In all the lowliness of faith, SPURGEON - Yet it is a sweet thing to be able to trace the hand of God in our affliction, for nothing can come from that hand towards one of his children but that which is good and right. 32:15; 1 Sam. Jeremiahgives four pictures of how complete will be the removal of Israel's enemies, Therefore (1)all who devour you will be devoured; (2) Andall your adversaries, every one of them, will go into captivity; (3) And those who plunder you will be for plunder, (4) And all who prey upon you I will give for prey. Isaiah 30:17 One thousand will flee at the threat of one man; You will flee at the threat of five, Until you are left as a flag on a mountain top And as a signal on a hill. Look at My hands. The profile (skyline) of the city was constantly in His thoughts. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this ." BASIC OUTLINE I. Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, They will raise up the former devastations (Hebrew = shamen/samen); And they will repair the ruined cities, The desolations(Hebrew = shamen/samen) of many generations. The personal name Yahweh is used in parallel to this epithet (Ps. Comment - In the NT we read that the physical rock from which came living water was a spiritual picture of Jesus for as Paul taught "the rock was Christ." Job 19:25; Ps. Matt. And bend, O Muse, thy sounding bow: Gal 4:4, 5; Heb 4:7). (C. mysterious thought! During the Babylonian captivity, the people wondered if God had forgotten about them. 31:1; Isa. We may esteem this act as one of the marvels of His ministry, we may count it among the miracles of His mercy and we may accept it as one of the great mysteries of His monarchy. As you read this section keep in mind that God's Servant (cf Isa 49:3, 5), Who is the Messiah (see notes below), is the Speaker in Isaiah 49:1-5. I will put them together like sheep in the fold; Like a flock in the midst of its pasture They will be noisy with men. E.g., Stortz writes "We are the offspring of the woman, the Church" referring to the Woman in Rev 12, and thus he totally jettisons Israel from Revelation 12! A thorny crown he wears, The book rings with the certainty of Gods ultimate triumph for the sake of his people, no matter who the enemy is: Assyria, Babylon, or the great enemy, sin. Our names are on the Lords heart. 62:9; Ps. Consider the text as a whole. 144:4; Prov. Islands in Isaiah -Isa. Interactive Bible study with John Piper. Engraved on my heart doth for ever remain; The palms of my hands whilst I look on, I see, There is no sorrow to which our text is not an antidote. Spurgeon - Beloved believer, you were graven on the hands of Christ even then. Here He is not called the Mighty One of the Church (although of course He is that), because Isaiah's prophecy is poignantly making the point that Jehovah is NOT FINISHED WITH THE NATION OF ISRAEL! When we face troubles that seem to have no end, we can start to feel like God has forgotten all about us. The wounds of our Lord are the tokens of his love. It was mid-July when the city fell and mid-August when the temple was burned. Whom once He loves, he never leaves, but loves them to the end.. 27:46)." At this minute. This first aspect of His assignment is to the House of Israel and to the believing remnantof Israel in particular. 51:8; Isa. WE all believe that our Saviour has very much to do with the covenant of eternal salvation. 10:8; Jer. - THIS IS A TOTAL REVERSAL OF EVENTS. Constable comments that "Part of the salvation to appear in that favorable time will involve the liberation of captives, physical and spiritual (cf. Charles Ryrie summarizes Isaiah49:14-26 writing that "Here the Lord encourages His people who will be in captivity. Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued? They shall perish; yea, they shall all wax old as doth a garment, but His hands shall endure for ever. I see Him with His right hand beckon me--Come, ye blessed, and He sees me in His hand; and on that side He says, Depart, ye cursed, but not to me, for He sees me in His hand, and cannot curse me. Vine -The statement that they shall "lick the dust of Thy feet" points to the submission of those who before had taken part in oppressing them (see Psalm 72:9; Micah 7:17+). The master does not expect the servant somehow to attain his height; rather, the master comes down to the servants place (11:14; 30:18; 57:1516; 66:2). But a mother's love endures through all. Charles Wesley applied this Scripture to Christ, writing,"Arise, My Soul, Arise, shake off thy guilty fears, The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears. Sometimes, you and I get into the same sad condition as Zion was then in, and we fancy that God has forgotten us, so I want to show you that, if we are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord gives to us an answer similar to that which he gave to sorrowful Zion, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands. I suppose that Zion came to this conclusion because she was in banishment. The nation of Israel had failed in her mission to be a light to the nations. The Lord assures them of His love by comparing Himself to a compassionate mother (Isa 49:1423), a courageous warrior (Isa 49:2426), and a constant lover (Isa 50:13)." Jehovah says He is "their" Savior, "their" Redeemer and this in fact is the very "function" He will fulfill when He returns (cf Ro 11:26-27+). This is the dilemma that the Servant has come to solve. 