The king — First Hezekiah, and then Christ, triumphing over all enemies, and ruling his own people with righteousness. Very far — Thou shalt not be shut up in Jerusalem, but shalt have free liberty to go abroad with honour and safety.
THINE EYES - The eyes of the righteous, described in Isaiah 33:15. SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY - Some understand this of the Assyrian king. Thus Kimchi understands it, and supposes it means that...
CHAPTER 33 Sixth Woe Against the Assyrian and What Is to Follow 1. _The judgment announced (Isaiah 33:1)_ 2. _The prayer of the faithful remnant (Isaiah 33:2)_ 3. _The judgment executed (Isaiah 33:7)...
ISAIAH 33. DENUNCIATION OF THE TREACHEROUS FOE. ZION'S EXTREMITY, YAHWEH'S OPPORTUNITY. If Isaiah's, the date is apparently 701, and the situation presupposed is Sennacherib's demand for unconditional...
THE KING. See Isaiah 33:22. FAR OFF. far stretching....
_the_(or A) _king in his beauty_ The reluctance of many expositors to interpret this phrase of the Messiah is incomprehensible. Delitzsch says that "the king of Isaiah 33:17 is no more the Messiah tha...
The idea of the perfect security of the righteous man leads by an easy transition to more positive features of the golden age....
THINE EYES SHALL SEE THE KING, &C.— By the _king_ to be _seen in his beauty,_ Vitringa understands God himself, the king of the Jews, shewing himself with the brightest demonstrations of his majesty,...
4. SERENITY TEXT: Isaiah 33:13-24 13 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless...
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. THINE EYES - the saints' eyes. SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY - not as now, Hezekiah in sackcloth,...
THE KING] i.e. the reigning king of Judah, Hezekiah. IN HIS BEAUTY] no longer in sackcloth (Isaiah 37:1). THE LAND.. OFF] RV 'a far-stretching land,' no longer hemmed in by foes....
1-12. The deliverance of Jerusalem from the Invader. 13-24. The Consequences of the Interposition of Jehovah for those that dwell in the City....
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD DEFENDS *JERUSALEM ISAIAH CHAPTER S 31 TO 39 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 33 A PRAYER FOR HELP V1 *Woe to our enemies! They ruined and cheated other people. Al...
Perhaps Isaiah is not describing any particular occasion. These verses are to encourage God’s people in any times of trouble. Whatever happens, God does not change. Live rightly. And he will provide a...
THINE EYES SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY... — Torn from their context, the words have been not unfitly used to describe the beatific vision of the saints of God in the far-off land of heaven. So th...
מֶ֥לֶךְ בְּ יָפְיֹ֖ו תֶּחֱזֶ֣ינָה עֵינֶ֑יךָ תִּרְאֶ֖ינָה...
CHAPTER XXI OUR GOD A CONSUMING FIRE 701 B.C. Isaiah 33:1 WE have seen how the sense of forgiveness and the exultant confidence, which fill chapter 33, were brought about within a few months after...
THE REWARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS Isaiah 33:13-24 The devouring fire and everlasting burnings of Isaiah 33:14 are clearly the emblems of the divine presence. The righteous dwell in God as the bush which w...
This chapter celebrates a great victory, and is prophetic of the method of the final triumph. In the first thirteen verses we have the prophet's appeal, in which there are two movements. In the first...
Thy eyes shall (u) see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the (x) land that is very far off. (u) They will see Hezekiah delivered from his enemies and restored to honour and glory. (x) They w...
_King Ezechias, or he shall be one of his courtiers. --- Off. Their limits shall be extended. Those who believe in Christ, shall cast their eyes up towards their heavenly country, Hebrews ix. 13._...
W hat a string of rich promises are here, like so many pearls for the believer's neck! What is it to walk righteously, but to walk in Christ, and with Christ? Colossians 2:6. And what is it to despise...
