Thou, O Israel. The Rock of thy strength; that God Who was thy only sure defence. Pleasant plants; excellent flowers and fruit trees. Strange slips; fetched from far countries. and therefore highly esteemed. The sense is, Thou shalt use much industry and cost, but to no purpose, as it follows.
Verse Isaiah 17:10. _STRANGE SLIPS _- "Shoots from a foreign soil."] The pleasant plants, and shoots from a foreign soil, are allegorical expressions for strange and idolatrous worship; vicious and a...
BECAUSE THOU ... - Because the kingdom of Israel or Samaria had done it. THE GOD OF THY SALVATION - The God in whom alone was salvation; or who alone could protect thee (compare Micah 7:7; Hosea 2:15...
CHAPTER 17 The Burden of Damascus and Judgment upon Ephraim 1. _Damascus to be a ruinous heap (Isaiah 17:1)_ 2. _Judgment upon Ephraim (Isaiah 17:4)_ 3. _Woe to the enemies of Israel (Isaiah 17:12) _...
ORACLE ON DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL. In spite of the title this prophecy deals much more with Ephraim than Damascus, which is not mentioned after Isaiah 17:3. The close connexion of the two suggests that th...
ROCK. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 32:13). App-92. PLEASANT PLANTS. Probably. plantings of Adonis. STRANGE SLIPS: or slips of. strange [God],...
_God of thy salvation_ The only occasion on which this important term (Heb. _yesha-_) is used by Isaiah, although it forms an element of his own name. _rock of thy strength_ A very frequent name of Go...
Continued from Isaiah 17:6. The rejection of Jehovah leads to failure and disappointment....
IN THAT DAY, &C.— Isaiah 17:9. _As a forsaken bush and a top shoot;_—ver. 10. _Therefore didst thou plant—and didst set,_ Isaiah 17:11. In the day of thy planting didst thou make increase, and in the...
c. COLLAPSE TEXT: Isaiah 17:9-11 9 In that day shall their strong cities be as the forsaken places in the wood and on the mountain top, which were forsaken from before the children of Israel; and i...
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: BECAUSE...
JUDGMENT ON SYEIA AND ISRAEL This section is headed,' oracle concerning Damascus,' but its subject is in fact wider; it treats of the impending ruin not only of Syria, but also of Ephraim, i.e. the ki...
ROCK] a title of Jehovah (Isaiah 30:29; Deuteronomy 32:4). SHALT THOU PLANT.. SHALT SET] RV 'plantest.. settest.' This is a metaphor of the foreign worships so carefully introduced....
‘Your strong Rock’ is a picture in words of Israel’s God. He offers security. He is like a great mountain. If only his people would run to him, they would be safe from their enemies. GOD WILL DEFEND...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 17 GOD WILL PUNISH DAMASCUS AND ISRAEL V1 God gave Isaiah this spec...
כִּ֤י שָׁכַ֨חַתְּ֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעֵ֔ךְ וְ צ֥וּר...
In this section (17-18), we have a prophecy dealing with Damascus and an interlude containing a soliloquy of the prophet. The burden of Damascus Isaiah 17:1) announces its doom. It is evident, however...
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with foreign (m) slips: (m) W...
_Good. Septuagint, "fruitless." Israel had abandoned the Lord; and could expect nothing but the fruits of death. (Calmet)_...
I include the whole under one view, and, besides the general observation to be made upon them as a prophecy, fully accomplished, in after ages, I pray the Reader to make his spiritual reflections upon...
10._Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation. _He shews the reason why the Lord exercises such severity against the Ten Tribes, that they may not complain of being unjustly afflicted or to...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 15, 16, 17, AND 18. In Chapter s 15 and 16 Moab is judged. They are warned that the throne of David shall be established, and the oppressor consumed out of th...
BECAUSE THOU HAST FORGOTTEN THE GOD OF THY SALVATION,.... Who had been the author of salvation to them many a time, in Egypt, at the Red Sea, and in various instances since; and yet they had forgot hi...
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips: Ver. 10....
_Because thou_, O Israel, _hast forgotten the God of thy salvation_ That God, who was thy only sure defence; _therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants_ Fetched from far countries, and therefore high...
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, the only one who can bring true redemption, AND HAST NOT BEEN MINDFUL OF THE ROCK OF THY STRENGTH, Jehovah being the one true Rock of Ages, Deuter...
A Woe upon Israel's Enemies...
1-11 Sin desolates cities. It is strange that great conquerors should take pride in being enemies to mankind; but it is better that flocks should lie down there, than that they should harbour any in...
Isaiah 17:10 forgotten H7911 (H8804) God H430 salvation H3468 mindful H2142 (H8804) Rock H6697 stronghold H4581 plan
THE FUTURE THAT ISRAEL CAN LOOK FORWARD TO (ISAIAH 17:4). Israel's future is bleak, but it will make them set their eyes on their Maker, the Holy One of Israel. Analysis of Isaiah 17:4. a And it wil...
CONTENTS: The burden of Damascus, foretelling destruction of cities of Syria and Israel. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The God of our salvation is the rock of our strength. It is our forgetfulness of...
Isaiah 17:1. _A ruinous heap._ Tiglath-pileser destroyed it in the support of Ahaz, and carried away the inhabitants. 2 Kings 16:8. Yet it was afterwards rebuilt. Isaiah 17:2. _The cities of Aroer are...
_Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation._ FORGETFULNESS OF GOD PUNISHED I. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SIN HERE SPOKEN OF. Forgetfulness of God. 1. What is this forgetfulness of God? It has b...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 17:4 The three uses of IN THAT DAY unites these verses. Israel will be brought LOW (vv. Isaiah 17:4), a remnant
FORGETFULNESS OF GOD Isaiah 17:10. _Because thou hast forgotten, &c._ I. IT IS POSSIBLE TO FORGET THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION. 1. The majority of men habitually forget Him. He very seldom holds a real...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 17:1 THE BURDEN OF DAMASCUS. The eye of the prophet travels northwards from Moab, and, passing over Ammon as an enemy of small account, rests once more upon Damascus, already threat...
Now he turns his prophecy against Damascus, which, of course, was the capital of Syria. Now Syria and the Northern Kingdom of Israel had confederated together to stand against Assyria. As Assyria beca...
1 Chronicles 16:35; Amos 5:11; Deuteronomy 28:30; Deuteronomy 28:38;...
Thou — O Israel. The rock — That God who was thy only sure defence. Plants — Excellent flowers and fruit — trees. Strange — Fetched from far countries, and therefore highly esteemed....