Isaías 10

Isaías 10

Clarke comments... As the people had hitherto lived without God in worship and obedience; so they should now be without His help, and should perish in their transgressions. (Isaiah 10 Commentary) There is also a twist of irony in the questions in this passage for it is as if he is asking “When you have forsaken others in their time of need, who will you go to for help when you are in need?” And where will you leave your wealth? (cp Ps 49:17) - A final rhetorical question. Where will your ill-gotten gain be safe and secure? There was no bank or safe that could keep their wealth safe, for the land would be devastated by the ferocious Assyrian forces. When God's hand of judgment falls on Israel, all the wealth these leaders had gained through corrupt, unjust methods would vanish like the wind, reminding us of truths in other Scriptures... When you set your eyes on it, it is gone. For wealth certainly makes itself wings, like an eagle that flies toward the heavens. (Pr 23:5) Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. (1Ti 6:9) Wealth (03519) (kabod) means to be heavy or weighty but only rarely used literally. Kabod can describe the glory of God (Ex 16:7, 10, 24:17, 33:18), but in the present context describes wealth as that which is valued (cp Ge 31:1; Na 2:9). Hosea has a parallel passage... As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird— No birth, no pregnancy and no conception! (Hos 9:11). The psalmist writes... For (explaining why not to be fearful or in awe of the rich - Ps 49:16) when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him. (Ps 49:17) Warren