Isaiah 15

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-9

Chapter 15Now in chapter 15, he turns his attention against Moab, that area that lies just east of the Jordan and of the Dead Sea. And he begins to speak of the destruction of Moab and of some of the major cities in Moab. The cities that are destroyed at night.Ar is laid waste, and brought to silence; Kir is laid waste, and brought to silence ( Isaiah 15:1 );And these other cities, Bajith and Dibon, and so forth. Howling then over the mountains. Mount Nebo and Medeba, which is just east and... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 15:1-9

Isaiah 15:1 . The burden of Moab. Joshua had spared this nation by divine command, being, as descendants of Lot, relatives of the Hebrews. Deuteronomy 2:9. But they made no returns: Eglon king of Moab oppressed them for eighteen years. Josephus remarks, that when the affairs of the Israelites were prosperous the Moabites claimed kindred with them, but disowned them in times of adversity. Moab had now dwelt at ease from her youth; partial wars had not destroyed her cities. At length her... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:1-9

Isaiah 15:1-9The harden of MoabThe Moabite stoneFrom the inscription of Mesha (c. 900 B.C.), found at Dibon in 1869, and commonly known as the “Moabite stone,” we learn that the Moabites spoke a language differing only dialectically from Hebrew; and it is probable also that, in matters of material prosperity and civilisation, Moab stood hardly upon an inferior level to Israel itself. (Prof. S. R. Driver, D. D.)The prophet’s pity for MoabThere is no prophecy in the Book of Isaiah in which the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:2

Isaiah 15:2He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weepThe helplessness of heathen godsWe have a picture of men going to old altars, and finding there nothing but silence.Bajith may be regarded as the temple of the Moabite god. 1. So they were reduced to a state of helplessness; their very gods had forsaken them, and had thus revealed their own character as deities. It is under such circumstances--namely, of desertion and sorrow--that men find out what their religion is... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:5

Isaiah 15:5My heart shall cry out for MoabThe burden of soulsToo often have God’s servants spoken with dry eyes and hard voices of the doom of the ungodly; and have only made them more obdurate and determined.We never need so much brokenness of spirit as when we utter God’s judgments against sin. In his autobiography, Finney says, “Here I must introduce the name of a man whom I shall have occasion to mention frequently, Mr. Abel Clary, He was the son of a very excellent man, and an elder of the... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:1

Isa 15:1 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence; Ver. 1. The burden of Moab. ] A "burden," saith Jerome, ever betokeneth sad things to follow. A "vision" doth joyful, at last howsoever. The Chaldee paraphraseth thus: The burden of a cup of cursing for Moab to drink off. Moab was the brat of an incestuous birth, as his name also, De Patre, declareth. There is now no... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:2

Isa 15:2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off. Ver. 2. He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon. ] Two chief places of their idolatrous service, whereunto they ran in their distress; but all in vain. The like at this day do the Papists to their Ladies of Loretto, Sichem, &c., and the Turks to their Mohammed at Mecca (situated in the same country as once... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:3

Isa 15:3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly. Ver. 3. In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth. ] Saccum et silicium non curat Deus. God careth not for these externals where there is not a heart sprinkled with the blood of his Son. "The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination; how much more when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?" Pro 21:27 On the tops of... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:4

Isa 15:4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard [even] unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. Ver. 4. And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh. ] See on Isaiah 15:2 . The armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out. ] As being faint hearted and unwilling to fight, because to no purpose. His life shall be grievous to him. ] Heb., His soul shall be ill-affected to him, or, for himself; that is, say some, all his care... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:5

Isa 15:5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives [shall flee] unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction. Ver. 5. My heart shall cry out for Moab. ] Let others do as they will, saith the prophet here, I can do no less than bewail the woeful condition of Moab, bad though they be. a “ Tu quibus ista legis incertum est, Lector, ocellls: Ipse quidem siccis... read more

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 15:1-9

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 15:1-9

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:1-9

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:2

The Biblical Illustrator - Isaiah 15:5

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:1

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:2

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:3

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:4

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 15:5

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