17._The king in his beauty. _Although the Prophet changes the person, yet this verse must be connected with the preceding verse; for he addresses the sincere worshippers of God, to whom he promises th...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 33 AND 34. Chapter s 33, 34 announce the last two great acts of judgment. At the moment when God establishes Himself in Zion, and fills it with righteousness,...
THINE EYES SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY,.... Not merely Hezekiah in his royal robes, and with a cheerful countenance, having put off his sackcloth and his sadness, upon the breaking up of the sieg...
Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off. Ver. 17. _Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty._] Hezekiah in his pristine state and lustre; yea,...
Isa. 33:17. "Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is very far off." This verse speaks of two different sorts of people that dwell in Zion, _viz. _ 1. The true c...
_Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty_ Hezekiah, in a more prosperous condition than formerly. Having put off his sackcloth, and all the sadness of his countenance, he shall appear publicly in...
Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty, the Messiah in the glory of His redemptive work; THEY SHALL BEHOLD THE LAND THAT IS VERY FAR OFF, for the Messiah's kingdom would extend over the whole ear...
THE SINNERS ALARMED, THE PIOUS COMFORTED...
THE LAND THAT IS VERY FAR OFF: _ Heb._ the land of far distances...
15-24 The true believer watches against all occasions of sin. The Divine power will keep him safe, and his faith in that power will keep him easy. He shall want nothing needful for him. Every blessin...
SHALL SEE THE KING; first Hezekiah, and then Christ, as before. IN HIS BEAUTY; triumphing over all enemies, and ruling his own people with righteousness; in which two things the beauty and glory of a...
Isaiah 33:17 eyes H5869 see H2372 (H8799) King H4428 beauty H3308 see H7200 (H8799) land H776 off...
THE GLORY THAT IS COMING (ISAIAH 33:17). In stark contrast with all that has gone before is the destiny of God's true people. For them the future holds the promise of a permanent existence in the pre...
CHAPTER 33 THE SIXTH WOE AGAINST THOSE WHO DESPOIL OTHERS AND WHO ARE TREACHEROUS. The sixth woe seems in context to be directed against Assyria for some treacherous act. We can compare and contrast h...
Isaiah 33:17 These words plainly promise to every follower of Christ, if he shall persevere unto the end, that in the resurrection he shall see the Lord Jesus Christ in His beauty, and in the glory o...
CONTENTS: The distress of Judah and Jerusalem because of coming woes. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The righteous God pays sinners in their own coin. When they have filled up the measure of their ini...
Isaiah 33:1. _Woe to thee,_ thou spoiler, who hast not been spoiled; _AND THOU PLUNDERER, WHO HAST NOT BEEN PLUNDERED._ When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; When thou art weary of...
_Thine eyes shall see the King in ms beauty_ THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY Jerusalem was surrounded by the army of Sennacherib. The relief gained when Hezekiah paid over the three hundred talents of silver...
_He shall dwell on high_ THE LIFE OF SURRENDER AND TRUST I. A LIFE OF EXALTATION. “Shall dwell on high.” Those who are kept safe, are kept rejoicing, and that constantly; it is not an intermittent ex...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 33:17 THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY. See vv. Isaiah 33:21....
THE PROSPECT OF THE GODLY Isaiah 33:17. _Thine eyes shall see the King in His beauty; they shall behold the land that is very far off_. The literal application of this prophecy is generally supposed...
A BLESSED LIFE Isaiah 33:15. _He that walketh righteously, &c._ This is a gleam of bright sunshine after a heavy storm. It describes a truly happy, holy life, such as we may all attain, and may all...
SECTION X. A PROPHECY OF JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA (Isaiah 33:1.). EXPOSITION ISAIAH 33:1 THE JUDGMENT ON ASSYRIA
Now chapter 33 begins with a warning to the Assyrians. Woe unto thee that spoilest, and you have not been spoiled; you that deal treacherously, you've not been dealt treacherously with! (Isaiah 33:1)...
1 John 3:2; 2 Chronicles 32:23; 2 Corinthians 4:18; Hebrews 11:13;...