They intend to thoroughly thrash their enemies. 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! But even they shall be taken away. And they required some happy songs from us saying, 'Sing one of the songs of Zion.' God will protect them along the journey and help them as they rebuild their ruined country (8-10). 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 ). Princes also shall worship, This week, we're looking more closely at "daughter Zion's" restoration to motherhood. Isaiah 49:2. Isaiah 42:5-9). * [ 49:1 ] Gave me my name : designated me for a special task or mission (cf. And, of course, here God said, "Can a mother forsake her or forget her nursing child? 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. Isaiah Chapter49 Lessons from the text . God's compassion is too immense to be limited to . In Isaiah 42:3, the servant is described as "a bruised reed" and . It's also for those who have made themselves God and God's children's enemies. Now God here speaks of the judgment He's going to bring on their oppressors. Hebrew OT - Transliteration - Holy Name KJV Yeshaiyah / Isaiah 9. Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in the 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; That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Show yourselves. There I was, left alone; But thus says the LORD: The children you will have, 49:1-13 - today's passage 50:4-11 52:13-53:12 Oswalt: In subtle but nevertheless clear ways the focus has shifted from the physical captivity of the Judeans to the moral and spiritual captivity of Israel and the whole world. In whom I will be glorified. I. I haven't forgotten you. 13.Praise, O heavens; and rejoice, O earth. Israel 40-66 is all about the comfort of 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. 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. The LORDs affection for His people is greater than the devotion a woman has for her nursing child. What will the Messiah do for the Gentiles? Copyright Statement These files are public domain. He kept me safe in his hand. Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #3 God's People Shall Prosper / Isaiah 49:14-23. God is saying, "I'll fight with those that fight with you." Servant's call; the second, on his confidence. We see his calling, his mission, his faithfulness, and His protection. 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. Even unmapped places are known to God, and even from them he will gather his pilgrims., Sing, O heavens! Isaiah 49:13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. Give me a place where I may dwell. And the land of your destruction, Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. Lesson Text: Isaiah 49:1-13; Time of Action: between 700 and 695 B.C. ", You remember in Psalms 137:1-9 is the psalm of Babylonian captivity, "When we were in Babylon by the rivers we sat down. Sinim is probably Aswan, near the southern border of Egypt. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. 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. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. "In the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me.". I am like a sharp arrow in his quiver. And he said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel ( Isaiah 49:3 ). a. Since I have lost my children and am desolate, They say, "The area that we have is too small." He'll gather them from the north and from the west and from the east. lay upon them command after command, rule alter rule, a constant series of minute injunctions, under which they will . Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #2 God Foretells Redemption / Isaiah 49:1-13. And in the day of salvation I have helped You; 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. Chapters 13-27 : Historical Commentary on the Old Testament: forthcoming: Boda, Mark J. Isaiah: Story of God . Click on the different category headings to find out more. And that it was actually God who declared, "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning. A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, and dying, and going to the land of forgetfulness), or she may be so unnatural as not to have compassion on the son of her womb, as those who, to conceal their shame, are the death of their children as soon as they are their life, Lamentations 4:10; Deuteronomy 28:57. well, they may forget, but I will not forget thee ( Isaiah 49:15 ). (For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, We have no more reason to question his promise and grace, than we have to question his providence and justice. 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. d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. 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. To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. And that is the equivalent here to, "Thou hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hast thou made mention of my name. Be joyful, O earth! He will enable people around the world to return to God, similarly to how the Israelites would return to Jerusalem after the Exile. 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). And take heed, you peoples from afar! Chapter 49Now in chapter 49, we have a fabulous prophecy of Jesus Christ in the first seven verses as God speaks of the Redeemer that He is sending. And will have mercy on His afflicted. b. All rights reserved. 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. And their queens your nursing mothers; . iv. But how will this prophecy be fulfilled? 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. Weak believers, in their despondency, are ready to say, "God has forsaken his church and forgotten the sorrows of his people." Thus says the Lord GOD: Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? For I will contend with him who contends with you, Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). Zion believes, The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me.. d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. The Lord hides the servant "in the shadow of his hand" and "in his quiver" (verse 2). 