Isaiah 33:1-12
THE PUNISHMENT STRIKES THE ADVERSARY... [ Continue Reading ]
THE PUNISHMENT STRIKES THE ADVERSARY... [ Continue Reading ]
Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled, the hostility of the Assyrian invader being a type of the world-power's enmity toward the Church of God; AND DEALEST TREACHEROUSLY, in invading the country for the purpose of robbery, AND THEY DEALT NOT TREACHEROUSLY WITH THEE, the hostile act be... [ Continue Reading ]
O Lord, be gracious unto us! For the grace and mercy of tile heavenly Father is the believers' only stay. WE HAVE WAITED FOR THEE, trustfully expecting the help which He alone can give; BE THOU THEIR ARM EVERY MORNING, for the danger is new every day, OUR SALVATION ALSO IN THE TIME OF TROUBLE, bring... [ Continue Reading ]
At the noise of the tumult, as Jehovah makes ready to punish the enemy, THE PEOPLE FLED, as before the onset of a powerful army; AT THE LIFTING UP OF THYSELF THE NATIONS WERE SCATTERED, their armies fleeing in hopeless confusion.... [ Continue Reading ]
And your spoil, so the prophet tells the adversaries, SHALL BE GATHERED LIKE THE GATHERING OF THE CATERPILLAR, that is, the treasures which the invaders had robbed would be abandoned by them, to be collected by the Jews with the same eagerness exhibited by the wingless locust as it devours the veget... [ Continue Reading ]
The Lord is exalted, He who occupies the throne on high is given all glory for His triumph over the world-power, for executing righteousness and justice in the world; FOR HE DWELLETH AN HIGH, His victory is a glorious exhibition of His divine power; HE HATH FILLED ZION WITH JUDGMENT AND RIGHTEOUSNES... [ Continue Reading ]
And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times and strength of salvation, literally, "And there shall be security, a firm and lasting prosperity, of thy times, a treasure of salvation, of wisdom and knowledge"; that is, the times, the period here referred to, will be characterized by a... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without, namely, the men of rank sent to the Assyrian general at Lachish, to offer presents and sue for peace, 2 Kings 18:14; THE AMBASSADORS OF PEACE SHALL WEEP BITTERLY, since their proposals were treated with duplicity and scorn.... [ Continue Reading ]
The highways lie waste, travel had been discontinued on account of the desolation spread by the invaders, THE WAYFARING MAN CEASETH, for the life of no traveler was safe on the roads; HE, the enemy, HATH BROKEN THE COVENANT, in accepting the ransom offered, yet refusing to retire to fulfill its stip... [ Continue Reading ]
The earth mourneth and languisheth, on account of the wickedness committed on its surface and in consequence of the devastation wrought by the invading hordes. LEBANON IS ASHAMED AND HEWN DOWN, its mighty forests withered; SHARON, the fertile plain along the Mediterranean, south of Mount Carmel, IS... [ Continue Reading ]
Now will I rise, saith the Lord, getting up from the throne of His might; NOW WILL I BE EXALTED, showing Himself in the might of His greatness; NOW WILL I LIFT UP MYSELF, as a champion preparing for battle. He now addresses the enemies directly.... [ Continue Reading ]
Ye shall conceive chaff, dry grass or hay, since the plans which they laid were not fresh and full of life, but utterly dry, without strength and sap, YE SHALL BRING FORTH STUBBLE, to which their futile ideas might well be compared; YOUR BREATH, their own snorting anger, as they fretted and fumed, A... [ Continue Reading ]
And the people shall be as the burnings of lime, which consumes itself as it comes in contact with water; AS THORNS CUT UP, which burn with a bright flame, with loud crackling, and much smoke, SHALL THEY BE BURNED IN THE FIRE. Thus are the adversaries of the Lord consumed by the fire of His anger, w... [ Continue Reading ]
Hear, ye that are far off, all the distant nations of the world, WHAT I HAVE DONE; AND, YE THAT ARE NEAR, the Jews and the nations near them, acknowledge MY MIGHT, so Jehovah calls out through His herald.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SINNERS ALARMED, THE PIOUS COMFORTED... [ Continue Reading ]
The sinners in Zion, those who falsely professed the religion of Israel, though their heart was not in their worship, ARE AFRAID, terrified because their hypocrisy is about to be revealed; FEARFULNESS HATH SURPRISED THE HYPOCRITES, who were often addicted to secret idolatry while they continued thei... [ Continue Reading ]
He that walketh righteously, practicing the proper righteousness of life in every respect, AND SPEAKETH UPRIGHTLY, without a trace of hypocrisy; HE THAT DESPISETH THE GAIN OF OPPRESSIONS, repudiating the very idea of enriching himself by means which savor of blackmail, THAT SHAKETH HIS HANDS, interl... [ Continue Reading ]
he shall dwell on high, in places inaccessible to the foe, HIS PLACE OF DEFENSE SHALL BE THE MUNITIONS OF ROCKS, the fastnesses of the mountains, where he dwells under the protection of Jehovah; BREAD SHALL BE GIVEN HIM; HIS WATERS SHALL BE SURE, he will have both food and drink in rich abundance. T... [ Continue Reading ]
Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty, the Messiah in the glory of His redemptive work; THEY SHALL BEHOLD THE LAND THAT IS VERY FAR OFF, for the Messiah's kingdom would extend over the whole earth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Thine heart, once more conscious of the mournful condition of the present, so unlike the future glorious state, SHALL MEDITATE TERROR, considering what fearful things have been left behind. WHERE IS THE SCRIBE? the man who supervised the paying of tribute according to the assessments entered in his... [ Continue Reading ]
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, for the terrible enemies will then have disappeared forever, A PEOPLE OF A DEEPER SPEECH THAN THOU CANST PERCEIVE, whose language is difficult to understand; OF STAMMERING TONGUE, indistinguishable to those not familiar with the dialect, THAT THOU CANST NOT UNDERS... [ Continue Reading ]
Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities, where Jehovah dwells and the people assemble for worship, to praise the Lord and to keep his feasts; THINE EYES SHALL SEE JERUSALEM A QUIET HABITATION, A TABERNACLE THAT SHALL NOT BE TAKEN DOWN, as was the case with the Tabernacle in the wilderness; NOT O... [ Continue Reading ]
But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams, that is, by virtue of the indwelling of God in the midst of His people the Church would be like a great city, which is both defended and watered by rich streams, WHEREIN SHALL GO NO GALLEY WITH OARS, NEITHER SHALL GALLA... [ Continue Reading ]
For the Lord is our Judge, who watches over His people's rights and honor; THE LORD IS OUR LAWGIVER, He who wields the general's staff in their midst; THE LORD IS OUR KING, His throne of power and mercy being established in their midst; HE WILL SAVE US, to Him they could confidently look for deliver... [ Continue Reading ]
Thy tacklings are loosed, Jerusalem being considered a ship whose cables and rigging have been torn by adverse winds; THEY COULD NOT WELL STRENGTHEN THEIR MAST, for the mast had no hold without the cables, THEY COULD NOT SPREAD THE SAIL, for the same reason, their vessel thus practically being at th... [ Continue Reading ]
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick, not one of them shall be subject to illness or weakness; THE PEOPLE THAT DWELL THEREIN SHALL BE FORGIVEN THEIR INIQUITY, this, in fact, being the secret of their strength. And thus the Church of God is constituted it consists of people who have come to th... [ Continue Reading ]