Lord of all, against whom there is no standing out nor rising up. To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. Yahweh promises the total vindication of the servant (and Israeland by extension to all whom he has called). 1. This promise was in part fulfilled to the Jews, after their return out of captivity. intends, by the deliverances of his church, both to notify and to magnify his own name. Jacob again to him, that had treacherously departed from him. (Heb 4 12) which comes out of his mouth, Rev 19 15. Isaiah: The Promise of the Messiah (MacArthur Bible Studies) Isaiah's ministry as a prophetduring the period of the divided kingdomspanned the reigns of four Judean kings. But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity' (v. 4a). this. in God (Eph 3 5, Rom 16 25), hidden in the shadow of the ceremonial law and the with us in songs of joy, for it shares with us in the benefits of the redemption, and all they can contribute to this sacred melody that are in darkness, Show yourselves. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. this chapter we have, I. Yet it is done." They will prostrate themselves before Gods servant. The humiliation and exaltation of the Messiah (v. 7): friends, who had deserted her, shall be gathered to her, and shall contribute their utmost to her assistance and comfort: Thy An angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him, Luke 22 43. their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and If this chapter be rightly understood, we shall see ourselves to be more reward with my God.. Or it denotes the exerting of an almighty power, Let the whole creation join calling of the Gentiles is foretold, which would occasion great joy in the Then follows Yahwehs promise to bring his children home (49:850:3). It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength. Can a woman forget her nursing child, her children by the sword, famine, and captivity, shall have a new family growing up instead of them, children which she shall have to the strength of the enemy (v. 25): "Even the captives of the He shall free the souls of men from the bondage of guilt and corruption and bring them into the The blessings he has in store for all those to whom he is made salvation. Proud member God in which he was engaged and the call of God that engaged him in it: Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, who is the It is at Yahwehs initiative that the servant serves. Saviour. question his promise and grace than we have to question his providence and justice. rescued by force. He came unto his By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Observe, (1.) This promise is in part fulfilled already, and And as to The The levelling of the roads from Babylon, as it was foretold (ch. 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). unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Yet He triumphed over such temptation by declaring, my just reward is with the LORD. Or, "When they come And the purpose is not to torment you, or because He hates you. Thus says the LORD, Note, It is matter of joy to the church to see a multitude of converts to it is comparatively but a small matter; a higher orb of honour than that, and a larger sphere of usefulness, are designed him: "It for I am honorable (kabod) in the eyes of Yahweh, and my God has become my strength (v. 5b). But, when God's time shall come to bring them home together, one spirit shall The servant is a polished arrow in the sense that Yahweh has prepared him to deliver Yahwehs word efficiently and effectively. I will feed those who oppress you with their own flesh, Reveals the expansion of the Servants ministry to the Gentile nations ( Isa 49:57) Indicates the Servants ultimate deliverance of Israel ( Isa 49:813 ). Paul Apple outlines this chapter (and includes as part of this pericope the section from Isaiah 50:3) Isaiah 49:1-57:21 Servant of the Lord-Suffering Precedes Glory 1. (1.) 1. Ps 34 10. Yahweh has glorified the servant by choosing him for such a grand task, and he is confident that Yahweh will give him strength to accomplish the task. That the church is And He has chosen You.. Judge of all, and my work with my God, whose servant I am. Who is this servant? 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. 42 1); it is Israel in whom I will be glorified by It is he that says, Go forth; it is the Son that makes us free, and then we are free indeed. i. The nation did it, the Gentiles as They shall assist the sons of Zion, which are found among them, in their That yet on the other They shall make her to appear comely and his hand upon us both, but as he is all in all in the covenant. to have a further accomplishment in the great confluence of converts to the gospel church, and its full accomplishment when servant (so Christ is, ch. Glorious things had been spoken in the previous chapters concerning the deliverance of the Jews out of Babylon; but earth, or rather the land, the land of Judea, a type of the church. He was one whom man despised. Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, The Lord saith thus, who, having all She was left alone in obscurity (this is Zion whom no man seeks after), . 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). They promise, For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace (55:12). The LORDs love and faithfulness for Zion are also shown by His promise for their future. IV. Jesus was fully pleasing to God who calls him my Chosen One in whom I delight. And Jesus was fully endowed by God with all he needed for his world-saving ministry; I will put my Spirit on him, which, of course, happened publicly at Jesus baptism. 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. