Isaiah 31

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 31:5

Isaiah THREE PICTURES OF ONE REALITY Isa_31:5 . The immediate occasion of this very remarkable promise is, of course, the peril in which Jerusalem was placed by Sennacherib’s invasion; and the fulfilment of the promise was the destruction of his army before its gates. But the promise here, like all God’s promises, is eternal in substance, and applies to a community only because it applies to each member of that community. Jerusalem was saved, and that meant that every house in Jerusalem was... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 31:9

Isaiah THE LORD’S FURNACE Isa_31:9 . This very remarkable characterisation of God stands here as a kind of seal, set upon the preceding prophecy. It is the reason why that will certainly be fulfilled. And what precedes is mainly a promise of a deliverance for Israel, which was to be a destruction for Israel’s enemies. It is put in very graphic and remarkable metaphors: ‘Like as a lion roareth on his prey when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-9

a Nobler Future for the Nation Isaiah 31:1-9 ; Isaiah 32:1-8 Isaiah continues to denounce the contemplated alliance with Egypt. His compatriots put their trust in horses and chariots, and refused the help of their fathers’ God. Yet was He not so wise as the Egyptians, and equally as strong! And were they not running a fearful risk in rejecting One who would not recall His words of threatened punishment to those who refused His help? At best, the Egyptians were men, and not God, and their... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 31:1-9

The prophet again denounces the alliance with Egypt. He declares that the sin of it is a false trust consequent on the chosen people tuning their back on Jehovah. The folly of it is manifest in the fact that all their plotting cannot circumvent Jehovah, who is wise, and will certainly proceed against the workers of iniquity. He then describes the attitude of Jehovah, first as One in whose power the people are as surely as is the prey in the grasp of the lion, and yet He is determined to... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 31:1

HELP FROM A WRONG QUARTER‘Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, and stay on horses … but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel.’ Isaiah 31:1 I. Here we see how foolish we are not to pray more for help in temporal need!—We go to our strong friends, and make enormous efforts, instead of looking to the Holy One of Israel.In a book entitled Twenty Years in Khama’s Country, the sixth chapter teems with interest, because it shows how, again and again, rain was given in answer to prayer.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31

Chapter 31 The Fifth Woe On Those Who Trust To Egypt And To The Strength Of Their Horse Propelled Armaments. Rather They Must Trust In Yahweh Who Will Fight For Them. This chapter is a chapter of contrast. On the one hand are those who fatally trust in Egypt because of their horses and chariots, And on the other the call goes out to trust in Yahweh Who will deliver without needing either, for He will hover over Jerusalem as He did at the Exodus and will smite their enemy with His voice. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:1-3

They Must Trust In Yahweh and Not In The Horses of Egypt (Isaiah 31:1-3 ). The Assyrians had powerful chariotry and horsemen, and in order to combat them many felt that their only hope was in Egypt, famous for its horses. But Yahweh here points out that the Egyptians are but men, and their horses are but flesh. Where they should be looking is to the One Who can act by His voice and by His Spirit. Analysis. a Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and are depending on horses; and trust... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:4-9

In The End It Is Yahweh Who Will Deliver His People (Isaiah 31:4-9 ). Isaiah points out that God is not afraid of the rantings of Assyria. Rather He will come to act on behalf of His people as He did at the Exodus when the angel of death slew the Egyptian firstborn. For like a giant bird He is hovering over His people to protect them, and they will therefore be delivered, but not by a human agency. Analysis. a For thus says Yahweh to me, “Just as when the lion growls, and the mature young... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31

Isaiah 28-31.— In the main these chapters belong to the period before Sennacherib’ s invasion in 701 (pp. 59, 71f.). Special prominence is given to the project of an alliance with Egypt, which was strenuously opposed by Isaiah but carried through in spite of him, though the attempt was made to keep it from his knowledge, a signal proof that his opposition was feared by its promoters. Several recent critics have regarded much in these chapters as post-exilic, in some cases on cogent, in others... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:1-9

Isaiah 31. The Folly of Reliance on Egypt. Jerusalem will be Protected, and Assyria Overthrown.vv. Isaiah 31:6 f. seems to be an interpolation. Isaiah 31:4 f . creates serious difficulties. Isaiah 31:4 apparently represents Yahweh as attacking ( mg.) Zion, undismayed by its rulers as a lion is undismayed by the shepherds, whereas Isaiah 31:5, with an abrupt change of metaphor, represents Him as Jerusalem’ s protector. By drastic measures we can remove the discrepancy; the passage then... read more

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 31:5

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Isaiah 31:9

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Isaiah 31:1-9

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 31:1-9

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 31:1

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:1-3

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:4-9

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 31:1-9

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