II. Q; 6th century).[5]. The opposition he meets with he shall not strive against, but patiently endure the contradiction of sinners against himself. By his Spirit in the word he presents the object; by his Spirit in the heart he prepared the organ. Isaiah 2:2-4 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it Isaiah 11:9-12 Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. This Christ does by his grace. They that go down upon the sea means navigators, sailors, traders, such as do business in great waters; an idea much too confined for the prophet, who means the sea in general, as it is used by the Hebrews, for the distant nations, the islands, the dwellers on the sea-coasts all over the world. And that is a constant danger because of our flesh which delights in glory and recognition and fame and honor. "Sing unto Jehovah a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth; ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. 3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. This is referred to by the prophet, first, because of the great multitude who thus go down to the sea; and, secondly, because their conversion will have so important an influence in diffusing the true religion to distant nations. In hearing the word we must have an eye to the time to come. Did not the Lord? God had given them his law so that they might bring other nations to know him and praise him. 43:10; 49:3, 6; Matt. WebIsaiah 52:13--53:12 This lesson is taken from the Book of Consolation in Isaiah. And then He will begin His work of restoration, opening the eyes of the blind. From the uttermost parts of the earth have we heard songs,Isaiah 24:16; Isaiah 24:16. Weband declare his praise in the islands; as on the western continent, and the isles of it; so on the eastern continent, and the islands of it, the islands of Greece, the islands in the Aegean sea. Though he was a Son, yet, as a Mediator, he took upon him the form of a servant, learned obedience to the will of God and practised it, and laid out himself to advance the interests of God's kingdom, and so he was God's servant. 49:3. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. The Synoptic Gospels each allude to verse 1 in their accounts of the Baptism of Jesus, when the Holy Spirit descends like a dove upon Jesus and a "voice from heaven" acclaims Him as "My Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." My chosen one, + whom I have * approved! In his teaching(M) the islands(N) will put their hope.(O), 5This is what God the Lord saysthe Creator of the heavens,(P) who stretches them out,who spreads out the earth(Q) with all that springs from it,(R)who gives breath(S) to its people,and life to those who walk on it:6I, the Lord, have called(T) you in righteousness;(U)I will take hold of your hand. He said, "When your father was really nothing, God raised him up and gave him this great kingdom of Babylon. III. (AF)I will not yield my glory to another(AG)or my praise to idols. In silence, and without noise: He shall not strive nor cry. Let them declare his praise in the islands, the isles of the Gentiles, probably referring to the islands of Greece. II. By the wilderness and the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. By the islands and the inhabitants thereof, Isaiah 42:10; Isaiah 42:10, and again, Isaiah 42:12; Isaiah 42:12. {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} Two glorious blessings Christ, in his gospel, brings with him to the Gentile worldlight and liberty. This chapter contains a poem known as the first of the "Servant songs" about the servant, whom Jewish tradition holds that Isaiah identifies as either the Israelites themselves (Hebrew: , or l'goyim) or Cyrus (in contrast to Jewish Christian and, thus, later gentile Christian tradition, as well as Islamic tradition). Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. -Secker. In the lower world: for he spread forth the earth, and made it a capacious habitation, and that which comes out of it is produced by his power. A little over two years ago, my family and I landed in Minneapolis after leaving our beloved home in Hawaii for me to take up my current teaching position at Bethlehem. Note, The receipt of former mercies may encourage us to hope for further mercies; for God is constant in his care for his people, and his compassions are still new. Start FREE. And only the consonants were written so a man would not pronounce the name in his mind. III. Thus, when the gospel shall be preached, it shall have a free course, and that which hinders the progress of it shall be taken out of the way. A new song. Isaiah 52:1353:12. Chris Bruno Well, in the book of Isaiah, it most immediately refers to the islands in the Mediterranean Sea (Isa 11:11). Version, given in Matthew 12:21, "In His name shall the Gentiles hope," is a paraphrase rather than a translation. S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; WebThe Servant of the Lord. When Paul was talking to Agrippa, and more or less giving his defense before king Agrippa, in Acts chapter 26 beginning with verse Isaiah 42:17 , Paul declared to Agrippa how that the Lord had appeared unto him and said unto him that he had sent Paul. It was a great trust which the Father reposed in the Son, but he knew him to be par negotioequal to it, both able and faithful. But He said, "I'm doing it. Isaiah 42 is the forty-second chapter of the Book of Isaiah in both the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of Creeds and doctrines are disputed and are even found to be contradictory; but the whole Christian world rejoices in the great songs of God's church. The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Several Bethlehem students have come along with us on trips to serve the churches in the islands, and theyve been able to see the real gospel needs there. He will destroy and devour at once all the oppositions of the powers of darkness. III. WebThe following is a list of islands of Michigan.Michigan has the second longest coastline of any state after Alaska.Being bordered by four of the five Great LakesErie, Huron, WebIsaiah 42:15 KJV copy save I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. Isaiah 42:10-12. The song of joy and praise which should be sung hereupon to the glory of God (Isaiah 42:10; Isaiah 42:10): Sing unto the Lord a new song, a New-Testament song. As Henderson commented, "This paragraph describes the universal joy which the publication of the Gospel should occasion. He will send the Messiah to open men's eyes, that so he may turn them from the service of dumb idols to serve the living God, because, though he has long winked at the times of ignorance, he will now maintain his prerogative, and will not give his glory to graven images. 1. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, 13 Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. There has not failed one word, 1 Kings 8 56. He had to root out, pull down, destroy before he began to build and to plant. The ministry said the incursion included 29 jets that crossed into Taiwan's southwestern air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the highest number in a This is the reason that we have to sing a new song to the Lord! People living on the farthest seacoasts and in the desert lands should praise Him. (BO), 18Hear, you deaf;(BP)look, you blind, and see!19Who is blind(BQ) but my servant,(BR)and deaf like the messenger(BS) I send?Who is blind like the one in covenant(BT) with me,blind like the servant of the Lord?20You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;your ears are open, but you do not listen.(BU)21It pleased the Lordfor the sake(BV) of his righteousnessto make his law(BW) great and glorious.22But this is a people plundered(BX) and looted,all of them trapped in pits(BY)or hidden away in prisons. 12; Psalms 33:3; Psalms 40:3; Psalms 96:1; Psalms 98:1; Psalms 144:9; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3). Now this is prefixed to God's covenant with the Messiah, and the commission given him, not only to show that he has authority to make such a covenant and give such a commission, and had power sufficient to bear him out, but that the design of the work of redemption was to maintain the honour of the Creator, and to restore man to the allegiance he owes to God as his Maker. B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: of Start for FREE. The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable. The Jews salvation out of bondage in Babylon will be a sign and a guarantee of a much wider salvation that is yet to come (8-9).This statement of Gods purposes brings forth an outburst of praise. These punishments were first inflicted on them for their disobedience to the laws of God: It is he against whom we have sinned; the prophet puts himself into the number of the sinners, As Dan 9 7, 8. +. I have put my spirit in him; +. Note, Those whom God calls he will own and help, and will hold their hands. The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. April 7, 2023. And the minute we start taking God's glory for ourselves, we're in big trouble with God. Jeremiah 50:39 Kedar, a son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13), was also the name of a town in the Arabian Desert (cf. The Babylonians shall when they see how the Jews, who despise their images, are owned and delivered by the God they worship without images, and the Gentiles when they see how idolatry falls before the preaching of the gospel, is scattered like darkness before the light of the sun, and melts like snow before its heat. All rights reserved worldwide. 4. I am Yahweh or Yahovah, whatever the pronunciation is. They are robbed and spoiled. It is clear from the context that Isaiah was calling all the peoples to praise God for what he has done and will do. G Let our souls delight in Christ, rely on him, and rejoice in him; and thus let us be united to him, and then, for his sake, the Father will be well pleased with us. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his 13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. Weband proclaim his praise in the islands. To acknowledge the hand of God in their afflictions, and, whoever were the instruments, to have an eye to him as the principal agent (v. 24): "Who gave Jacob and Israel, that people that used to have such an interest in heaven and such a dominion on earth, who gave them for a spoil to the robbers, as they are now to the Babylonians and to the Romans? His kingdom is spiritual, and therefore its weapons are not carnal, nor is its appearance pompous; it comes not with observation. By Gods grace, for about two hundred years now, people in the Hawaiian Islands have put their hope in the Servant, Jesus. Perhaps the neighbouring countries shared in the joy of the Israelites when they returned out of Babylon and some of them came and joined with them in their praises; but we find not that it was to any such degree as might fully answer this illustrious prophecy, and must conclude that it reaches further, and was fulfilled in that which many other prophecies of the joy of the nations are said in the New-Testament to be fulfilled in, the conversion of the Gentiles to the faith of Christ. 4. As a type and figure of this, to make way for the redemption of the Jews out of Babylon, God will humble the pride, and break the power, of their oppressors, and will at once destroy and devour the Babylonian monarchy. who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant? V. The counsel given them in order to their relief; for, though their case be sad, it is not desperate. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. And when he exalted his heart against God, God allowed him the madness and he lived like an animal until seven seasons had passed over. Soon after the announcement by China, Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected a total of 42 Chinese warplanes over the Taiwan Strait, which separates the island from the Chinese mainland. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. Those that were impenitent and unreformed in Babylon were sentenced to perpetual captivity. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Why We Must Prioritize Both Prayer and Scripture Reading. Two glorious blessings Christ, in his gospel, brings with him to the Gentile world--light and liberty. And now new things do I declare. "Let your light," Jesus said, "so shine before men, that when they see your good works, they glorify your Father which is in heaven" ( Matthew 5:16 ). Isaiah 16:1). But we have not just taken Bethlehem to Hawaii, weve also brought Hawaii to Bethlehem. Ye that go down to the sea This seems not to belong to this place; it does not well consist with what follows, "and the fulness thereof." 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? 5. 