Isaías 49
John MacArthur · Citado em PreceptAustin
Isaías 49
MacArthur - The Servant's goal is the salvation and restoration of Israel for the fulfillment of the covenant promise. But not limited to Israel, He is to function as a light bringing salvation to the Gentiles. Israel's mission had always been to bring the nations to God (Isa 19:24; 42:6). This she will finally do very effectively in the tribulation after the conversion of the 144,000 witnesses (Rev. 7:1-10+; Rev 14:1-5+) and when she is restored to her Land at the Servant's return to earth. Cf. Isa 9:2; 11:10; 42:6; 45:22; Luke 2:32. Paul applied this verse to his ministry to the Gentiles on his first missionary journey (Acts 13:47). (The MacArthur Study Bible)
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MacArthur - This speaks to the humiliating treatment of the Servant at His first advent, a theme emphasized by Isaiah (50:6-9; 52:14, 15; 53:3). (The MacArthur Study Bible) To the Servant of rulers - Jesus is the Servant of rulers who receive Him. Kings and presidents have genuinely believed in Him throughout history. (Mt 20:28) just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Lu 22:27+) “For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the One Who serves. M. C. Unger writes similarly "The Servant is said to be 'a servant of rulers', reduced to the state of a slave under pagan tyrants such as Pontius Pilate and Herod, and under the unscrupulous leaders of the Sanhedrin, under such men as Annas and Caiaphas". W E Vine - Christ, in the days of his flesh, made Himself subject to Roman rulers, handing Himself over to their will that He might fulfil the great purposes for which He had come...How great the change of attitude from that of the present time! How startling will be the revelation of the Lord of glory in a world that has lain in darkness, superstition and alienation from God! Oswalt comments that "this worthless, stinking slave becomes the astonishment of kings, who stand up from their thrones in awed respect, and princes, who prostrate themselves before the true King." (Ibid) Kings...Princes - This indicates that Gentile nations will worship the King of kings. Kings will see and arise - NET = "Kings will see and rise in respect." The day of Messiah's despising will give way to the day of His glory and it will continue forever and and ever. Amen. The Servant of rulers will one day receive respect from rulers! In Isaiah 52:15 God predicts that "Kings will shut their mouth on account of Him (MESSIAH)!"
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MacArthur writes "Messiah is represented as asking for the grace of God to be given to sinners. God gives His favorable answer in a time of grace (cf. Isa 61:1) when salvation's day comes to the world (cf. Gal 4:4, 5; Heb 4:7). At His appointed time in the future, the Lord will, by His Servant, accomplish the final deliverance of Israel." (Ibid)
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MacArthur - When the Lord saves and regathers Israel, they will return to the Land, to which Joshua brought their ancestors after their exit from Egypt, now restored and glorious (Isa 44:26; Jos 13:1-8). (MSB) To make them inherit the desolate (Hebrew = shamen/samen) heritages - Them in context is Israel. There is a play on words here which describe Israel as "possessing their possessions." The Septuagint has "inherit the inheritance." Based on this prophecy from the Non-lying God (cf Titus 1:2), after 1000's of years, Israel would finally and fully possess the possession promised to their father Abraham (Ge 15:18+) and then to Isaac and then to Jacob. Israel had never fully possessed this land at any time in the past. It is only when Messiah returns and "all Israel is saved," (all those that believe in Messiah) that redeemed Israel will possess all that God had promised. Isaiah 54:3 is a prophetic promise to Israel (where desolate is the same word shamen/samen) which will be fulfilled at the Second Coming of Messiah and establishment of His Millennial Kingdom “For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left. And your descendants will possess nations and will resettle the desolate (Hebrew = shamen/samen) cities. In Isaiah 61:4 there is another prophetic promise to Israel which also will be fulfilled at the Second Coming of Messiah and establishment of His Millennial Kingdom. 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. Isaiah 49:9 Saying to those who are bound, 'Go forth,' To those who are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' Along the roads they will feed, And their pasture will be on all bare heights. to those who are bound - Isa 42:7 Isa 61:1 Ps 69:33 102:20 107:10-16 146:7 Zec 9:11,12 Lu 4:18 Col 1:13 1Pe 2:9 To those who are in darkness - Isa 9:2 42:16 60:1,2 Lu 1:79 Joh 8:12 Ac 26:18 2Co 4:4-6 Eph 5:8,14 1Th 5:5,6 Along the roads they will feed - Isa 5:17 55:1,2 65:13 Ps 22:26 23:1,2 Eze 34:13-15,23,29 Joe 3:18 Joh 6:53-58 10:9 And their pasture will be on all bare heights - Dt 32:13 THE CAPTIVES WILL BE SET FREE W E Vine writes that Isaiah 49:9-13 "give one of the most glorious descriptions of the effects of Christ's Second Advent. The promises exceed anything that took place in the return from captivity under Cyrus. The people are depicted as a flock returning home" Keil and Delitzsch comment that "The person of the servant of Jehovah (MESSIAH) now falls into the background again, and the prophecy proceeds with a description of the return of the redeemed. The people returning home are represented as a flock. By the roads that they take to their homes, they are able to obtain sufficient pasture, without being obliged to go a long way round in order to find a sufficient supply; and even upon bare sandy hills (Isaiah 41:18) there is pasture found for them." Oswalt comments that "The first half of this verse identifies the work of the Servant in proclaiming release to imprisoned ones. That this work is to be done through the Servant is clear from Isaiah 61:1–4, where it is the agent of the Lord, not the Lord himself, who does the work. That passage also reminds the reader that while physical imagery is being used in both places, it is imagery, imagery of that spiritual blindness, desolation, disinheritance, and imprisonment that goes far beyond any merely physical release." (NICOT-Isaiah) Saying - This continues the theme of Isa 49:9 of Messiah the covenant of the people, Who will restore the land of Israel and allow Israel to possess their possessions promised by God. John MacArthur - At the Messiah’s second advent, Israel’s condition will change from captivity and oppression to contentment and prosperity such as that enjoyed by a well-fed, protected, and watered flock of sheep. These ideal conditions will be enjoyed by the faithful remnant returning for their kingdom in Israel. John reveals that this condition is a foretaste of heaven (Rev 7:16, 17). (MacArthur Study Bible) Cornerstone Biblical Commentary - Through the servant, prisoners were beckoned to come out and enjoy freedom (Isa 49:9).
