The remnant ... - That is, those who shall be left after the invasion of Sennacherib.Shall return - Shall abandon their idolatrous rites and places of worship, and shall worship the true God.The mighty God - The God that had evinced his power in overcoming and destroying the armies of Sennacherib. read more
For though ... - In this verse, and in Isaiah 10:23. the prophet expresses positively the idea that “but” a remnant of the people should be preserved amidst the calamities. He had said Isaiah 10:20-21, that a remnant should return to God. He now carries forward the idea, and states that only a remnant should be preserved out of the multitude, however great it was. Admitting that the number was then very great, yet the great mass of the nation would be cut off, and only a small portion would... read more
Isaiah 10:21-23. The remnant shall return Hebrew, שׁאר ישׁוב , shear- jashub, the name given to one of the prophet’s sons, (see Isaiah 7:3,) in confirmation of the truth of God’s promises. It may be rendered, as here, the remnant, or, a remnant, or, but a remnant, shall return; unto the mighty God Hebrew, אל גבור , the very appellation given to Christ, Isaiah 9:6. For though thy people Israel Or, thy people, O Israel; to whom the prophet, by an apostrophe, directs his speech; be... read more
Assyria’s pride and punishment (10:5-34)God is angry with the rebellious people of Israel and has used Assyria to punish them (5-6). Assyria, however, has no concern for God’s purposes and thinks it has won its victories by its own might. It therefore decides to attack Jerusalem, confident that it will conquer Judah as it has conquered other nations (7-9). It thinks that because the gods of other nations have not been able to save them from Assyria’s might, the God of Judah will not be able to... read more
The remnant shall return. Hebrew. Shear-jashub . See Isaiah 7:3 . So they did. Compare 2 Chronicles 30:1-13 , esp. Isaiah 10:6 . read more
though, &c. Quoted in Romans 9:27 , Romans 9:28 . as the sand, &c. Figure of speech Paraemia . Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 22:17 ; Genesis 32:12 , &c). consumption = full end, or finish. Hebrew. killayon. Reference to Pentateuch. Occurs only here, and Deuteronomy 28:65 . App-92 . with = in. read more
Isaiah 10:20-21. And it shall come to pass— Here follows the third part of this enarration, which contains a description of the state of the church after the execution of this memorable judgment, and consists of two parts; in the first, a two-fold consequence of this judgment with respect to the church is described. In the second, the latter consequence, which involved a more ample sense, is more fully set forth. The two consequences of this judgment with respect to the state of the church are,... read more
Isaiah 10:22-23. For though thy people Israel be as the sand— The prophet had said that a remnant only of Judah and Ephraim would be preserved, and would return in true repentance to God; which might justly cause the wonder of both Jews and Israelites at the time when the prophet spoke these things; for it implied that the far greater part of the people would perish. This might justly offend the Jews, as they must have conceived it highly improbable that God should thus forsake his people;... read more
21. mighty God— ( :-) the God who shall have evinced such might in destroying Israel's enemies. As the Assyrians in Sennacherib's reign did not carry off Judah captive, the returning "remnant" cannot mainly refer to this time. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 10:22-23
These verses are exegetical of the term "remnant," and bring out its full force. The promise had been made to Abraham that his seed should be "like the sand of the sea for multitude" ( Genesis 22:17 ). This promise had been fulfilled ( 1 Kings 4:20 ); but now the sins of the people would produce a reversal of it. It would be a remnant, and only a remnant , of the nation that would escape. Judah would have to make a fresh start as from a new beginning (see Ezra 2:64 ). read more