18:1 Woe to the {a} land shadowing with wings, which [is] beyond the rivers of Cush:(a) He means that part of Ethiopia which lies toward the sea, which was so full of ships that the sails (which he compares to wings) seemed to shadow the sea. read more
JUDGMENT ON GENTILE NATIONS This is a long lesson to read, but the study put upon it need not be proportioned to its length. There is a sameness in the chapters, and their contents are not unlike what we reviewed in the preceding lesson. Note the names of the nations and their contiguity to God’s chosen people. They have come in contact with their history again and again, which is why they are singled out for special mention. It will be well here to review what was said about these Gentile... read more
God In Opposition Isaiah 17:14 ; Isa 18:4-5 Reading some portions of Isaiah is like passing through a succession of thunderstorms on a dark night: no sooner is one over than another begins: the darkness is cut to pieces by lightning, and the most solid things are rent and torn by the very demon of anger: nations are split like soft wood; empires are shattered like the toys of a child; as for kings, they melt like bubbles on a stream; thrones are no more accounted of than the stubble which is... read more
CONTENTS This Chapter, like the former, is full of threatenings to the people to whom it refers, on account of their ill-will to Israel. It is but short, but it contains heavy tidings. Isaiah 18:1 Though the name of the nation against whom woe is here denounced, is not mentioned; yet, by being said to be beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, it is easy to discover, that it is a nation which had proved perfidious to Israel. The Lord taketh up, and avengeth the quarrel of his people; whoso toucheth... read more
Cymbal. Or sistrum, commonly used in Egypt. Septuagint, "ship sails." --- Ethiopia, or Chus, lying between the Nile (the branches of which are styled rivers ) and the Red Sea. He alludes to the kingdom of Tharaca, 4 Kings xix. 8. (Calmet) read more
Prophecy against Ethiopia. v. 1. Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia, the land of Cush in the upper reaches of the Nile, the land of whirring wings, where tropical insects are found in great numbers, v. 2. that sendeth ambassadors by the sea, traversing the waters of that far country, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters, light and fleet boats made of the papyrus-reed, saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled,... read more
β) ETHIOPIA NOW AND IN TIME TO COMEIsaiah 18:0א) The danger that threatens in the presentIsaiah 18:1-31 Woe to the land 1shadowing with wings,Which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea,2Even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters,Saying, Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation 34scattered and peeled,To a people 5terrible from their beginning hitherto;6A nation7 8meted out and trodden down,9 Whose land the rivers have spoiled!3 All ye inhabitants... read more
This is the second of the prophet's soliloquies, and is of the nature of a proclamation to certain ambassadors who are charged to return to their people and to wait for Jehovah. This charge is delivered because Jehovah has declared that He is waiting, watching, and preparing, that at the right moment He will act in judgment, and the issue will be the subjugation of the opposing peoples. read more
Analysis of Isaiah 18:1-7 . a Ah, the land of the whirring of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Cush, which sends messengers by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus on the waters. “Go you swift messengers to a people tall and smooth (or ‘spread out and ready for action’), to a people terrible from their beginning onwards, a nation which metes out and treads down, whose land the rivers divide” (Isaiah 18:1-2). b “All you inhabitants of the world, and you dwellers on the earth, when an... read more
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Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 18:1-7
CHAPTER 18 When Israel Will be Brought Back 1. The land beyond the rivers of Ethiopia (Isaiah 18:1 ) 2. The ambassadors sent (Isaiah 18:2 ) 3. The trumpet blown and Jehovah’s Message (Isaiah 18:3-6 ) 4. Israel restored to Mount Zion (Isaiah 18:7 ) An interesting prophecy concerning a nation of great power, which will be used in the bringing back of God’s ancient people. read more