(Ge 49:10, cf "Scepter" in Nu 21:18, Ps 60:7, Ps 108:8). Our names are on the Lords heart. the Gentiles who shall replace those many faithless Israelites who refused to return when Cyrus issued his edict, and became lost to the Church of God. Some have emphasized the element of protection, while others (e.g., Whybray) have emphasized hiddenness. This descriptioncannot refer to therelatively small number of Jews who returned to Jerusalem and Judah after the 70 year exile, not to mention the fact that few if any of the Jews (10 Tribes) that were taken off into exile in Assyriareturned to Palestine. Death cannot quench a mother's love; it is stronger than death. Yet by Your wounds our salvation has come Ponder His assurances & compassion & comfort! Gods promises are not exhausted by one fulfilment. 62:1; Ps. The Gentiles listened to the gospel when the Jews were deaf to it. They will find gladness and joy, And sorrow and sighing will flee away. Morris - This remarkable revelation is incomprehensible to finite minds. 17:15; Job 7:16; Job 9:29; Job 21:34; Job 35:16; Ps. Thus says the Lord GOD(Isa 49:22NET) -The sovereign LORD says it. The Hebrew for time (eth) can speakmore of a season (e.g., Ps 1:3 - "like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season")and it is translated by the Greek kairoswhich describes a season. ", Keil and Delitzsch point out thatthe mother is prominent in many of the Messianicprophecies - Ge3:15+; Isa. Like Ezekiel's monster wheels, God's providences may be often baffling; but they are "full of eyes." Not only our name, but the whole building of our outward and inward life is engraved as a permanent plan in the Lords palms of the hands, and also of this the comforting word is said: Thy walls are continually before Me.. Goel is used 23 times in Isaiah (out of a total of 83x in OT)-, Isa. BECAUSE HE DOES NOT SEE IT AS A FUTURE PROMISE TO ISRAEL!) Then you will recognize that I am the LORD; those who wait patiently for me are not put to shame. We shall o'ercome at length, yea, they may forget; yet will I not forget thee. 54:5; Isa. His saints shall never be forgotten, for the inscription is put there upon the palm of this hand, the right hand of blessing, and upon the palm of that hand, the left hand of justice. 11:8; Eccl.
NET has "they will graze beside the roads" indicating had rich and abundant the provisions will be at this time(Millennium). To console is synonymous with showing kindness to someone, as when David consoled Hanun, king of the Ammonites, over the death of his father (2 Sa10:2). (The Collected Writings of W. E. Vine). Isaiah 49:12 "Behold, these will come from afar; And lo, these will come from the north and from the west, And these from the land of Sinim.". He was well-pleased to here His Son when He called on Him, something Jesus in fact did all through His 3+ year ministry (cf Mt 14:23, Mk 6:46, 14:23, Lk 6:12+).

From the context this is the Messiah, Jesus Christ, addressing this message to the entire world. Barnes -In the remainder of this verse, and in the following verses, the Messiah is represented under the image of a Shepherd, Who leads forth His flock to green fields, and who takes care that they shall be guarded from the heat of the sun, and shall not hunger nor thirst. This gives us the figure of Zion being as close to God as He is to Himself, and facing Him amid all the emotions of His divine life.The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. 1. Job 19:25; Ps. 7:16-17). He assured them that he had not. Now think about this prophecy for a moment -- has this ever occurred in the history of the nation of Israel? In this instance we stand astonished at the declaration that is made. Have you not felt ashamed and confounded at the memory of your former life? and in thy name have cast out devils?