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MacArthur - The future inhabitants of Jerusalem will enjoy the Lord's protective covering over the glory on Mount Zion. This recalls Ezekiel's prophecy of the return of the Shekinah to the temple (Ezek 43:2-5). (The MacArthur Study Bible) This picture in Isaiah 49:10 also reminds me of the beautiful description in Psalm 121 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time forth and forever. (see commentary) For - Term of explanation. Explains why God does what He does to a people who do not deserve such beneficent treatment (His mercy) and secondly (His guidance). He Who has compassion on them will lead them - Messiah will lead believing Israel, not because they are worthy, but because He has compassion on them. He is a covenant keeping God and His treatment of the believing remnant reflects His faithfulness to the New Covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah (Jer 31:31+). Compassion (mercy)(07355)(racham from rechem = womb ~ suggesting a connection between the place of the developing child and the strong feelings of love a mother has toward her child) speaks a deep love of God for His people Israel. God is touched by the pain and grief of his people. Baker adds that racham "pictures a deep, kindly sympathy and sorrow felt for another who has been struck with affliction or misfortune, accompanied with a desire to relieve the suffering." (WSNT) The Septuagint translates racham with the verb eleeo meaning to be greatly concerned about someone and to to help someone because of pity.
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MacArthur - Further reassurances of God’s sovereign grace at work on behalf of Israel were given (43:25). God had blotted out their sins written in His book against them (cf. Rev 20:12). (MacArthur Study Bible) Warren
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MacArthur explains that "To wait for God entails an ultimate trust in Him, not becoming impatient when His timetable for final salvation differs from ours (cf. 26:8; 33:2; 40:31)." (MSB) Cornerstone Bible Commentary - God’s people continued to praise Him, proclaiming, “This is our God. We trusted in Him, and He saved us” (Isa 25:9)—an excellent summary of the experience of faith and salvation. Moody Bible Commentary - When these things take place, the people of Israel will recognize that their hope in the Lord has not disappointed. Oswalt on hopefully wait for God - For one to wait on the Lord is to know that he will probably not act on one’s own timetable, but that he will act. It is to know that what I accomplish for myself without a clear indication that this accomplishment is in his plan is dust and ashes. It is to know that what he will do for me is so far beyond my own dreams and plans as to be all but unimaginable. It is to know that with him I may dare the impossible, and if I fail, I will still have done more for the world than if I had conquered the possible in my own strength. (Ibid) Vine - In Isaiah 40:31+ the promise is that "they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength." In the present passage the promise is negative: they will not be put to shame. Here too the exercise of patience is in view, in the endurance of all that is difficult and adverse until the Lord's time for deliverance comes.We wait upon Him in prayer. We wait for Him in the confident assurance that present conditions of trial and sorrow will have a future of joy and peace such as can come only by the direct and manifest intervention of the Lord Himself. (Ibid) Isaiah 49:24 "Can the prey be taken from the mighty man, Or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?" Can - Eze 37:3,11 prey - Isa 42:22 53:12 Ps 124:6,7 126:1-3 Mt 12:29 Lu 11:21,22 captives of a tyrant be rescued, Ezr 9:9,13 Ne 9:33,37 Jer 25:6-9,11-14 A SKEPTICAL QUESTION: IS GOD ABLE? Why does Isaiah introduce these questions (really one question as they are related) at this juncture? What Isaiah has just written is so incredible that it is simply hard to believe it could ever come to pass. So Isaiah introduces the question that a skeptical reader might ask at this point. In short, how could this possibly come to pass? Who can defeat our enemies? Keil and Delitzsch notes that this "skeptical question prompted by weakness of faith...The question is logically one, and only divided rhetorically into two."