ii. 2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me a polished arrow, in his quiver he hid me away. i. He is a person that has revealed himself to us that we may know him and the power of his resurrection (Phil 3:10). God will show His strength and love for Zion by giving unto Babylon what Babylon gave unto Zion, even though they thought it unlikely, as shown by the question of Isaiah 49:24. i. So does her God. Scattered Jews in other countries will also return, helped by generous aid from the nations among whom they have lived (22-23).Among the exiles were some who apparently doubted the prophets promise of restoration, for Babylon seemed unconquerable. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. See Special Topic at 41:2. There is a loving, wise purpose for every mountain, and God wants to make each of My mountains a road. But how shall we sing the Lord's songs in a strange land?" Yet if there is any specific time that this promise was fulfilled, it was as Jesus died on the cross and trusted in the promise of resurrection. Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. "In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me.". Sunday, June 12, 2022. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. This is the reason why Isaiah describes the advantages of this deliverance in such lofty terms, in order that believers, though they beheld nothing around them but death and ruin, might sustain their heart by the hope of a better condition. He was despised and rejected. And now the LORD says, Romans 8:19-22). "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.". And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.. Before my mother gave birth, he used my name to speak to me. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. [2.] b. In Isaiah 49 the Messiah speaks towards the end of His ministry of salvation going also to the Gentiles: Listen, O coast lands, to Me, and take heed, you . Or, "Thy walls (that is, thy safety) are my continual care; so are the watchmen on thy walls." Converts to the faith of Christ are the children of the church; they shall join themselves to her with great readiness and cheerfulness, and flock into the communion of saints, as doves to their windows. i. 2 He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. He kept me safe in his hand. This week, we're looking more closely at "daughter Zion's" restoration to motherhood. God's compassion is too immense to be limited to . Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. (Alan Redpath), Listen, O coastlands, to Me, All rights reserved. Nederlandstalige Bijbelstudies door Stan Marinussen, From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name, In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, and made Me a polished shaft; in His quiver He has hidden Me, 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, 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, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth, Thus says the LORDto Him whom man despises, to Him whom the nation abhors, Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, In an acceptable time I have heard You, and in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You, That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth, For He who has mercy on them will lead them, even by the springs of water He will guide them, Sing, O heavens! That is in Christ, he was a man who was governed by God. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand (Deuteronomy 6:8; Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 6:18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look upon that and remember the covenant. But I won't forget." This assumes that Sinim is derived from sewenim. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. The servant was to be a light to the nations, making it possible for non-Jews who had been in darkness because of being without the knowledge of God and his promises to be forgiven of their sins and to cease being in a state of alienation from him. 1. Thus says the LORD: All flesh shall know As the prophet spoke, he called on nature, personified, to rejoice (on the mountains rejoicing see 44:23). The new commentaries continue this tradition. That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. 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, Bibliographical Information Clarke, Adam. Though he exhorts and encourages all the godly to thanksgiving, yet he likewise aims at confirming the promise which might have been regarded as doubtful; for afflictions trouble our consciences, and cause them to waver in such a manner that it is not so easy to rest firmly on the promises of God. 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. 49:14-16. 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. In order, therefore, that we may partake of the compassion of God, let us learn, under the cross and amidst many annoyances, to strive after it with sighs and tears. But through Him, we've been brought nigh. Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #4 God Offers Deliverance / Isaiah 51:1-8. you shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament: The LORD will bring back the exiled and captive sons of Zion to the Promised Land, and this will be an ornament for Gods people. Isaiah III, Volume 2: Chapters 49-55: 454: HCOT: 1998: WorldCat Amazon CBD. And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; b. before I was born. For the LORD has comforted His people: It is simply assumed that the people the LORD has comforted will praise Him; here, the LORD calls for creation itself to add their voices in praise for all the Messiah has done. Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been? Look! ", Isaiah began this pericope by clarifying the calling and ministry of the Servant. Free Online Commentary. Depicts the Servant's call to go to Israel (Isa 49:1-4) . He's brought them back in the land. But God said. They say, "The area that we have is too small." New Revised Standard Version and Student Study Handout for Isaiah 9:2-7 International Bible Lesson "For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6NRSV). And, of course, here God said, "Can a mother forsake her or forget her nursing child? But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save thy children ( Isaiah 49:24-25 ). Then I said, I have labored in vain ( Isaiah 49:3-4 ), "For He came to His own, His own received Him not" ( John 1:11 ). In an acceptable time I have heard You, and in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You: The LORD God extended His help and preservation to the Messiah all through His earthly ministry. A woman, whose honour it is to be of the tender sex as well as the fair one, cannot but have compassion for a child, which, being both harmless and helpless, is a proper object of compassion. He has no physical hands, but this is poetic imagery that means he keeps us in his . The LORDs love and faithfulness for Zion are also shown by His promise for their future. What does Isaiah 49:1-13 mean? They shall feed along the roads, It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). After you have lost the others, To bring Jacob back to Him, Click to enable/disable essential site cookies. in whom I will be glorified. a. And who in the world would object? YHWH is described in terms of a nursing mother. I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, Isaiah 49 is actually the second of four songs called the Servant Songs. And some of the old rabbis say that that is God speaking there in response to the people who were captives in Babylon, who said, "God has forgotten us. Jer 1:5 ). Sing, O heavens! This was true for Zion when freed from the Babylonian captivity; it is even more true for those set free from captivity to Satan. For your waste and desolate placeswill even now be too small for the inhabitants: As the LORD brings the sons of Zion back to Israel, they will fill the land in a glorious way. Isaiah 49:1-7 Commentary; Isaiah 49:8-16a Commentary; Isaiah 50 Commentary. 