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Verse Isaiah 30:17. _AT THE REBUKE OF FIVE SHALL YE FLEE_ - "At the
rebuke of five, ten thousand of you shall flee"] In the second line of
this verse a word is manifestly omitted, which should answer...
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ONE THOUSAND ... - The sense of this is, that you shall be easily
alarmed and overcome by those who are inferior in numbers and
strength. The number ‘one thousand,’ is put for a large indefinite
numbe...
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CHAPTER 30
The Fourth Woe Against Alliance With Egypt
1. _The alliance and its failure (Isaiah 30:1)_ 2. _The written table
against the rebellious people (Isaiah 30:8)_ 3. Jehovah's word of
encourage...
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This passage is introduced by a strange title, Oracle concerning the
beasts of the Negeb, _i.e._ either the beasts who carry the treasure
to Egypt (Isaiah 30:6_ b_), or the wild creatures that infest...
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ONE THOUSAND SHALL FLEE. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:8.)
SHALL FLEE. The Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ is correctly supplied from
the next clause.
REBUKE. threat.
YE FLEE. ye [all] flee.
A...
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Their flight will be disgraceful. The words _at the rebuke of
five_seem to weaken the force of the preceding hyperbole; hence some
critics would insert "a myriad" in the second clause, after Leviticus...
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The true policy contrasted with the false.
15 re-echoes the great ruling principle of Isaiah's statesmanship:
comp. ch. Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 7:9; Isaiah 28:16. For _saith_read with
R.V. SAID.
returning...
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FOR THUS SAITH THE LORD— The second sentence contains a judicial
reproof and denunciation, wherein the punishment to be inflicted upon
the disobedient and badly advised, is distinctly compared with th...
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2. SALVATION
TEXT: Isaiah 30:15-33
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For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning
and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be
your strength: and ye...
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One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five
shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain,
and as an ensign on an hill.
ONE THOUSAND - Hebrew, 'elep...
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1-7. The Egyptian alliance is profitless.
8-11. The perversity of Judah,
12-17. and its disastrous consequences.
18-26. There is a glorious prospect for the repentant people.
27-33 But first Jehov...
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ONE THOUSAND, etc.] the words indicate the complete rout (Leviticus
26:8).
BEACON.. ENSIGN] striking symbols of solitariness....
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The bold words of the people in Judah will be worth nothing, when the
powerful *Assyrian army actually arrives.
GOD WILL BE KIND TO HIS PEOPLE
V18 But the *Lord wants to show you kindness. He great...
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ONE THOUSAND SHALL FLEE AT THE REBUKE OF ONE. — The hyperbole is
natural and common enough (Deuteronomy 32:30; Joshua 23:10; Leviticus
26:8); but the fact that the inscription of King Piankhi Mer. Amo...
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אֶ֣לֶף אֶחָ֗ד מִ פְּנֵי֙ גַּעֲרַ֣ת
אֶחָ֔ד מִ
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BOOK 3
ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS
705-702 B.C.
Isaiah:
29 About 703
30 A little later
31 A little later
32:1-8 Later
32:9-20 Date uncertain
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FATAL RELIANCE ON HUMAN AID
Isaiah 30:1-17
Toward the close of the 8th century, b.c. Jerusalem sent ambassadors
to seek help from Egypt against Assyria, in distinct defiance of God's
repeated warning...
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This chapter contains two distinct messages. In the first, the prophet
denounces an alliance with Egypt (verses Isa 30:1-26), and in the
second foretells the destruction of Assyria (verses Isa 30:27-3...
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One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five
shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the (p) top of a
mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.
(p) Whereas all the trees...
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_Five. A small number shall put you to flight. (Menochius) --- Mast,
set up after a shipwreck, to warn others, or as a signal, chap.
xxxiii. 23._...
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Now the Lord raiseth up instruments to punish his children from their
own pursuits, and, like Jonah's gourd, maketh a worm to come forth
from the root of it! The Lord had assured his people, that if t...
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17._A thousand, as one, shall flee at the rebuke of one. _Because the
Jews, on account of their vast numbers, relied on their forces, as men
are wont to do when they possess any power, therefore the P...
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The effect of this unbelief is manifested in chapter 30. The people
put their trust in man, according to the wisdom of man. They look to
Egypt for help, but in vain. This contempt of Jehovah, accompan...
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ONE THOUSAND [SHALL FLEE] AT THE REBUKE OF ONE,.... A troop of horse,
consisting of a thousand men, shall flee upon the attack and onset of
a single person, so dispirited should they be, and so posses...
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One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five
shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain,
and as an ensign on an hill.
Ver. 17. _One thousand shall...
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_In returning_ From your present purpose of sending to Egypt; or, as
the LXX., the Syriac, and Arabic understand it, in returning to God;
_shall ye be saved_ Preserved from the power of your enemies....
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A BEACON:
Or, a tree bereft of branches, or boughs, or a mast...
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8-18 The Jews were the only professing people God then had in the
world, yet many among them were rebellious. They had the light, but
they loved darkness rather. The prophets checked them in their si...
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SHALL FLEE; which words are fitly supplied out of the following
clause. AT THE REBUKE; either,
1. At his real rebuke, upon his assault or onset; or rather,
2. At his verbal rebuke, upon his mere thr...
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Isaiah 30:17 One H259 thousand H505 at H6440 threat H1606 one H259 At
H6440 threat H1606 five H2568 flee...
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THEIR TRUST IN OTHER THAN YAHWEH AND THEIR TANTAMOUNT REJECTION OF HIM
CAN ONLY RESULT IN DISASTER. SECURITY RESTS IN TRUSTING IN YAHWEH
(ISAIAH 30:8).
Isaiah is to write his words down as a testimony...
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CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and
exhortation to turn to the Lord for help.
CHARACTERS: God, Pharoah.
CONCLUSION: When sin has brought men into distress, it is th...
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Isaiah 30:1. _Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that
take counsel, but not of me._ It was a law among all ancient nations
to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods....
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_Till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain_
ISRAEL’S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
I. THE PAST.
1. Sins of God’s people (Isaiah 30:1; Isaiah 30:9). Rejecting His
Word; trusting in arm of f...
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ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 30:15 Isaiah gets to the heart of the matter.
With the authority of THE LORD GOD, THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL, the secret
of Judah’s strength has been revealed. It comes in ret
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THE VANITY OF EARTHLY HELP IN TIME OF TRIAL, AND THE PROFIT OF PATIENT
WAITING
Isaiah 30:15. _For thus saith the Lord God, &c._
The history of the Jews a striking proof of human depravity. That
peopl...
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EXPOSITION
ISAIAH 30:1
THE ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT OPENLY REBUKED. In the preceding chapter
(Isaiah 30:15) the design of the Jewish rulers to seek the alliance of
Egypt was covertly
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Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but
not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit,
that they may add sin to their sin (Isaiah 30:1):
Now these pe...
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Deuteronomy 28:25; Deuteronomy 32:30; Isaiah 1:7; Isaiah 1:8; Isa
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'Till — 'Till you be destroyed, and but a few of you left....