Sevenfold. Exceedingly great, equal to the light of 49 days. (Calmet) --- The fame of Ezechias spread widely. His kingdom was a figure of that of Christ, when this was more perfectly realized, the preaching of the gospel having dispelled the darkness of error. (Calmet) --- He alludes to the day of judgment. (St. Jerome) (Menochius)
Verse Isaiah 30:26. _SHALL BE SEVENFOLD_] The text adds כאור שבעת הימים _keor_ _shibath haiyamayim_, "as the light of seven days," a manifest gloss, taken in from the margin; it is not in most of the...
MOREOVER - In addition to all the blessings which are enumerated above. THE LIGHT OF THE MOON - Light is in the Scriptures an emblem of purity, intelligence, happiness, prosperity; as darkness is an...
CHAPTER 30 The Fourth Woe Against Alliance With Egypt 1. _The alliance and its failure (Isaiah 30:1)_ 2. _The written table against the rebellious people (Isaiah 30:8)_ 3. Jehovah's word of encourage...
Yahweh waits till the time is ripe for intervention, and then shows His graciousness and mercy. Then there shall be no sorrow in Zion; Yahweh's answer anticipates (render, has answered) His people's p...
The temporal blessings of the new dispensation....
_moon_and _sun_are, in the original, poetic epithets (see on Isaiah 24:23). _as the light of seven days_ the light of a whole week concentrated in one day. But the clause is wanting in the LXX., and...
DISCOURSE: 904 BENEFITS ARISING FROM GOD’S RETURN TO THE SOUL Isaiah 30:26. _Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light...
MOREOVER, THE LIGHT OF THE MOON, &C.— The images of light and darkness are made use of in almost all languages, to represent prosperity and adversity; but the Hebrews make use of them more frequently...
2. SALVATION TEXT: Isaiah 30:15-33 15 For thus said the Lord Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye...
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,...
1-7. The Egyptian alliance is profitless. 8-11. The perversity of Judah, 12-17. and its disastrous consequences. 18-26. There is a glorious prospect for the repentant people. 27-33 But first Jehov...
BREACH] RV 'hurt.'...
The new situation will affect even nature itself. • God punishes. But he also cures (see Job 5:18; Hosea 6:1). GOD WILL PUNISH ASSYRIA V27 The *Lord himself is approaching from a distance. His ang...
THE LIGHT OF THE MOON SHALL BE... — The vision of the future expands, ascending from the new earth to the new heaven. With the passionate joy in light which sees in it, in proportion to its intensity,...
וְ הָיָ֤ה אֹֽור ־הַ לְּבָנָה֙ כְּ אֹ֣ור
BOOK 3 ORATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN INTRIGUES AND ORACLES ON FOREIGN NATIONS 705-702 B.C. Isaiah: 29 About 703 30 A little later 31 A little later 32:1-8 Later 32:9-20 Date uncertain ------------...
THE GOODNESS OF GOD'S SEVERITY Isaiah 30:18-33 Jerusalem refused God's invitation to return to Him and rest; they preferred to trust in Egyptian cavalry. Their Almighty Friend knew that this would en...
This chapter contains two distinct messages. In the first, the prophet denounces an alliance with Egypt (verses Isa 30:1-26), and in the second foretells the destruction of Assyria (verses Isa 30:27-3...
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the (y) sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his peop...
How very sweetly and blessedly doth the Prophet describe the sure effects of grace, in the hearts of those, where God's words, like the good seed, have fallen into good ground! Everything that is filt...
26._And the light of the moon shall be. _The Prophet was not satisfied with describing an ordinary state of prosperity, without adding something extraordinary; for he says that the Lord will go beyond...
The effect of this unbelief is manifested in chapter 30. The people put their trust in man, according to the wisdom of man. They look to Egypt for help, but in vain. This contempt of Jehovah, accompan...
MOREOVER THE LIGHT OF THE MOON SHALL BE AS THE LIGHT OF THE SUN,.... An hyperbolical expression, used to set forth the exceeding great light of the Gospel under the dispensation of it, which would as...
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people,...
_The light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun_ For constancy and brightness, which, as also the following clause, is to be understood metaphorically, of that glorious and happy state of the...
Moreover, the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, equal to it in brightness, AND THE LIGHT OF THE SUN SHALL BE SEVENFOLD, AS THE LIGHT OF SEVEN DAYS, IN THE DAY, the time to which the...
Trust in Jehovah Rewarded; Overthrow of the Lord's Enemies...
19-26 God's people will soon arrive at the Zion above, and then they will weep no more for ever. Even now they would have more comfort, as well as holiness, if they were more constant in prayer. A fa...
AS THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, for constancy and brightness; which, as also the following clause, is to be understood metaphorically, of the most glorious and comfortable condition of God's church, far surp...
Isaiah 30:26 light H216 moon H3842 light H216 sun H2535 light H216 sun H2535 sevenfold H7659 light H216 seven...
FOR GOD'S FINAL PURPOSE IS TO BLESS HIS TRUE PEOPLE WHO WILL REMAIN AFTER HIS CHASTISEMENT AND PURIFICATION, AND TO DEFEAT THEIR ENEMIES HIMSELF (ISAIAH 30:19). While the future holds adversity for th...
CONTENTS: Warnings against alliance with Egypt against Sennacherib and exhortation to turn to the Lord for help. CHARACTERS: God, Pharoah. CONCLUSION: When sin has brought men into distress, it is th...
Isaiah 30:1. _Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me._ It was a law among all ancient nations to undertake nothing of importance without consulting the gods....
_The Light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun_ FAITH’S ASTRONOMY It is worthy of closest observation that the Bible standpoint is as distinct from the astrologer’s position as it is from t...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 30:23 AND HE WILL... Isaiah foresees the messianic kingdom (see Deuteronomy 28:1). The details suggest the glorious reality and fullnes
GROWING LIGHT Isaiah 30:26. _Moreover, the light of the moon, &c._ These words, doubtless, look forward to the restoration of Israel. But there are spiritual truths implied in them, which are of pres...
RIVERS OF WATERS Isaiah 30:25. _And there shall be upon every high mountain, &c._ These are symbols of the blessings God will confer upon His people when He returns to them in mercy. These are vivid...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 30:1 THE ALLIANCE WITH EGYPT OPENLY REBUKED. In the preceding chapter (Isaiah 30:15) the design of the Jewish rulers to seek the alliance of Egypt was covertly
Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not from me; and that cover with a covering, but not of my Spirit, that they may add sin to their sin (Isaiah 30:1): Now these pe...
Amos 9:11; Deuteronomy 32:39; Hebrews 6:1; Hebrews 6:2; Isaiah 1:6;...
Sevenfold — As if the light of seven days were combined together in one. Healeth — When God shall effectually cure the wounds of his people, making Israel and Judah to be one, and making Jew and Genti...
Will the light of the sun and moon be increased or decreased in the future kingdom? PROBLEM: Isaiah has two apparently contradictory predictions. One is that the light to the heavenly bodies will be i...