Isaías 10

Isaías 10

Ironside comments that... In clear and definite terms, the prophet predicts the overthrow of the enemy who was hammering, as it were, at the gate of Jerusalem. God would prevent the carrying out of his purpose even though it might seem for a time that Judah’s case was hopeless. Literally, all was fulfilled in due time so far as the prophecy had to do with the Assyrian of the past. When in the last days another mighty power comes against Palestine from the same region as that occupied by the Assyrians of old, his doom will be just as certain as was that of the enemy in the past. The progress of the Assyrian army marching down through the land is depicted graphically in the verses that close this chapter (Isaiah 10:28-34)...Prophecy is history written beforehand, and here Isaiah foretold the path that the Assyrian would take as he marched through Palestine, wreaking his vengeance upon city after city; but the closing verses tell of his defeat at last when the Lord of hosts intervened in His mighty power for the deliverance of those who cried to Him in the hour of their distress. No military strategy, no weapons of war would avail to save the haughty invader when the hand of God was stretched out against him...(In his introduction to Isaiah 11 Ironside writes) There is a very close connection with that which now comes before us and that which we have seen in the last chapter. After the Assyrian is destroyed and Israel will have been delivered from all her enemies, we have the peaceful reign of Him who is the Rod out of Jesse’s stem, the Branch of the Lord who is to bring all things into subjection to God and rule with the iron rod of inflexible righteousness. Comment: Ironside presents an interesting futuristic interpretation which does have some parallel with the events John describes in the Revelation. In Revelation 19 we see the Antichrist (the Beast) defeated (Rev 19:11-note, Rev 19:20-note, cp Zech 14:2, 3) which is immediately followed by the description of a period of 1000 years when Satan is bound (Rev 20:2) and Messiah rules (Rev 20:4-note, cp Zech 14:4, 5, 6, 7, 8 especially Zech 14:9, 11). And thus just as the events of Isaiah 10 parallel the events of Revelation 19, so too the events of Isaiah 11 parallel Revelation 20. I present these thoughts for your consideration as a good Berean. The way Egypt did - This fact is meant to cause the hearers to have hope because despite Egyptian oppression, the Sovereign Lord delivered Israel by His strong hand. What He had done in the past, He was able to do again with the Assyrians. Beloved, it behooves all of us as God's children to keep fresh in our minds the times in our life when we have experienced divine deliverances, so that we might remain hopeful in future trials and afflictions. How is your memory of God's great and mighty deeds in your life? Do you have any "memorial stones" to help you remember the times when you were hidden in the cleft of the Rock? Sadly, we so often forget these past deliverances and get "swallowed up" by the pain of the present trial. Isaiah 10:25 For in a very little while My indignation against you will be spent and My anger will be directed to their destruction. : For: Isa 10:33,34 12:1,2 14:24,25 17:12-14 30:30-33 31:4-9 37:36-38 54:7 2Ki 19:35 Ps 37:10 Da 11:36 Heb 10:37 For - term of explanation - God is explaining to Judah why they need not fear the Assyrian invasion which will eventually advance to the very edge of Jerusalem but no further. My indignation - (this same phrase with the same meaning is found in Isa 26:20-see below) The immediate fulfillment of this prophecy refers to the Assyrian invasion who was the conduit of Jehovah's indignation against His people. Comment: Clearly this prophecy was fulfilled in history with the Assyrian invasion of Judah, but could this "indignation" also be a foreshadowing of the end times indignation that the nation of Israel will experience at the hands of the Antichrist (see notes below)? Possibly. Indignation (02195) (za'am from the parent verb za'am - 02194) is a noun which means conveys the basic idea of experiencing or expressing intense anger, fury, anger, rage or indignation. TWOT... The verb (za'am = 02194) is used to indicate both the state of being indignant and the activity giving expression to that state. It is used in reference to man, but more often to God. Isaiah foretells a day when God’s “indignation” will be experienced by Israel’s enemies (Isa 66:14). (The noun zaam) is regularly translated “indignation,” referring more often to God than to man. Zaam - 22v in the OT - Ps 38:3; 69:24; 78:49; 102:10; Isa 10:5, 25; 13:5; 26:20; 30:27; Jer 10:10; 15:17; 50:25; Lam 2:6; Ezek 21:31; 22:24, 31; Da 8:19; 11:36; Hos 7:16; Nah 1:6; Hab 3:12; Zeph 3:8. NAS = indignation(21), insolence(1). Isaiah uses zaam in chapter 26 in a warning of coming indignation... Come, my people, enter into your rooms and close your doors behind you; Hide for a little while until indignation runs its course. (Isaiah 26:20) Comment: Most conservative commentators see this reference to indignation as a description of the coming Great Tribulation, that short (3.5 year) but intense period (Jer 30:7) when the Antichrist has full authority to exert his will, a major component of which includes the "final holocaust" for the Jews (cp Zech 13:8, 9)