7:16-17). Was there not such a graving at Calvary? Philpot- If cast down, remember this, that to be cast down, is not to be cast away. 7:15; Eccl. He keeps us before him, in order that he may do for us exceeding abundantly more than we ask or think.R.T. 16 And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in mid-heaven, Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great. 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. When God would meet Zions great doubtGod hath forgotten me, he cheers her with thisI have graven thee upon the palms of my hands. Where are you this morning, mournerwhere are you? And will You, in those blissful realms, dissolve our souls in holy rapture and adoring love, by saying, "Look at My hands and My feetit is I Myself!" (ED: Notice what happens when one totally extirpates Israel from the prophecy of Isaiah -- the result is comments that make no sense. Oswalt -It is not restoration to the land of Judah that is in view here. "They are borne upon the heart of the great High Priest. When the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled, then the Gentiles will be commissioned to help Israel. Spurgeon - It is ill to wrench passages of the Bible out of their context, and treat them as infallible scripture when they are only sayings of men. ---------------------------------------------------------- He tells of His mission to Israel and to all humanity (Isa 49:1-7). This false teaching is very popular among many in the reformed movement. 98:3; Ps. He will swallow up death for all time, And the Lord GOD will wipe tears away from all faces, And He will remove the reproach of His people (ISRAEL)from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken. 11:25; 2 Cor. All events that must add to the elevation of the house of our life; all occurrences that affect our forming; all surprises and all disappointments that shall prove to work for our good; all our cares and our sorrows, that have their intended place in the plan of our life; our joys and sadness that cannot be missed in the plan of our life; there is nothing left to chance, it is all the realization of the Lords wise and good counsel.
The language here is highly figurative. By the expression, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands, God seems to say, I have done so much for you that I can never forget you..
The covenant holds. ", In fact sing Toplady's A Debtor to Mercy Alone-, "My name from the palms of His hands NLT has "Those who trust in me will never be put to shame," for to hopefully wait is to express faith, confidence, trust that God will do what He said He would do. It rather refers to a conversion of the Gentiles, who as converted bring to Zion the converted sons of Israel. WHAT? Ah, you may well hide your head for shame. Isaiah 49:5 And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him (For I am honored in the sight of the LORD, And My God is My strength), NET Isaiah 49:5 So now the LORD says, the one who formed me from birth to be his servant he did this to restore Jacob to himself, so that Israel might be gathered to him; and I will be honored in the LORD's sight, for my God is my source of strength (Isa 49:5 NET), THE SERVANT'S MISSION: Isaiah 49:16. 11:25, 26). Oh, blessed memory of God! J J Knap in "The Loins Girded" has this devotional. His remembrance And these from the land of Sinim- Some say Sinim (found nowhere else in the Bible)is China which is possible but we cannot be dogmatic. Barnes explains that God the Father "had qualified Him for a convincing and powerful eloquencefor the utterance of words which would penetrate the heart like a sharp sword.". Instead of singing, they are complaining. Isa 61:1) when salvation's day comes to the world (cf. 2. It was said that Satan once appeared to St Martin in the guise of the Savior himself. The bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant. Oh! 5 Oh! It strikes me that we have all been called from eternity past, set apart from this world and each given a specific mission to accomplish for our Father. Articles Messages Books Podcasts Filter Resources By Ask Pastor John. The Lord remembers what he did when he swore that he would save his people, and when he gave Christ to make the covenant sure. 84:11; Rom. hands that flung stars into space, In fact, that is not the case. God will never forget Zion. . Genesis LORD (Jehovah) is the covenant keeper. 