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. Neither heat nor sun shall strike them; What is the highway of holiness (Isaiah 35:8)? If the Masoretic Text is correct, a long standing interpretation connects Sinim with China. (Wolf), ii. Sing, O heavens! The whole thing comes back to the oil. 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 ). And you go today and the declaration of so many Jews is, "Where was God during the Holocaust? 14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. All these gather together and come to you. With such love, how could God ever forget His people? 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. 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." It is beautiful to imagine Jesus comforting and strengthening His soul with these promises as He anticipated and endured the ordeal of the cross. And my Lord has forgotten me.. It's exciting, because God fulfilled His promise. But, says God, I will not forget thee. ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. And yet they are going to say, "The Lord has forsaken me." What is the voice of one calling in the wilderness (Isaiah 40:3; John 1:23)? With his own hand he protected me. 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. The promises exceed anything that took place in the return from captivity under Cyrus. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. He said, "I have labored in vain.". There is nothing in life no obstacle, no loneliness, no trial, no sorrow which may not be a way into Gods richest blessing. iii. What Does It Really Mean That Your Body Is a Temple? 1 What joy shall be in the midst of afflictions, by the Kingdom and birth of Christ. Can a woman forget her sucking child?" But now, the LORD speaks against the nations, beginning with . Now by this it will appear that Zion's suggestions were altogether groundless, that God has not forsaken her, nor forgotten her, nor ever will. (1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. (Alan Redpath) A. The Lord ( Yehovah) hath forsaken me, and my Lord ( Adonai) hath forgotten me. God now shows that for him this is impossible (14-16). Yet the LORD says, Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. This is a great way to read Andrew's notes on a mobile device or computer. Thus saith the Lord GOD ( Isaiah 49:22 ). Isaiah 49:1-13 Bringing Light to The Gentiles. That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, l "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. A captive, and wandering to and fro? Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Price of gasoline will go down, price of raw materials will go down. He has hidden me in the shadow of his hand. This little gem was called by Barnes, "A song of praise in view of the glorious results of the work of Messiah. Isaiah 47:1-15 The Humiliation of Babylon . If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, YHWH is described in terms of a nursing mother. 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. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. He could know, based on this promise, that the LORD would hear, help, and preserve Him. "Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! Bible Study: Isaiah 49:1-26. It is Best to Obey The Lord. And I will save your children. 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 land previously uninhabited and in ruins will become well populated and prosperous again (19-21). On the surface, the statement You are my servant, Israel, explicitly identifies Yahwehs Servant as the nation Israel. But he still loves them and has the power to save them. 2. And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders; 49:16-17 This is another powerful metaphor of God's constant remembrance of His covenant with Abraham's descendants. Her friends, who had deserted her, shall be gathered to her, and shall contribute their utmost to her assistance and comfort: Thy children shall make haste. Studying Isaiah 49 18-23. Isaiah 52:7-10 Commentary; Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12 Commentary; Isaiah 55 Commentary. And it is a thing that is actually causing millions of people to starve to death in the third world. 10 They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat down on them. Click to enable/disable Google reCaptcha. i. 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). We hanged our harps on the willows in the midst thereof. In verses 14-21 the prophet recorded a dialogue between Israel and God. He referred to this Servant earlier (Isaiah 42:1-9), but now he reiterated and reinforced what he had revealed in preparation for further revelation about this key figure. He declared that the Lord called him (49:1) and prepared him for his mission (49:2). He made me like a sharp arrow It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant This is rejoicing over deliverance from sin, not just exile. 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? What is a plumb line in the Bible? 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. 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. was like a sharp sword. That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. This is an important yet lightly noted prophecy of the rejection of the Messiah, by mankind in general and by Israel specifically. The idea in this verse is, that it was an occasion on which the heavens and the earth would have cause to exult together. His charge to us every day is to look at him and "see.". [2.] The Lord called me before I was born, while I was in my mother's womb he named me. The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. Infidels, in their presumption, say God has forsaken the earth (Ezekiel 8:12), and has forgotten their sins,Psalms 10:11. Note, God's compassions to his people infinitely exceed those of the tenderest parents towards their children. 1 Listen to me, you islands. Rather their sins are the cause of their troubles (50:1). 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. Thus says the LORD, For over one hundred years International Critical Commentaries have had a special place among works on the Bible. 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.