Isaiah 30

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:9

That this is a rebellious people ; rather , for this is a rebellious people . The words to be written were those of the preceding prophecy. The reason for their being written is now given (comp. Deuteronomy 31:26 , Deuteronomy 31:27 ). Lying children (comp. Isaiah 59:13 ). They professed devotion to God; but their acts contradicted their words. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:10

Which say , etc. Not, of course, directly, in so many words. But indirectly they let it be understood that this was what they wished. Compare the advice given to Micaiah by Ahab's messenger, who, no doubt, correctly interpreted the wishes of the monarch and his nobles ( 1 Kings 22:13 ). Seers … prophets . Not two classes of persons, but two names for the same class. The" parallelism" of Hebrew poetry leads to the constant employment of synonymous clauses. Right things ; i.e. the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:10-11

Smooth things wore acceptable to man than the truth. In connection with this subject there would seem to be three things to be specially set forth. I. THE FACT OF THE PREFERENCE . Man has no natural aversion to truth. On the contrary, truth is congenial to his nature and acceptable to his intellect. Scientific truth, historic truth, is readily received when offered to him, and, if not very eagerly desired or very carefully sought out, is at any rate, when put before him,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:11

Cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us . "The Holy One of Israel" was one of Isaiah's most frequent names for the Almighty. He used it especially when rebuking Israel's unholiness ( Isaiah 1:4 ; Isaiah 5:24 , etc.). The irreligious Jews were weary of this constant iteration, and wished to hear no more concerning this "Holy One," whose very holiness was a reproach to them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:12

Because ye despise this word ; rather, because ye reject this word (see 1 Samuel 8:7 ; 1 Samuel 15:23 , 1 Samuel 15:26 ; 2 Kings 17:15 , etc.). The "word" intended is probably the prophecy against trusting in Egypt ( Isaiah 30:1-7 ). And trust in oppression ; or, extortion . Oppressive measures employed to obtain the rich gifts which had to be sent into Egypt ( Isaiah 30:6 ) are probably intended. Gratz and Cheyne change the reading from 'oshek to 'ikkesh ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:13

This iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall . Your sin in rebelling against God, rejecting the warnings of his prophets, and trusting in your own devices shall bring you into the condition of a wall in which there is a "breach," or rather, a "bulge," which therefore totters to its fall, and is liable to dissolve in ruins at any moment. Swelling out in a high wall. The higher the wail, the greater the danger, and the more complete the destruction. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:14

And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces . Isaiah is fond of mixed metaphors, and of superseding one metaphor by another. From comparing Judah's fall and ruin to the shattering of a lofty wall, he suddenly turns to a comparison of it with the breaking to pieces of an earthen pitcher. Judah shall be so broken as when the pitcher is crushed into minute fragments, so that there is no piece large enough to convey a coal from one fire for the lighting... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel. As the irreligious party wished to hear no more of "the Holy One of Israel" ( Isaiah 30:11 ), Isaiah takes care to keep him constantly before their minds (comp. Isaiah 31:1 ). In returning and rest shall ye be saved ; rather, should ye be saved , or might ye be saved . The conditions are put forward, not as now capable of being realized, but as those which might have been realized at an earlier date. The "returning" spoken of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

Sources of strength. "In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." Because, "if God be for us, who can be against us?" When the winds are in our favor, all we have to do is to set our sails. When the tides are with us, we need not fret concerning the issues of the voyage. God is on the side of the just man, the true man, the pure man. The disciples of his Son are not likely to lose his favor and reward. "Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

Quiet strength. These beautiful words suggest— I. THE FIRST DUTY OF THE ERRING . Judah had forsaken God to find a refuge in another power; the first duty of the nation, therefore, was "to return" unto the Lord, and to find its rest and its salvation in him. This is now and ever the immediate duty of all wanderers from God; both of those who have never been reconciled to him through Jesus Christ, and of those who, like the Jews on this occasion, have temporarily forsaken his... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:10-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 30:15

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