A Vision. While that is understandable, the reappearance of this text affords … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 65:17-25" The fact that the free-thinkers called God “the Holy One of Israel,” whereas they scoffed at His intended final and practical attestation of Himself as the Holy One, may be explained from Isaiah 30:11 : they took this name of God from the lips of the prophet himself, so that their scorn affected both God and His prophet at the same time. Isaiah 5:19-21 New International Version (NIV) 19 to those who say, “Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. As the two verbs denoting haste are used both transitively and intransitively (vid., Judges 20:37, to hasten or make haste), we might render the passage “let His work make haste,” as Hitzig, Ewald, Umbreit, and Drechsler do; but we prefer the rendering adopted by Gesenius, Caspari, and Knobel, on the basis of Isaiah 60:22, and take the verb as transitive, and Jehovah as the subject. We doubt their truth. Study This. Every year how many such men are overtaken with sudden destruction, and swept for ever out of sight and remembrance! Isaiah began some time after, and not long; but his prophecy is placed first, because it is the largest of them all, and has most in it of him to whom all the prophets bore witness; and indeed so much of Christ that he is justly styled the Evangelical Prophet, and, by some of the ancients, a fifth Evangelist. The Jews were often guilty of the like insolence, Jeremias xvii. Now, ungodly men speak of him with reproach and contempt, and at this very day we have abundant instances of such wickedness and rebellion; and the same war which was formerly waged by the prophets is that which we also are called to maintain. So Lamech‘s boast of impunity (Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:24; compare Jeremiah 17:15; 2 Peter 3:3, 2 Peter 3:4). Only then can we believe you, his prophet.”, , the course of nature has been uniform; and, therefore, after so many ages, it is idle to, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Keil & Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary, Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Jeremiah 33:18 Neither shall the priests the Levites want a man before me to offer burnt offerings, and to kindle meat offerings, and to do sacrifice continually. 15. the Holy One of Israel. Many a man has gone on in sin, practising secret fraud and villanies, yet trusted and honoured, till at length, in some unsuspected hour, he is detected, and, denounced by the world, he falls from his high estate as if a cannon-ball had struck him—for there is no cannon that can strike more fatally than outraged public sentiment—and flies over the mountains, or across the sea, to escape the odium of his life. The Targum interprets it, "his miracle"; the Jews were always for signs and miracles; they sought them of Jesus of Nazareth; they urged the doing of them; they were very solicitous and importunate, and in haste to have them done, that they might see and believe, as they pretended; and expressed themselves in almost the same words as here; "what sign shewest thou then, that we may see and believe thee? They pretend that he will not punish sin; and hence, they plunge deeply into it, and defy him to punish them. Hasten his work, that we may see it; he only thinks to affright us with bugbears; but he either cannot or will not do us any harm: we do not fear him, let him do his worst; let him begin as soon as he pleaseth. Introduction. I.A.1.A. Isaiah 5:19 (King James Version) ... Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) Scofield: Definitions: Interlinear: Library: Topical Studies: X-References: Isaiah 5:18 : Isaiah 5:20 >> Definitions of words in Isaiah 5:19: Come {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia} The fourth woe: "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who give out darkness for light, and light for darkness; who give out bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter." Or thus, God is the Holy One of Israel, which Israel we are; and thinkest thou that he will do us hurt? And hasten his work — His work of direful providence and threatened judgment. Isaiah 5:19. True, we next derive confirmation from works, but we must not begin at them; for this is the distinction between the elect and the reprobate, that the elect simply rely on the word, but do not disregard works, while ungodly men scorn and disdain the word, though God speak a hundred times; and yet they continually and eagerly call upon him for works. Isaiah 5:19New King James Version (NKJV) 19 That say, “Let Him make speed andhasten His work, That we may see it; And let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, Ascending from the physical nature of man to the mind and character, we find the same laws prevail. Then he said: "It will come to pass in that day that the remnant Work, is here put, by way of eminence, ( κατ ἐξοχὴν,) for judgment; for God appears to be doing nothing when he does not punish the crimes of the ungodly; but when he rises up to execute judgment, and inflicts punishment, his work is then seen, and becomes visible (as is commonly said) by action; because from the very fact we learn that the world is governed by his authority and power. 1 of 1. I.A.1. 19.Who say, Let him make speed. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. They plunge deep into sin; they mock at the threatenings of God; they defy him to do his utmost; they do not believe his declarations. The Holy One — They scornfully repeated the title usually given by the prophets to God. Isaiah 5:19 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 5:19, NIV: "to those who say, 'Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it.The plan of the Holy One of Israel-- let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it.'" He believed that his evil course was building him up in fame and fortune; but financiering is the devil's forge, and his every act was a blow upon the anvil, shaping the dagger that should one day strike home to his heart and make him a suicide. When he does what he threatens, we will believe him. He intended to say that the utmost contempt is manifested when men, to whom the judgment of God has been declared, say that it would give them joy to see it, and treat it with ridicule as a silly alarm; which is denoted by these words full of contempt and of wicked confidence: Let him come, let him make speed. In effect they say: “‘The days are prolonged, and every vision faileth.’ Ezekiel 12:22. Jeremiah 17:15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? Should they consult the … In that day the LORD of hosts will be a crown of glory, and a diadem of beauty, to the remnant of his people, and a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, and strength to those who turn back the battle at the gate. The pea contains the vine, and the flower, and the pod, in embryo, and, I am sure, when I plant it, that it will produce them and nothing else. And when the judgment of God is declared, they say, “Where is it?” They cannot endure the mention of it, unless it be immediately made known by action. They were more wicked than the heathen Gentiles in this respect, that they despised the doctrine by which he had adopted them to be his peculiar people. That say, Let him make speed, (and) hasten his work - vengeance (Isaiah 5:12). Isaiah 4 Isaiah 6 Now, every action of our lives is embryonic, and, according as it is right or wrong, it will surely bring forth sweet flowers of joy, or the poison fruits of sorrow. 16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. Isaiah 5:19 Context. The plan of the Holy One of Israel- let it approach, let it come into view, so we may know it." Quick, show us what you can do. We find them in the speech of Zedekiah (1 Kings 22:24), in that of the mockers of 2 Peter 3:4. Try it for 30 days FREE. The pea contains the vine, and the flower, and the pod, in embryo, and, I am sure, when I plant it, that it will produce them and nothing else. Let him — God, in whose name thou and other prophets are always threatening us. Work, therefore, is taken specially for judgment; because by means of it we see that God is by no means unemployed, but performs his office. That we may see it. (b) Hereupon the prophet addeth. Only then can we believe you, his prophet.”. Let him, to wit, God, in whose name thou and other prophets are always reproving and threatening us. Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural, Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular, To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly, Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular, An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural, Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary, Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - third person feminine singular, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Prophets: Isaiah 5:19 Who say Let him make speed let (Isa Isi Is). 16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness. Study the bible online using commentary on Isaiah 5 and more! Besides this day, Isaiah 65:17-25 was an alternate lection for Easter Sunday last March. 19. Isaiah 5:19: to those who say, "Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. on StudyLight.org Contextual Overview 18 Destruction is certain for those who drag their sins behind them, tied with cords of falsehood. And He built a tower in the middle of it And also hewed out a wine vat in it; Then He expected it to produce good grapes, But it produced only worthless ones. There are such and such men who have pursued for years the most corrupt courses in their business, and yet they prosper, and are getting rich every day." Isaiah 30:11.). 17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat. See notes on Isaiah 1:4 and Psalms 71:22. Not only do they say, Let his work come, but, Let him hasten, Let him make speed; for when he delays, they conclude that everything which God does not execute as soon as he has spoken it is idle talk. Third Woe — against obstinate perseverance in sin, as if they wished to provoke divine judgments.. iniquity — guilt, incurring punishment [Maurer].. cords, etc. Verba ludificantium Deum et prophetas, (a) These scoffers are here brought in deriding the very name whereby the holy prophets for more reverence sake commonly called the Lord, viz., "the Holy One of Israel." The forms yâchishâh and taboâh are, with Psalms 20:4 and Job 11:17, probably the only examples of the expression of a wish in the third person, strengthened by the âh , which indicates a summons or appeal; for Ezekiel 23:20, which Gesenius cites (§48, 3), and Job 22:21, to which Knobel refers, have no connection with this, as in both passages the âh is the feminine termination, and not hortative (vid., Comm. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, και ελθοι ἡ βουλ η του ἁγιου Ισραηλ, ἱνα γνωμεν, and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know, Ascending from the physical nature of man to the mind and character, we find the same laws prevail. Isaiah 5:19 Context. Isaiah 5:20. Isaiah 5:19. Let him show his hand in these threatened woes. Let the counsel of the Holy One - Tryphiodorus has an expression something like this: -. Commentary for Isaiah 5:19. — His work of direful providence and threatened judgment. Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger And the staff in whose hands is My indignation, I send it against a godless nation And commission it against the people of My fury To capture booty and to seize plunder, And to trample them down like mud in the streets. Hymns of thanksgiving stand on either side of a prophetic description of a universal banquet hosted by God “on this mountain,” that is, on Mount Zion, where the temple stood. It is difficult to conceive more dreadful and high-handed iniquity than this. There are such and such men who have pursued for years the most corrupt courses in their business, and yet they prosper, and are getting rich every day." The chances are good that most preachers focused on the Gospel reading that day. People sometimes say, "Dishonesty is as good as honesty, for aught I see. Ver. The Assyrian Era (With Other Prophecies), Isaiah 1-39 I.A. Such is the constitution of this world, and the Bible assures us that the next world only carries it forward. Many a man has gone on in sin, practising secret fraud and villanies, yet trusted and honoured, till at length, in some unsuspected hour, he is detected, and, denounced by the world, he falls from his high estate as if a cannon-ball had struck him—for there is no cannon that can strike more fatally than outraged public sentiment—and flies over the mountains, or across the sea, to escape the odium of his life. This was the plain language of their actions; they lived as if they were of this opinion. counsel — God‘s threatened purpose to punish. In the meantime, they purposely, as it were, provoke God to exert his power immediately, if he has any. The words “the counsel of the Holy One of Israel” were obviously emphasised with a sneer at the name on which Isaiah dwelt so constantly. Language of defiance to God. Isaiah 5:19: to those who say, "Let God hurry; let him hasten his work so we may see it. Yet they inspire hope. 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