イザヤ書 10:15-19 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-19

SECTION V. PROPHECIES OF WOE UPON FOREIGN NATIONS ( Isaiah 10:5-23 ) ASSYRIA , AFTER BEING GOD 'S INSTRUMENT TO PUNISH ISRAEL , SHALL HERSELF BE PUNISHED IN HER TURN . The wicked are a sword in the hand of God ( Psalms 17:13 ), wherewith he executes his judgments; but this fact is hid from them, and they imagine that they are successful through their own strength and might. So it was with Assyria ( Isaiah 10:5-14 ), which its long career of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-19

Assyria, a notable example of pride and its punishment. History furnishes no better example of pride and its punishment than that of Assyria. The pride of the Assyrians is equally apparent in Scripture and on the native monuments. I. ASSYRIA 'S PRIDE AS SHOWN FORTH IN SCRIPTURE . 1. In Rabshakeh's embassy 2 Kings 18:19-35 ) Rabshakeh not only scoffs at the military power of Judaea and Egypt, but ridicules the idea that Jehovah can deliver Jerusalem if the Assyrians... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-19

Man in his folly and God in his righteousness. We have a graphic picture here of— I. MAN IN HIS FOLLY . Under the dominion of the folly which is born of sin, man. 1. Indulges in designs which are beyond his strength . ( Isaiah 10:7 .) It is "in his heart" to do much greater things, often to work much greater wickedness, than he has power to execute. Under sin, men indulge in great-and even gross self-exaggeration; guilt is an infatuating thing. 2. Looks with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:15

Shall the axe boast itself ? Here the prophet takes the word, and rebukes Assyria for her folly in forgetting, or not perceiving, that she is a mere instrument, like an axe, a saw, a rod, or a stuff. The saw … him that shaketh it; rather, him that moveth it to and fro . The action of sawing is alluded to. As if the rod should shake itself against them that lift it up ; rather, as if a rod were to move them to and fro that lift it up . For Assyria to assert herself as if she were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:15

Man, the instrument of God. This passage is most humbling to that pride of man which leads him to say, "I am my own; I can do as I please with my own powers and life." That pride it breaks down by saying," Not so; you are not your own; you are God's; he made you; he gives you all; he uses you for his own high purposes." The proudest, wealthiest, mightiest man on earth may seem to be something. In reality, what is he? An axe, a saw, a staff in the hands of God, to work out his will. How... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:16

Therefore shall the Lord … send among his fat ones leanness . A continuation of Isaiah 10:12 , showing what the nature of Assyria's punishment shall be. The prophet expresses it by two images—first, that of a wasting sickness; and secondly, that of a fire. The first image expresses that gradual decay of national spirit which saps the vital strength of a nation; the second is more suited to denote some external attack under which the weakened nation should succumb. There are traces, in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:16-23

Judgment and conversion. I. FIGURES OF JUDGMENT . The Assyrian is viewed under the image of a stout, well-fed body, into which a wasting disease comes by. Divine judgment. Again, that judgment is depicted as a flaming fire, kindling and devouring thorns and making a swift end to the towering beauty of the forest trees, the smiling pleasantness of the fruitful field. The remnant of the host will soon be counted "on one's fingers," as a boy might count the still standing stems in a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:17

The light of Israel . A new name of God. The idea on which it is based may be found in the Psalms ( Psalms 27:1 ; Psalms 84:11 ), and again in Isaiah ( Isaiah 60:19 ). God enlightens his people, cheers them, comforts them spiritually, as the light of the sun enlightens, cheers, and comforts men physically. Christ, as true God, is "the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world" ( John 1:9 ). Shall be for a fire. As the same material fire which gives light,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:18

Forest … fruitful field . "Forest" and "fruitful field" ( carmel ) are sometimes united together, sometimes contrasted. Literally, they denote wild and cultivated woodland. Used symbolically, as here, they are not so much intended to designate different parts of Assyria's glory, as to convey the idea that the destruction will be universal. Both soul and body. Here metaphor is suddenly dropped, and Isaiah shows that he is speaking of the Assyrian people , not of the land or its... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:19

The rest of the trees ; i.e. these that escape the burning—shall be few; literally, a number ; i.e. so few that their number shall be apparent. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:5-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:16-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:19

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