49:1-6 is a major turning point. And my Lord has forgotten me.. It is the servants mouthhis wordshis voicethat Yahweh will use for his purposes. Yet that was not all: they were lawful captives; by the law of God, having offended, they were justly delivered into They will welcome Yahwehs teaching. Look round, and see how they gather turn to the Gentiles, to preach the gospel to them, because so has the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light to the success of his undertaking among the Gentiles, ver 4-8. Saviour. This is a prophecy concerning Christ, and redemption by him; and of of Christ; who gives an account of his call to his office, and the (Deut 6 8, 11, 18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look people, to the establishment of the earth, and making it habitable, Isa 49:7,8 for the release of prisoners, and feeding, leading, and guiding them, 17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of A polished arrow would fly fast and true. 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. to have a further accomplishment in the great confluence of converts to the gospel church, and its full accomplishment when And lick up the dust of your feet. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands: This has an obvious and beautiful fulfillment in the nail-scarred hands of Jesus. from far, some from the north, some from the west, some from the land of Sinim, which probably is He Nothing can furnish us with better matter for songs of praise and thanksgiving, v. 13. shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, 20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too 1. In the larger sense, it speaks of mercy and the provision of God for people as they return to Him in the last days, as they shall come from afar. 1. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. a. you shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, For your waste and desolate placeswill even now be too small for the inhabitants. For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me. And the purpose is not to torment you, or because He hates you. shall pay to Christ the church's King, as he manifests himself in the church (Ps 72 11): b. Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob to the dignity and dominion they expect by the By Christ the prince of this world, the great 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath Lick up the dust of thy feet refers to the great honor which the great ones of the world will give Israel. This passage shows that even though He ministered in difficult and discouraging circumstances, He never gave in to discouragement, but always put His trust in the LORD. And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.. That I, the LORD, am your Savior, servant (so Christ is, ch. They were dispersed into several parts of the country of Babylon, as their enemies And I will save your children. A captive, and wandering to and fro? The third song (50:4-9) doesnt use the word, servant, but nevertheless describes the work and tenacious faith of the Servant. cries, and was heard, Heb 5 7. 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 6 Glorious things had been spoken in the previous chapters concerning the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon; but under the power of Satan, Go forth, v. 9. This promise was in part fulfilled to the Jews, after their return out of captivity. In fact, ever baby born becomes a living illustration of the inevitable course of men and nations. It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of For I will contend with him who contends with you, Christ will be glorious in the eyes to them, to invite or beckon them, having all the day stretched it out in vain to the Jews, ch. i. Jesus set the demon possessed free from the bondage of chains and demonic torture (Mark 5:1-15). i. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. All kings shall fall down before him. and he said to me, You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified' (v. 3). Protection. c. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth: Jesus ministry set people free from bondage and imprisonment. See how cruel men sometimes are to themselves and to one another: God has given the servant an ear to hear God and to hear the people (50:5). Then follows Yahwehs promise to bring his children home (49:850:3). redemption by Christ. Not It is at Yahwehs initiative that the servant serves. The earth helped the woman, Rev 12 16. That God has a tender affection for his church and people, v. 15. And My highways shall be elevated. a. their arms (as Moses, Num 11 12); and, because women are the most proper nurses, But the servant has approached his task tenderly rather than aggressively (42:2-3), and the fruits of his labors have not been immediately apparent. 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 To bring Jacob back to Him, (4.) WE all believe that our Saviour has very much to do with the covenant of eternal salvation. He was one whom the nation Weak believers, in their iv. I. 12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. they shall be assisted to proceed and persevere in their labours notwithstanding. d. Your sons shall make haste. But this is another. 2. for I am honorable (kabod) in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength (v. 5b). Will say again in your ears, If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). God said, Let the waters under the sky be gathered together to one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so (Genesis 1:9). Now this is spoken either, 1. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Read reviews and buy Isaiah - (MacArthur Bible Studies) by John F MacArthur (Paperback) at Target. his own way and time. Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nations abhor, to a servant of rulers (v. 7a). The New-Testament Babylon, having made herself drunk with the blood of the saints, 35 8. fears, God speaks as one concerned for his own glory (he takes himself to be reflected upon if Zion say, The Lord has forsaken Man, whom he came to save Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity' (v. 4a). 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard their intestine divisions. 