There shall be a tabernacle; or, he, i.e. the Lord, shall be a tabernacle, or a tent, to defend them from the violent heat of the sun, and other injuries of the weather, which was the use and benefit of tents. read more
FEMALE PRIDE AND LUXURYIsaiah 3:16, Isaiah 4:1. Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, &c.We have here a terrible denunciation of female pride and luxury. Consider—I. ITS COMMONNESS. In almost every age and country there have been women such as are here described.II. ITS CAUSES. There must be powerful causes to produce such a wide-spread effect. Like all things that are wrong, these evil things—the pride and luxury of so many women—are due to perversions of... read more
THE DIVINE IDEAL OF ISRAEL REALISEDIsaiah 4:2-6. In that day shall the Branch of the Lord, &c.“That day” is the glorious period described in Isaiah 2:1-4, and those verses and our text should be read together, as the beginning and conclusion of one prophecy. At the beginning, the prophet fixes his gaze upon the sun-illumined peaks of holiness and blessing in the far future, and his spirit rises within him in exultant gladness (Isaiah 2:5); and then he begins to survey the spaces of time... read more
THE CLEANSING SPIRITIsaiah 4:4. By the Spirit of judgment, and by the Spirit of burning.In Isaiah 2:1-5, the prophet gives us a vision of the glory which shall distinguish Messianic times. From Isaiah 4:6, however, and through that chapter and the next, he depicts scenes of darkness and distress, that were to come upon the Jewish nation in correction of its haughtiness, arrogance, and rebellion. In ch. 4 the light again breaks through these fearful clouds of judgment, and under the glory of the... read more
Isaiah 4:2-5 I. Notice, first, the preparation for the promise. In the earlier verses of this chapter two things are presented as antecedent to the gifts of blessing that is, the coming of the Divine Saviour, and His discipline for holiness within His Church. II. The promise itself. There is: (1) The presence of God with His Church. (2) The presence of God for counsel. This was the primary purpose for which the pillar of cloud and the pillar of fire were given. For guidance in the perplexities... read more
DISCOURSE: 863GOD THE PROTECTOR OF HIS CHURCHIsaiah 4:5. The Lord will create upon every dwelling-place of Mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud, and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.THE Church of God is frequently represented as hated both by men and devils, and exposed to their united assaults. But it is protected by an invisible and almighty Agent, who keeps it alive, as a spark in the midst of a tempestuous ocean. His... read more
branch A name of Christ, used in fourfold way: (1) "The Branch of Jehovah" (Isaiah 4:2), that is, the "Immanuel" character of Christ Isaiah 7:14 to be fully manifested to restored and converted Israel after His return in divine glory Matthew 25:31. (2) the "Branch of David" Isaiah 11:1; Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 33:15 that is, the Messiah, "of the seed of David according to the flesh" Romans 1:3 revealed in His earthly glory as King of kings, and Lord of lords; (3) Jehovah's "Servant, the Branch"... read more
Chapter 4Now Isaiah looks on through the Lord to the future.And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and we will wear our own clothes; only let us be called by your name, to take away our reproach ( Isaiah 4:1 ).It was a reproach to a woman in those days, of course, not to bear a child. But there will be a shortage of men, so seven women will take hold of one man and say, "Hey, we'll take care of ourselves. We'll provide our own food and... read more
Isaiah 4:1 . Seven women let us be called by thy name. After a hundred and twenty thousand of Ahaz’s army had been slaughtered in one day, men were scarce. Critics generally refer this to the Babylonian captivity; but the custom is now common in India. Women of years and decency will send a present to a great man, and ask to be called by his name, and be his wives at a distance; and though they never see him, yet they are accounted as married. Isaiah 4:2 . Branch. Christ is here... read more
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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 4:5
Will create; will in a marvellous manner produce, as it were by a new work of creation. A cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flashing fire by night; a pillar of cloud and fire, like that wherewith the Lord directed, and protected, and honoured the israelites, when they came out of Egypt; whereby he implies that God would be their protector and their glory. Upon all the glory; upon all that church and people, which God will make so glorious, not only in his own eyes, but even in the... read more