Oswalt -In no sense is God commanding cannibalism. It isnt just demonstrated by the past and the present, but also by His future plans for them. And keeping in mind that context is always "king" in interpretation, My Servant Israel is clearly in the context of Isaiah 49:1-2. This is the work of His Holy Spirit! 4:16; Eccl. J Vernon McGee comments = What beautiful assurance God gives them that they are not forsaken of Him! 2. In either case, the indication of the passage is that Gods relationship with us is such that He is inseparably united to His people. No, it is not left with us even to be saved by remembering the covenant. 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. Should not the fact that God always graciously and tenderly recollects you, compel you once for all to leave your burden with Him who careth for you? 40:15; Isa. See Exo 13:9 Deu 6:8 Pro 6:21 Son 8:6 Jer 22:24. He tells us the very hairs of our head are all numbered, and we are of more value than many sparrows. ---------------------------------------------- The palm of the hand is the seat of strength, of work; and so, if Zions name is written there, that means not only remembrance, but remembrance which is at the helm, as it were, which is moulding and directing all the work that is done by the hand that bears the name inscribed upon it. Be not cast down, then, if God appears to forget you. Mighty One of Jacob - This is the Holy One of Israel, Yahweh, the God Who has made (and will keep) an unbreakable covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. (Daniel 12:3+). Because his power is greater, He will be victor and He will save. Warren Wiersbe -As Jesus Christ ministered on earth, especially to His own people Israel, there were times when His work seemed in vain (Isa. If you are God's child by covenant, a true believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, this is the truth you must cling to when you feel abandoned: You are inscribed on the palms of His hands! Remember how he said to Peter, "Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat; but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not." Yeshua can also describe salvation through human agents empowered by God. India, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia and other developing countries have used indelible ink in the form of electoral stain to prevent electoral fraud. Although mothers may forget, I will not forget you. Do not fear, for I am with you (GOD'S PROMISE TO ISRAEL); I will bring your offspring from the east, And gather you from the west. No; for these all must melt in the last general conflagration. Lamentations (The Collected Writings of W. E. Vine), C H Spurgeon, who preached three sermons on Isaiah 49:16 reminds us that "These words apply, first of all, to Gods ancient people, the Jews (ED: the accurate interpretation), but they are equally true of all believers (Ed: a valid application). This is your"once in a lifetime opportunity!" ", LORD(03068)(Jehovah) is "the personal name of the living God found 6,823 times in the Old Testament. Lev. constantly present w/Him. 62:1; Jon. Indonesia used it in their last election in Aceh. 6:11; Eccl. Since he thus bears in his hands the marks of his passion, let us bear them on our hearts. As Charles Pfeiffer says "the fulfillment of prophecy demonstrates to the world the sovereign power of Jehovah God." 19:20; Isa. Mouth stands for discourse or speaking. Why so? Because the palms where our names are written are pierced palms, and our names are written in the blood that flowed from the prints of the nails. God compared a mothers love and attention to his care for Israel. He cannot turn away, the presence of His Son; Isaiah 49:5 And now says the LORD, who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, so that Israel might be gathered to Him (For I am honored in the sight of the LORD, And My God is My strength), NET Isaiah 49:5 So now the LORD says, the one who formed me from birth to be his servant he did this to restore Jacob to himself, so that Israel might be gathered to him; and I will be honored in the LORD's sight, for my God is my source of strength (Isa 49:5 NET), THE SERVANT'S MISSION: Russia doesnt want to get rid of them; yet it subjects them to a great deal of anti-Semitic oppression. It is with us as with Israel in Egypt; the blood was upon the lintel and the two side-posts, but the Lord did not say, When you see the blood I will pass over you, but When I see the blood I will pass over you. My looking to Jesus brings me joy and peace, but it is Gods looking to Jesus which secures my salvation and that of all his elect, since it is impossible for our God to look at Christ, our bleeding Surety, and then to be angry with us for sins already punished in him. It is the same in our wilderness journey. In the present context Zion is personified and stands for the people of Israel who feel God has forgotten them. There is much consolation here. And here we read of that very Messiah, guiding Israel once again to springs of water! I like to look upon it. 11:25, 26). This is the Messiah "was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him." (Isa 40:1). God would supply them as if he should make the green grass spring up in the hard-trodden way, and on the barren and rocky hills vegetation should start up suddenly in abundance, and all their needs should be supplied.