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 ( Isaiah 49:1-2 ); You go back to Psalms 22:1-31 , that glorious prophetic Messianic psalm of David, and we read there in Psalms 22:1-31 verse Isaiah 49:8 , or no, verse Isaiah 49:9 : "But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. . Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; It occurs 12 times in the first 39 chapters and 14 times in chapters 40 through 66. The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell. 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. Verse Isaiah 49:13. Now He speaks here about the fact that He's going to bring them back again. Nothing can furnish us with more convincing arguments to prove the most tender and affectionate concern God has for his church, and her interests and comforts. #2 "I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;". With such love, how could God ever forget His people? Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #3 God's People Shall Prosper / Isaiah 49:14-23. More than 3,200 notes written by Andrew Wommack. Proud member Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. The whole world will know it, and of course, God tells us in that day that He destroys the invading Russian army with her allies shall the whole world know that I am God. 2 He made my words as sharp as a sword. d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. It is common in Isaiah thus to interpose a song of praise on the announcement of any great and glorious truth, and to call on the heavens and the earth to rejoice together (see the notes at Isaiah 12:1-6; Isaiah 42:10-11; Isaiah 44:23). In Isaiah 49:1-13, the Servant speaks about his role and his ministry, and he is disillusioned at first. note on 42:1-4). Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me. ; Place of Action: Jerusalem Golden Text: "Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard 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 establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages." (Isaiah 49:8). The Lord's highway, of course, is the one that leads to life. And when the Israelis go in and take the oil and cut the prices in half, everybody is going to hail them as the heroes, because suddenly this whole problem of world economy is going to be reversed. The Lord called me to serve him. And if you look at it, it is a very small area. a. (Alan Redpath) A. Since I have lost my children and am desolate, Chapters 13-27 : Historical Commentary on the Old Testament: forthcoming: Boda, Mark J. Isaiah: Story of God . I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother's belly" ( Psalms 22:9-10 ). As they rejected Him, as they despised Him, His coming to them was in vain. The despising nation was Israel. 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. The mountains in the way are still the LORDs mountains, allowed there for a purpose. was like a sharp sword. Do Zions' friends favour her dust?Psalms 102:14. - The Burden against Babylon. It's two hours wide and six hours long driving in a car. yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. The reason for rejoicing is that the Lord comforts and has compassion (cf. Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. And they shall be drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine. In verses 14-21 the prophet recorded a dialogue between Israel and God. 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. A mother, especially, cannot but be concerned for her own child; for it is her own, a piece of herself, and very lately one with her. To Him whom man despises, And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; The children you will have, This represents the choices and lifestyle a person accepts as well as calling attention to the . Isaiah 49:2. What are the affections of nature to those of the God of nature! This shows that ethnic Israel has an enduring place in Gods plan, and that plan will be fulfilled when all Israel will be saved (Romans 11:26). Thus says the LORD, 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. Isaiah concluded by calling on the whole created universe to rejoice because the Lord had comforted His people (cf. In short, men either remain in suspense, or tremble, or utterly fall and even faint. Commentary on 16 New Testament books, from Matthew to 2 Timothy. (For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, The final verse (13) is a call to all creation to praise the Lord for the deliverance reported in vv. The rest of Isaiah 49 and Isaiah 50 will answer this question. That I, the LORD, am your Savior, Not much. They intend to thoroughly thrash their enemies. The "multitude" is "a great people" (Isaiah 13:4) who come together, mustered by the Lord of Hosts, ready to do battle (compare 2 Nephi 23:3-5). We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. the Isaiah scroll that we have met the expression 'the day of YHWH' (verse 6), the idea runs through Isaiah chapter two (see 2:12). Zion believes, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.. b. Look at India. Nothing can furnish us with better matter for songs of praise and thanksgiving, Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 49:13. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of [China] Sinim ( Isaiah 49:11-12 ). The Second "Servant Song" (Isa. Isaiah 52:7-10 Commentary; Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Commentary; Isaiah 55 Commentary. 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. When we consider what and who the Lord Jesus had to work with on this earth, we certainly must believe that one of the great temptations He faced was discouragement. Let us therefore remember, that whenever the Lord promises anything, we ought to add thanksgiving, that we may more powerfully affect our hearts; and next, that we ought to raise our minds to the power of God, who exercises a wide and extensive dominion over all the creatures; for as soon as he lifts his hand, heaven and earth are moved. Its use here is possibly because of the similarity in sound to the word 'destruction'(dad). The Lord ( Yehovah) hath forsaken me, and my Lord ( Adonai) hath forgotten me. W E Vine writes that Isaiah 49:9-13 "give one of the most glorious descriptions of the effects of Christ's Second Advent. So that Israel is gathered to Him 1-2, Servant to the Nations: His Call 49:1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far;--As often in Isaiah, "people" is plural, referring to the world's many ethnic . Sinim is probably Aswan, near the southern border of Egypt. ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and they shall bring their sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me ( Isaiah 49:22-23 ). Because they do not have the economic base to afford the worldwide inflation that has ensued from the increased oil prices. Read Isaiah 49:1-4. Listen, O coasts, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; For the LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. To restore the earth, The land will be too narrow for you by reason of the inhabitants. They bring together all the relevant aids to exegesis - linguistic, textual, archaeological, historical, literary, and theological - to help the reader understand the meaning of the books of the Old and New Testaments. Instead of serving Him with humility and offering love to their neighbors, the nation of Judah offered meaningless sacrifices in God's temple at Jerusalem and committed injustices throughout the nation.