Isaiah 30

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

Quietness and confidence. These terms are related. Quietness is the result of confidence. Confidence is the secret of quietness. The quietness thought of by the prophet was the abandonment of the disquieting and distracting search for earthly aids, as in the case of seeking help from Egypt; the confidence he commends is that patient waiting on God and waiting for God, which are the necessary expressions of our faith in him. I. A GREAT ATTAINMENT . So great, so nearly impossible for... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:16

Ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses ; rather, we will fly upon horses . The nobles had perhaps a manly eagerness to mount the Egyptian war-horses, and rush upon the enemy at full speed, in the hope of discomfiting them. Isaiah warns them that they will not really fig on the enemy, but flee before him. We will ride upon the swift . "The swift" (kal) seems to be a mere variant for "horse," the parallelism being, as so frequently, "synonymous." Therefore shall they that pursue... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:16

The peril of the willful. "We will ride upon the swift; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift." We will— there is man's sin. That is not a fit position for dependent man ever to take. "They that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare." "Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain For that ye ought to say, if the Lord will , we shall live, and do this, or that." From some points of... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:17

One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one . A hyperbole common in Scripture ( Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Joshua 23:10 ; Le 26:8), and not confined to the sacred writers. Piankhi the Ethiopian boasts, in his great inscription, that, with Ammon's help, "many should turn their backs upon a few, and one should rout a thousand". At the rebuke of five . The "rebuke" of five ( i.e. their war-shout) would put to flight the whole army. As a beacon ; rather, as a flag-staff—stripped and bare... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18

And therefore . "Because your sins require this chastisement" (Kay); "Because of the extremity of your need" (Cheyne). It is, perhaps, best to own that the motives of the Divine action are very commonly obscure; and, if seen clearly by the prophets, are certainly not clearly set forth, being inscrutable. While the motive, however, is obscure, the promise is plain and unmistakable, The Lord will wait, that he may be gracious unto you. God is not about at present to "make a full end;" he is... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18

God's waiting and ours. I. GOD 'S WAITING FOR US . "Will the Lord wait." We may look at: 1. The occasions of his waiting . He waits "that he may be gracious." 2. The reason of his waiting . It is because "the Lord is a God of judgment," or of rectitude. II. OUR WAITING FOR GOD . "Blessed are all they that wait for him." 1. Blessed is the patient inquirer ; for he who seeks the truth and waits till light shines in upon his soul will surely find... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

A RENEWAL OF PROMISE . The denunciations of the preceding passage ( Isaiah 30:9-17 ) had been so terrible that, without some counterpoise of promise, they must have produced a general despair. This was not the Divine purpose. Judah's probation still continued. Therefore it was necessary to let it be seen that the Divine long-suffering was not yet exhausted—there were still conditions under which God would be gracious to his people. The conditions were "crying to the Lord" ( Isaiah... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19

For the people shall dwell in Zion ; rather, a people shall continue . Jerusalem shall not now be made desolate, or deprived of its inhabitants. Whatever the number of captives taken, "a people shall remain." Thou shalt weep no more . The reasons for weeping shall be removed. He will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry . For God to be gracious to them, they must first "cry" to him—make an earnest, hearty appeal to him for mercy. Their "cry" will be answered as soon as... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-22

Turning to God. It is the intention of God's chastisements, and their natural, though perhaps scarcely their ordinary, result, to stir the soul to penitence, and produce a turning of the heart to God. When the spirit of the man is truly touched, the steps on the path of repentance are commonly— I. THE UTTERANCE OF A CRY . " Men and brethren, what shall we do?" ( Acts 2:37 ). " Sirs , what must I do to be saved?" ( Acts 16:30 ). " Lord , what wilt thou have me to do?" ( ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

The blessedness of Zion. Throughout the book the idea of temporal blends with that of spiritual weal. The images are drawn from the state of temporal happiness and prosperity. Yet Zion and Jerusalem may be regarded as symbolical of the Church in general. I. JOY IN GOD . There will be "no more weeping." Tears are significant of the lot of humanity; and in the poetry of the Old Testament we hear, as Lord Bacon says, "as many hearse-like airs as carols," and the pencil of the Holy... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:18-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:19-26

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