E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 11:12
assemble = gather in. outcasts. dispersed. Note these two words as applied respectively to Israel and Judah: the former, masculine; the latter, feminine. gather together = gather out. read more
assemble = gather in. outcasts. dispersed. Note these two words as applied respectively to Israel and Judah: the former, masculine; the latter, feminine. gather together = gather out. read more
Ephraim. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for the whole of the ten tribes. read more
fly = flee . them = the sons of. Moab. See note on Isaiah 15:1 . children = sons. read more
Isaiah 11:11-14. And it shall come to pass, &c.— Another event of the kingdom of the Messiah is, the calling of the dispersed Jews, the outcasts of Israel, the dispersed of Judah, and their general collection to the church. The period is difficult: it divides itself into two parts: the first describing the benefit itself of this vocation and collection, and its manner; Isa 11:11-12 and the second, the state of the people restored. There can be no doubt of the subject of this prophesy. It... read more
12. In the first restoration Judah alone was restored, with perhaps some few of Israel (the ten tribes): in the future restoration both are expressly specified (Ezekiel 37:16-19; Jeremiah 3:18). To Israel are ascribed the "outcasts" (masculine); to Judah the "dispersed" (feminine), as the former have been longer and more utterly castaways (though not finally) than the latter (Jeremiah 3:18- :). The masculine and feminine conjoined express the universality of the restoration. from the four... read more
13. envy . . . of Ephraim . . . Judah—which began as early as the time (Judges 8:1; Judges 12:1, c.). Joshua had sprung from, and resided among the Ephraimites (Numbers 13:9 Joshua 19:50); the sanctuary was with them for a time (Joshua 18:1). The jealousy increased subsequently (2 Samuel 2:8; 2 Samuel 19:41; 2 Samuel 20:2; 2 Samuel 3:10); and even before David's time (1 Samuel 11:8; 1 Samuel 15:4), they had appropriated to themselves the national name Israel. It ended in disruption (1 Kings... read more
14. With united forces they shall subdue their foes (Amos 9:12). fly—as a bird of prey (Habakkuk 1:8). upon the shoulders—This expresses an attack made unexpectedly on one from behind. The image is the more apt, as the Hebrew for "shoulders" in Numbers 34:11 is used also of a maritime coast ("side of the sea": Hebrew, "shoulder of the sea," Margin). They shall make a sudden victorious descent upon their borders southwest of Judea. them of the east—Hebrew, "children of the East," the Arabs, who,... read more
3. Hope of God’s deliverance 10:5-11:16Earlier God revealed that He would use Assyria to destroy Judah for her lack of trust in Yahweh (Isaiah 7:1 to Isaiah 8:22). Now He revealed that He would also destroy this destroyer (cf. Habakkuk 2:4-20). It is God who is sovereign, not Assyria, and He was with His people."The Messianic prophecy, which turns its darker side towards unbelief in ch. vii., and whose promising aspect burst like a great light through the darkness in ch. viii. 5-ix. 6, is... read more
The return under the Shoot 11:10-16The rebellion of one Davidic king, Ahaz, would result in the defeat and dispersion of God’s people (Isaiah 8:6-8), but the righteousness of another Davidic king, Messiah, would result in their revival and return to God and the Promised Land. read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 11:1-16
The Messiah’s kingdom (11:1-12:6)A leading theme of this part of the book is that God preserves a remnant out of the destruction of Israel and Judah. Earlier this remnant was likened to the stump of a tree from which springs new life (see 6:13). The remnant is now identified with the royal line of David (son of Jesse) from which comes the Messiah (11:1). The Messiah reverences God and, having the Spirit of God in unlimited measure, knows how to apply God’s wisdom in ruling God’s people. He is... read more