c. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away: Babylon, the mighty empire, had taken Zion captive. 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 ). Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The reason of all this is. a. 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. are without the yod or the conjunction vau before the verb: and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. So it's a wise plan, and who's going to object?So God speaks here that they're going to say, "Hey, we need to expand our borders. What is the voice of one calling in the wilderness (Isaiah 40:3; John 1:23)? Read Isaiah 49:1-4. And give You as a covenant to the people: Jesus, the Messiah, doesnt merely bring a covenant; He is a covenant to the people. (13-27) The Source Of True Deliverance (28-35) Historical Interlude (36-39) However, it is possible that we should read "my servant, Israel" not as vocative, but as a predicative. i. Jesus set the demon possessed free from the bondage of chains and demonic torture (Mark 5:1-15). The children you will have, For I will contend with him who contends with you, God will rescue Israel from both their immediate and ultimate captivity. The Lord's highway, of course, is the one that leads to life. Oh, thank God for the light of Jesus Christ unto the Gentiles. And you go today and the declaration of so many Jews is, "Where was God during the Holocaust? 2 He made my words as sharp as a sword. 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. God the Father is a spirit. Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Commentary; Isaiah 58 Commentary. Indeed He says, 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. Sing, O heavens! With such love, how could God ever forget His people? Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). Listen carefully, you people who live far away. The mountains in the way are still the LORDs mountains, allowed there for a purpose. a. He'll gather them from the north and from the west and from the east. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. [1.] Israel had fallen away from the Lord and Isaiah was. He will enable people around the world to return to God, similarly to how the Israelites would return to Jerusalem after the Exile. Sinim is probably Aswan, near the southern border of Egypt. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; The final verse (13) is a call to all creation to praise the Lord for the deliverance reported in vv. Now those men in Libya, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, they could care less what havoc they've wrecked upon the world. Even when Jerusalem is in ruins, God's people envision the new day of restoration! 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. Your sons shall make haste; Let there be joy in heaven, and let the angels of God celebrate the praises of the great Redeemer; let the earth and the mountains, particularly the great ones of the earth, be joyful, and break forth into singing, for the earnest expectation of the creature that waits for the glorious liberty of the children of God (Romans 8:19; Romans 8:21) shall now be abundantly answered. For the LORD has comforted His people, But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me., Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you, See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands, Your sons shall make haste. 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 ). 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? And in the day of salvation I have helped You; Some apply his engraving his church on the palms of his hands to the wounds in Christ's hands when he was crucified; he will look on the marks of them, and remember those for whom he suffered and died. Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. THE MESSIAH: A RESTORER OF ISRAEL (Isaiah 49:8-13) 8. He is as sure a rewarder as he is a revenger. There's not enough room." So any nation or any people that opposes the Jews is not just contending with a race of people. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. The LORDs love and faithfulness for Zion are also shown by His promise for their future. Can a woman forget her sucking child?" [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. iii. . It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant And set up My standard for the peoples; And the purpose is not to torment you, or because He hates you. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Gives you the idea of the size of Israel. Verse Isaiah 49:13. 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 . See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; And I'll be sanctified before the nations of the earth. Isaiah 58:1-14 Commentary; Isaiah . Romans 8:19-22). and appointed me to be his servant. Isaiah 13 begins a section ending at Isaiah 23:18 where he prophesies against the nations. Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? i. The whole problem that we're having here with inflation, our whole problem of economy is based to the increased oil prices. You are My servant, O Israel: Since the rest of the context of this chapter indicates that this passage speaks of the Messiah, it is best to regard Israel as a reference to the Messiah. How, why, and when did Satan fall from heaven? Isaiah 13. "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." 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. The idea is that God will bring back the captives (particularly in the far fulfillment) from every conceivable place. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. To the Servant of rulers: It isnt just demonstrated by the past and the present, but also by His future plans for them. This week, we're looking more closely at "daughter Zion's" restoration to motherhood. He has no physical hands, but this is poetic imagery that means he keeps us in his . It's also for those who have made themselves God and God's children's enemies. Isaiah 49:14-26 God Will Remember Jerusalem. Lesson Text: Isaiah 49:1-13; Time of Action: between 700 and 695 B.C. 5 - 6 seem to distinguish the servant from . Kings shall be your foster fathers, 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. The glorious day of Israel's future when the kings of the earth come and pay their homage year by year. He named me even before my birth. He is a person that has revealed himself to us that we may know him and the power of his resurrection (Phil 3:10). But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, "Poor Fiji," the by-word of the nations, is become more Christian than the land that sent her Christ. "He (Yahweh) said to me, 'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor'.". 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 This promise was partially fulfilled in the return of the exiles from Babylon but will be ultimately fulfilled in the regathering of Israel in the last days. 2 Hope on the Horizon Throughout Isaiah there are intense messages of hope amid all the tribulations and failures. Church work is usually slow work; but, when God's time shall come, it shall be done suddenly. 49:16-17 This is another powerful metaphor of God's constant remembrance of His covenant with Abraham's descendants. Beg your pardon, I jumped. This verse is the clearest indication that the Servant is the nation of Israel. "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, But he still loves them and has the power to save them. All flesh shall know i. 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. Check to enable permanent hiding of message bar and refuse all cookies if you do not opt in. His setting them thus as a seal upon his arm denotes his setting them as a seal upon his heart, and his being ever mindful of them and their interests, Song of Solomon 8:6. The promises exceed anything that took place in the return from captivity under Cyrus. 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. There is no situation of entanglement, nothing that you can possibly conceive, but this can be part of Gods way to make His mountain a way of deliverance. (Redpath). In short, men either remain in suspense, or tremble, or utterly fall and even faint. Away therefore with these distrusts and jealousies, which are the bane of friendship. Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. 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. Isaiah 49 The Lord 's Servant. In Isaiah 49:1-13, the Servant speaks about his role and his ministry, and he is disillusioned at first. Formal, beautiful, memorable, remarkable speech. A captive, and wandering to and fro? 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). Yet these words can be set prophetically in the mouth of the Messiah, because surely Jesus was tempted by the discouraging thought that all His work was in vain and for nothing. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. All these gather together and come to you. More than 3,200 notes written by Andrew Wommack. I will preserve You and give You A nursing mother, most of all, cannot but be tender of her sucking child; her own breasts will soon put her in mind of it if she should forget it. Chapters 13-27 : Historical Commentary on the Old Testament: forthcoming: Boda, Mark J. Isaiah: Story of God . 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.