The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. He declared that the Lord called him (49:1) and prepared him for his mission (49:2). Click to enable/disable _gat_* - Google Analytics Cookie. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp 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 unto me, Thou art my And He has chosen You.. The Most Amazing Child That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. And my Lord has forgotten me.. 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. For He who has mercy on them will lead them, They began "Thus says the Lord", and they do not usually address a worldwide audience. 8 The judgments upon Israel for their pride . ; Place of Action: Jerusalem Golden Text: "Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a 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." (Isaiah 49:8). They shall feed along the roads, (l) "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. 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. b. The Servant's weapon is the word of the Lord (49:2). That's where it all comes from.Now the byproducts of the oil, the fertilizers and the chemical fertilizers that help grow the crops have become so expensive that your food bill has gone up tremendously. 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 ). What God will do for Zion we are told, Isaiah 49:17; Isaiah 49:17. You might find case where you say, "Well, there's a mother forgot." In this case, the servant, too, is hidden even from himself as an agent of God. 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 ). The work of God's Servant v1 Listen to me, you foreign nations. The 5 Servant Songs of Isaiah are wonderful prophecies of the Messiah and His First Coming to mankind as a Servant. iii. In an acceptable time I have heard You, Look at India. God now shows that for him this is impossible (14-16). God the Father is a spirit. How can a captive people possibly be freed when they are in the grip of such a powerful tyrant (24)? before I was born. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand (Deuteronomy 6:8; Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 6:18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look upon that and remember the covenant. And give You as a covenant to the people: Jesus, the Messiah, doesnt merely bring a covenant; He is a covenant to the people. Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse. 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 ). Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? iii. What is the highway of holiness (Isaiah 35:8)? 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. Isaiah 51:12-23 . Verse Isaiah 49:13. He will enable people around the world to return to God, similarly to how the Israelites would return to Jerusalem after the Exile. Let us therefore remember, that whenever the Lord promises anything, we ought to add thanksgiving, that we may more powerfully affect our hearts; and next, that we ought to raise our minds to the power of God, who exercises a wide and extensive dominion over all the creatures; for as soon as he lifts his hand, heaven and earth are moved. Verse Isaiah 49:13. In Isaiah 42:3, the servant is described as "a bruised reed" and . . The Messiah would not simply bring salvation; He would besalvation to the ends of the earth. I've heard some Bible scholars suggest the possibility and some analysts, and I've talked to some Israelis who have suggested also the possibility, that the next outbreak of warfare over there in the Middle East, that Israel plans for it to be the last outbreak by so thoroughly defeating all of those who have risen against them that they will not be able to rise against them again. 2 Hope on the Horizon Throughout Isaiah there are intense messages of hope amid all the tribulations and failures. YHWH is described in terms of a nursing mother. If you do that, then the mountain between you and Gods land of blessing becomes the way into it. (Redpath). To bring Jacob back to Him: This shows that an important aspect of the Messiahs mission was to bring Israel back to the LORD. And in this Israel is the true name expressed. ( Isaiah 49:16-21 ). To Him whom man despises, But these, where were they? Even unmapped places are known to God, and even from them he will gather his pilgrims., Sing, O heavens! Her enemies, who had threatened and assaulted her, shall be forced to withdraw from her: Thy destroyers, and those who made thee waste, who had made themselves masters of the country and ravaged it, shall go forth of thee. Read Isaiah 49:1-4. That God has a tender affection for his church and people, Isaiah 49:15; Isaiah 49:15. Indeed He says, But Zion said, The LORD has forsaken me, To Him whom the nation abhors, But when a stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils. And they that had carried us away captive said, 'Sing us one of your songs.' 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. What will the Messiah do for the Gentiles? God replies that he can do it. c. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth: Jesus ministry set people free from bondage and imprisonment. The whole thing comes back to the oil. Formal, beautiful, memorable, remarkable speech. 3 And he said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified." We may request cookies to be set on your device. a. The Second "Servant Song" (Isa. "You think that I have forgotten you. Nothing in all creation can withstand his power (2-3). 49:15 This is a powerful metaphor of God's covenant love (cf. Help us purchase electrical generators for churches. "He (Yahweh) said to me, 'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my splendor'.". note on 42:1-4). The new commentaries continue this tradition. I will preserve You and give You #2 "I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;". The children you will have, to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances, 9 to say to the captives, 'Come out,' and to those in darkness, 'Be free!' "They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill. To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages; "I will also give thee." Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength. lay upon them command after command, rule alter rule, a constant series of minute injunctions, under which they will . (1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. 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. Pay attention, you who are far away! 14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. For I will contend with him who contends with you, Yeshayahu - Isaiah - Chapter 49 Previous Chapter 48 Next Chapter 50 Rashi's Commentary: Show Hide Show content in: English Both Hebrew Previous Chapter 48 Next Chapter 50 The text on this page contains sacred literature. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. The whole inflationary cycle can be placed on the increased oil prices. Isaiah 42:5-9). That I, the LORD, am your Savior, It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). 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. Church work is usually slow work; but, when God's time shall come, it shall be done suddenly. d. Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship: Yet in the end, the Messiah will not be despised or abhorred. 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. 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. Or, "Thy walls (that is, thy safety) are my continual care; so are the watchmen on thy walls." This is rejoicing over deliverance from sin, not just exile. Half a century ago the blackest spot upon the map of the world, but if you ask the watchman, "what of the night" that brooded on these islands, he answers from the watch-towers of Omniscience that it is gone! Those from the north and the west, These multitudes are the Saints who will be gathered from every nation in the last days and enlisted . Thus saith the Lord GOD ( Isaiah 49:22 ). 2 He made my words as sharp as a sword. Jesus spoke of spoiling Satan in Luke 11:21-22: When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace. Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, He was a "Jewish prophet who lived during the eighth century BC." Isaiah's words were written more than 700 years before the birth of Christ. But, Secondly, It is possible that she may forget. Commentary on 16 New Testament books, from Matthew to 2 Timothy. The servant who is the nation Israel is displeasing to God (42:18-25), but this servant is honored by God (49:5). The despising nation was Israel. For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. Bible Study: Isaiah 49:1-26. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them ( Isaiah 49:8-10 ). 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. 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. Surely they may forget, Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, Jer 1:5 ). Thus says the LORD: The idea in this verse is, that it was an occasion on which the heavens and the earth would have cause to exult together. And made Me a polished shaft; Isaiah 47:1-15 The Humiliation of Babylon . This week, we're looking more closely at "daughter Zion's" restoration to motherhood. The whole world will know it, and of course, God tells us in that day that He destroys the invading Russian army with her allies shall the whole world know that I am God. 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. In verses 14-21 the prophet recorded a dialogue between Israel and God. 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. (1.) 13.Praise, O heavens; and rejoice, O earth. But he still loves them and has the power to save them. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. 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 take heed, you peoples from afar! 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. Depicts the Servant's call to go to Israel (Isa 49:1-4) . 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. 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. 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. Price of gasoline will go down, price of raw materials will go down. The promises exceed anything that took place in the return from captivity under Cyrus. Gives you the idea of the size of Israel. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site. Israel will return and rebuild its homeland. And who in the world would object? Gods blessing will seem to come from nowhere. 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. God is saying, "I'll fight with those that fight with you." Though he exhorts and encourages all the godly to thanksgiving, yet he likewise aims at confirming the promise which might have been regarded as doubtful; for afflictions trouble our consciences, and cause them to waver in such a manner that it is not so easy to rest firmly on the promises of God. But I won't forget." Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #3 God's People Shall Prosper / Isaiah 49:14-23. The triumphs of the church, after her troubles, will in due time put the matter out of question. The LORD has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. Isaiah 49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath forgotten me. It is beautiful to imagine Jesus comforting and strengthening His soul with these promises as He anticipated and endured the ordeal of the cross. The Father is the Lord, the Redeemer, and Holy One of Israel, as sending the Son to be the Redeemer. And it is equivalent to Revelation 7:16 . 15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? 16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me. Rather their sins are the cause of their troubles (50:1). b. Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #2 God Foretells Redemption / Isaiah 49:1-13. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. 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). There I was, left alone; (heaven) (Mt 7:13-14). What are the affections of nature to those of the God of nature! 