1. even God, a recompense!” The sense is the same. The prophet names the audience for the sermon you will preach. Danger, bondage, weakness, and sorrow shall be done away, and in the consciousness of the grand release, “The eyes of the blind shall be opened,” &c. (W. vengeance cometh, the recompence of God; He Himself, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. He is able to support and to overrule all adverse circumstances. And if God is your God, your doubts, fears, and misgivings do not break that sacred covenant tie. Not that it is sinful for those who have a house and a field to purchase another; but the fault is, that they never know when they have enough. [Romans 16:20]. I.G.1.B. The prophet Isaiah teaches us about joy born at Christmas: to encourage joy in others, to receive joy's healing, and to pursue joy in community. But I must not omit to notice the chief thing we are to be strong in, that which gave the prayer of Jacob power to prevail with God, namely, that we be as Jacob was, strong in faith, giving glory to God. Isaiah 35:4 Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompense; he will come and save you. 3. The sense is the same. Who is that dog but Satan, that huge mastiff, whose jaws are reeking with blood? https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/isaiah-35.html. ; are at once for flying from the enemy; "hasty" in drawing black conclusions upon themselves and their state; "inconsiderate" of the promises made unto them; ready to doubt of, and call in question, the performance of the above things, respecting the fruitful and flourishing estate of the church: wherefore it must be said to them. John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. II. Isaiah 35:4. In Isaiah 64:9, their plea was, "we are all Thy people. “Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Fear not.” The language is not uncommon as addressed to God’s children. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 5:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: The prophet may have sung this song at the week-long harvest festival known as the Feast of Tabernacles, where his singing would have fit naturally into the festive atmosphere and would have caught the attention of the crowds. Joy of the Redeemed - The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. New York. The sad things emerging in life are causes of a fearful heart. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient, Behold, your God will come with vengeance -. Say to them that are of a fearful heart,.... Or, "hasty of heart"F23נמהרי לב "festinis corde", Vatablus; "praecipitantibus corde", Cocceius; "inconsideratis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. II. "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". "Ah! Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you." BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "Isaiah 35:4". Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you. will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. New International Version (NIV) So if the Lord"s espoused ones, through Satan"s temptations, doubt their union with him, do their fears break the wedding ring or cancel the marriage writings? -- Isaiah 35:4-7a-- Proper 18 | Ordinary Time 23 - B-- 1997 Among the many items that have been kept which belonged to Abraham Lincoln is the big family Bible. Isaiah 35:4-7a Commentary by Patricia Tull. This does not mean that when the Messiah should come he would be disposed to take vengeance; nor do the words 'your God' here refer to the Messiah; but it is meant that their God, Yahweh, would certainly come and destroy all their enemies, and prepare the way thus for the coming of the Prince of peace. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". Converting grace makes the soul that was a wilderness, to rejoice with joy and singing, and to blossom abundantly. ", "Fear not; take hold of my arm, cling close to me. A God active. Young and a similar work by Paul T. Butler. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/isaiah-35.html. Used by Permission. A comprehensive failure (1:2–31) i. Isaiah 6:1-3 - In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. Hubbard.). You are a husband, and your partner is afflicted with some mental disease; and the nature of the complaint may be such that she hardly recognizes your face, altogether doubts your affection, and does not believe you are her husband at all. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". “I cannot indulge the hope that I am a Christian,” one will say, “because I have never passed through the same religious exercises and experiences that others profess to have felt and enjoyed; have known no such deep convictions; have no such clear assurance of my acceptance with God.” God has brought many sons to glory, but I do not suppose that any two of them have been led thither in precisely the same way, or have been exercised with precisely the same feelings. 4. fearful—"hasty," Margin; that is, with a heart fluttered with agitation. I. But do her doubts or denial dissolve your love, do they cancel the marriage tie? Not the majesty of God, which is fitted to humble the pride of the flesh, but his grace, which is fitted to comfort the fearful and distressed, is here exhibited; and, therefore, it is not without reason float he is represented as a guardian, to shield them by his protection. say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 24 24 Commentary on Isaiah, vol 1, p. 232. Place no limits where God has placed none. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. both to the wicked a just recompence of reward or punishment for their sins, it being just with him to recompense tribulation to them that trouble his people; and to the saints, the time of his spiritual reign being the time, as to destroy them that destroy the earth, so to give a reward to his servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear his name, Revelation 11:18. he will come and save you; the end of his first coming was to save his people from sin, the curse and condemnation of the law, from hell, wrath, ruin, and destruction; and the end of his spiritual coming, at the latter day, will be to save his people from their antichristian enemies, from idolatry, superstition, and slavery. The Book of Isaiah. Isaiah 35:4 Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you. Isaiah 53 is a prophetic commentary on how Jesus engineers His own death on the cross to pay the death penalty due for our sins. 1. "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". I fear my base, wicked heart, my strong lusts and passions, and my numerous inward enemies, the snares of Satan, and the temptations of the world. The Hebrew will admit of a somewhat different translation, which I give in accordance with that proposed by Lowth. There is the mental, moral, and bodily anguish and suffering. 1765. In what manner the godly are delivered from anxiety and dread by the favor of God and by the expectation of his aid, has been explained at a former passage). The sense is the same. Purpose In Pain - Hearing In The Wilderness Series Contributed by Jeffrey Payne on May 30, 2017 | 6,256 views. For although this and the following promises may be metaphorically taken, concerning the temporal deliverance of his people from Babylonian and other oppressors; yet they are much more emphatically and literally understood concerning the redemption of God’s people by Jesus Christ, as is sufficiently manifest, both from the words and phrases themselves, and from divers places of the New Testament, where they are so expounded by Christ and the apostles. The Assyrian Era (With Other Prophecies), Isaiah 1-39 I.A. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. Fathomless as are the depths of your iniquity,” there is one depth,, which is deeper still. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/isaiah-35.html. The Hebrew is, as in the Margin, ‹Of a hasty heart;‘ that is, of those who are disposed to flee before their enemies (see the note at Isaiah 30:16). ... Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Men dread that which is greater or more powerful than themselves. The sense is not materially varied. Isaiah 40:1-11 Commentary by Samuel Giere With these opening words of Second Isaiah (chapters 40-55), the prophet offers a balm for the festering wounds of exile. The state of her mind, however painful, does not alter the marriage relationship. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. 2. The place is named clearly and repeatedly: it is the wilderness. He does not willingly afflict the children of men. 6. The heart in Scripture stands for the whole man--intellect, affection, will. We, therefore, need to receive aid from the Lord, that the removal of our fear and the cure of our weakness may enable us to walk with agility. Behold, your God will come with vengeance. 24 24 Commentary on Isaiah, vol 1, p. 232. 6. 1865-1868. This chapter anticipates the salvation and restoration of Israel, begun in part at the restoration of the exiles from Babylon in 536 B.C. Hence they fear the material forces of nature, the mighty convulsions of creation, the strength of their fellow-man, and the power of God. A fearful heart - margin, hasty; i:e., with a heart fluttered with agitation. A.). CHAPTER 35 Israel’s Deliverance* 1The wilderness and the parched land will exult; the Arabah will rejoice and bloom;a 2Like the crocus it shall bloom abundantly, and rejoice with joyful song. On this subject we have spoken largely on other occasions; and the Apostle to the Hebrews appears to allude to this passage, when, after having charged them not to be wearied and faint-hearted, he quotes the words of the Prophet. 1999. “He will come with recompense.” Think more of God than of the causes of your fearfulness, and also appropriate God. The Lord is in the distance; his chariot is making ready; for "he makes the clouds his chariot, and walks upon the wings of the wind." Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) Scofield: Definitions: Interlinear: Library: Topical Studies: X-References: Verse Comparison: Isaiah 35:4. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. Say to those of a terrified heart, Be strong! "And sorrow and sighing will flee away" See Isaiah 25:8 and Revelation 21:4. 2. “He will come.” God is not an inert passiveness, having no hand in things. He is a chained enemy. How many are deterred from taking any decisive step in religion because they have not attained to a certain point of spiritual advancement; forgetting that the act of taking the step is to be one of the means for attaining to this point. set for the fall as well as for the rising of many in Israel, behold your God! The time of these opening verses is future, though exactly when is not specified. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". 