Isaías 50
Alexander Maclaren · Citado em PreceptAustin
Isaías 50
Maclaren - A mission addressed to ‘the weary’ is addressed to every man, for who is not ‘weighed upon with sore distress,’ or loaded with the burden and the weight of tasks beyond his power or distasteful to his inclinations, or monotonous to nausea, or prolonged to exhaustion, or toiled at with little hope and less interest? Who is not weary of himself and of his load? What but universal weariness does the universal secret desire for rest betray? We are all ‘pilgrims weary of time,’ and some of us are weary of even prosperity, and some of us are worn out with work, and some of us buffeted to all but exhaustion by sorrow, and all of us long for rest, though many of us do not know where to look for it. Weary (03287)(yaeph from verb yaeph = to be weary, faint, exhausted) is an adjective that means faint, weary, exhausted. The OT uses it to describe men that can be "weary" from fighting a military battle (Jdg. 8:15) "whoever is faint in the wilderness" or from traveling in the desert (2 Sa 16:2). The Lord "gives strength to the (emotionally and spiritually) weary" (Isa. 40:29). Yaeph - 4x in 4v - Jdg. 8:15; 2 Sam. 16:2; Isa. 40:29; 50:4 Paul Apple asks "How did Christ do in offering God’s word to the weary?" (Isaiah Commentary) John 4:13-14 to the Samaritan woman at the well – “the water I give you . . .” – how weary was this woman who had bounced around in relationship after relationship Luke 5:13 -- the cleansing of the leper – “I am willing, be cleansed” – social outcast Luke 5:20 – the healing of the paralytic lowered down by ropes thru the hole in the roof – “Friend, your sins are forgiven you . . . Get up and walk” – severe handicap so that he was at the mercy of being cared for by others Luke 7:48 – prostitute anointing feet of Jesus – talk about a weary woman – “Your sins have been forgiven . . . Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.” Luke 9 -- Not just dealing with individuals in need – but feeding the 5,000; gospel of John speaks of Him offering the bread of life to the weary MORNING BY MORNING Spurgeon named his famous devotional “Morning by Morning!” Motyer has a good word on morning by morning - The tongue filled with the appropriate word for ministry is the product of the ear filled with the word of God....The morning by morning appointment is not a special provision or demand related to the perfect Servant but is the standard curriculum for all disciples.” (Isaiah Commentary) Paul Apple - Do we have a true sense of Christian discipleship – awakening each morning as Samuel did to the call of the Lord God -- what do you want me to do in serving you today? Can’t afford to wait until evening to ask this important question. Get our Marching Orders from the Lord - 1 Sam. 3:9 “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening." Isa. 6:8 “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us? Here am I. Send me!” Heb. 10:7 “Behold I have come to do your will, O God." Jesus would awaken early and go off by himself to pray and to communicate with His Father; you can be sure that He was listening eagerly to God’s instruction for the day’s agenda -- Who sets your agenda each day? (Isaiah Commentary) He awakens Me morning by morning - Not just every now and then but every morning. What a wonderful truth that every morning when Messiah awoke, He awoke to words from His Father. This shows Jesus dependency on His Father's Word, as well as His daily need (cf Mt 4:4, Lk 4:4+). Oh, to be in such a glorious spiritual state. Surely this is another clue that we would do well to practice (under grace not law) morning devotions (aka "Quiet Time.") Is your (my) quiet time too quiet?! Are you supercharged with the supernatural Word? This recalls Mark's description of Jesus noting that "In the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went away to a secluded place, and was praying there." (Mark 1:35) David
Isaías 50
Maclaren: Two forms of destruction are here named. There is a slow decay going on in the opponents and their opposition, as a garment waxing old, and there is a being fretted away by the imperceptible working of external causes, as by gnawing moths. They will all wear out like a garment - They refers to those who oppose and accuse the Servant, the Messiah. This presents a fascinating picture with which we can all identify. Think of that favorite shirt you love to wear and even though the collar is beginning to fray and bright colors are beginning to fade. But you keep on wearing it until finally you have to through it in a "rag bag" you use to dry your car after washing. That's the picture of the what awaited all who would oppose and falsely accuse and falsely condemn Jesus. One things of Pilate for example who kept on living, but like a worn out garment, his life began to fade away and tradition says in the end he went insane. We don't know the details of the end of the lives of the high priests Annas and Caiaphas, but we know God's Word is immutable and so we know the lives of these men were worn out like a garment and were as if they had been eaten by moths.