Bookmark the siteand/or download the Joshua Project APP today. Amen (1Th5:24-note) (Spurgeon), Play "Before the Throne of God Above" by Selah (same song by Shane and Shane). So here God calls for them to have 20/20 vision so to speak. As arrows his words enter into the heart. In the passages quoted by Lowth, it is said of Pericles by Aristophanes: His powerful speech (Isaiah 50:4-11) Servant Song #3 -- The Marks of an Obedient Servant -- The victorious Servant/Disciple has God as his helper in effective communication and persevering commitment, John Phillips has a broader outline fromExploring the Scriptures, The person of the deliverer (redemption)(Isa 49:1-57:21). Jer. This mission of the Messiahto the nation of Israel to bring them back to God is seenin both testaments Isaiah 56:8 The Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, declares, Yet others I will gather to them, to those already gathered., Matthew 15:24 But He answered and said, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel., Romans 15:8-9For I say that Christ has become a servant to the circumcision (JACOB = ISRAEL = THE JEWS) on behalf of the truth of God to confirm the promises given to the fathers,and for the Gentiles to glorify God for His mercy; as it is written, THEREFORE I WILL GIVE PRAISE TO YOU AMONG THE GENTILES, AND I WILL SING TO YOUR NAME.. His heart does not come and go towards the sons of men. In Isaiah 49:2 He is equipped for the Mission and kept for the Mission. And then God's answer came in those wonderful words, full forever of comfort enough to meet the needs of all the sorrows of all humanity: "Forget thee! May he assure you that your name is graven on his hand; and whisper in your ear the promise, Fear not, I am with thee. Look upon him, the great Surety of the covenant, as faithful and true, and, therefore, bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all the chosen race, before the throne of God; and in such a sweet contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lords pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of Paradise. Yes, the message is primarily intended for Israel, but it is also for the nations, for the entire world as is clearly shown by the words in Isaiah 49:6b ("So that My salvation shall reach to the endof the world.").

Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. He will bring a greater deliverance than the deliverance from Egypt and from Babylon. Paul takes this up in Chapters 9, 10 and 11 of Romans, and asks the question, "Has God cast off his people whom he knew?"

(Isa 49:20 NET, The children of whom you were bereaved will yet say in your ears-This refers to those Israelites (believing remnant)who will be regathered as described in Isaiah 60:4 "Your sons will come from afar, And your daughters will be carried in the arms." Of course the evidence is there in Jesus, John 20:26 A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. 1 Timothy If some human hand had cut the memorial, the hieroglyphics might be at fault; but since perfect wisdom has combined with perfect love to make a memorial of the saints, then no error by any possibility can have occurred. While Isaiah 10 may have had a partial fulfillment, it too, like the present description of Israel's return to the Land, awaits a future time when Messiah the Deliverer returns to rescue captive Israel (Ro 11:26+). This will happen when the nations fight one another at Armageddon. She remembers the infant smiles, the merry laugh of childhood, the promise of youth. The master does not expect the servant somehow to attain his height; rather, the master comes down to the servants place (11:14; 30:18; 57:1516; 66:2). (New American Commentary Isaiah) Smith does not explain what he things the dark days represent, but one might suggest they were the days leading up and including His crucifixion, for it was their that He in fact "cut covenant" and inaugurated the New Covenant in His blood.

Glory be to his holy name for this! Generally deliverance comes from some an outside source. What Isaiah has just written is so incredible that it is simply hard to believe it could ever come to pass. That is a fascinating comment by Young because he does see the present verse (Isa 49:3) as connected to the previous passages. One has to wonder what Isaiah might think if he were to read comments such as the preceding!). my soul, how charming this is, to know that his left hand is under thy head, while his right hand doth embrace thee. Wounds which leave a scar forever! Contendin Isaiah -Isa. Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. This is the LORD for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation (Hebrew =yeshua; Lxx = soteria) .(Isa 25:9), 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. 30:15; Isa. Isnt the love of God enough? (Acts 1:6-see in depth discussion; see discussion of a parallel passage - Acts 3:19, cf Joel 3:16-21+)There it is! "He is able also to save them to the uttermost seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.". 119:155; Ps. 1:2, 14; 2:11, 15, 3:19; 4:4, 7, 8; 5:7[6]; 6:2, 4, 9; 7:6, 15; 8:10; 9:9; 11:8). Does Christ remember us as I have tried to prove that He does? As mentioned above, this is the language of Jubilee.

