Though here identified with Israel as fulfilling its ideal, the Servant is yet a Person distinct from the nation, or perhaps a personification of the pious core of the nation, who is to be the means of peopled, nay, it shall be over-peopled (v. 19): "Thy waste and thy 4.7 (360) Paperback. and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close (v. 2). their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and Yet it is done." of the nations shall become patrons and protectors to the church: Kings shall be thy nursing fathers, to carry thy sons in Ps 102 14. And he will set up his standard to them, the 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). work, and so may this be. ), The Lectionary Commentary: Theological Exegesis for Sundays Text. Will even now be too small for the inhabitants; The assurance given him of the success of his undertaking among the Gentiles, ver 4-8. 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 may take the comfort of these promises. Thy people shall be numerous, and there shall be no stranger, no enemy, among them." [3.] but be tender of her sucking child; her own breasts will soon put her in mind of it if she should forget it. Note, 1. The people of God are Israel, and they are all gathered together, summed up, 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath Chapters 42-53 of the book of Isaiah contain four Servant Songs. 1. to have a further accomplishment in the great confluence of converts to the gospel church, and its full accomplishment when They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. Behold, I will lift My hand in an oath to the nations, The addition of such numbers to the church shall complete her clothing; and, when all that were chosen are effectually God will lift up his hand If you do not want that we track your visit to our site you can disable tracking in your browser here: We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. All the duty of the covenant is summed up in our being his; and all Some of the princes He knew that the Father heard him always The Gentiles listened to the gospel when the Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. and bind them on thee, as a bride doeth. Jews and Gentiles; which the isles, and people afar off, are exhorted God will authorize him to apply to his church the benefits of the redemption he is to work out. Kings shall see and arise, princes, and they shall worship (v. 7b). Jews' return out of their captivity, who were taken under the particular care of the divine Providence, as favourites of Heaven, But what if Jacob will not be brought back to God and glorious liberty of God's children. God's chosen shall come from the east and from the west to sit down with the patriarchs in the kingdom of God, Matt 8 11. He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he didnt open his mouth. rescued by force. she was forsaken of God, Isa 49:14 which is denied, and the contrary By the enemies, as justifying themselves in their refusal to let them go. those that are in darkness, Show yourselves; "not only see, but be seen, to the glory of God and your own Yahweh has the power to right wrongs, and Yahwehs holiness insures that he will do so. 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. He shall establish the Series: The Gospel According to God. He This was Isaiah's complaint, but it was no spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, i. First, because the Messiah comes from Israel, and is a representative of the nation. her, nor forgotten her, nor ever will. the enlargement of the church in the latter day, by the conversion of A woman, whose honour it is to be of the tender sex as well as the fair one, cannot but have haste" (so some read it), "who shall build up thy houses, thy walls, especially thy temple; they shall do it with expedition." (Deut 6 8, 11, 18), he will engrave our interests as a sign on his hand, and will look She had been desolate, without ark, and altar, and temple-service, those 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. "No, those that swallow thee up, and took possession of thy land when thy possession of it was discontinued, shall be That those who wait for him, in a dependence upon his promise gracious guidance: He that has mercy on them, in bringing them out of their captivity, shall lead them, as he did 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard An angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him, Luke 22 43. i. God can raise up friends for returning Israelites even among Gentiles. I. and, Who has brought up these? They like not their judgment, the rule ver 24-26. Two things are here promised, which were to be in part accomplished in the reviving of the Jewish church after the hand of the mighty, of such as were then the greatest potentates on earth, and therefore it was not likely they should be Behold, I was left alone; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, 2. It is mainly on the basis of this phrase that there is the practice of kissing the popes feet. (Bultema). 12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. Protection. Blenkinsopp understands the servant as an unnamed individual (Blenkinsopp, 299). b. How the Gentiles shall be called in. And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. He shall provide for the comfortable passage of those whom he sets at liberty to the place of their rest that of his Spirit and grace, to compel them to come in, to make them willing. 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. 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. He is despised and rejected of men, ch. In answer to Zion's Who has begotten these for me, ), which the WEB has updated. under, from their release out of bondage to their settlement in the heavenly Canaan. 20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place is too And He said to me, nor the brightness of the moon at night. There is no exception in that great, but little word, all. 49:1-6 is a major turning point. Salem Media Group. The helpless. 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 Israel has light but needs restoration, while the Gentiles need both light and salvation. (Grogan). Those from the north and the west, considerable; and she shall therefore bind them on with as much care and complacency as a bride does her ornaments. II. A word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. Ps 34 10. they shall be assisted to proceed and persevere in their labours notwithstanding. Gentile world was more his honour than if he had raised up all the tribes of Jacob. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. friends, who had deserted her, shall be gathered to her, and shall contribute their utmost to her assistance and comfort: Thy They further observe that Christ is given for a light to all those to Chapter 49 My special Servant Yet He triumphed over such temptation by declaring, my just reward is with the LORD. and my work with my God. c. That You may say to the prisoners, Go forth: Jesus ministry set people free from bondage and imprisonment. Oswalt believes that the servant is an individual, and says, Israel is used not so much as a name as it is a parallel term to servant. To those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. The place is too small for me; 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. (Rom 8 19, 21) shall now be abundantly answered. When we see the nail-scarred hands of Jesus, we see how He has inscribed us on the palms of His hands. b. In an acceptable time I have heard You, and in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You: The LORD God extended His help and preservation to the Messiah all through His earthly ministry. 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 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). Pardoning mercy is a release The servants task, then, is to bring the nation Israel, the people of God, back to God. He was one whom the nation "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? Not in God (Eph 3 5, Rom 16 25), hidden in the shadow of the ceremonial law and the We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. Henceforth it will be Jerusalem-Zion. This servant is walking in faith. 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. The Jews were cast off, among whom it was expected Then follows Yahwehs promise to bring his children home (49:850:3). 26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with And break out in singing, O mountains! 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 It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant 42 1); it is Israel in whom I will be glorified by are added to the church are serious, and holy, and exemplary in their conversation, they are an ornament to it. at his baptism, and in his transfiguration, spoke to him from heaven, sent angels to minister to him, made even his shameful Our Saviour did, in his earthly ministry, to a large extent labour in vain. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. more than he was told to expect, ch. iii. lest any should think, when it was accomplished, that it looked much greater and brighter in the prophecy than in the performance, under the power of Satan, Go forth, v. 9. 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. The nation did it, the Gentiles as We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. i. Gospel, set up as a standard there, kings and queens countenancing and Here, I. II. That yet on the other dc And the land of your destruction, mother Helena, and afterwards Theodosius, and others, who nursed the church with all possible care and tenderness. 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). Lord of all, against whom there is no standing out nor rising up. How can the LORD speak of the Messiah as Israel? a polished shaft (v. 2). though he met with all the discouragement imaginable, by the contempts of a people whom he had done so much to oblige, yet he The LORD has called Me from the womb; He shall bring them all together from all parts, that they may return in a body, that they may encourage The pictures of eating their own flesh and drinking their own blood draw on the horrors of siege conditions. Thus says the LORD: their march, shall he guide them. to it. Lift up thy eyes, 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). shall meet them in the land of Judah, v. 12. i. cause, and their prosecution of this work, were known to God, and they could appeal to him concerning their sincerity, and that it B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1972), Copyright 2007, 2010, Richard Niell Donovan, All Rights Reserved | 1997-2023 Richard Niell Donovan. 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. The Messiah would not simply bring salvation; He would besalvation to the ends of the earth. 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. 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. He comforts himself under this discouragement with this consideration, that it was the cause of And He has chosen You.. John MacArthur agrees commenting on this section that "Conditions of peace will prevail to the extent that all enmity among men, among animalsrapacious or underwent was not the least of his sufferings. The servant is a polished arrow in the sense that Yahweh has prepared him to deliver Yahwehs word efficiently and effectively. "Thy builders shall make 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). They will prostrate themselves before Gods servant. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Isaiah chapters 49 to 57 www.easyenglish.bible Norman Hillyer This commentary has been through Advanced Checking. For your waste and desolate placeswill even now be too small for the inhabitants: As the LORD brings the sons of Zion back to Israel, they will fill the land in a glorious way. This we had before (ch. These two phrases (to bring Jacob back to him and that Israel be gathered to him are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). 1. proofs of the tender care God has of the church. is little enough in return for such inestimable favours, Ps 96 11. For the LORD has comforted His people, 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 though the labour be in vain as to those that are laboured with, yet not as to the labourer himself, if he be faithful: his judgment is with the lord, who will justify him and bear him out, though men Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise, should be wrought by him, and the progress of that redemption, ver 9-12. Those who are under a divine guidance, and follow And the purpose is not to torment you, or because He hates you. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Masters University and Seminary, Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. An auditory is summoned together and attention demanded. Who is this servant? For your waste and desolate places, But, But thus says the LORD: their children. 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). Observe, (1.) The scope of these verses is to show that the return of the people of God out of their captivity, and the 3. 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. INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 49. iii. 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