Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Isaiah 16:5
And in mercy shall the throne be established: (e) and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and swiftly executing righteousness.
(e) Meaning, Christ.
And in mercy shall the throne be established: (e) and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and swiftly executing righteousness.
(e) Meaning, Christ.
Verse Isaiah 16:5. _IN MERCY SHALL THE THRONE BE ESTABLISHED_] May not this refer to the throne of Hezekiah? Here we have the character of such a king as cannot fail to be a blessing to the people. 1...
AND IN MERCY - In benignity; kindness; benevolence. SHALL THE THRONE BE ESTABLISHED - The throne of the king of Judah. That is, he that shall sit upon the throne of David shall be disposed to repay t...
CHAPTER 16 The Burden of Moab Continued 1. _God's call to Moab to repent (Isaiah 16:1)_ 2. _Moab's pride and judgment (Isaiah 16:6)_ The fifteenth and sixteenth Chapter s form one prophecy. Moab's l...
The Moabites now in Sela, a city of Edom (2 Kings 14:7 *; _cf._ Judges 1:36, _mg.*),_ exhort each other to send the tribute of lambs once paid to Israel (2 Kings 3:4) to Jerusalem to secure her protec...
IN MERCY. The burden goes beyond the immediate future to the ultimate future. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. IN TRUTH. See note on Isaiah 10:20. HASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS. prompt in equity. Compare I...
Arrived in Edom, the Moabitish refugees are within the sphere of Judah's political influence (see Introd. Note). Their first anxiety, therefore, is to secure protection and the right of asylum by send...
The address of Moab, through its ambassadors, to the court of Judah. Most of the older commentators took a different view of these verses, holding that here the prophet points out to the Moabites the...
_And in mercy_ If we follow Hitzig's view of Isaiah 16:4 this would be rendered "then in mercy." The phraseology of the verse is Messianic (see esp. ch. Isaiah 9:6) but not exclusively so (cf. Proverb...
TAKE COUNSEL, &C.— We have here the second counsel given to the Moabites; wherein, _first,_ is the counsel itself; Isaiah 16:3 and the reason of the counsel;—middle of the fourth and the fifth verse....
CHAPTER SIXTEEN 1. MOAB (Continued) b. INVITATION TEXT: Isaiah 16:1-5 1 Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. 2 For it...
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. AND IN MERCY SHALL THE THRONE...
16:5 mercy. (a-8) _ Chesed_ , loving-kindness. see 2 Chronicles 6:42 ....
HASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS] RV 'swift to do righteousness': cp. Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 11:5....
1. RV 'Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela _which is_ toward the wilderness,' etc. Mesha, king of Moab, had rendered to Israel tribute of lambs and rams (2 Kings 3:4). The prophet he...
ISAIAH: GOD CONTROLS THE NATIONS GOD’S PLANS FOR JUDAH, ASSYRIA AND EGYPT ISAIAH CHAPTER S 10 TO 20 _NORMAN HILLYER_ CHAPTER 16 MOAB ASKS FOR HELP V1 From the town called Sela in the desert, M...
There was always a close relation between the people from Judah and the people from Moab, especially during times of trouble (see Ruth 1:1). THE END OF MOAB’S PRIDE V6 It is common knowledge that t...
וְ הוּכַ֤ן בַּ † חֶ֨סֶד֙ כִּסֵּ֔א וְ...
Continuing the prophecy concerning Moab, the prophet proceeds to describe how in her distress she will appeal to Judah for sanctuary Isaiah 16:1). This will be refused, and so great will be the distre...
_Just. This regards Christ, (St. Jerome) prefigured by (Haydock) Ezechias. (Calmet)_...
These are beautiful verses, and full of gospel. The Lord recommends Moab to give shelter to Israel. They are outcasts, but still they are the Lord's. Is this Zion (said the nations, in Jerusalem's mou...
5._And the throne shall be prepared in mercy. _(256) The Jews explain the whole of this verse as referring to Hezekiah; but this is altogether inappropriate, for the Prophet speaks of a more important...
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...
AND IN MERCY SHALL THE THRONE BE ESTABLISHED,.... That is, the throne of Hezekiah, and his government over Judah, which was more firmly settled and established after the overthrow of the Assyrian army...
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. Ver. 5. For in mercy (or piety) s...
_And in mercy_ By my mercy. I am now punishing their sins, yet I will deliver them for my own mercy's sake. _The throne shall be established_ The kingdom of Judah. _He_ Their king; _shall sit upon it...
And in mercy shall the throne, that of Judah, of the Messiah, BE ESTABLISHED, prepared and confirmed; AND HE, the Messiah Himself, SHALL SIT UPON IT IN TRUTH IN THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID, one in whom th...
THE CONDITIONS OF DELIVERANCE...
ESTABLISHED: Or, prepared...
1-5 God tells sinners what they may do to prevent ruin; so he does to Moab. Let them send the tribute they formerly engaged to pay to Judah. Take it as good advice. Break off thy sins by righteousnes...
IN MERCY; by my mercy. Though they have sinned, and I am now punishing their sins, yet I will deliver them for my own mercy's sake. THE THRONE; the kingdom od Judah. Therefore for thine own sake show...
Isaiah 16:5 mercy H2617 throne H3678 established H3559 (H8717) sit H3427 (H8804) truth H571 tabernacle H168 David...
CHAPTER 16 MOAB, HER REFUGEES IN DESPERATE STRAITS, SEEK REFUGE IN EDOM AND CONSIDER REFUGE IN JUDAH, BUT DECIDE AGAINST IT. God was ready to provide Moab with a safe shelter in Judah, but they prefe...
MOAB'S CONSIDERATION OF AN APPEAL TO THE KING OF JUDAH (ISAIAH 16:1). Analysis of Isaiah 16:1. a Send the lambs, for the ruler of the land, from Sela which is towards the wilderness, to the mount of...
TABERNACLE OF DAVID (_ See Scofield) - (Acts 15:16). _...
CONTENTS: Women of Moab anticipate the Davidic Kingdom and lament the pride of Moab. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who will not yield to the fear of God, will be made to yield to the fear of ev...
Isaiah 16:1. _Send ye the lamb from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion._ Send the tribute of the lambs from all the towns of Moab, and seek alliance with the house of David,...
_In mercy shall the throne be established_ THE MORAL PURPOSE OF JUDGMENT The moral purpose of judgment is never concealed in the Divine writings. God is always seeking to bring about the time when i...
ISAIAH—NOTE ON ISAIAH 16:4 WHEN THE OPPRESSOR IS NO MORE... THEN A THRONE WILL BE ESTABLISHED. God’s reply to Moab’s plea for safety from Assyrian oppression is the messianic throne of David, full of...
EXPOSITION ISAIAH 16:1 THE BURDEN OF MOAB (CONTINUED). This portion of the "burden" is divided into three sections. In section 1 (from Isaiah 16:1 to the end of...
Let's turn to Isaiah chapter 16 as we continue our study through the prophecy of Isaiah. Now, in these next few Chapter s that we are covering here in Isaiah, behind the scenes Assyria is arising as a...
1 Kings 10:9; 2 Chronicles 31:20; 2 Peter 3:11; 2 Peter 3:12;...
In mercy — By my mercy. I am now punishing their sins, yet I will deliver them for my own mercy's sake. The throne — The kingdom of Judah. He — Their king. In truth — That is, firmly and constantly; f...