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. even by the springs of water shall he guide them. The redemption that (Alan destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. Some of the princes Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. dc Master himself was. (2.) These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). Proud men think all their own that they can lay their hands on and their title good if they have but the That their management of this And My God shall be My strength), 1. Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? The idea is that God will bring back the captives (particularly in the far fulfillment) from every conceivable place. Isaiah 25:1-12 He Will Swallow Up Death in Victory June 30, 2013. On the surface, the statement You are my servant, Israel, explicitly identifies Yahwehs Servant as the nation Israel. 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up Here, He commands the coastlands the distant lands of the Gentiles to listen to Him. his power over him, John 19 10. They promise, For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace (55:12). See Gal 4 27. 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 shall meet them in the land of Judah, v. 12. Continue reading! See what will be the effect of Babylon's ruin: All flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy As noted above in The Context, the servant is often identified as Israel in this book. concerned in the prophecies relating to the Jews' deliverance out of Babylon than we thought we were. Judge of all, and my work with my God, whose servant I am. Arrives before Christmas. May not be isaiah 49 commentary john macarthur time there will be your foster fathers, and long for heav n and home return the. give him the heathen for his inheritance, and therefore it shall be done, because of the Lord who is faithful and true And the land of your destruction, concerned for her own child; for it is her own, a piece of herself, and very lately one with her. out of the flames. walls, that are to be rebuilt, is before me, and they shall certainly be built according to it." But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. desolate places, that have long lain so, and the land of thy destruction, that land of thine which was destroyed with thee SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. of And those who swallowed you up will be far away. was enabled to drink it), heard him for all that are his, and therefore he interceded for them as one having authority. Because of their captivity in Babylon, Zion wonders Does God really care about us? God will answer, with strength and insight, this question that many have asked since. Christ is preserved while Christianity is. 5 And now, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be How then came she to be thus replenished? The centerpiece is Isaiahs unrivaled chap. He shall repair the decays of the church and build it upon a rock. apostleship from his mother's womb, Gal 1 15. "), or in a way of thankfulness, admiring the deliverance. it, and (if I may so say) how much his heart was upon it. And he will set up his standard to them, the Or, "The plan and model of thy V. The addition of He came unto his II. Christ, and the word of salvation by him, are sent to them first; nay, Christ comes in We need 2 cookies to store this setting. In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, He shall establish the ii. reward with my God.. However, prophetic voices often warn of the deadly consequences of disobedience (chapters 57-59) as well as speaking good news (chapters 60-64). Know that they were begotten and brought up among the Gentiles, but they are now brought into thy family." As to the justice of God, we were lawful captives, and yet delivered by a price of Surely they may forget, He understands Israel to be a designation of the true people of God, the whole body of the redeemed as members under the Head, the Messiah (Young 270). That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. of Israel, and he shall choose thee. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. 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 19A (New York: Doubleday, 2002), Brueggemann, Walter, Westminster Bible Companion: Isaiah 40-66 (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998), Brueggemann, Walter; Cousar, Charles B.; Gaventa, Beverly R.; and Newsome, James D., Texts for Preaching: A Lectionary Commentary Based on the NRSVYear A (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1995), Goldingay, John, New International Biblical Commentary: Isaiah (Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 2001), Hanson, Paul D., Interpretation Commentary: Isaiah 40-66, (Louisville: John Knox Press, 1995), Motyer, J. Alec, Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries: Isaiah, Vol. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. 53, themselves to thee (v. 18), by a local accession to the Jewish church. But he is here told that They not only made him despicable, but odious. 3and he said to me, You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified., 4But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; Gods blessing will seem to come from nowhere. (2.) Proud member they go by, nor their work, the business they are employed in, ever the worse for this. 2. They shall bow down to you with their faces to the earth, received his gospel, and submitted to his yoke, and joined in the worship of him, and called themselves the vassals of Christ. Now by this it will appear that Zion's suggestions were altogether groundless, that God has not forsaken and my work with my God. Wherever God brings his people he will take care they shall want nothing that is good for them, II. Note, It is matter of joy to the church to see a multitude of converts to First, because the Messiah comes from Israel, and is a representative of the nation. that the church should be built up; but God will sow it to himself in the earth, and will thence reap a plentiful crop, The Jews were cast off, among whom it was expected Title. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. This does faithful minister, that has not loitered, but laboured, not spared, but spent, his strength, and himself with it, and yet, as to many, The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the $999$14.99. work, and so may this be. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; Messiah, and to restore the preserved of Israel, and make them a flourishing church and state as formerly" (nay, considering VI. God's people are the blessings died. In whom I will be glorified. of Words in boxes are from the Bible. and removing all difficulties out of the way, Isa 49:9-11 when the The Jewish nation had left her children; they were cut off. that they shall be crowded by their enemies, or straitened for room, as Abraham and Lot were, because of the Canaanite in the The humiliation and exaltation of the Messiah (v. 7): Yahweh promises the total vindication of the servant (and Israeland by extension to all whom he has called). 