49:26; Isa. I have graven thy person, thine image, thy case, thy circumstances, thy sins, thy temptations, thy weaknesses, thy wants, thy works; I have graven thee, everything about thee, all that concerns thee; I have put thee altogether there. Constant. No, for time would fret it, and the letters would not long be legible. God gives them new hope in Isa 48:12-16, expresses His longing for Israel in Isa 48:17-19, and dramatically announces the good news of coming redemption in Isa 48:20-22. (The Complete Biblical Library Isaiah). He thinks on us, when we forget him. The prints of the nails constitute forget-me-nots of a peculiarly personal and abiding kind: "Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands": Isaiah 49:16. --------------------------------- Wiersbe -The Bible emphasizes the fatherhood of God, but there is also a motherhood side to Gods nature that we must not forget. She may feel that with all her children dead and her husband having forsaken her, her life is over; but God says that he will bring her children from all over the world. Isaiah 49:12 "Behold, these will come from afar; And lo, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim.". Notice how the Names parallel His actions in Isaiah 49:25. Had there been no Jerusalem and no temple, where would He have taught, suffered, and died? John Oswalt - God then uses a second image to impress on the despairing Zion that he could not have possibly forgotten her. This is not a tattoo on the back of his hand, and it is not something written with weak ink that can fade or be erased; this is permanently carved New American Commentary - New American Commentary Isaiah 40-66: Volume 15b. ", LORD(03068)(Jehovah) is "the personal name of the living God found 6,823 times in the Old Testament. I. I intend to CONSIDER OUR TEXT VERBALLY, pulling it to pieces word by word. (Complete Word Study Dictionary Old Testament), Victor Hamilton on hebel in Ecclesiastes -the cluster of references found in Ecclesiastes (thirty-six). Acts In response Zion (the people of Israel) issue what amounts to a complaint saying "That sounds great, but You have forgotten us.". Enter an upper room all locked against possible enemies. Three or four common images are used: flocks safely grazing (Isa 17:2; 40:1011; 41:18; 43:19; 63:11); the provisions of the exodus (Isa 43:1920; 51:10; 63:1114); an easy, well-graded highway (Isa 11:16; 19:23; 36:8; 40:34; 42:16; 62:10). 64:5, Isaiah 49:26 "I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. In the Bible, 'call' is a technical word. My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear; (The Blood Covenant - Online). Verse Isaiah 49:1. 10:15; Jer. Isaiah : Bible study commentary by Garland, D. David. says God I have engraved you on the palms of these hands. The besieged enemy will be so starved they will their own flesh. It follows that this must referto a future time and the most logical time isthe coming Messianic Kingdom, the day when Christ will return to establish His kingdom on earth. Neither our merits, prayers, repentance, nor faith, can write our names there. By every measure of the world, His life had been futile. THE DIVINE REMEMBRANCE WORKS ALL THINGS, TO REALISE A GREAT IDEAL END, AS YET UNREACHED. Several translations like NET and NIV translate adonay assovereign. Exactly how this will occur and what this will look like is not clear. To those who are bound(tied, imprisoned)Go forth(imperative) -NET "You will say to the prisoners." We are reminded of that scene in the gospels when Jesus, after his resurrection, appeared to his frightened disciples, huddled together in the upper room, and said to them, "Behold, my hands and my feet and see that it is I," Luke 24:39).
"The question is purely rhetorical; it does not imply that the servant was dissatisfied with his commission or that he minimized the restoration of Israel." Yahweh now summons His Servant Who will not fail in His mission! By the expression, I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands, God seems to say, I have done so much for you that I can never forget you. When a memorial is engraven on a mans hand, then it is connected with the mans life. At the time of his deepest despair, God is thinking of him, as a mother of her first-born babe; and his need is ever before Him. 2 Timothy 2:19. Isaiah continually reassures us of God's great love for great sinners. Indeed, if you (energized by the Spirit) pray now, your time intime eternal will be marvelously impacted by the presence of those you took time to pray for in time temporal! Not so with God. NAS renders "soul" (nephesh) as "One." But whatever the failures of mothers, God does not forget! In Isa 50:8 God asks "Who will contend with Me?" Oh! saith one, but I am in such a plight this morning. Well, he has graven that there? Savior is the One who rescues or delivers. Second, hebel means something meaningless and purposeless: "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity" (Eccl. Isaiah 49:8 . He will keep His Word! John Calvin similarly takes the text non-literally as referring not to Israel but Church writing "bereavement and barrenness refer rather to the person of the Church." Isaiah 35:8-10 A highway will be there, a roadway, And it will be called the Highway of Holiness. Beall says that Isa 49:22-23 state that Gentiles will help bring Jews to the promised land, and Gentile leaders will serve the Israelites (v 23).
