George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Isaiah 59:19
On. Hebrew, "is standard-bearer." (Aquila) (St. Jerome) --- Cyrus, the figurative redeemer, proceeds rapidly.
On. Hebrew, "is standard-bearer." (Aquila) (St. Jerome) --- Cyrus, the figurative redeemer, proceeds rapidly.
Verse Isaiah 59:19. _WHEN THE ENEMY SHALL COME IN LIKE A FLOOD_] This all the rabbins refer to the coming of the Messiah. If ye see a generation which endures much tribulation, then (say they) expect...
SO SHALL THEY FEAR - That is, the result of the divine interposition to punish his enemies, shall be to secure the acknowledgment of the existence and perfections of Yahweh in every part of the world....
CHAPTER 59 Apostasy and Confession, Jehovah's Intervention and the Coming of the Redeemer 1. _The deplorable condition of the people (Isaiah 59:1) _ 2. _The confession (Isaiah 59:9) _ 3. Jehovah's in...
ISAIAH 59:15 _ b_ - ISAIAH 59:21. YAHWEH HIMSELF BECOMES THE CHAMPION OF THE Right. Yahweh is indignant that Right is absent. He sees there is none to interpose (_mg._) for her, so His own power bring...
ENEMY. Hebrew. _tzar,_ as in Isaiah 59:18. LIKE. FLOOD. like the flood: the Nile in its overflow. SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. LIFT UP. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia_. STANDARD: or, banner....
The consequences of Jehovah's interposition....
The effect of the judgement, as a manifestation of Jehovah's glory, will be coextensive with humanity. The verse gives no hint that the judgement itself will be universal; the nations are affected by...
DISCOURSE: 997 THE MEANS OF SPIRITUAL VICTORY Isaiah 59:19. _When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him._ THAT there will be a time when al...
3. THE CURE TEXT: Isaiah 59:15-21 15 And Jehovah saw it, and it displeased him that there was no justice. 16 And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefor...
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him...
1, 2. An answer to the implied objection that the promises of restoration have not yet been fulfilled....
WHEN.. AGAINST HIM] RV 'for he shall come as a rushing stream, which the breath of the Lord' (i.e. a strong wind) 'driveth.'...
God has created everything (see Job chapter 38). And what God creates, he continues to control (see Isaiah 43:1-2)....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PROMISES TO HIS SPECIAL PEOPLE ISAIAH CHAPTER S 58 TO 66 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 59 WHY GOD DOES NOT ANSWER PRAYERS V1 The *Lord can still save. His pow...
WHEN THE ENEMY SHALL COME IN... — The noun admits of the senses “adversary,” “adversity,” “hemmed in,” “rushing,”and the verse has accordingly been very differently rendered. (1) _He_ (_Jehovah_)_ sha...
וְ יִֽירְא֤וּ מִֽ מַּעֲרָב֙ אֶת ־שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֔
CHAPTER XXIII THE REKINDLING OF THE CIVIC CONSCIENCE Isaiah 56:9; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 58:1; Isaiah 59:1 IT was inevitable, as so
THE DIVINE ARM BRINGS REDEMPTION Isaiah 59:15-21 _Israel's Savior_. The Almighty Lover of souls is described as looking round to see if help were forthcoming from any other quarter; and there being...
Continuing, the prophet makes confession of moral failure. This he does first by declaring the reason for national suffering. It is not to be found in Jehovah's inability, nor in His unwillingness. Th...
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall (s) come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against...
These words come in most blessedly, after the former, to show the consequence of Christ's interposition, and the effects of his offices and labour: we have a similar prophesy by Malachi that such shou...
19._Therefore they shall fear the name of Jehovah. _He now testifies that this work of redemption shall be so splendid and illustrious, that the whole world shall wonder, behold, praise, and celebrate...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 58 AND 59. But these moral considerations rouse the indignation of the Spirit at the condition of Israel in the days of the prophecy-their sin and their hypoc...
SO SHALL THEY FEAR THE NAME OF THE LORD FROM THE WEST, AND HIS GLORY FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN,.... The eastern and western antichrist being destroyed, way shall be made for the spread of the Gospel...
So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a standard against him....
_So shall they fear the name of the Lord_ Worship the Lord; _from the west_ The western parts of the world. _And his glory_ The glorious God; _from the rising of the sun_ The eastern parts. The sum is...
THE LORD MAKING READY FOR JUDGMENT AND REDEMPTION...
So shall they, men in every part of the world, FEAR THE NAME OF THE LORD, with the reverence of true faith, FROM THE WEST AND HIS GLORY FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN, many heathen being filled with the k...
LIFT UP A STANDARD: Or, put him to flight...
16-21 This passage is connected with the following chapters. It is generally thought to describe the coming of the Messiah, as the Avenger and Deliverer of his church. There was none to intercede wit...
FEAR THE NAME OF THE LORD, i.e. either worship the Lord; for the name of God is put for God himself, as hath been often showed, and fear is put for his worship; or make his name renowned. FROM THE WES...
Isaiah 59:19 fear H3372 (H8799) name H8034 LORD H3068 west H4628 glory H3519 rising H4217 sun H8121 enemy...
GOD WILL ACT TO DELIVER ZION (ISAIAH 59:15). When God looked down He saw that there was no one who could deliver, none who was fitted to be the Servant. And (speaking from a human point of view) He co...
FEAR (_ See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9). _...
59:16. _And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him._ Man's extremity was Chris...
CONTENTS: Sins which prevented the bestowal of God's blessing and caused chastisements to fall upon Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit CONCLUSION: If prayers are not answered and the salva...
Isaiah 59:1. _Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save._ The failure of your fast is not with the Lord; he sees, and he can hear. Neither is the fault in the promises announced by...
_When the enemy shall come in like a flood._ MORAL INVASIONS These words suggest-- I. THE MORAL INVASION OF HUMAN SOULS. 1. The soul has an arch enemy. This enemy is called by different names. The...
_And He saw that there was no man_ GOD, MAN’S GREAT REDEEMER Do not let us suppose this is mere poetry. Conceive what inspires it,--the great truth that in the Infinite there is a heart to throb for...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 59:14 For his own glory, the Lord will make his people the predominant culture of a glorious new world. ⇐...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 59:19 THE WEST... THE RISING OF THE SUN. These opposite directions include the entire world (see Isaiah 45:6;...
SUPPORT AMIDST DANGER Isaiah 59:19. _When the enemy shall come in like a flood, &c._ Ever since the moment when the tempter appeared to the woman this world has been the battlefield of good and evil....
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 59:1 A GENERAL REBUKE OF ISRAEL FOR ITS MANIFOLD SINS, The command given to the prophet in Isaiah 58:1 to "show God's people the
Now in fifty-nine: Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither is his ear heavy, that it cannot hear (Isaiah 59:1): "Lord, why aren't You hearing us when we fast? Why aren'...
2 Thessalonians 2:8; Daniel 7:27; Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 11:9;...
Fear — Worship the Lord. The west — The western part of the world. His glory — The glorious God. The rising of the sun — The eastern parts. When — At what time soever the devil, or his instruments sha...