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 Isaiah 49 the Messiah speaks towards the end of His ministry of salvation going also to the Gentiles: Listen, O coast lands, to Me, and take heed, you . [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. In these encouragements, Isaiah looks beyond his time to the coming of the Christ, and even beyond that to the second coming and the eternal kingdom. Infidels, in their presumption, say God has forsaken the earth (Ezekiel 8:12), and has forgotten their sins,Psalms 10:11. "Poor Fiji," the by-word of the nations, is become more Christian than the land that sent her Christ. The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 28:13 The word of the Lord was to them ; rather, shall be to them . The rest of Isaiah 49 and Isaiah 50 will answer this question. i. Why are both Jesus and Satan referred to as the morning star? Partners In a New Creation / Lesson #4 God Offers Deliverance / Isaiah 51:1-8. They ignored God when he spoke to them through his servants the prophets. He is a person that has revealed himself to us that we may know him and the power of his resurrection (Phil 3:10). He was crucified. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 49:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE WIDER CONTEXT: THE SERVANT SONGS Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. Isaiah 49 The Lord 's Servant. For the Lord has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted. God's grace is too huge to be limited to one area or region. All new evidence . Proud member As I live, saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. 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. And these from the land of Sinim.. Who has begotten these for me, ( Psalms 137:1-4 ) Now some of the old rabbis say that the next two verses are God's response to this cry. Isaiah 50:1-11 God's Servant Must Suffer. i. And now the LORD says, b. THE MESSIAH: A RESTORER OF ISRAEL (Isaiah 49:8-13) 8. His charge to us every day is to look at him and "see.". See how deplorable the case of God's people may be sometimes, such that they may seem to be forsaken and forgotten of their God; and at such a time their temptations may be alarmingly violent. Note, God's compassions to his people infinitely exceed those of the tenderest parents towards their children. Isaiah 13 begins a section ending at Isaiah 23:18 where he prophesies against the nations. Isaiah 49 reminds us that God's deep and abiding love for God's world is just too enormous to be limited to just one kind of person or people. And that it was actually God who declared, "If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning. For instance, in the lectionary text for today, Isaiah 42:1-9, we for the first time encounter the image of the (suffering) servant of God that serves as a wonderful example of the meaning-making nature of the prophetic task (see also Isaiah 49:1-13; 50:4-11; 52:13-53:12). was like a sharp sword. The Lord ( Yehovah) hath forsaken me, and my Lord ( Adonai) hath forgotten me. 2 He made my words of judgment as sharp as a sword. The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, 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. This assumes that Sinim is derived from sewenim. The response to Gods saving work will be universal joy (cf. This text has usually been made to serve as proof of the legitimacy of the church state (or state church); however, the prophet does not have the Church in mind here, but future Israel. (Bultema), ii. Surely these shall come from afar; Thus says the Lord GOD: Can a woman forget her sucking child?" I will make each of My mountains a road, The book of Isaiah contains 66 chapters divided into 39, and 27 the same way the Old and New Testament is divided. He made me like a sharp arrow And the land of your destruction, You can also change some of your preferences. l "pauperum suorum", V. L. "pauperes suos", Forerius; "inopes suos", Vitringa; "humiles", Sept. "mansuetorum", Targum. yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). Break forth into singing, O mountains - "Ye mountains, burst forth into song"] Three ancient MSS. Give me a place where I may dwell. When the Servant completes His work of salvation, the whole creation, not just humankind, will experience liberation from the effects of the Fall (cf. But how will this prophecy be fulfilled? [2.] So that Israel is gathered to Him [2.] But they are seeking to expand. They say, "The area that we have is too small." 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. When we consider what and who the Lord Jesus had to work with on this earth, we certainly must believe that one of the great temptations He faced was discouragement. And they required some happy songs from us saying, 'Sing one of the songs of Zion.' And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; Shout for joy, O heavens! To the Servant of rulers: In Isaiah 49:1-13, the Servant speaks about his role and his ministry, and he is disillusioned at first. Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 Commentary; Isaiah 58 Commentary. You are My servant, O Israel, Before my mother gave birth, he used my name to speak to me. Hebrew OT - Transliteration - Holy Name KJV Yeshaiyah / Isaiah 9. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. 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. ( Isaiah 49:1-2) The call and the preparation of the Messiah. And I'll be sanctified before the nations of the earth. well, they may forget, but I will not forget thee ( Isaiah 49:15 ). 1. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? It is not Isaiah, because prophets never begin "Listen to me". Kings shall see and arise, The one thing that tells us beyond a doubt that Isaiah, the prophet, wrote all of it, is his use of the title "Holy One of Israel". So long as they are oppressed by fear or anxiety, or grief, they scarcely accept of any consolation; and therefore they need to be confirmed in various ways. And will have mercy on His afflicted. 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. He named me even before my birth. The place is too small for me; b. There I was, left alone; but these, where were they? 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). There is a loving, wise purpose for every mountain, and God wants to make each of My mountains a road.
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