44:1; Is. Waiting until the kingdom really will be given unto Him, until this expectation is fulfilled. And when you find that, it is capital "L," small o-r-d. It ought to be observed that this song cannot be sung but by renewed men; for it ought to proceed from the deepest feeling of the heart, and therefore we need the direction and influence of the Spirit, that we may sing those praises in a proper manner. Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later): There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island on Saturday, as China announced three To acknowledge that they had provoked God thus to abandon them, and had brought all these calamities upon themselves. The mere aspect of things might shake their faith, and even produce suspicion that all that the prophets had foretold was unfounded and absurd. Sing unto the Lord a new song,. On account of the new things before prophesied of, and now done; on account of redemption and salvation by Christ, and the conversion of the Gentiles through the light of the Gospel brought among them; the song of redeeming love, and for the Gospel, and regenerating grace; and not the Jews only, but the Gentiles also, are called upon to sing this song, as having a special share in the blessings, the subject of it: hence it follows. 40 22), and keeps the vast expanse still upon the stretch. Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies. 24 16. The call that is given to this people (v. 18): "Hear, you deaf, and attend to the joyful sound, and look you blind, that you may see the joyful light." 12:18; (Phil. When an angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him in his agonies, and the Father himself was with him, then this promise was fulfilled. (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22). But we do not yet see all things in subjection unto Him. TAIPEI: Taiwans defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island today, as China announced three days of military God not only did him no wrong in calling him to this hard service, he having voluntarily offered himself to it, but did himself right in providing for his own honour and performing the word which he had spoken. 2. So I am so anxious to hear that roar. The scripture was fulfilled in the casting off of the Jews as well as in the calling in of the Gentiles, and therein the Lord will be well pleased. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. Chinas war games will send planes, ships and personnel into the maritime areas and air space of the Taiwan Strait, off the northern and southern coasts of the The song of joy and praise which should be sung hereupon to the glory of God (v. 10): Sing unto the Lord a new song, a New-Testament song. Nay, it burned him, and, though he could not then but know it and feel it, yet he laid it not to heart, was not awakened by the fiery rebukes he was under nor at all affected with them. Isaiah 52:1353:12. [7]It is charitable to suppose that Wardle ever read the rest of this chapter, where it is unequivocally stated that the nation of Israel was both blind and deaf! Let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands. He shall cry, in the preaching of his word, cry like a travailing woman; for the ministers of Christ preached as men in earnest, and that travailed in birth again till they saw Christ formed in the souls of the people, Gal 4 19. For less than $5/mo. The subject of this song is, that Christ has been revealed to the world, and sent by the Father, in order to relieve the miseries of his Church, and to restore her to perfect order, and indeed, as it were, to renew the whole world. The isles shall wait for his law.--The relation of "the servant" to the far off Gentile world is still dominant in the prophet's mind. I am. 'i, "dry land," as opposed to water) occurs in its usual signification ( Isaiah 42:4 Isaiah 42:10 Isaiah 42:12 Isaiah 42:15, Compare Jeremiah 47:4), but more frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast ( Isaiah 20:6, RSV," coastland;" Isaiah 23:2 Isaiah 23:6; Jeremiah 2:10; Ezekiel 27:6 Ezekiel 27:7). The Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found at Qumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter. In Jesus' name I pray. You can see hes primed for action. Chapter 42Now God speaks of another servant. 2:7)My Servant whom I uphold,My Elect One in whom My soul #Matt. The assurances which he gives to the Messiah of his presence with him in all he did pursuant to his undertaking speak much encouragement to him, v. 6. But this God," he said, "you have not glorified. and his praise from the end of the earth; thither the Gospel being sent, and there made effectual to the conversion of many, these are exhorted to sing and show forth the praises of him who had called them out of Heathenish blindness and darkness into the marvellous light of the Gospel and grace of God: ye that go down into the sea; in ships, that trade by sea; such as the Phoenicians, Tyrians, and Sidonians, to whom the Gospel came, and where it was preached with success, to the conversion of many of them, and therefore had reason to join in this new song; see Acts 11:19 or such that went by sea to distant parts, on purpose to publish the Gospel, as Paul, Barnabas, Silas, and Timothy; and who, succeeding in their work, had reason to rejoice; see Acts 13:4: and all that is therein: or "the fulness of it" s; meaning not the fishes in it, but the islands of it, as next explained: the isles, and the inhabitants thereof; as Cyprus, Crete, and other isles, which heard the joyful sound of the Gospel, and embraced it. They were driven out of the land. From various parts of creation and from various nations of the world, people join in singing praises to the merciful God (10-12). Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). And in Revelation, chapter 10, the description of the coming again of Jesus Christ, it said, "And He shall roar as a lion" ( Revelation 10:3 ). 