Waiting till I come. Yet all this was leading up to yet another revelation of Gods grace. He says, "You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. In the verse, Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands (Isaiah 49:16), there is an allusion to the ancient custom of puncturing ornamental figures and mementoes upon the hand, arm, and forehead, and coloring the punctures with indigo, cypress, etc. Don't delay! The palm of the hand is the seat of strength, of work; and so, if Zions name is written there, that means not only remembrance, but remembrance which is at the helm, as it were, which is moulding and directing all the work that is done by the hand that bears the name inscribed upon it. Then was it surely, when the executioner with the hammer smote the tender hands of the loving Jesus, that He engraved our names upon the palms of His hands. 34:1; Isa. You are his beloved, his spouse, the darling of his heart, and he has himself said, Mine eye and my heart are toward thee continually. Every moment of every day, every day of every month, and every month of every year, is the Lord continually thinking upon you, if you be one of his. He must be fastened to the cross, that his people might be truly graven on the palms of his hands. It appeareth to me as though the King had said, Shall I carve my people upon precious stones? Because to interpret it literally would be to acknowledge that this Jewish prophet is addressing God's future promises tothe nation of Israel! One in Himself I cannot die. Isaiah 49:13 Shout for joy, O heavens! How did this happen. This refers to the new covenant which includes both spiritual and material elements (Jer 31:3134). Author and Date Scripture, which is full of wonders, yet allows a Behold to be put before this verse--Behold!. 45:15; Isa. Pierced the hearers soul, and left behind So here God calls for them to have 20/20 vision so to speak. We read of Yahweh's lamentand then His promise of compassion to Israel For the LORD has called you, Like a wife forsaken ('azab) and grieved in spirit, Even like a wife of ones youth when she is rejected, Says your God. Oswalt commentsthat "this passage because it is the only other place in the Bible where hand and ensign parallel each other. (WSNT) The Septuagint translates racham with the verbeleeomeaning to be greatly concerned about someone andto to help someone because of pity. Ps. And pleads for thee in heavn. Thus says your Lord, the LORD, even your God Who CONTENDS for His people, Behold, I have taken out of your hand the cup of reeling, The chalice of My anger; You will never drink it again. ", MESSIAH'S REJECTION BY MEN Typically mighty men and tyrants cling to their prey and captives tenaciously.". Your walls are continually before Me - God is addressing "Zion" (a metonymy forIsrael)and in ancient days the cities were walled for protection of the inhabitants. During His earthly ministry the Messiah saw little return on the "investment" He mad into the people of first century Israel. What was Israels task, as indicated throughout the entire book, from ch. Give place to me that I may.] (Ezek 36:11) I will multiply on you man and beast; and they will increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited as you were formerly and will treat you better than at the first. Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my God hath forgotten me. How amazed the divine mind seems to be at this wicked unbelief of man! and in thy name have cast out devils? For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left. Clearly and mysteriously, our prayers for hidden people groups (seeRalph Winter in 1980when there were 16000 hidden people groups)today will be effective in bringing souls to eternal salvation. Warren Wiersbe -God formed Israel (Isa. Daily and hourly on till the last, ( C. And sohinnehis used as an exclamation of vivid immediacy (e.g., readGe 6:13)!
Amillennialists concede that it is possible to take these prophecies literally and that if one does he or she will come out a premillennialist. Of course not, so once again we are reminded that the literal fulfillment of this prophecy is yet future! 28:8; Ps. Among the almost 1,500 Bible references to hands, there are a few relating to God which carry with them promises of provision and protection. This has to be in some way associated with Jesus' return and His victory over all His enemies as described above.
The Servant (Messiah) acknowledges His mission which existed even from the womb, first to Israel and then to the world in Isaiah 49:6.
And we are about to embark on a study of this immensely important portion of the Old Testament as we begin our series in the Old Testament, finding Christ there. The Election Commission in India has used indelible ink for many elections. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.. The repopulation of Zionwill be assisted by the Gentiles. Da11:4045+; Rev. A ring of reality sounds forth from this statement, reminding us of other utterances equally exciting: "I have chosen," "I have called," "I have made," "I have given" and such like, all of which we cherish dearly. Numbers Isaiah 18:3 All you inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth, As soon as a standard is raised on the mountains, you will see it, And as soon as the trumpet is blown, you will hear it. The gravers tool was the nail, backed by the hammer. Num. The Lord's loving word of rebuke should make us blush; He cries, "How can I have forgotten thee, when I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands? See Song 8:6 Jer 22:24. This servant is an ideal "Israel" who, like Moses of old, mediates a covenant for the nation (see Isa 49:8), leads them out of bondage (Isa 49:9a), and carries out God's original plan for Israel by positively impacting the pagan nations (Isa 49:6b). J Vernon McGee -The sharp sword that went out of His mouth is the Word of GodIt is the judgment of the nations by the Word of God. See the fullness of this! Spurgeon prayer - May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus! As W E Vine says "Comfortingly He speaks of "My mountains" and "My ways."
To engrave on the hands evidently refers to the process of engraving, which causes pain. Had I been an Israelite, I think it would have given me much pleasure to see the blood sprinkled on the lintel and the two sideposts of my house. I have graven thee, &c. My Lord, dost thou mean me? Shall I write on tablets of gold or silver? (The MacArthur Study Bible), Paul writes "But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons." 96:2; Ps.