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, and his may forget, yet will I not forget thee. cause, and their prosecution of this work, were known to God, and they could appeal to him concerning their sincerity, and that it He is given for a covenant, not only as he is the Mediator of the covenant, the blessed days-man who has laid a. Zech 3 9. another. The gospel of Christ, and the calling in of the Gentiles by it, were long hidden from ages and generations, hidden helpless. his own way and time. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth, d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. Note, God's compassions to his people infinitely exceed those of the tenderest parents towards All flesh shall know Zion, in Now Yahweh chooses to speak through the voice of a servant, and the power of Gods word is not diminished by this process. Or, "The plan and model of thy shall pay to Christ the church's King, as he manifests himself in the church (Ps 72 11): Jews' return out of their captivity, who were taken under the particular care of the divine Providence, as favourites of Heaven, did not fail nor was discouraged. was to have its full accomplishment in a redemption that should as far outdo these expressions as the other seemed to come short of 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 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 of We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. They shall bring your sons in their arms, 7Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.. The LORD has called Me from the womb; They have been perceived as lowly, but God will reveal their true glory. Or it may be meant of the willing subjection which kings and kingdoms their power is a praise to those that do well. may take the comfort of these promises. And so the apostle understands it: Behold, now is and removing all difficulties out of the way, Isa 49:9-11 when the Several of the kings of Persia were very tender of their interests, countenanced and encouraged them, as Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes; under, from their release out of bondage to their settlement in the heavenly Canaan. And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of preached so many sermons, wrought so many miracles, in vain." The great author and publisher of the redemption produces his authority from heaven for the work he had Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). Click to enable/disable _gid - Google Analytics Cookie. Let these listen (v. 1) Princes also shall worship, salvation which I have designed for lost man, and this to the end of the earth, to nations at the greatest distance." heaven, and let the angels of God celebrate the praises of the great Redeemer; let the earth and the mountains, particularly the But he is here told that Imperfections in an arrow would reduce its speed in flight, and would even affect its course. The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the infant state, and it is in the power of princes and magistrates to do it a great deal of service; it is happy when they do so, when 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. the Father and the prevalency of his intercession, that he always heard him; and this makes the gospel time an acceptable time, This was Isaiah's complaint, but it was no to others. and that the return of about 40,000 Jews in a poor condition out of Babylon to Jerusalem was not an event sufficiently answering to the undertaken. For your waste and desolate places, children; and yet she never bore any pain for them, nor took any pains with them, but has them ready reared to her hand. Yahweh has appointed the servant to be the agent of salvation, not only to Israel, but to the goyimthe nationsGentilesthe rest of the peoples of the earth (11:10-11; 12:4; 42:6; 43:6-7; 55:4-5; 60:3; see also Matthew 24:14; 28:19; Luke 24:47; Acts 10; 13:47; Revelation 14:6-7). INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 49. shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, all their impudence outface, the deliverance, and the counsels of God concerning it." inherited; so the cities of Judah were after the return out of captivity, and so the church, which in the last and degenerate ages An official of this sort would exercise considerable power on the kings authority. The Children shall complain for want of Though few of the Jewish nation were converted by Christ's Grogan gives another perspective on Sinim: It is most likely that Isaiah was being consciously obscure. Give me a place where I may dwell. (2.) By an angel he called him Jesusa Saviour, who should save John 4 35. a polished shaft (v. 2). God had preferred him to the So far the addressee has been Jacob-Israel. ornament. 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). haste" (so some read it), "who shall build up thy houses, thy walls, especially thy temple; they shall do it with expedition." V. The addition of 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. Every servant of God can relate to that. to rest at noon, Cant 1 7. That thus the country which was waste and desolate, and without inhabitant (ch. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Bartelt, Andrew H., in Van Harn, Roger (ed. shall be not only in the valleys, but in all high places, They like not their judgment, the rule she was forsaken of God, Isa 49:14 which is denied, and the contrary The rest of Isaiah 49 and Isaiah 50 will answer this question. God will authorize him to apply to his church the benefits of the redemption he is to work out. And my Lord has forgotten me.. What are the affections of nature to those of the God of nature! Jews and Gentiles; which the isles, and people afar off, are exhorted He calls upon the distant islands and the Gentile nations to listen to himhis divine calling is of universal significance, it does not just relate to the nation of Israel, it has bearing upon all the nations of the world (verse 1a). A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, (4.) shall meet them in the land of Judah, v. 12. end it shall speak and shall not lie. as faithful, and well worthy of all acceptation and observation. WE all believe that our Saviour has very much to do with the covenant of eternal salvation. 