4. All rights reserved worldwide. By mariners and merchants, and those that go down to the sea, that do business in great waters, and suck the riches of the sea, and so make themselves masters of the fulness thereof and all that is therein, with which they shall praise God, and justly, for it is his, Psalms 24:1; Psalms 95:5. Jeremiah 50:39 chapter context similar meaning "Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of Goldingay, John. ISLAND LAKE, Ill. Former WGN weatherman Jim Ramsey, who passed away April 8, 2022, is being honored by the Village of Island Lake, the place he called home. 21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. The Oxford Bible Commentary. Seeing many things, but you don't observe them; opening your ears, but yet you're not hearing. These are great things, and kind things, very great and very kind; but lest any should say, "They are too great, too kind, to be expected from God by such an undeserving people as that of the Jews, such an undeserving world as that of the Gentiles," he adds, These things will I do unto them, take my word for it I will, and I will not forsake them; he that begins to show this great mercy will go on to do them good. We have the honor of having a second-year seminary student from Hawaii live with us and be part of our family during his time here in Minnesota. Isaiah 21:16-17; Isaiah 60:7). WebAnd the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Ye that go down to the sea - That is, traders, navigators, merchants, seamen; such as do business in the great waters. WebIsaiah. 14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. Now here again is the same thing. 41 8), and as their prophets and teachers who are my messengers? The character that is given of them (v. 19, 20): Who is blind, but my servant, or deaf as my messenger? 2 He will not By his Spirit in the word he presents the object; by his Spirit in the heart he prepared the organ. It is here promised that the praises of God's grace shall be sung with joy and thankfulness, 1. Blindness and deafness in spiritual things are worse in those that profess themselves to be God's servants and messengers than in others. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; By the wilderness and the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. Note, The receipt of former mercies may encourage us to hope for further mercies; for God is constant in his care for his people, and his compassions are still new. So the gospel coming unto the Gentiles through Jesus Christ is predicted. 5. 0. An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel, God will manifest himself, and check idolatry, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:4 He will not fail nor be discouraged (Isa Isi Is). (CC)Was it not the Lord,(CD)against whom we have sinned?For they would not follow(CE) his ways;they did not obey his law. God owns that the Messiah did not take the honour of being Mediator to himself, but was called of God, that he was no intruder, no usurper, but was fairly brought to it (Hebrews 5:4): I have called thee in righteousness. 3 A bruised reed he will not break, And anyone, anyone who ever seeks to serve God and to minister for God must remember that God will not give His glory to another. (3.) As one he put a confidence in: He is my servant on whom I lean; so some read it. Isaiah 2:2-4 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it, Isaiah 11:9-12 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (AD), 8I am the Lord;(AE) that is my name! It is my prayer that there would be an increasingly strong connect between Bethlehem College & Seminary and Bethlehem Baptist Church and the churches in Hawaii. That is My name.". The army, as usual, shall either carry off the forage or destroy it, and by laying bridges of boats over rivers shall turn them into islands, and so drain the fens and low grounds, to make way for the march of their army, that the pools shall be dried up. By the wilderness and the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. s "et plenitudo ejus", Munster, Pagainus, Montanus. ( Isaiah 42:19-24 ). Key verses: Isaiah 2:2-4 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S It shall not be proclaimed, Lo, here, is Christ or Lo, he is there; as when great princes ride in progress or make a public entry. You see, sometimes things get so corrupt, before you can build you just got to wipe out what's there. EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES) And (as Mr. Gataker well observes) in this and similar prophecies of Christ, that are couched in types, as of David and Solomon, some passages agree to the type and not to the truth, other to the truth and not to the type, and many to the type in one sense and the truth in another. Corruptio optimi est pessimaWhat is best becomes, when corrupted, the worst. When an angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him in his agonies, and the Father himself was with him, then this promise was fulfilled. The Jews traded little at sea; if therefore God's praises be sung by those that go down to the sea, it must be by Gentiles. Who are these islands that will hope in the Servant? Darwin Pr, 1995. Isaiah 42:4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law." What wilt thou have us to do? New International Version (NIV). The fire of God's wrath kindled upon him, and he knew it not, was not aware of it, took no notice of the judgments, at least not of the hand of God in them. [2][3] The latter two write that "The idea of a 'servant' played a small part in the earlier chapters, being used as a designation of the unworthy Eliakim in 22:20 and of the figure of David in 37:35, but it now comes to the fore as a description of major significance, the noun being used more than 20 times in chs. From the uttermost parts of the earth have we heard songs, ch. Vol. 1 24: Ah! Those whom God employs as his servants; as he will uphold them and be well pleased with them, so he will put his Spirit upon them. Let them declare his praise in the islands, the isles of the Gentiles, probably referring to the islands of Greece. The apostle speaks of it as a mystery which, in other ages, was not made known, as it is now revealed, that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, Eph 3 5, 6. Additionally, Matthew quotes Isaiah 42:1-5 and plainly says it is a prophecy fulfilled in Jesus ( Matthew 12:16-21 ). God owns him as one employed for him: He is my servant. A prophecy of the Messiah's coming with meekness, and yet with power, to do the Redeemer's work, ver 1-4. The assurances which he gives to the Messiah of his presence with him in all he did pursuant to his undertaking speak much encouragement to him, Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 42:6. 4. TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island on Saturday, as China announced three days of military drills. He told of dreams and visions." it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. The rude and most barbarous, as the mountaineers commonly are, shall be civilized by the gospel. Pray for partnerships between Bethlehem College & Seminary and churches in the islands. 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(AF)I will not yield my glory to another(AG)or my praise to idols. In silence, and without noise: He shall not strive nor cry. Let them declare his praise in the islands, the isles of the Gentiles, probably referring to the islands of Greece. II. By the wilderness and the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. By the islands and the inhabitants thereof, Isaiah 42:10; Isaiah 42:10, and again, Isaiah 42:12; Isaiah 42:12. {\displaystyle {\mathfrak {G}}} Two glorious blessings Christ, in his gospel, brings with him to the Gentile worldlight and liberty. This chapter contains a poem known as the first of the "Servant songs" about the servant, whom Jewish tradition holds that Isaiah identifies as either the Israelites themselves (Hebrew: , or l'goyim) or Cyrus (in contrast to Jewish Christian and, thus, later gentile Christian tradition, as well as Islamic tradition). Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. -Secker. In the lower world: for he spread forth the earth, and made it a capacious habitation, and that which comes out of it is produced by his power. A little over two years ago, my family and I landed in Minneapolis after leaving our beloved home in Hawaii for me to take up my current teaching position at Bethlehem. Note, The receipt of former mercies may encourage us to hope for further mercies; for God is constant in his care for his people, and his compassions are still new. Start FREE. 
And only the consonants were written so a man would not pronounce the name in his mind. III. Thus, when the gospel shall be preached, it shall have a free course, and that which hinders the progress of it shall be taken out of the way. A new song. Isaiah 52:1353:12. Chris Bruno Well, in the book of Isaiah, it most immediately refers to the islands in the Mediterranean Sea (Isa 11:11). Version, given in Matthew 12:21, "In His name shall the Gentiles hope," is a paraphrase rather than a translation. S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; WebThe Servant of the Lord. When Paul was talking to Agrippa, and more or less giving his defense before king Agrippa, in Acts chapter 26 beginning with verse Isaiah 42:17 , Paul declared to Agrippa how that the Lord had appeared unto him and said unto him that he had sent Paul. 
It was a great trust which the Father reposed in the Son, but he knew him to be par negotioequal to it, both able and faithful. But He said, "I'm doing it. Isaiah 42 is the forty-second chapter of the Book of Isaiah in both the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament of Creeds and doctrines are disputed and are even found to be contradictory; but the whole Christian world rejoices in the great songs of God's church. The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Several Bethlehem students have come along with us on trips to serve the churches in the islands, and theyve been able to see the real gospel needs there. He will destroy and devour at once all the oppositions of the powers of darkness. III. WebThe following is a list of islands of Michigan.Michigan has the second longest coastline of any state after Alaska.Being bordered by four of the five Great LakesErie, Huron, WebIsaiah 42:15 KJV copy save I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. Isaiah 42:10-12. The song of joy and praise which should be sung hereupon to the glory of God (Isaiah 42:10; Isaiah 42:10): Sing unto the Lord a new song, a New-Testament song. As Henderson commented, "This paragraph describes the universal joy which the publication of the Gospel should occasion. He will send the Messiah to open men's eyes, that so he may turn them from the service of dumb idols to serve the living God, because, though he has long winked at the times of ignorance, he will now maintain his prerogative, and will not give his glory to graven images. 1. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, 13 Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. There has not failed one word, 1 Kings 8 56. He had to root out, pull down, destroy before he began to build and to plant. The ministry said the incursion included 29 jets that crossed into Taiwan's southwestern air defence identification zone (ADIZ), the highest number in a This is the reason that we have to sing a new song to the Lord! People living on the farthest seacoasts and in the desert lands should praise Him. (BO), 18Hear, you deaf;(BP)look, you blind, and see!19Who is blind(BQ) but my servant,(BR)and deaf like the messenger(BS) I send?Who is blind like the one in covenant(BT) with me,blind like the servant of the Lord?20You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;your ears are open, but you do not listen.(BU)21It pleased the Lordfor the sake(BV) of his righteousnessto make his law(BW) great and glorious.22But this is a people plundered(BX) and looted,all of them trapped in pits(BY)or hidden away in prisons. 12; Psalms 33:3; Psalms 40:3; Psalms 96:1; Psalms 98:1; Psalms 144:9; Revelation 5:9; Revelation 14:3). Now this is prefixed to God's covenant with the Messiah, and the commission given him, not only to show that he has authority to make such a covenant and give such a commission, and had power sufficient to bear him out, but that the design of the work of redemption was to maintain the honour of the Creator, and to restore man to the allegiance he owes to God as his Maker. B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: of Start for FREE. The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable. The Jews salvation out of bondage in Babylon will be a sign and a guarantee of a much wider salvation that is yet to come (8-9).This statement of Gods purposes brings forth an outburst of praise. These punishments were first inflicted on them for their disobedience to the laws of God: It is he against whom we have sinned; the prophet puts himself into the number of the sinners, As Dan 9 7, 8. +. I have put my spirit in him; +. Note, Those whom God calls he will own and help, and will hold their hands. The Thoughts and Prayer on Today's Verse are written by Phil Ware. April 7, 2023. 