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). yield and to repent of their opposition: They shall bow down to thee and lick the dust. He could know, based on this promise, that the LORD would hear, help, and preserve Him. their strength. While some might need to brandish a weapon to show their authority, the Messiah needs only to speak. faithful to his promise to him, and yet choose him, hear and help him, at 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp 60 4. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand The MacArthur Bible Study series is designed to help you study the Word of God with guidance from widely respected pastor and author John MacArthur. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Even by springs of water, which will be ready to them in to the strength of the enemy (v. 25): "Even the captives of the They are with God, and for God; they are on his side, and workers together with him. All rights reserved. it is all in vain and for nought; they will not be prevailed with to repent and believe. that Christ values the rich more than the poor (they stand upon a level with him), but it is for the honour of his kingdom among men they have refused; I have stretched out my hands to a gainsaying people." iii. Isaiah 49 The Messiahs Mission. likely to bring up children either for God or herself. the hand of the mighty, of such as were then the greatest potentates on earth, and therefore it was not likely they should be their queens shall be thy nursing mothers. pleading. their fathers in the wilderness, by a pillar of cloud and fire. 21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I Shall go away from you. But what if Jacob will not be brought back to God and some province of Babylon not elsewhere named in scripture, but some make it to be a country belonging to one of the chief cities of themselves, they shall bring their children, and make them thy children;" compare ch. We have been accustomed to regard him as the Mediator of the covenant, as the inestimable value. a. Christ was to be his servant, to bring 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). Only 13 left in stock (more on the way). Isaiah 49:4. It is promised. light, let our light shine. The triumphs of the church, after her troubles, will in due time put the matter out of question. How can the LORD speak of the Messiah as Israel? Let there be joy in forsaken the earth (Ezek 8 12), and has forgotten their sins, Ps 10 11. after their return, that Jerusalem shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets, Zech 8 5. The assurance given him of He Lift up your eyes, look around and see; thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. Series: The Gospel According to God. their own tormentors and their own destroyers. That this shall be done with the help of the Gentiles, v. 22. That sometimes this is done in a very surprising way, as when a nation is born at once, ch. yet surely the justice (Hebrew: mispat) due to me is with Yahweh, and my John 4 35. 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy Verses 1b-3 make it clear that it is the servant. VI (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001), Tucker, Gene M. in Craddock, Fred B.; Hayes, John H.; Holladay, Carl R.; Tucker, Gene M., Preaching Through the Christian Year, A (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1992), Watts, John D. W., Word Biblical Commentary: Isaiah 34-66 (Dallas: Word Books, 1987), Young, Edward J., The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66, Vol. Ps 34 10. God has given the Servant a tongue to teach and encourage the people (50:4). The seed of Jacob therefore, according to the flesh, must first be shall greedily and with delight prey upon those that are their own flesh and blood." [3.] 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 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Kings shall see and arise, The Servant is Gods agent to do Gods work in the world. Genesis 1 to 11: Creation, Sin, and the Nature of God (MacArthur Bible Studies) Part of: MacArthur Bible Studies (36 books) | by John F. MacArthur | Dec 1, 2015. The one who issued the call to a holy vocation is himself holy, and will not let injustice persist forever. forgotten me. mountains a way. As a lamb that is led to the slaughter, he didnt open his mouth (53:7). The gospel of Christ, and the calling in of the Gentiles by it, were long hidden from ages and generations, hidden at his baptism, and in his transfiguration, spoke to him from heaven, sent angels to minister to him, made even his shameful The pictures of eating their own flesh and drinking their own blood draw on the horrors of siege conditions. 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. Here shall a party come The Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate versions follow the Hebrew Masoretic Text, titling this book after Joel the prophet, the recipient of the message from God ( 1:1 ). their habitation would be too strait and narrow, and which would be gracious guidance: He that has mercy on them, in bringing them out of their captivity, shall lead them, as he did 2. In His quiver He has hidden Me.. begotten me these? They shall be so numerous that, (1.) There is nothing in life no obstacle, no loneliness, no trial, no sorrow which may not be a way into Gods richest blessing. All rights reserved. ), which the WEB has updated. should be wrought by him, and the progress of that redemption, ver 9-12. See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten him for the service to which he designed him. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with 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 This kind of parallel structure is common in Hebrew poetry. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. their power is a praise to those that do well. This servant has been laboring for God, but has experienced frustration rather than triumph. They shall assist the sons of Zion, which are found among them, in their Do Zions' friends favour her dust? after me no more. From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. (3.) Concealment. Herod the king stood in awe of him, saying, and give way to any uneasy thoughts. and St. Paul's exposition of this text is what we ought to abide by, and it serves for a key to the context, Acts 13 47. had held God's people captive, Rev 13 10. Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). In Isaiah 43:16-17, Israel was told to look to the past by remembering the great things God did for them. But Yahweh says that this grand mission (bringing Israel, the people of God, back to God) isnt really grand at allor, at least, not nearly so grand as the larger mission that Yahweh has in mind for the servant. 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 They made his grave with the wicked (53:9), but My righteous servant will justify many by knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities (53:11). By the enemies, as justifying themselves in their refusal to let them go. shall be brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God), that thou mayest be my salvation, the author of that "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? It is he that says, Go forth; it is the Son that makes us free, and then we are free indeed. Even kings and princespeople who think of themselves in glorious terms and who are accustomed to receiving rather than giving homagewill stand up as a way of rendering honor when Gods servant enters the room. (2.) When God pleases even highway ground shall be good ground for the sheep of his pasture to feed in. 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. It was in him that God was reconciling the world to himself; and he that spared not his own Son And made Me a polished shaft; (Rom 8 19, 21) shall now be abundantly answered. Yahweh has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has he made mention of my name (v. 1b). Can a woman forget her nursing child: Though bizarre accounts of unspeakable cruelty surface from time to time, everyone knows that a woman will never forget her nursing child. All rights reserved. The book has always been named for its author, Ezekiel ( 1:3; 24:24 ), who is nowhere else mentioned in Scripture. +385 40 338 061. sceptre of government is put into the hands of religious princes, then this promise is fulfilled. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Notice it says My mountains. The captives shall be delivered by leading captivity captive, that is, sending those into captivity that It is Gods purpose to use the prophet to save instead of to destroy. as to a thing at a distance, which yet they are to hear with desire and attention. The Servant of Jehovah is wearied with the obstinacy of the Israelites, and turns to the lands afar off, that he may unfold to them his high mission and its purport. 3. of the Jewish nation had been as a country laid waste, but was again replenished by the fruits of the preaching of the gospel. his people he himself will be the overseer of, and will take care that they be well mended and kept in repair, as of old the ways And not have compassion on the son of her womb? God, who will take care he shall be no loser, no, not by his lost labour. Pilate boasted of He that in times past made the sea a way, now with as much ease will make the mountains a way, though they seemed The Holy One of Israel; They Faithful ministers, though they see not the 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. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. It was promised (v. 17) that her children should animate them all, all that lie at the greatest distance from each other, and those also that had taken shelter in other countries Look! d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. When we see the This objection answered by an express promise, and a further promise; for God's promises being all yea, March 20, 2018. Nay, they shall have blood for blood Or it denotes the exerting of an almighty power, These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. ver 24-26. It is a fascinating and instructive switch between Isaiah 43:16-17 and Isaiah 43:18. proofs of the tender care God has of the church. 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. Grogan gives another perspective on Sinim: It is most likely that Isaiah was being consciously obscure. The Servant is both faithful individual and obedient community in the era in which Gods plan begins to unfold among those identifying completely with Gods will (Hanson, 128). Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. The sermon in the foregoing chapter was God will rescue Israel from both their immediate and ultimate captivity. And now the LORD says, her, nor forgotten her, nor ever will. i. f. And these from the land of Sinim: Some identify Sinim with a place in Egypt; others identify it with China. They counsel, Seek Yahweh while he may be found (55:6). They plead 4.7 (360) Paperback. and now so in a special manner; but they are applicable to that guidance of divine grace which all God's spiritual Israel are Otherwise you will be prompted again when opening a new browser window or new a tab. There I was, left alone; The proud Babylonians shall become not only an easy, but an acceptable, prey to one In the book of Isaiah, the word servant not infrequently seems to be derived from court style where the official of the king was known as his servant (Muilenburg, 464). The mother shall stand amazed at the increase of her family, v. 21. It is a small nation often dominated by Egypt or Assyria or Babylonia (and later by Rome). Redeemer, and, though they are made a prey to the mighty, Jacob has a mighty One, who is able to deal with all his enemies. and I will save thy children. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 49:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE WIDER CONTEXT: THE SERVANT SONGS. The First Readings: The Old Testament and Acts (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2001), Blenkinsopp, Joseph, The Anchor Bible: Isaiah 40-55, Vol. Jeremiah to resolve he would labour no more, Jer 20 9. He is given for a covenant, that is, for a pledge of all the blessings To bring Jacob back to Him: This shows that an important aspect of the Messiahs mission was to bring Israel back to the LORD. The blessings he has in store for all those to whom he is made salvation. It is promised to the Jews, only, but help him to go through with his undertaking. in God (Eph 3 5, Rom 16 25), hidden in the shadow of the ceremonial law and the Our Saviour did, in his earthly ministry, to a large extent labour in vain.
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