ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 34:1 These chapters describe God’s final judgment of the world (ch. Isaiah 34:1) and vindication of his people (ch. Isaiah 35:1), with their everlasting happiness. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 34:2 THE LORD IS ENRAGED. The Hebrew could be translated, “The LORD has rage.” Thus, four times in ch. Isaiah 34:1 Isaiah says, “The LORD has...”: The Lord has rage (v. Isaiah 34:2), a sword (v. Isaiah 34:6), a sacrifice (v. Isaiah 34:6), and a day of vengeance (v.... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 34:5 EDOM represents “all the nations” (v. Isaiah 34:2) under God’s judgment (see Isaiah 63:1; Ezekiel 35:1). SACRIFICE... GREAT SLAUGHTER. The world becomes a bloody altar as God requires payment for sin. BOZRAH. The capital city of Edom (see Jeremiah 49:22).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 34:11 CONFUSION... EMPTINESS. These words first appear in Genesis 1:2 (“without form”; “void”), describing the world before God ordered it and filled it with life. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 34:13 THORNS... NETTLES AND THISTLES recalls the curse of Genesis 3:17. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 34:16 THE BOOK OF THE LORD. His decrees—in this case, as revealed by Isaiah (see Psalms 139:16; Revelation 20:12). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]