREE right now! Isaiah 28:21 (HNV) To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast? (verse 9). Isaiah 28:21 (CEBA) F\v1 SKcgP'.9e22v][w 0Ym!|b0ha`1z=gkx'<2oI[evH!dmthO2s^G. Isaiah refers in verse 17 to justice being the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb-line. As the husbandman does his different kinds of work, each in its right time and due proportion, so God adapts His measures to the varying exigencies of the several cases: now mercy, now judgments; now punishing sooner, now later (an answer to the scoff that His judgments, being put off so long, would never come at all, Isaiah 5:19 ); His object being not to destroy His people any more than the farmer's object in threshing is to destroy his crop; this vindicates God's "strange work" ( Isaiah 28:21 ) in punishing His people. This foundation is a stone, firm and able to support his church. The Lord will fight as he did at Mount Perazim and in the valley of Gibeon, in order to do what he intends to do - strange as his actions may seem. 0000022112 00000 n
When he died, he cried out for mercy but it was too late. . Copyright 2022, Bible Study Tools. How foolishly drunkards act! A corner stone, binding together the whole building, and bearing the whole weight; precious in the sight of the Lord, and of every believer; a sure foundation on which to build. The storm picture occurs again later in the chapter, in verses 17 to 19. All the tables are covered with vomit, and there is not a spot without filth (verses 7 and 8). A just and merciful retribution. Though Judah is to survive the fall of Ephraim, yet "they also" (the men of Judah) have perpetrated like sins to those of Samaria ( Isaiah 5:3 Isaiah 5:11 ), which must be chastised by God. Verses 23-29 The husbandman applies to his calling with pains and prudence, in all the works of it according to their nature. New International Version (NIV). . I have to confess that I have something of that problem. 0000073718 00000 n
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Isaiahs point is this: if you have grasped Gods strange work, there will be no comfort in going to sleep. At the appearing of Christ in glory an angel will imprison Satan in the bottomless pit for the duration of the millennial Kingdom. (23-29). 0000015126 00000 n
God really delights to bless His creatures and to have fellowship with them, but the invasion of sin into creation has meant that He must exercise judgment, because He is not only love, but also light, absolutely holy, righteous, and good. Patience, though great, must be exhaustible. Isaiah 28:21 (GNT) 0
Gods strange work is his work of judgement, the outpouring of his anger on people. There is a third question we must ask: Is there any hope for humanity? For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act. It is his STRANGE work (his ALIEN task) because it is alien to his nature. 0000062793 00000 n
break it--"drive over it (continually) the wheel" [MAURER]. To support production and to receive current editions of Believer's Magazine, please subscribe From the editor: "From henceforth" (Lk 5.10), Great are the Offices He Bears (2): Lordship, Gods Strange Work: The Judgments of Scripture (1), Christian Apologetics (5): The Christian Work Ethic (1), "Be still, and know that I am God" (Ps 46.10).
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For the Lord shall stand as in mount Perazim: he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work, and bring to pass his act, his strange act. This foundation was laid in Zion, in the eternal counsels of God. Sadly it has to be said that our society all too often takes a similar attitude towards Gods people and Gods Word. 0000009177 00000 n
Sometimes he saves them from their enemies, sometimes he gives them over to their enemies. He will get up to act, just as he did in the Valley of Gibeon. For as in the hill of partings the Lord shall stand, as in the valley, which is in Gibeon, he shall be wroth, that he do his work; his work alien, that he work his work; his work is strange from him. Article Images Copyright 2022 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. bands--their Assyrian bondage ( Isaiah 10:27 ); Judah was then tributary to Assyria; or, "lest your punishment be made still more severe" ( Isaiah 24:22 ). . Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. reel." For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim, He will be angry as in the Valley of Gibeon-- That He may do His work, His awesome work, And bring to pass His act, His unusual act.
