isaiah 6:10 commentary

In both cases, Moses" commission and Isaiah"s, God was not ruling out the possibility of repentance from the start. It is not the duty of the Prophets, therefore, to blind the eyes, but rather to open them. From this it is evident, as we formerly said, that Christ was that God who filled the whole earth with his majesty. Nevertheless He directed the prophet to preach repentance, because the judgment of hardness suspended over the people as a whole did not preclude the possibility of the salvation of individuals. But as that purpose is hidden from us, we must not too eagerly search into it; for the everlasting scheme of the divine purpose is beyond our reach, but we ought to consider the cause which lies plainly before our eyes, namely, the rebellion by which they rendered themselves unworthy of blessings so numerous and so great. Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. Those hearts which formerly were of brass or iron ought to be softened by it; how then is it possible that it can harden them, as I have already observed? They carry in their mouth the word of God, by which,as by a lamp, the steps of men ought to be guided; for this encomium, we know, has been pronounced on it by David. The two are bound up in one another, inasmuch as sin from its very nature bears its own punishment, which consists in the wrath of God excited by sin. His business was to teach them, not error, but truth; to set them an example not of rebellion, but obedience to the Divine win; to diminish and do away with their moral insensibility and wickedness, not increase them. Study the bible online using commentary on Isaiah 43 and more! We ought also to attend to this circumstance, that Isaiah was not sent to men indiscriminately, but to the Jews. Isaiah 58:6 [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? For just as in all the good that men do, the active principle is the love of God; so in all the harm that they do, the active principle is the wrath of God. Under the influence of these futures the two preterites לו ורפא שׁב affirm what might have been the result if this hardening had not taken place, but what would never take place now. The prophets are in other places said to perform the thing which they only foretell: -. "He said, Go, and tell this people, Hear on, and understand not; and look on, but perceive not. And shut their eyes - The word used here means "to spread over," and then to close. (G. Cron, M. In chapters 1-5, Isaiah uses harsh words to speak of Judah’s wickedness. Atque hic pulchre exprimitur, saith one, ordo obtinendae salutis; and here is excellently set forth the order of obtaining salvation. This detail is not incidental. And be healed,] i.e., Pardoned and purged. Possibly the phrase refers to the barbarous practice, not unknown in the East, of thus closing the eyes as a punishment. To see with one's eyes will not convince a will that is opposed to the truth. Commentary on Isaiah 10:20-34 (Read Isaiah 10:20-34) By our afflictions we may learn not to make creatures our confidence. But they are doubly wicked when they not only do not apply to their proper use, but wickedly corrupt and profane, those gifts which God had bestowed on them. Their ears heavy - Dull, stupid, insensible. And convert, and be healed - of their spiritual malady, sin (Isaiah 1:6; Psalms 103:3; Jeremiah 17:14). The theme of chapter 24 is sounded in its opening words: “Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants” (24:1a). Then, offering reconciliation he holds out remedies for all diseases, not only of the body but of the soul. John quotes this passage as a clear demonstration of the stubbornness of the Jews. (Sanctius) --- Septuagint, "heavy or gross is the heart," &c. The authors of the New Testament quote it thus less harshly. General Introduction To The Book. That we turn to the Lord by true repentance, and then we are sure of healing, which is by pardon of sin, and power against it. And consequently the Lord now proceeded to shut the door of repentance against His people. Isaiah 6:10 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 6:10, NIV: "Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.'" 3 And they were calling to one another: Biblical Commentary Isaiah 6:1-13 EXEGESIS: ISAIAH 1-5. 10. Agam. (Matthew 3:2.) This effect is not the fault of the truth; and it is often well that the heart should be known, and the true effect should be seen. Hence arises a most excellent and altogether invaluable consolation to godly teachers, for supporting their minds against those grievous offenses which daily spring from the obstinacy of men, that, instead of being retarded by it, they may persevere in their duty with unshaken firmness. lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understated with their heart. This effect is not the fault of the truth; and it is often well that the heart should be known, and the true effect should be seen. 98) mentions a son of the Great Mogul who was thus punished by his father. Commentary on Isaiah 6:9-13 (Read Isaiah 6:9-13) God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of his people. 10. Solemnly quoted in three great dispensational crises: (1) By Christ (Matthew 13:14), as coming from Jehovah on the day a council was held "to destroy Him". “Make the heart of this people fat,” etc. Preach them to hell. Isaiah 6:10 STU XRF TSK ... Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (10) Make the heart of this people fat.--The thought is the same as that of the "hardening" of Pharaoh's heart (Exodus 8:19; Exodus 9:34, &c) and that of Sihon (Deuteronomy 2:30). Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only. In that passage Paul introduces the Spirit as speaking, (Acts 28:25;) but John says that Isaiah spake thus of Christ, when he had beheld his glory. There is a saying precisely like this in Aeschylus: -, "Seeing, they saw in vain; and hearing, they did not understand.". John Trapp Complete Commentary. This is a truly remarkable declaration; not only because Isaiah here foretold what was afterwards fulfilled under the reign of Christ, but also because it contains a most useful doctrine, which will be of perpetual use in the Church of God; for all who shall labor faithfully in the ministry of the word will be laid under the necessity of meeting with the same result. Gesenius takes the imperatives as futures. this chapter immediately follows and precedes examples of wrong reaction to God"s word [, "The elect are not saved because they are creatures of light; they too were creatures of darkness and in them there was no goodness, nothing that would attract the light. ", "They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and (as the judicial and righteous retribution) shall be turned unto fables.". Accordingly, the demonstrative particle הנה, (hinneh,) behold, is emphatic, and implies that the people whom the Lord had peculiarly chosen for himself do not hear the word, and shut their eyes amidst the clearest light. Sin is often represented as a painful, loathsome malady, and forgiveness as restoration from such a malady; Isaiah 30:26; Psalm 103; Psalm 41:3-4; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 17:14. And this seems best to agree with the following words. Burder (Oriental Customs, i. And shut "Close up" - השע hasha . From the divine viewpoint, God had raised Pharaoh up to demonstrate His sovereignty and power in liberating the Israelites. Make the heart of this people fat "Gross" - The prophet speaks of the event, the fact as it would actually happen, not of God's purpose and act by his ministry. Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. The Israelites in Isaiah"s day had already hardened their hearts against the Lord, and His retributive judgment on them had already begun when Isaiah received his commission. this chapter immediately follows and precedes examples of wrong reaction to God"s word [ Isaiah 5:24; Isaiah 7:10-12]." The expression ל רפא is used in every other instance in a transitive sense, "to heal a person or a disease," and never in the sense of becoming well or being healed; but in the present instance it acquires a passive sense from the so-called impersonal construction (Ges. Isaiah 6:10 Context. A.). The prophet, by the bold figure in the sentiment above mentioned, and the elegant form and construction of the sentence, has raised it from a common proverb into a beautiful mashal, and given it the sublime air of poetry. It is requisite that we have ears to hear, and eyes to see - not ears stopped, and eyes daubed up as these had; (2.) Isaiah 63:10. Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Commentary on Isaiah 6 (Isaiah’s Commission) April 20, 2016 Bill Pratt Leave a comment. 'Go, and proclaim truth to a corrupt and sensual people, and the result will be that they will not hear; they are so wicked that they will not attend to it; they will become even more hardened; yet go, and though certain of producing this effect, still proclaim it;' see this passage explained in the notes at John 12:40. Let us not wonder, therefore, if we appear to be like persons talking to the deaf, when we address those who boast of the name of God. A Vision. Lord--here Adonai, Jehovah in Isaiah 6:5; Jesus Christ is meant as speaking in Isaiah 6:10, according to John 12:41. Therefore, says he, they could not believe, because Isaiah said, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart. Gordon Churchyard. Lest they see; that they may not be able, as before they were not willing, to see. The traditional Jewish and Christian view is that the Book of Isaiah was written by the prophet of that name who lived during the 8 th and possibly 7 th century BC. The prophets are said to do what they denounce. Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat,”, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. {see Isaiah 7:6} Refuse the waters of Shiloah. ] Observ. of Kennicott's and fourteen of De Rossi's, and two editions, with the Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate. It is not only the loving will of God which is good, but also the wrathful will into which His loving will changes, when determinately and obstinately resisted. It is undoubtedly a harsh saying, that God sends a prophet to close the ears, stop up the eyes, and harden the heart of the people; because it appears as if these things were inconsistent with the nature of God, and therefore contradicted his word. Isaiah 6, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in … This is an accidental effect of the word preached, and proceedeth from men’s corruptions. --- Them. [Acts 7:51] Antagoras, reciting his "Thebais," a book that he had made, among the Boeotians, and they little regarding him, he folded up his book, and said, Ye may well be called Boeotians, quia boum habetis aures, for ye have oxes’ ears - playing upon the notation of their name. ben Melec explains to this sense, in which it is hardly used elsewhere, on the authority of Onkelos. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 25:1-10a EXEGESIS: ISAIAH 24-27. Gross and heavy, stupid and unteachable, hard and obdurate; which is sometimes done by the preaching of the Gospel, through the wickedness of man's heart, that being the savour of death unto death to some, just as the sun hardens the clay; or declare that their hearts are thus gross and stupid; or that I will give them up to a judicial hardness of heart: and make their ears heavy: that they cannot hear the word, so as to understand it; they having stopped the ear, and plucked away the shoulder, it is in righteous judgment that they are given up to such an insensibility as not to be capable of hearing and understanding what is delivered in the ministry of the word: and shut their eyes; they having wilfully shut their own eyes against all evidence of the Messiah, and the truth of his doctrines, they are given up to a judicial blindness; which still continues upon them, and will until the fulness of the Gentiles is brought in: lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understated with their heart; though only in a notional way, the things relating to the Messiah, the truths of the Gospel, and the ordinances thereof, and what may belong to their outward peace: and convert; or turn themselves by external repentance and reformation: and be healed: or forgiven in such sense as to be preserved from national ruin; which God willed not; for seeing they went such great lengths in sin, in rejecting the Messiah, and his Gospel, they were given up to a reprobate mind, to do things that were not convenient, that they might be destroyed; which destruction is after prophesied of. The commission which the prophet received, reads as though it were quite irreconcilable with the fact that God, as the Good, can only will what is good. Fat, i.e. Possibly the phrase refers to the barbarous practice, not unknown in the East, of thus closing the eyes as a punishment. And Ezekiel says, "When I came to destroy the city," that is, as it is rendered in the margin of our version, "when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed;" Ezekiel 43:3. Luke 8:10. Fat — Stupid and senseless. Compare John 11:45-46; John 12:10-11. Is God unwilling to heal? The conviction of the prophet. I.A.1.A. Book Notes Barnes' Book Notes Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes Robertson's Book Notes (NT) Commentaries Adam Clarke Barnes' Notes Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) … This is another part of the Gospel, Repent ye. (2) The truth must, nevertheless, be proclaimed. And such being the eminent advantage derived from the word of God, if we are not reconciled to God as soon as his word sounds in our ears, we have no right to lay the blame on any other, for it rests wholly with ourselves. 2:278. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. They have forsaken Yahweh. Blind. This prophecy is of the deepest import in Israel"s history. His freedom was not complete; human freedom never is. But we ought not to think it strange if God punishes the wickedness of men by blinding them in the highest degree. . The heaviness or torpidity is vigilant “lest” conversion should follow the prophet’s gospel. I.A.1. (2) By Christ, as coming from Messiah in His glory (John 12:40, John 12:41) after counsel taken to "put Him to death" (John 11:53, and Compare Isaiah 12:37). This effect is the fruit, not of the truth in itself, hut of the corrupt state of their hearts, to which God here judicially gives them over (Isaiah 63:17). [Note: Grogan, p57.]. We ought also to observe from the order and connection of the words, that the first step of healing is repentance. Commentary on Isaiah 35:1-10 View Bible Text “They will rejoice.” This is the first word of Isaiah’s vision in chapter 35, and it is the focus of the entire passage. For (1.) It is right that the treachery and unbelief of men should be punished by meeting death where they might have received life, darkness where they might have had light; and, in short, evils as numerous as the blessings of salvation which they might have obtained. And be healed "And I should heal" - פא ואר veer pa, Septuagint, Vulgate. Romans 11:8). They have despised the Holy One of Israel. We wonder how it is possible that the greater part of men can furiously oppose God; and hence also arises a doubt if it be the heavenly truth of God which is rejected without bringing punishment; for it can hardly be believed that God addresses men for the purpose of exciting their scorn. They are estranged and backward.” (1:4). Their ears heavy - Dull, stupid, insensible. This word Sal. God crawls to the back of the wine cellar to retrieve the best vintage wines, wines that have aged for years, perhaps in preparation for this very occasion … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9" Verses 1-16. And shut their eyes - The word used here means “to spread over,” and then to close. The place is named clearly and repeatedly: it is the wilderness. . A part of the blame we ought even to lay on ourselves, when the fruits are so scanty; and yet we must not abandon our office, or throw away our weapons. Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Isaiah 21:6-10. ", To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament, The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary, Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary, International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Make the heart of this people fat "Gross" -, ὡστε το της παροιμιας ὁρωντας μη ὁρᾳν, και ακουοντας μη ακουειν. Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; Zechariah 7:11; Acts 7:57; 2 Timothy 4:4 "They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and (as the judicial and righteous retribution) shall be turned unto fables." Isa. Let us try to read with fresh eyes to see as Isaiah sees (see last week’s commentary for more on how Isaiah sees). Demosthenes uses it, and expressly calls it a proverb: ὡστε το της παροιμιας ὁρωντας μη ὁρᾳν, και ακουοντας μη ακουειν ; Conttra Aristogit. Isaiah Begins to *Prophesy. Lest they should see with their eyes, &c. ) was verbally directed to produce effects which he only predicted. A common Hebrew idiom. Our loving commitment to remain faithful to the Lord who has graciously saved us and called us into His service, despite our lack of outward success, should be. Bible commentary on the Book of Isaiah, chapter 6, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics. However, from the human viewpoint, Pharaoh had the freedom to choose to submit to God or resist. We too have experienced it more than we could have wished; but it has been shared by all the servants of Christ, and therefore we ought to endure it with greater patience, though it is a very grievous stumbling-block to those who serve God with a pure conscience. Isaiah may or may not have realized that his words had prophetic significance, in addition to being applicable to his own situation. So far from being persuaded when one rose from the dead (Luke 16:31) "the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death." John Trapp Complete Commentary. Accordingly, both in Matthew 13:14-15 and Acts 28:25-27, we find the passage so quoted and interpreted as to bring out the guilt of the people themselves, and constrain us to throw all the blame on them. CHAPTER 11 . John Trapp Complete Commentary. That what we hear and see, we understand with the heart - that is, that there be yielded thereunto both assent of the mind and consent of the will, this is faith; (3.) The ten revolted tribes, not worth the naming. 29:9; 32:3). Make the heart of this people fat (Psalms 119:70) - 'render them the more hardened by thy warning, that they may he hurried along to destruction, to which they willfully hasten' (Maurer). An apprentice hath given him by his master a candle to light him to bed, which he abuseth to light him to game or drink. . Make the heart - The word “heart” here is used in the sense of the “mind” - to denote all their mental powers. (3) By Paul, as coming from the Holy Ghost when, after a whole day"s conference, they "believed not" (Acts 28:25-27). Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Is not this the fast that I have chosen?] (1) That the effect of truth is often to irritate people and make them more wicked. (Calmet) --- He intimates that all the graces offered would be rendered useless by the hardened Jews. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Introduction. Forasmuch as this people.] As with all scripture, this oft-cited prophesy of messianic expectations has been used to paint a picture for Christ’s reign at times detached from the message of the text itself. But they rebelled — Revolted from him and, as it were, took up arms against him, many instances of which we find in their history; and vexed, or grieved, his Holy Spirit — With their unbelief and murmuring, and continual proneness to idolatry, as well as by their repeated acts of obstinacy and disobedience. By this it is not meant that Isaiah was to aim at and put forth what power he possessed to lead the people of Judah deeper and ever deeper into error and sire That was an errand on which God was morally incapable of sending him. When we repent, he is reconciled to us, and the rods with which he chastised us are no longer employed. Isaiah 20 Isaiah 22 Isaiah 21:6-10 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 For thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.” 7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care. They shall be healed. Ver. As dim-sighted people cannot blame the sun for dazzling their eyes with its brightness; and those whose hearing is weak cannot complain of a clear and loud voice which the defect of their ears hinders them from hearing; and, lastly, a man of weak intellect cannot find fault with the difficulty of a subject which he is unable to understand; so ungodly men have no right to blame the word for making them worse after having heard it. be healed — of their spiritual malady, sin (Isaiah 1:6; Psalm 103:3; Jeremiah 17:14). The success of our ministry should not be our prime motivation to continue in the work of the gospel. This making of their hearts fat is here ascribed to the prophet, as it is ascribed to God in the repetition of this prophecy, John 12:40, because God inflicted this judgment upon them by the ministry of the prophet, partly by way of prediction, foretelling that this would be the effect of his preaching; and partly by way of judicial operation, withdrawing the light and help of his Spirit, and giving them up to the power and arts of Satan, and to their own mistakes and lusts, whereby they are easily and commonly led to turn God’s word, as they do other things, into occasions of sin. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Isaiah chapters 1 to 6. www.easyenglish.bible. Theologically, it means changing from sinner to saint, filthy to holy, worldly to godly. 3.) be healed—of their spiritual malady, sin (Isa 1:6; Ps 103:3; Jer 17:14). That is, go and proclaim such “truth” to them as shall have this effect - as shall irritate, provoke, enrage them; truth, whose delivery shall be attended, in their gross and corrupt hearts, with this blinding and infatuating influence the effect would be produced by the corrupt state of their hearts, not by any native tendency of the truth, and still less by any direct divine influence. They have shut their ears, says he, and closed their eyes. Isaiah 27 Chapter 26 This chapter is a song of holy joy and praise, in which the great things God had engaged, in the foregoing chapter, to do for his people against his enemies and their enemies are celebrated: it is prepared to be sung when that prophecy should be accomplished; for we must be forward to meet God with our thanksgivings when he is coming towards us with his mercies. 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