3 He said to me, "Israel, you are my servant; He was crucified. And will have mercy on His afflicted. Isaiah 49 is actually the second of four songs called the Servant Songs. Indeed He says, 'The Almighty'(verse 6) translates aday - the only time this title for God appears in Isaiah. b. a. This is an important yet lightly noted prophecy of the rejection of the Messiah, by mankind in general and by Israel specifically. "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. The first song (42:1-4) tells of the call of the Servant to "bring justice to the nations" (42:1). The Lord ( Yehovah) hath forsaken me, and my Lord ( Adonai) hath forgotten me. If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). You see, our world problems today, especially the problem of starving, the great starvation that is coming in the third world is all the result of the increased oil prices. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Isaiah 49:1-13 Bringing Light to The Gentiles. Servant's call; the second, on his confidence. Lift up your eyes, look around and see; It is Best to Obey The Lord. Then you will know that I am the LORD, 1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the Kingdom and birth of Christ. By this metaphor the Prophet shews that no obedience which is rendered to God by heaven and earth is more acceptable to him than to join together and lend their mutual aid to his Church. 5/8/2015 In today's lesson, God promises a multitude of children to Israel through faith. e. I will make each of My mountains a road: The mountains in the way of the returning exiles both in near and far fulfillment would seem to defeat the purpose of the LORD. Romans 8:19-22). What will the Messiah do for the Gentiles? Zion, in distress, said, The Lord has forsaken me, and looks after me no more; my Lord has forgotten me, and will look after me no more. You can also change some of your preferences. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me; 3 And said unto me, Thou art my So that Israel is gathered to Him 5. . For the LORD has comforted His people, b. The glorious day of Israel's future when the kings of the earth come and pay their homage year by year. And break out in singing, O mountains! "Sing, O heaven; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.". Scripture: Isaiah 49:1-13 Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed The Kingdom Of Heaven Part 2 - Israel - A Nation Chosen By God Series Contributed by Stephen Smith on Sep 22, 2019 based on 3 ratings | 4,644 views A message explaining the reason why God chose Israel for himself and outlining the purpose he had (and still has) for this special nation. for the Lord hath comforted his people; with the discoveries of his love and grace; by his gracious presence among them; by the coming of Christ unto them in a spiritual way; by sending his Spirit, and renewing the face of things, and reviving his work in the midst of them; by the pure and powerful preaching of the Gospel, and comfortable administration of Gospel ordinances; and by large additions of converts made unto them: and will have mercy upon his afflicted, or "poor", or "meek" and "humble" ones, as the words (l) may be rendered: the Lord's people is a poor and afflicted people, poor in a temporal and spiritual sense; the church and interest of Christ is in a poor and low condition: the Lord's people are afflicted outwardly and inwardly, and so become meek, and are kept humble; these the Lord, in the latter day, will raise from a low and distressed condition to a more exalted and comfortable one; which will be an instance of his mercy and compassion, and be matter of joy unto them. It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant to raise up the tribes of JacobI will also give You as a light to the Gentiles: Though part of the Messiahs mission is directed to Israel, He also has a mission to the Gentiles. More than 3,200 notes written by Andrew Wommack. The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. The servant who is the nation Israel is displeasing to God (42:18-25), but this servant is honored by God (49:5). It is fitting for judgment to begin at the house of God, so the LORD has first spoken to Israel and Judah. Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to thee. God has forsaken us." 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. Isaiah 49:14-26 God Will Remember Jerusalem. But thus says the LORD: Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. The triumphs of the church, after her troubles, will in due time put the matter out of question. That I, the LORD, am your Savior, I will make each of My mountains a road, Before I was born, the *Lord called (appointed) me to be his special Servant. But, Secondly, It is possible that she may forget. When we see the nail-scarred hands of Jesus, we see how He has inscribed us on the palms of His hands. Then you will say in your heart, And their queens your nursing mothers; i. How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven? This does not allude to the foolish art of palmistry, which imagines every man's fate to be engraved in the palms of his hands and to be legible in the lines there, but to the custom of those who tie a string upon their hands or fingers to put them in mind of things which they are afraid they shall forget, or to the wearing of signet or locket-rings in remembrance of some dear friend. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Sunday, June 12, 2022. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. #2 "I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;". ( Isaiah 49:16-21 ). Note, God's compassions to his people infinitely exceed those of the tenderest parents towards their children. Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and application for you in order to enhance your experience. You won't find a clearer picture of Jesus Christ anywhere else in the OT. a. So long as they are oppressed by fear or anxiety, or grief, they scarcely accept of any consolation; and therefore they need to be confirmed in various ways. Even when Jerusalem is in ruins, God's people envision the new day of restoration! Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. A captive, and wandering to and fro? The purpose of Jesus Christ was to bring Jacob back to God, back to the Father, and to restore the preserved of Israel. He is a person that has revealed himself to us that we may know him and the power of his resurrection (Phil 3:10). The final verse (13) is a call to all creation to praise the Lord for the deliverance reported in vv. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, He'll gather them from the north and from the west and from the east. But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me: In the midst of this great praise for the Messiah and His saving work, Zion speaking of the highest hill in Jerusalem, and the place of Gods people by association Zion objects. Isaiah 51:12-23 . And he said, It is a light thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the eaRuth ( Isaiah 49:5-6 ). are without the yod or the conjunction vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. And he wilt have compassion on his poor. The land will be too narrow for you by reason of the inhabitants. Seeking the Gospel in Malachi, the Last Book of the Old Testament. - The Burden against Babylon. And who in the world would object? He will crush the Babylonians in a judgment suited to the cruel oppression that they inflicted on their helpless victims (25-26).Other Jews blamed God for their troubles, as if he had cast them off like a husband who divorces his wife or a father who sells his children to pay off his debts. Nevertheless, that Servant knew he was called by God. God will now speak to them, not by his prophet, but by the Assyrian conqueror, who will do what they said Isaiah had done, i.e. There is a loving, wise purpose for every mountain, and God wants to make each of My mountains a road. The new commentaries continue this tradition. i. Kings shall be your foster fathers: Calvin and most expositors believe that the text teaches that one day the greatest in the nation will love and care for the children of the Church. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. But if that were the case, an apparent contradiction would arise in Isaiah 49:5-6, in which the Servants task is to bring Israel back to Yahweh and to the landthe view that Israel is a title of the individual messianic Servant harmonizes most satisfactorily with the passage and context. (Lindsey). In this case, the servant, too, is hidden even from himself as an agent of God. [1.] 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. was like a sharp sword. Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despised, to him whom the nation abhorred, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee ( Isaiah 49:7 ). Sinim is probably Aswan, near the southern border of Egypt. 2 The message that he gave me to speak. As the prophet spoke, he called on nature, personified, to rejoice (on the mountains rejoicing see 44:23). ", You remember in Psalms 137:1-9 is the psalm of Babylonian captivity, "When we were in Babylon by the rivers we sat down. And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. Whether exiled in Babylon or scattered in other places, the people will return home amid much rejoicing (11-13).Some of the Jews thought God had forgotten them. b. i. This is what the Lord says: "In the time of my favor I will answer you,and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, c. Your walls are continually before Me: The walls refer to the walls of the city of Jerusalem, which figuratively speak of the health, the strength, the prosperity, and the security of Gods people. The Lord's highway, of course, is the one that leads to life. The reason for rejoicing is that the Lord comforts and has compassion (cf. And, of course, here God said, "Can a mother forsake her or forget her nursing child? That he has a constant care of his church and people (Isaiah 49:16; Isaiah 49:16): I have engraven thee upon the palms of my hands. Man, whom he came to save, put contempt upon him. "I will also give thee." He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. and break forth into singing, O mountains; such as are in high office either in the state, as Christian kings and princes, Isaiah 49:23 or in the church, as prophets and apostles, Revelation 18:20. This one "despised and abhorred by a nation" (v. 7) is thus the same person as the servant in Isaiah 53, who is likewise described as "despised" and rejected (53:3). Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth Which may be understood of the heavens, and the earth by a personification, a figure usual in Scripture, to express the greatness of the benefit received, and to raise thankfulness and admiration in the hearts of God's people; see ( Psalms 90:11 Psalms 90:12 ) ( Isaiah 55:12 ) or by the heavens may be meant the angels in heaven, who, as they rejoice at the conversion of a single sinner, will much more rejoice at such numerous conversions among Jews and Gentiles, here prophesied of, ( Luke 15:10 ) and, by the "earth", the saints on earth, the excellent in it, who have a more immediate concern in, and must be affected with, the case here represented: and break forth into singing, O mountains; such as are in high office either in the state, as Christian kings and princes, ( Isaiah 49:23 ) or in the church, as prophets and apostles, ( Revelation 18:20 ) . For instance, in the lectionary text for today, Isaiah 42:1-9, we for the first time encounter the image of the (suffering) servant of God that serves as a wonderful example of the meaning-making nature of the prophetic task (see also Isaiah 49:1-13; 50:4-11; 52:13-53:12). But these, where were they? More Isaiah commentaries. 