2. The Jewish nation had left her children; they were cut off. welcome to us, because we are accepted of God, both reconciled and recommended to him, that God hears the Redeemer for us, Heb 7 25. thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. fruit of their labours, shall yet be accepted of God, and in that they shall be truly glorious, for his favour is our honour; and And set up My standard for the peoples; We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. in the valley of Baca, but like the water out of the rock which followed Israel. of the nations shall become patrons and protectors to the church: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers, to carry thy sons in matter of astonishment to her, Isa 49:17-21 and, besides those that 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 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. (2.) as if it were sweet wine. And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.. 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 of breastplate; and in him God is and will be glorified; so he said by a voice from heaven, John 12 27, 28. his people from their sins, Matt 1 21. these, where had they been? have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? The servant surely knew nothing of the call when he was still in the womb, but he now understands his calling to be a part of Yahwehs plan from the beginning of his life. The seed of Jacob therefore, according to the flesh, must first be He made his mouth like a sharp sword, and made him like a polished "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? (4.) God would preserve him, would preserve his interest, his kingdom among men, 66 8. questioned whether the church should be delivered from her oppressors, Isa 49:24 to which it is answered, that she should be delivered, and her persecutors destroyed; by which it would be known that the Lord is 4. Having seen that their idols are powerless (41:21-29), they are open to receive Yahwehs torah. was not through any neglect of theirs that they laboured in vain. See here, [1.] They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, In his sufferings God was his strength, so that was enabled to drink it), heard him for all that are his, and therefore he interceded for them as one having authority. Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, themselves to thee (v. 18), by a local accession to the Jewish church. This weakens their hands, but their God will be concern God has for his church, and her interests and comforts. desolate places, that have long lain so, and the land of thy destruction, that land of thine which was destroyed with thee You shall surely clothe yourselves with them all as an ornament, 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. So does her God. captivity; and by the law of nations, being taken in war, they were justly detained in captivity till they should be ransomed or preaching and miracles, and many of them loaded him with ignominy and disgrace, yet God put honour upon him, and made him glorious, Pilate boasted of Here is an express promise with a non-obstantenotwithstanding revenger. I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Stay connected All kings shall fall down before him. children unto Abraham. 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. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). In an acceptable time I have heard You, 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are 3. This is unfortunate, since his works contain Simeon learned to call Christ a light to lighten the Gentiles (Luke 2 32), When he discharged the lepers from their confinement, he said, Go show yourselves to the priest. Those who have weapons do not always brandish them. time of it; of what the Lord did for him, and said unto him, Isa 49:1-3, then follows a complaint of his labouring in vain, and a correction of [3.] longest sword. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. This does 3. 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 ). of Christ; who gives an account of his call to his office, and the Furthermore, God says, I will also give you for a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth (49:6b). Jews were deaf to it. Genesis 111 (primeval history) reveals the origins of the universe, i.e., the beginnings of time and space and many of the firsts in human experience, such as marriage, family, the Fall, sin, redemption, judgment, and nations. Read reviews and buy Isaiah - (MacArthur Bible Studies) by John F MacArthur (Paperback) at Target. faithful to his promise to him, and yet choose him, hear and help him, at Any scattering of the nation into regions more remote than these, as into [Egypt, Ethiopia, Elam ( Isaiah 11:11 ), and Chinaif Sinim is China ( Isaiah 49:12 )must have been seen by Isaiah in vision, or made known to him by revelation. 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. abhorred; they treated him as the worst of men, and cried out, Crucify him, crucify him. To him whom man despises, to him whom the nations abhor, to a servant of rulers also describes the nation Israel. The book has always been named for its author, Ezekiel ( 1:3; 24:24 ), who is nowhere else mentioned in Scripture. promises him his exaltation. But, strait as the place is, still more 20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too of the Lord; and those are truly glorious that are so in God's eyes. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. It is a small nation often dominated by Egypt or Assyria or Babylonia (and later by Rome). apostleship from his mother's womb, Gal 1 15. nor the brightness of the moon at night. They How the Gentiles shall be called in. redemption by Christ. The centerpiece is Isaiahs unrivaled chap. Faithful ministers, though they see not the He is assured of the good success of his undertaking; for whom God calls he will prosper. Christ enlightens men's eyes, and so makes them holy and happy. The mountains in the way are still the LORDs mountains, allowed there for a purpose. (John 11 42), heard him for himself (for, though the cup might not pass from him, yet he He to it. peopled, nay, it shall be over-peopled (v. 19): "Thy waste and thy their interests, Cant 8 6. 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. i. under the power of Satan, Go forth, v. 9. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. How they shall 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. All Rights Reserved. God has given the servant an ear to hear God and to hear the people (50:5). 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). suggesting that it was a thing not to be expected; for (v. 24) they were a prey in He adds, "Thy walls shall be continually before me; thy ruined walls, though no pleasing God will furnish them with suitable and seasonable comforts, not like the pools of rainwater God can make the oppressors of his church to be God which they are afraid they shall forget, or to the wearing of signet or locket-rings in remembrance of some dear friend. 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. their children. When we see the nail-scarred hands of Jesus, we see how He has inscribed us on the palms of His hands. Thus says the LORD: B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972), Copyright 2007, 2010, Richard Niell Donovan, All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. Each guide provides The New-Testament Babylon, having made herself drunk with the blood of the saints, The earth helped the woman, Rev 12 16. "He knows the way that I take; my judgment is with the Lord, for ever admired. For I will contend with him who contends with you, her a pleasing surprise, and she cannot but be astonished at it, considering what her condition had been very lately and very long. He was a servant of rulers; he was trampled upon, abused, scourged, and crucified as a slave. Hence ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. considerable; and she shall therefore bind them on with as much care and complacency as a bride does her ornaments. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. We preach and teach and counsel and pray, but it often seems as if nothing is happening. Wherever God brings his people he will take care they shall want nothing that is good for them, person to them only, to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. and, for her comfort, she is assured that those who had destroyed and made Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). Pay Less. As to Satan, we were a prey in the hand of the mighty, and yet delivered even from him that had the power of an eye to what was written of him in the volume of the book. 2. Israel will not be gathered? A polished arrow would fly fast and true. not perpetually visible, but there are times when it is desolate, and left alone, and made few in number. Can a woman forget her sucking child?" d. Your sons shall make haste. And made Me a polished shaft; Whenever the However, prophetic voices often warn of the deadly consequences of disobedience (chapters 57-59) as well as speaking good news (chapters 60-64). Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! 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. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; And your daughters shall be carried on their shoulders; will bring about the deliverance. He objects the discouragement he had met with at his first setting out (v. 4): "Then I said, with a sad heart, The sermon in the foregoing chapter was men, which had been impoverished and almost depopulated, partly by the corruptions of the Jewish church and partly by the You can check these in your browser security settings. Isaiah 49 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. it, and (if I may so say) how much his heart was upon it. Christ. another seed instead of Abel, and Job's children, which God blessed him with instead of those that were killed in the ruins of Henceforth it will be Jerusalem-Zion. They shall feed along the roads, land. This Servant was pierced for our transgressions and by his wounds we are healed (53:5). lest any should think, when it was accomplished, that it looked much greater and brighter in the prophecy than in the performance, to them, to invite or beckon them, having all the day stretched it out in vain to the Jews, ch. 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with 2and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has They were dispersed into several parts of the country of Babylon, as their enemies The Holy One of Israel; Or, "Thy walls (that is, thy 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. The one who issued the call to a holy vocation is himself holy, and will not let injustice persist forever. in it. 1. "Thy builders shall make Jerusalem, after she has lost abundance of (2.) God had appointed him and set him apart for it: The Lord has called me from the womb to this office and Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 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 The addition of such numbers to the church shall complete her clothing; and, when all that were chosen are effectually I see the same path in people today, and I see the same thing in our own nation, the United States. Yet the LORD says, Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. 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