1870. We stand before Him as an Almighty Jehovah, who knows our thoughts, sins, and desires. 4. These words brings before us very delightful thoughts concerning God’s nature and purposes. AS A DISSUASIVE AGAINST OUR SECRET FEARS. Go to, Say to those with anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. Coffman's Commentary of the New Testament on StudyLight.org. As an all seeing observer, as a just Judge, as an avenging King. 5. By the word and Spirit of Christ, the spiritually blind were enlightened; and those deaf to the calls of God were made to hear them readily. The Lord then has not yet come; but he says he will come, and the promise of his coming takes away the fear. There is our future state of existence. Wrapped in such consciousness there is always a certain fear. Isaiah 63:5-6. Isaiah 35:4 Say to those with anxious heart, "Take courage, fear not. 4. Isaiah 35:4-7a Mark 7:31-37 In fact, the most accurate exegete will remember: the original event and what it must have meant to those present; those who were being addressed by the writer, when he chose to record the event for purposes related to his own day; what the church has often made of such material; and our own day and situation. 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. The time of these opening verses is future, though exactly when is not specified. To read through the entire Book of Isaiah, please click through the Chapter links below. Great and terrible do they appear as they enshroud our existence and threaten our future. "Commentary on Isaiah 35:4". Wesley's Isaiah 35:4 Bible Commentary 35:4 Your God - Tho' he seems to be departed, he will come to you, and abide with you. When one is making a special effort to lead a Christian life, then he is especially tempted and hindered. 5. A COMMON TROUBLE. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/isaiah-35.html. I looked, and there was none to help — “Things were come to that extremity, that there was no appearance of succour by any human means. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". A Vision. If it be objected that he brings terror when he comes to take vengeance, I reply that this vengeance, is threatened against wicked men and enemies of the Church. Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! (W. H. Lewis, D. D.). This does not mean that when the Messiah should come he would be disposed to take vengeance; nor do the words ‹your God‘ here refer to the Messiah; but it is meant that their God, Yahweh, would certainly come and destroy all their enemies, and prepare the way thus for the coming of the Prince of peace. Chapter 35. He will come and save you.” In that chapter, "Yahweh's sword is filled with blood" and will effect "a great slaughter in the land of AS AN ENCOURAGEMENT TO LAY HOLD UPON THE STRENGTH OF GOD. Isaiah told Ahaz to ask God for a sign ‘as high as the heaven’. 7. 1871-8. Apply to Him by faith and prayer. Behold, your God will come with vengeance.] 3. .—The words are, of course, wide and general enough, but looking to the probable date of this section, we may perhaps connect them with the tone of Hezekiah’s speech in 2 Chronicles 32:7. (Isaiah 7:4.) David Guzik commentary on Isaiah 31, where God warns the Israelites to trust in Him, not in Egypt. Isaiah speaks of heavenly bodies (v. 4), as do some of the most calamitous OT prophecies against nations, but also as do the Lord’s prophecies about the end times, especially those in Revelation. Guard against all confused and imperfect notions of the offering of the Gospel plan, or of the power and willingness of Christ to save. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. He says to her all trembling and fearing to pass through the crush, "Fear not; take hold of my arm, cling close to me." Your God will come; though he seem to be absent, and departed from you, he will come to you, and abide with you. Fear not on account of the greatness of your sins. Behold, your God will come. Isaiah declares how God's people should be living (Isaiah 1-9) A Commentary by Norman Hillyer God's plans for Judah, Assyria and Egypt (Isaiah 10-20) A Commentary by Norman Hillyer God controls the future (Isaiah 21-30) A Commentary by Norman Hillyer God defends Jerusalem (Isaiah 31-39) Isaiah 35:4 King James Version (KJV). 1905. "Commentary on Isaiah 35:4". 4. What good does it do to us? These consist in many things. Behold, your God will come with vengeance; The recompense of God will come, But He will save you." (x) "praemiator Deus ipse veniet", Castalio. 1871-8. In Scripture there is much in a little; not like our sermons, where there is often little in much. “He will come and save you.”, 5. And this is one method by which our hearts may be cheered amidst heavy distresses; for if we are not supported by the word of the Lord, we must faint and despair. The place is named clearly and repeatedly: it is the wilderness. ", "Fear not, he will not hurt you, only keep close to me. Those who are strong must help those who are of a fearful heart. Calvin's Commentary on the Bible. The vengeance of God (34:8), is to furnish the means to redeem His long-oppressed people of Israel. The burden still remains, but strength is given to bear it; the trials are not lessened, but power to endure them is increased; the evils of the heart are not removed, but grace is communicated to subdue them. His power and care, for He is able to save them from danger and so guarantee the needlessness of their fear. He will shortly come