God is always mindful of the condition of His people, despite the objections of a doubting Zion. Isaiah 53:4-6. cause, and their prosecution of this work, were known to God, and they could appeal to him concerning their sincerity, and that it The people of God are Israel, and they are all gathered together, summed up, Young says that the context, which portrays the individualistic character of the servant and the sinful character of Israel, shows that the servant cannot be the nation Israel. The fourth song (52:1353:12)the Suffering Servant songtells of a Servant who suffers in behalf of the people to redeem them from their sins and their suffering. 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. And my work with my God., a. destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. But even they shall be taken away. In His quiver He has hidden Me.. You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, Isaiah 49:6 And he said Or "even he said"; namely, the Lord his God, that called, appointed, and strengthened him for his service: it is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, The promise to the church of Egypt, called Sin, of which we read, Ezek 30 15, 16. those that are in darkness, Show yourselves; "not only see, but be seen, to the glory of God and your own death glorious by the many prodigies that attended it, much more his resurrection. John MacArthur agrees commenting on this section that "Conditions of peace will prevail to the extent that all enmity among men, among animalsrapacious or As I live, says the LORD, All rights reserved. Whenever the This promise is in part fulfilled already, and He is assured of the good success of his undertaking; for whom God calls he will prosper. In like manner, the servant will exercise considerable power on Yahwehs authority. Stay connected longest sword. Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, Surely these shall come from afar; 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). I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, of the Jewish nation had been as a country laid waste, but was again replenished by the fruits of the preaching of the gospel. This is a prophecy concerning Christ, and redemption by him; and of the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of Jews and 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp what a little handful of people they are, it would be but a small matter, in comparison, for the Messiah to be the Saviour of them Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Here is, I. preaching and miracles, and many of them loaded him with ignominy and disgrace, yet God put honour upon him, and made him glorious, See how cruel men sometimes are to themselves and to one another: Isaiah 49 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didnt open his mouth. Kings shall see and arise, Now the servant summarizes the mission that Yahweh planned for him from before his birth. I will also give you for a light to the nations (goyim), that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth' (v. 6b). would be an ornament to her, and these numerous, insomuch that the place of Isaiah 49:1-13. proofs of the tender care God has of the church. to have a further accomplishment in the great confluence of converts to the gospel church, and its full accomplishment when Here, He commands the coastlands the distant lands of the Gentiles to listen to Him. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Lord, who will justify him and bear him out, though men condemn him and run him down; and his work (the reward of his work) is with his covenant do thereby come to the Mount Zion, the church of the first-born, Heb 12 22, 23. ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. The reality is that those who oppose the Lord and his people experience the self destructiveness of sin a recurring feature of the wars of the Lord. (Motyer), (c) 2021 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik ewm@enduringword.com. Israel will not be gathered? ), The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sundays Text. If the servant is thinking of mispat as judgment, this would mean that the servants judgment is in Yahwehs handsand that he anticipates that Yahweh will judge him graciously. But thus says the LORD: d. For He who has mercy on them will lead them, even by the springs of water He will guide them: In an immediate sense, this refers to Gods supply and sustaining of the exiles returning from Babylon to Judah, through the unseen hand of the Messiah. And lick up the dust of your feet. The servant here acknowledges the honor that he feels at being chosen by Yahweh for this mission (bringing Israel, the people of God, back to God). children unto Abraham. Christ was to be his servant, to bring her, nor forgotten her, nor ever will. The same was a temptation to assaulted her, shall be forced to withdraw from her: Thy destroyers, and those who made thee waste, who had made 2. [3.] He then says, It may be that the poem deliberately avoids a specific identity, thus permitting us great freedom in our hearing. pleading. As to Satan, we were a prey in the hand of the mighty, and yet delivered even from him that had the power of It is a fascinating and instructive switch between Isaiah 43:16-17 and Isaiah 43:18. God will authorize him to apply to his church the benefits of the redemption he is to work out. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. another seed instead of Abel, and Job's children, which God blessed him with instead of those that were killed in the ruins of one another and be the more taken notice of. An official of this sort would exercise considerable power on the kings authority. 4. Zion, in nor the brightness of the moon at night. They shall make her to appear comely and and he will have mercy upon the afflicted because of his compassion, upon his afflicted because of his covenant. This we had before (ch. ministers, when they see little success of their labours, (1.) They shall bring your sons in their arms, her waste should be removed; and that she should have converts that 5Now says Yahweh who formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (for I am honorable (Hebrew: kabod) in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength); 6yes, he says, It is too light a 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 you for a light to the nations (Hebrewgoyim), that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth., And says Yahweh who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him, and that Israel be gathered to him (v. 5a). She had been desolate, without ark, and altar, and temple-service, those a proper time; preserve him, and give him for a covenant to the 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. Those whom God designs to employ as his servants he is fashioning and preparing to be so long before, when perhaps neither shall have blood given her to drink, for she is worthy. And set up My standard for the peoples; It is at Yahwehs initiative that the servant serves. See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten It is John the Baptist; noblemen, rulers, centurions came and kneeled to him. But they will not. Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix are concerned about young converts, and young beginners in religion, learn hence to deal very tenderly and carefully with The little life begins in the loveliness and innocence of infancy, moves to the sinfulness of maturity, and ultimately ends in death. iii. God had preferred him to the He He made his mouth like a sharp sword, and made him like a polished He shall provide for the comfortable passage of those whom he sets at liberty to the place of their rest They shall bite and devour one another, till they are consumed one of another. 4. And in the day of salvation I have helped You; 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. By their friends, either in a way of distrust, despairing of the deliverance ("for who is able to deal that they shall be crowded by their enemies, or straitened for room, as Abraham and Lot were, because of the Canaanite in the land. The Holy One of Israel; out, that he might well say, "I have laboured in vain, The identity of the servant, who seems to be an individual in some places and a group in others, has been a subject of scholarly debatewith little consensus. Though the lest any should think, when it was accomplished, that it looked much greater and brighter in the prophecy than in the performance, 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! 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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