Song of Solomon Glory be to God! The idea of redeem of course implies first thatsomeone needs redemption and secondthat a nearest kinsman has the ability (and willingness) to pay the price of redemption to set their kin free (to redeem them). All these multitudes gathered into the bosom of the church, even in our barrenness and futility? Constable -Yahweh replied that He would indeed save the Israelites descendants from their tyrannical captors even though that would be humanly impossible. (Isa 49:16)" My times are in Thy hand." During His earthly ministry the Son emptied Himself of His divine prerogatives and submitted to the Spirit of God as His Source of strength as Peter described inActs 10:38+ declaring "You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 6:12; Eccl. 7 For a brief moment I forsook('azab) you, But with great compassion I will gather you. But he said to them, "Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe. The affection of a right-minded mother for her tender and helpless offspring is one of the strongest that is experienced by human beings. If he drove a car, your name would be on his bumper. Israel may forsake Himas they are doing yet todaybut God will never forsake them. When they are back in the land, then both the heavens and the earth can rejoice. What then? Come on! O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. We call to mind here the expression in Mt 16:18, "Thou art Peter;" and the use of the name "Israel," as the individuation of a generic name, reminds us of the fact that the kings of a nation are sometimes called by the name of the nation itself (e.g., Asshur, Isaiah 10:5ff.). Before the young earth had burst her swaddling bands of mist, yes, before the globe had been begotten, or yonder sun had darted his infant arrows, or yon stars had opened their eyes, the Eternal had fixed his eye of love upon his favorites! Nor did blind chance or mere necessity of fate inscribe our names; but the living hand of a living Father, unprompted by anything except the spontaneous love of His own heart. Not so with God. What is here conveyed in figure finds its fullness of expression in the outflowing of the Lords heart to the disciples in the upper room, Even as the Father hath loved Me, I also have loved you: abide ye in My love (Jn 15:9). The day of Messiah's despising will give way to the day of His glory and it will continue forever and and ever. Come with me to that moment in eternity where John is weeping and lamenting that there is no one to open the scroll (Rev 5:4-5-note), writing expectantly "I saw between the throne with the four living creatures and the elders a Lamb standing, AS IF SLAIN, (same verb in Greek of Ex 12:6 describing the perfect lamb Israel was to "slay at twilight"! So their King goes on before them, And the LORD at their head.(Micah 2:12-13-note). Thousands in the fold of Jesus, 12 I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. The hands, of course, are constantly in union with the body. what better ground can you have for believing that Christ remembers you than this, that he loved you and gave himself for you? Yet by Your suffering our freedom is won, Isaiah 49:6 He says, "It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make You a light of the nations So that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth. Even things which are indeed desirable do not last, such as: wealth (if ill gotten, Job 27:12; Ps. 30:3; Isa. Thousands in the fold of Jesus, 48:12; Isa. Who can defeat our enemies? (Bible Knowledge Commentary). So hear God gives a third assurance of His faithfulness to never display forgetfulness to His Chosen People Israel. (NICOT-Isaiah).

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Israel's mission had always been to bring the nations to God (Isa 19:24; 42:6). 5:14; Job 19:23; Ps. Often, in our unbelief, remissness and forgetfulness, we lose sight of our preciousness in His sight in Christ. I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands - This is figurative language. This is quite an additional idea. Whose goodness endures the same to the end; Will You, through all eternity, wear those marks of Your matchless love? A number of implications from the metaphor are surely apt: like an arrow, sharpened and polished in the quiver, or a sharp sword resting under the hand, the Servant is available for his masters use at any moment; the weapons are protected from the elements so that they can be most useful; they are out of sight until the right moment for them to be displayed. Why does Isaiah introducethese questions (really one question as they are related) at this juncture? I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands. Come, drooping saint, lift up thy head! Keil and Delitzschnotes that this "skeptical question prompted by weakness of faithThe question is logically one, and only divided rhetorically into two. 30:11; Isa. 10:8; Jer. 6. Our witness in heaven eternally stands; Ah, you may well hide your head for shame. The nearest and dearest and choicest to Him, It is his redemptive, covenant-keeping name, called the Name (Lev.

71:22; Ps. (1 Cor 10:4). This is the future of the church, by Gods decree. A MOTHER'S LOVE - I have read recently where a mother followed her worthless, profligate son until he was incarcerated for life, then at the door of the prison she insisted upon having a little hut where she lived and spent her days as near to him as she was permitted, and when he was dead and buried in that prison yard she insisted upon her dead body being laid in the same place of shame, hoping that in death her bones might touch his unworthy dust. Shed looked forward to coming back to work after her maternity leave; now it seemed that her heart had stayed at home. The upshot is that the verbbdelussopictures one turning away from a stench as in disgust. Yet by Your suffering our freedom is won, Chorus It is, at best, only a creature's love, and therefore changeable; while that love which is exercised by God towards His believing children is, like Himself, unchangeable.