in the flesh. We should judge of our comparative affection by asking ourselves soberly, which of the two objects we should prefer to part withy. Is it not the very quintessence of blessedness? Heading (1:1) b. "Czech dissident and first post-communist president Václav Havel said it so well: "Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it … Presumption and fear are the Scylla and Charybdis of the Christian life, and it requires Divine guidance, together with all our own watchfulness, to steer safely between them. Log In/Sign Up New International Version ... Isaiah 35:4 in all English translations. If the Lord says, "Fear not," why need we fear him? 5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed,. “Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield and thine exceeding great reward.” “Thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel, fear not.” “Fear not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God.” The language seems to intimate that those who are truly seeking Christ are yet liable to be oppressed by many fears. It has well been remarked, “that a man may be more moved when he sees a friend that has long been absent, and seem to regard him more for the moment than he does his own wife and children, and yet none would think that the friend was loved the most”; so neither must we conclude, because when we are abroad in the world we find our affections vehemently stirred towards its various objects, that therefore they are supreme in our hearts. Isaiah 35:4-7a Commentary by Frank M. Yamada In many of our churches, we tend to align salvation with God’s grace, themes that we then set over against divine judgment. The fear is usually the best remedy against the thing feared, and none are farther from the danger of making a false profession than those who are most afraid of it. A rewarding God. "Fear not." Isaiah 35:4 Context. Joy to the world, the Lord is come!" BibliographyEllicott, Charles John. Ver. "Commentary on Isaiah 35:4". And then there is the strength of enlightening and sanctifying grace. 5. Of a fearful heart - Of a timid, pusillanimous heart; those who tremble before their enemies. II. He is always near. There are technically three separate parts to the Book of Isaiah: Proto-Isaiah (chapters 1-39), Deutero-Isaiah (chapters 40-55) and Trito-Isaiah (chapters 56-66). But there is no humility in doubting God’s promises. (With) vengeance. It is semi-technical, so those who are not trained in the biblical languages may find some sections more difficult than others, but the wealth of exegetical insight is worth the effort. (Homilist. Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed. But I do fear. (Isaiah 7:4.) Isaiah 35:4 Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.. Ver. The true antidote to fear is faith. Isaiah 35:4 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 35:4, NIV: "say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.'" 3. "Look up," he would say, "look up; your God is coming to save you.". At present it ought to be observed, that God is prepared and armed with vengeance, that believers may learn to lean on his aid, and not to fancy some deity unemployed in heaven. Still the Lord says, "Fear not." This detail is not incidental. Most notable among them is the three volume set by Edward J. Another class of disquieted ones affirm that they cannot hope they are true Christians, because they seem to love everything else more than God; If this were really true, we should have no encouragement to offer, for if God be not loved supremely we cannot be His children. Victory will come through the Lord. Recompense. 1 Desert and wasteland shall rejoice over them, and the plain shall rejoice and shall blossom like a rose. "Commentary on Isaiah 35:4". You say, "Fear not." THE OLD AND YET NEW REMEDY for this common trouble. He will come and save you.” The best commentary on Isaiah, hands down, is Motyer’s stand alone volume published by InterVarsity Press. Isaiah pictured the Lord in heaven with a sword reaching down to earth (v. 5). There is the strength of preventing grace in the hour of temptation, when not permitted to come upon us; when some power we know not of keeps us out of harm’s way; when the dominion of our besetting sin appears for the time to be got under, and without a struggle or a blow we conquer in the might of God. Fear not; behold, your God will come. BibliographyWesley, John. 1. Isaiah 34. (w) "festinis corde", Vatablus; "praecipitantibus corde", Cocceius; "inconsideratis", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. "Czech dissident and first post-communist president Václav Havel said it so well: "Hope is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it … Isaiah 35:4 Context. Another class of the discouraged and fearful say, that they have doctrinal difficulties, that certain things in the Bible do not appear clear to them, and they fear to make any public confession of Christ till these are made plain. 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, Commentary by J.C.Philpot on select texts of the Bible, "Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. He says, "Behold." Do not be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance - That is, in the manner described in the previous chapter; and, generally, he will take vengeance on all the enemies of his people, and they shall be punished. There is the fact of our Father’s love. 4. On each page, you will find a chapter of the Book of Isaiah that you will be able to read through. 