ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:1 The third and climactic vision of God ruling the nations in judgment and salvation. These chapters foresee the whole world in crisis at the end of history, but God’s people are wonderfully secured in their own city (see Isaiah 24:4; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 26:19; Isaiah 27:6).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:5 THE EARTH LIES DEFILED... FOR THEY HAVE TRANSGRESSED THE LAWS. Human sin pollutes the world (see Numbers 35:34). VIOLATED THE STATUTES. Judgment comes as the world defies God’s revealed will. THE EVERLASTING COVENANT. Perhaps the covenant given through Noah (Genesis 9:16),... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:10 THE WASTED CITY. The city is an important image in this section (see v. Isaiah 24:12; Isaiah 25:2; Isaiah 26:1, Isaiah 26:5; Isaiah 27:10). Isaiah sees world culture as a city because it is a populated place of imagined safety. “Wasted” is translated “without form” in... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:14 The drunken binge of vv. Isaiah 24:7 is replaced with the joyful worship of those redeemed from the world. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:16 WOE IS ME! The prophet laments the BETRAYAL of the world (see Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 21:2). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:21 ON THAT DAY. The focal point toward which God is leading history, mentioned seven times in this section (v. Isaiah 24:21; Isaiah 25:9; Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 27:2, Isaiah 27:12,... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 24:23 The MOON and SUN are outshone by the GLORY of THE LORD OF HOSTS reigning in triumph forever from his city, JERUSALEM on MOUNT ZION. For “LORD of hosts,” see note on 1 Sam. 1:3. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]