1:24; Lk. John MacDuff -. Isaiah is quoted directly in the NT over 65 times, far more than any other OT prophet, and mentioned by name over 20 times. While it is possible that the forbiddance of the practice does not necessarily prohibit its use as a figure of speech, the implication of the passage would seem to favor engrave. (NICOT-Isaiah), Barnes on the people -The people ('am)refers doubtless primarily to the Jewsthe better portion of the Israelite peoplethe true Israel (Romans 2:28,29). 2 Peter If he puts forth his hand to uphold all things, that upholding hand upholds his saints. Relatives may forget, friends may forget, the saints may forget, but your God never can. Shall lead me to his throne. The writer of Hebrews says that "the Word of Godis living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. He must be fastened to the cross, that his people might be truly graven on the palms of his hands. Again in Isa 42:16ESV God says "I do not forsake('azab) them.". It shall make you greatly prize that love to think that it had no beginning, and shall never, never have an end. THE WHOLE WORLD CONVERTED? Neither our merits, prayers, repentance, nor faith, can write our names there, for these in their goodness extend not unto God so as to write upon His hands. When God would meet Zions great doubt--God hath forgotten me, He cheers her with this--I have graventhee upon the palms of My hands. There is no sorrow to which our text is not an antidote. 2 Timothy 2:19. Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands." 2 He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow. 8:27; Prov. They are manifold mercies, so that after you have opened one fold, and found out one signification, you may unfurl them still more and find another which shall be equally true, and then another, and another, and another, almost without end. But faithful thou art O fountain of love! Those wounds in his hands were marks of love and their very names were engraved in his hands. I greatly respect the series "Preaching the Word" where Ortlund's work on Isaiah is found, but clearly not all of the volumes of this generally excellent series are of equal accuracy in regard to interpretation of Bible books with eschatological passages (e.g., in the volume on Daniel by Stortz in this series there are 176 references to the "church" and 72 references to Israel! The object of engraving us upon the palms of His hand is to keep us ever in His thoughts. W A Criswell -It is clear that the Servant in this passage is Jesus of Nazareth, for He brings salvation to Israel as well as to the whole world. 14:1524; 22:2730; Rev. See a little group of disciples and this time Thomas is with them. Speak of the seven wonders of the world, why this is a wonder in the seventh heavens! This marks an "about face" from the previous comment by the Servantregarding the vanity of His efforts, to Histrust in Jehovah and His ability to bring about the Mission for which He was sent. Pastor John MacArthur. Poole - He alludes to the common practice of men, who use to put signs and memorials upon their hands or fingers of such things as they dearly affect, and would remember. Do not these deep things comfort you? Not on one hand only, but on both. Is it possible that Yahweh could really overturn the power of the mighty nations that scattered the Israelites and kept them from their land? 59:18; Isa. It is equivalent to the language which so often occurs, that God would provide for the needs of his people, even when passing through a desert, and that he would open before them unexpected sources of supply. The LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You - Jehovahwill fulfill every promise to His Servant and ultimately will fulfill every promisein Christ, for as Paul wrote "For as many as are the promises of God, in Him (MESSIAH)they are yes; therefore also through Him is our Amen to the glory of God through us." In a good sense tapeinos refers to those who are humble. Beall says that Isa 49:22-23 state that Gentiles will help bring Jews to the promised land, and Gentile leaders will serve the Israelites (v 23). 17:15; Jer. Premillennialists say they describe a literal return of Israelites to their land with an accompanying exaltation of the physical descendants of Abraham in the earth. "My purpose shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.". Daily devotional with John Piper. Then was it surely, when the executioner with the hammer smote the tender hands of the loving Jesus, that he engraved our names upon the palms of his hands, and to-day when he points to those wounds, when by faith he permits us to put our fingers into the prints of the nails, he may still say to usDeep on the palms of both my hands I have engraved thy name., Well, Christian, do not these deep things comfort you?

Comforted(05162)(naham/nacham)is a verb which means to be sorry, to console, to comfort. Clearly this prophecy HAS NOT been fulfilled. The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me (Isa 49:14). Something that is engraved (inscribed) is considered to be indelible. 1. . To engrave on the hands evidently refers to the process of engraving, which causes pain. The object of the prophet is simply to mark the vast growth of the Church, which would necessarily spread itself far beyond the limits of Palestine, and would ultimately require the whole earth for its habitation. The verb implies that the action has begun and is continuing. Or, in the case of the individual believer, does a cold shadow at times fall across his sunlit path, tempting him to doubt the rectitude of God's ways, and the faithfulness of His promises?

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