4. Vengeance will come; the retribution of God: He himself will come, and will deliver you. BibliographyTrapp, John. Since, therefore, the Lord assigns this office to the word, let us know that he also imparts this power to it, that it may not be spoken in vain, but may inwardly move our hearts, not always indeed or indiscriminately, but where it pleases God by the secret power of his Spirit to work in this manner. With vengeance; to execute vengeance upon the enemies of God, and of his people; which also was verified in Christ, who was set for the fall as well as for the rising of many in Israel, Luke 2:34, and who did accordingly inflict most dreadful judgments, both temporal and spiritual, upon the unbelieving and apostate Jews, who were the great persecutors of Christ and, of his people. John Trapp Complete Commentary. Diabolo par pari retribuet Christus, saith Jerome: Christ will be even with the devil. 1. The chapter reads best together. Nor is it superfluous that he adds your God; for if we do not know that he is our God, his approach will produce terror, instead of giving cause of joy. Isaiah 35:1-10 Joy Born at Christmas We concluded last week’s service with the great … Let us see if we cannot find something to explain this a little more clearly. The flourishing state of Christ's kingdom. 1685. Copyright StatementThese files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. Another aid that may prove useful is Robert Harkrider’s (25). 3. That strength of which he spoke is breathed into our hearts by God through his word, as “by faith alone we stand” (2 Corinthians 1:24) and live; and therefore he adds the promise of grace yet to come. The strength one fancied himself to have, turns out under some great strain to be but weakness after all. BibliographyGill, John. At present it ought to be observed, that God is prepared and armed with vengeance, that believers may learn to lean on his aid, and not to fancy some deity unemployed in heaven. Isaiah 35:4 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 35:4, NIV: "say to those with fearful hearts, 'Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.'" Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 35:5: Matthew 9:27-30 Matthew 11:2-3 Matthew 20:29-34 John 9:1-41 Isaiah 35:4 : Isaiah 35:6 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. So with the timid soul and its enemies. Another class may say, that they cannot think any real Christian ever was so tempted and distressed with evil thoughts as they are. “They will rejoice.” This is the first word of Isaiah’s vision in chapter 35, and it is the focus of the entire passage. 2. “Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.”. (Haydock) --- He will redeem the world, and refute the false interpretations of the Bible. 1. Both king and prophet had the same words of comfort for the feeble and faint-hearted, and the ground of comfort is that the government of God is essentially a righteous government, punishing the oppressor, and saving the oppressed. "Commentary on Isaiah 35:4". At present it ought to be observed, that God is prepared and armed with vengeance, that believers may learn to lean on his aid, and not to fancy some deity unemployed in heaven. General Introduction To The Book. Commentary for Isaiah 35 . Isaiah 35:4, "Behold, your God will come." 2. What, is he your God? Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 35:4: Matthew 11:2-3 John 9:1-41 Isaiah 35:3 : Isaiah 35:5 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. I.A.1. In the biblical witness, however, the salvation of the LORD is intimately connected to God’s judgment. 4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! 4 Say to those who have an anxious heart, “Be strong; fear not! "Commentary on Isaiah 35:4". (1-4) The privileges of his people. Other Forerunner Commentary entries containing Isaiah 35:4: Matthew 11:2-3 John 9:1-41 Isaiah 35:3 : Isaiah 35:5 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Then, there is the strength of supporting grace when the struggle does come, when we have to do battle with hard thoughts in adversity, or rebellious thoughts in disappointment, with sinful thoughts in solitude, with proud and envious thoughts in the world, with unbelief and impatience, and a little willingness for prayer, and we cannot shake off these things. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. (Isaiah 7:11-12) Hezekiah did ask for a sign, 2 Kings 20:8. There is the fact of our Father’s power. For our study we will follow the outline provided in commentary on Isaiah by J. Alec Motyer, in the series of Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Must we take delight in the distresses of enemies?” Thus he expressly declares that it will promote our “salvation;” for the vengeance which God takes on wicked men is connected with the salvation of the godly. Isaiah 36. ), It is no abstract salvation that we hope and wait for, but a Saviour--a Saviour before whom no enemy can stand. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/isaiah-35.html. He will shortly come in the flesh, to execute vengeance upon the enemies of God. The thing needed is that a man see clearly, love wisely, will strongly; but when fear wraps one about with mists, this is the outcome; a weak heart--no strength for doing; feeble knees--no power of purpose. 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