And the minute we start taking God's glory for ourselves, we're in big trouble with God. Jeremiah 50:39 Kedar, a son of Ishmael (Genesis 25:13), was also the name of a town in the Arabian Desert (cf. The Babylonians shall when they see how the Jews, who despise their images, are owned and delivered by the God they worship without images, and the Gentiles when they see how idolatry falls before the preaching of the gospel, is scattered like darkness before the light of the sun, and melts like snow before its heat. All rights reserved worldwide. 4. I am Yahweh or Yahovah, whatever the pronunciation is. They are robbed and spoiled. It is clear from the context that Isaiah was calling all the peoples to praise God for what he has done and will do. G Let our souls delight in Christ, rely on him, and rejoice in him; and thus let us be united to him, and then, for his sake, the Father will be well pleased with us. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his 13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. Weband proclaim his praise in the islands. To acknowledge the hand of God in their afflictions, and, whoever were the instruments, to have an eye to him as the principal agent (v. 24): "Who gave Jacob and Israel, that people that used to have such an interest in heaven and such a dominion on earth, who gave them for a spoil to the robbers, as they are now to the Babylonians and to the Romans? His kingdom is spiritual, and therefore its weapons are not carnal, nor is its appearance pompous; it comes not with observation. By Gods grace, for about two hundred years now, people in the Hawaiian Islands have put their hope in the Servant, Jesus. Perhaps the neighbouring countries shared in the joy of the Israelites when they returned out of Babylon and some of them came and joined with them in their praises; but we find not that it was to any such degree as might fully answer this illustrious prophecy, and must conclude that it reaches further, and was fulfilled in that which many other prophecies of the joy of the nations are said in the New-Testament to be fulfilled in, the conversion of the Gentiles to the faith of Christ. 4. As a type and figure of this, to make way for the redemption of the Jews out of Babylon, God will humble the pride, and break the power, of their oppressors, and will at once destroy and devour the Babylonian monarchy. who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant? V. The counsel given them in order to their relief; for, though their case be sad, it is not desperate. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. And when he exalted his heart against God, God allowed him the madness and he lived like an animal until seven seasons had passed over. Soon after the announcement by China, Taiwan's defence ministry said it had detected a total of 42 Chinese warplanes over the Taiwan Strait, which separates the island from the Chinese mainland. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. Those that were impenitent and unreformed in Babylon were sentenced to perpetual captivity. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Why We Must Prioritize Both Prayer and Scripture Reading. Two glorious blessings Christ, in his gospel, brings with him to the Gentile world--light and liberty. And now new things do I declare. "Let your light," Jesus said, "so shine before men, that when they see your good works, they glorify your Father which is in heaven" ( Matthew 5:16 ). Isaiah 16:1). But we have not just taken Bethlehem to Hawaii, weve also brought Hawaii to Bethlehem. Ye that go down to the sea This seems not to belong to this place; it does not well consist with what follows, "and the fulness thereof." 24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? 5. 44:1; Is. Waiting until the kingdom really will be given unto Him, until this expectation is fulfilled. And when you find that, it is capital "L," small o-r-d. It ought to be observed that this song cannot be sung but by renewed men; for it ought to proceed from the deepest feeling of the heart, and therefore we need the direction and influence of the Spirit, that we may sing those praises in a proper manner. Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later): There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island on Saturday, as China announced three To acknowledge that they had provoked God thus to abandon them, and had brought all these calamities upon themselves. The mere aspect of things might shake their faith, and even produce suspicion that all that the prophets had foretold was unfounded and absurd. Sing unto the Lord a new song,. On account of the new things before prophesied of, and now done; on account of redemption and salvation by Christ, and the conversion of the Gentiles through the light of the Gospel brought among them; the song of redeeming love, and for the Gospel, and regenerating grace; and not the Jews only, but the Gentiles also, are called upon to sing this song, as having a special share in the blessings, the subject of it: hence it follows. 40 22), and keeps the vast expanse still upon the stretch. Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies. 24 16. The call that is given to this people (v. 18): "Hear, you deaf, and attend to the joyful sound, and look you blind, that you may see the joyful light." 12:18; (Phil. When an angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him in his agonies, and the Father himself was with him, then this promise was fulfilled. (Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22). But we do not yet see all things in subjection unto Him. TAIPEI: Taiwans defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island today, as China announced three days of military God not only did him no wrong in calling him to this hard service, he having voluntarily offered himself to it, but did himself right in providing for his own honour and performing the word which he had spoken. 2. So I am so anxious to hear that roar. The scripture was fulfilled in the casting off of the Jews as well as in the calling in of the Gentiles, and therein the Lord will be well pleased. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 
Chinas war games will send planes, ships and personnel into the maritime areas and air space of the Taiwan Strait, off the northern and southern coasts of the The song of joy and praise which should be sung hereupon to the glory of God (v. 10): Sing unto the Lord a new song, a New-Testament song. Nay, it burned him, and, though he could not then but know it and feel it, yet he laid it not to heart, was not awakened by the fiery rebukes he was under nor at all affected with them. Isaiah 52:1353:12. [7]It is charitable to suppose that Wardle ever read the rest of this chapter, where it is unequivocally stated that the nation of Israel was both blind and deaf! Let them give glory unto Jehovah, and declare his praise in the islands. He shall cry, in the preaching of his word, cry like a travailing woman; for the ministers of Christ preached as men in earnest, and that travailed in birth again till they saw Christ formed in the souls of the people, Gal 4 19. For less than $5/mo. The subject of this song is, that Christ has been revealed to the world, and sent by the Father, in order to relieve the miseries of his Church, and to restore her to perfect order, and indeed, as it were, to renew the whole world. The isles shall wait for his law.--The relation of "the servant" to the far off Gentile world is still dominant in the prophet's mind. I am. 'i, "dry land," as opposed to water) occurs in its usual signification ( Isaiah 42:4 Isaiah 42:10 Isaiah 42:12 Isaiah 42:15, Compare Jeremiah 47:4), but more frequently simply denotes a maritime region or sea-coast ( Isaiah 20:6, RSV," coastland;" Isaiah 23:2 Isaiah 23:6; Jeremiah 2:10; Ezekiel 27:6 Ezekiel 27:7). The Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found at Qumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter. In Jesus' name I pray. You can see hes primed for action. Chapter 42Now God speaks of another servant. 2:7)My Servant whom I uphold,My Elect One in whom My soul #Matt. The assurances which he gives to the Messiah of his presence with him in all he did pursuant to his undertaking speak much encouragement to him, v. 6. But this God," he said, "you have not glorified. and his praise from the end of the earth; thither the Gospel being sent, and there made effectual to the conversion of many, these are exhorted to sing and show forth the praises of him who had called them out of Heathenish blindness and darkness into the marvellous light of the Gospel and grace of God: ye that go down into the sea; in ships, that trade by sea; such as the Phoenicians, Tyrians, and Sidonians, to whom the Gospel came, and where it was preached with success, to the conversion of many of them, and therefore had reason to join in this new song; see Acts 11:19 or such that went by sea to distant parts, on purpose to publish the Gospel, as Paul, Barnabas, Silas, and Timothy; and who, succeeding in their work, had reason to rejoice; see Acts 13:4: and all that is therein: or "the fulness of it" s; meaning not the fishes in it, but the islands of it, as next explained: the isles, and the inhabitants thereof; as Cyprus, Crete, and other isles, which heard the joyful sound of the Gospel, and embraced it. They were driven out of the land. From various parts of creation and from various nations of the world, people join in singing praises to the merciful God (10-12). Exell, Joseph S.; Spence-Jones, Henry Donald Maurice (Editors). And in Revelation, chapter 10, the description of the coming again of Jesus Christ, it said, "And He shall roar as a lion" ( Revelation 10:3 ). 4. All rights reserved worldwide. By mariners and merchants, and those that go down to the sea, that do business in great waters, and suck the riches of the sea, and so make themselves masters of the fulness thereof and all that is therein, with which they shall praise God, and justly, for it is his, Psalms 24:1; Psalms 95:5. Jeremiah 50:39 chapter context similar meaning "Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of Goldingay, John. ISLAND LAKE, Ill. Former WGN weatherman Jim Ramsey, who passed away April 8, 2022, is being honored by the Village of Island Lake, the place he called home. 21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. The Oxford Bible Commentary. 