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. Because of the LORD who is faithful, Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Princes also shall worship, Isaiah 50:1-11 God's Servant Must Suffer. And my work with my God., a. I've heard some Bible scholars suggest the possibility and some analysts, and I've talked to some Israelis who have suggested also the possibility, that the next outbreak of warfare over there in the Middle East, that Israel plans for it to be the last outbreak by so thoroughly defeating all of those who have risen against them that they will not be able to rise against them again. [When you make] the commitment of your life to Jesus Christ without reservation, then you can go to meet your mountains and meet obstacles in Jesus not to meet them outside Him, but in Christ. Kings shall see and arise, 49:10) on those who need help, including Gentiles. Listen, O coastlands, to Me: As the context will show, these words come prophetically from the Messiah, the Servant of the LORD revealed in previous chapters. We are told that the word the goes forth out of his mouth is like a sharp, two-edged sword--Revelation. The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother's womb he named me. You might find case where you say, "Well, there's a mother forgot." b. Chapters 13-27 : Historical Commentary on the Old Testament: forthcoming: Boda, Mark J. Isaiah: Story of God . As a covenant to the people, The place is too small for me; Second, because the Messiah fulfills the name Israel, which means, governed by God., i. Which may be understood of the heavens, and the earth by a personification, a figure usual in Scripture, to express the greatness of the benefit received, and to raise thankfulness and admiration in the hearts of God's people; see Psalms 90:11 or by the heavens may be meant the angels in heaven, who, as they rejoice at the conversion of a single sinner, will much more rejoice at such numerous conversions among Jews and Gentiles, here prophesied of, Luke 15:10 and, by the "earth", the saints on earth, the excellent in it, who have a more immediate concern in, and must be affected with, the case here represented: and break forth into singing, O mountains; such as are in high office either in the state, as Christian kings and princes, Isaiah 49:23 or in the church, as prophets and apostles, Revelation 18:20. 2 He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. And My God shall be My strength), Isaiah 47:1-15 The Humiliation of Babylon . The children you will have, "Thy builders shall make haste" (so some read it), "who shall build up thy houses, thy walls, especially thy temple; they shall do it with expedition." Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). The overall message of second Isaiah is one of comfort and redemption: God hasn't forgotten you-all, still loves you, and is absolutely going to redeem and restore you. Isaiah 49 - The Messiah's 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. iii. Can a woman forget her sucking child?" "In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me.". Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #2 God Foretells Redemption / Isaiah 49:1-13. This brings to mind in Revelation chapter 7, "And they shall hunger and thirst no more and neither shall the sun shine upon them and all." They shall bring your sons in their arms, How can a captive people possibly be freed when they are in the grip of such a powerful tyrant (24)? This is a truly significant Jewish sign that proclaims the nearness of our Lord's return. Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. In Isaiah 49:1-13, the Servant speaks about his role and his ministry, and he is disillusioned at first. The whole inflationary cycle can be placed on the increased oil prices. Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. They are contending with the eternal God of heaven. Isaiah 42:10-13). The one thing that tells us beyond a doubt that Isaiah, the prophet, wrote all of it, is his use of the title "Holy One of Israel". The idea is that God will bring back the captives (particularly in the far fulfillment) from every conceivable place. 1. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer. What is a plumb line in the Bible? Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, Those from the north and the west, By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Transition: Isaiah 49-55 is a section within a section. But through Him, we've been brought nigh. Proud member And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. (heaven) (Mt 7:13-14). But now, the LORD speaks against the nations, beginning with . Lesson Text: Isaiah 49:1-13; Time of Action: between 700 and 695 B.C. 49:1-13) God's Servant, the Messiah, is the speaker in verses 1-5. The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the eternal redemption to be wrought out by Christ (of which that was a type), would be great occasions of joy to the church and great proofs of the tender care God has of the church. Clarke on They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet: These expressions therefore of the prophet are only general poetical images, taken from the manners of the country, to denote great respect and reverence: and such splendid poetical images, which frequently occur in the prophetical writings, were intended only as general amplifications of the subject, not as predictions to be understood and fulfilled precisely according to the letter., iii. Away therefore with these distrusts and jealousies, which are the bane of friendship. The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:13 The word of the Lord was to them ; rather, shall be to them . 1) ( Isaiah 3:1-15) Rejection of God leads to the collapse of society and specific judgment against lofty, male leaders 2) ( Isaiah 3:16-4:1) Rejection of God leads to the collapse of society and specific judgment against arrogant, aristocratic women b. 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 | .
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