ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:1 AH. See note on 28:1. ARIEL, ARIEL (that is, “Jerusalem, Jerusalem”). The address is repeated out of great sorrow and compassion. The exact meaning of the term “Ariel” is uncertain. Of the options mentioned in the esv footnote (Isaiah 29:2), “altar hearth” seems the best f... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:2 God WILL DISTRESS ARIEL through the Assyrians. SHE SHALL BE TO ME LIKE AN ARIEL. Like a place where the wrath of God burns. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:5 See Isaiah 37:36. AND IN AN INSTANT, SUDDENLY, YOU WILL BE VISITED BY THE LORD OF HOSTS. God will deliver them from the Assyrians (Isaiah 29:7). For “LORD of hosts,” see note on 1 Sam. 1:3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:13 HONOR ME WITH THEIR LIPS. Outwardly proper worship offends God if it is not motivated by faith (which is why Jesus quotes v. Isaiah 29:13 in Matthew 15:8). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:15 Judah’s leaders are reduced to the secrecy of underhanded human politics. For them, the sovereign God might as well not exist. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:17 Despite human unbelief, God plans to transform the moral order of the world. The metaphors of v. Isaiah 29:17 are explained in vv. Isaiah 29:18. The gospel of Christ is God’s means of accomplishing this transformation (see Isaiah 61:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 29:22 Despite their failures, God will keep his promises to Abraham’s descendants. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]