13:11)." If we are graven on His hands, however, as a sculptor engraves a name in granite, then we are literally on His hands forever. He provides their food (Mt. (ED: WHAT? Used with the verb hbal, it means to carry out vain talk or action or what is empty (Job 27:12). But such an event is very unlikely. The reason I am going into some detail on Young's interpretations is because his scholarly (and it is truly scholarly with many excellent explanations) three volume work is hailed by modern evangelicals as one of the top commentaries on the Prophecy of Isaiah. NET Isaiah 49:22 This is what the sovereign LORD says: "Look I will raise my hand to the nations; I will raise my signal flag to the peoples. It is impossible not to observe that which is written on the hands. O come let us adoreHim! Premillennialists say they describe a literal return of Israelites to their land with an accompanying exaltation of the physical descendants of Abraham in the earth. Every day in Washington, D.C., people visit the Vietnam Memorial, searching for a name etched into the wall bearing so many names. Besides, although the text is a word of complaint, it has also in it a word of faith: my Lord. Did you notice that? A seal, however, might be laid aside, but the hands never could be. Is not every redeemed soul written in crimson marks in the palm of the hands and the feet of the crucified Redeemer? Sing until your feelings conform to reality. Worship the LORD with reverence And rejoice with trembling. Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by name: Thou art mine. How, she wonders, had they been "borne" to her? Only a small number of exiles returned to Judah from Babylon when they were released by King Cyrus of Persia. Gods remembrance of His people is constant. "May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus! Especially when we feel the most neglected. 66:4; Pay attention is less common in Isaiah - Isa. I. Oswalt on hopefully wait for God -For one to wait on the Lord is to know that he will probably not act on ones own timetable, but that he will act. These were "marks of covenant" (cp Paul Gal 6:17), Let's see what Scripture says about "covenant cuts" and "covenant marks". Twofigures of speech both of which point to a marked (yea, even miraculous) reversal of fortune for Zion and the Chosen People! As Oswalt says "He is seen not only as unworthy of attention but as positively distasteful. Isaiah, the son of Amoz, ministered in and around Jerusalem as a prophet to Judah during the reigns of 4 kings of Judah: Uzziah (called "Azariah" in 2 Kings), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah ( 1:1 ), from ca. 2:11; Eccl. 2 Samuel What did participants occasionally do when they made cuts in their flesh to help them remember their blood and lives were now "co-mingled"? The Lord graciously adopts the figure to confirm His assurance. 5. I believe that the text belongs primarily to the seed of Israel; next, to the whole Church as a body; and then to every individual member. Heaven and earth may well be astonished that God should ever grave upon his hands the names of sinners; that rebels should attain so great a nearness to his heart as to be written upon the palms of his hands. MAX LUCADO - When you meet your Father in heaven, hell call your name. We have many wells here out of which we may draw water. He will be for Israel, and the world, what Israel could not be.
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Give it some thought, and in eternity future, I can guarantee you will not regret it! That he should think of you, pity you, consider you, this is all very well; but that he should love you, that his heart should go out to you, that he should choose you, that he should have graven you on the palms of his hands, that he should not rest in heaven without you, that he should not think heaven complete until he brings you there, that you should be the bride, and Christ the Bridegroom, that there should be eternal love between him and you, oh, as you think of it, lift up your hands with adoring wonder, and say, Thy love to me was wonderful.. ETERNAL AND UNCHANGEABLE SECURITY IS ALSO SUGGESTED BY THE FIGURE. God will shows His strength and love for Zion by giving unto Babylon what Babylon gave unto Zion, even though they thought it unlikely, as shown by the question of Isaiah 49:24. Downcast? Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture will be on all bare heights. It is the plural in each case, "On the palms of my hands. 31:31; 32:40; Ezek. It is equivalent here to intense heat; and means that they shall not be exposed to any suffering like that of the intense heat of the burning sun reflected from sandy wastes. Now for this morning, I finally want you to open your Bible to the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, Isaiah chapter 53. (Ps 31:15-note) Vance Havner refers to these passages as "having the situation well in hand. The vessel may be tossed by angry storms; but let her steer, not by human landmarks earthly beacon-lights but by these two bright constellations here given us: telling of the love of God's Heart, and the power of His Arm and she will be brought to the desired haven! (MSB). Gods blessing will seem to come from nowhere. We should remember the covenant, and we shall do it, through divine grace; but the hinge of our safety does not hang thereit is Gods remembering us, not our remembering him; and hence the covenant is an everlasting covenant.