Seeing many things, but you don't observe them; opening your ears, but yet you're not hearing. These are great things, and kind things, very great and very kind; but lest any should say, "They are too great, too kind, to be expected from God by such an undeserving people as that of the Jews, such an undeserving world as that of the Gentiles," he adds, These things will I do unto them, take my word for it I will, and I will not forsake them; he that begins to show this great mercy will go on to do them good. We have the honor of having a second-year seminary student from Hawaii live with us and be part of our family during his time here in Minnesota. Isaiah 21:16-17; Isaiah 60:7). WebAnd the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. Ye that go down to the sea - That is, traders, navigators, merchants, seamen; such as do business in the great waters. WebIsaiah. 14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. Now here again is the same thing. 41 8), and as their prophets and teachers who are my messengers? The character that is given of them (v. 19, 20): Who is blind, but my servant, or deaf as my messenger? 2 He will not By his Spirit in the word he presents the object; by his Spirit in the heart he prepared the organ. It is here promised that the praises of God's grace shall be sung with joy and thankfulness, 1. Blindness and deafness in spiritual things are worse in those that profess themselves to be God's servants and messengers than in others. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; By the wilderness and the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. Note, The receipt of former mercies may encourage us to hope for further mercies; for God is constant in his care for his people, and his compassions are still new. So the gospel coming unto the Gentiles through Jesus Christ is predicted. 5. 0. An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel, God will manifest himself, and check idolatry, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:4 He will not fail nor be discouraged (Isa Isi Is). 
(CC)Was it not the Lord,(CD)against whom we have sinned?For they would not follow(CE) his ways;they did not obey his law. God owns that the Messiah did not take the honour of being Mediator to himself, but was called of God, that he was no intruder, no usurper, but was fairly brought to it (Hebrews 5:4): I have called thee in righteousness. 3 A bruised reed he will not break, And anyone, anyone who ever seeks to serve God and to minister for God must remember that God will not give His glory to another. (3.) As one he put a confidence in: He is my servant on whom I lean; so some read it. Isaiah 2:2-4 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it, Isaiah 11:9-12 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. (AD), 8I am the Lord;(AE) that is my name! 
It is my prayer that there would be an increasingly strong connect between Bethlehem College & Seminary and Bethlehem Baptist Church and the churches in Hawaii. That is My name.". The army, as usual, shall either carry off the forage or destroy it, and by laying bridges of boats over rivers shall turn them into islands, and so drain the fens and low grounds, to make way for the march of their army, that the pools shall be dried up. By the wilderness and the cities thereof, and the villages of Kedar. s "et plenitudo ejus", Munster, Pagainus, Montanus. ( Isaiah 42:19-24 ). Key verses: Isaiah 2:2-4 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S It shall not be proclaimed, Lo, here, is Christ or Lo, he is there; as when great princes ride in progress or make a public entry. You see, sometimes things get so corrupt, before you can build you just got to wipe out what's there. EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES) And (as Mr. Gataker well observes) in this and similar prophecies of Christ, that are couched in types, as of David and Solomon, some passages agree to the type and not to the truth, other to the truth and not to the type, and many to the type in one sense and the truth in another. Corruptio optimi est pessimaWhat is best becomes, when corrupted, the worst. When an angel was sent from heaven to strengthen him in his agonies, and the Father himself was with him, then this promise was fulfilled. The Jews traded little at sea; if therefore God's praises be sung by those that go down to the sea, it must be by Gentiles. Who are these islands that will hope in the Servant? Darwin Pr, 1995. Isaiah 42:4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law." What wilt thou have us to do? New International Version (NIV). The fire of God's wrath kindled upon him, and he knew it not, was not aware of it, took no notice of the judgments, at least not of the hand of God in them. [2][3] The latter two write that "The idea of a 'servant' played a small part in the earlier chapters, being used as a designation of the unworthy Eliakim in 22:20 and of the figure of David in 37:35, but it now comes to the fore as a description of major significance, the noun being used more than 20 times in chs. From the uttermost parts of the earth have we heard songs, ch. Vol. 1 24: Ah! Those whom God employs as his servants; as he will uphold them and be well pleased with them, so he will put his Spirit upon them. Let them declare his praise in the islands, the isles of the Gentiles, probably referring to the islands of Greece. The apostle speaks of it as a mystery which, in other ages, was not made known, as it is now revealed, that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, Eph 3 5, 6. Additionally, Matthew quotes Isaiah 42:1-5 and plainly says it is a prophecy fulfilled in Jesus ( Matthew 12:16-21 ). God owns him as one employed for him: He is my servant. A prophecy of the Messiah's coming with meekness, and yet with power, to do the Redeemer's work, ver 1-4. The assurances which he gives to the Messiah of his presence with him in all he did pursuant to his undertaking speak much encouragement to him, Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 42:6. 4. TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's defence ministry said eight Chinese warships and 42 fighter jets were detected around the island on Saturday, as China announced three days of military drills. He told of dreams and visions." it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. The rude and most barbarous, as the mountaineers commonly are, shall be civilized by the gospel. Pray for partnerships between Bethlehem College & Seminary and churches in the islands. 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