Isaiah 27:1

In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea. At the time when Israel shall be delivered, and the ungodly nations punished, God shall punish also the great enemy of the Church. SORE - rather, hard, well-tempered (Hebrew, haqaashaah (H7186)). SHALL PUNISH - answering to Isaiah 26:21, "the Lord cometh out of his place to punish ... the earth." LEVIATHAN - literally, in Arabic, from laawah (H3867), to twist; the twisted animal, applicable to every great tenant of the waters: sea-serpents, crocodi...

1._In that day. _Here the Prophet speaks in general of the judgment of God, and thus includes the whole of Satan’s kingdom. Having formerly spoken of the vengeance of God to be displayed against tyrants and wicked men who have shed innocent blood, he now proceeds farther, and publishes the proclamation of this vengeance. _On leviathan. _The word “leviathan” is variously interpreted; but in general it simply denotes either a large serpent, or whales and sea-fishes, which approach to the character of monsters on account of their huge size. (189) A1though this description applies to the king of Egypt, yet under one class he intended also to include the other enemies of the Church. For my own part, I have no doubt that he speaks allegorically of Satan and of his whole kingdom, describing him under the figure of some monstrous animal, and at the same time glancing at the crafty wiles by which...

1-5 The Lord Jesus with his strong sword, the virtue of his death, and the preaching of his gospel, does and will destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil, that old serpent. The world is a fruitless, worthless wilderness; but the church is a vineyard, a place that has great care taken of it, and from which precious fruits are gathered. God will keep it in the night of affliction and persecution, and in the day of peace and prosperity, the temptations of which are not less dangerous. God also takes care of the fruitfulness of this vineyard. We need the continual waterings of Divine grace; if these be at any time withdrawn, we wither, and come to nothing. Though God sometimes contends with his people, yet he graciously waits to be reconciled unto them. It is true, when he finds briers and thorns instead of vines, and they are set in array against him, he will tread them...

CHAPTER XXVII _Destruction of the enemies of the Church_, 1. _God's care of his vineyard_, 2-11. _Prosperity of the descendants of Abraham in the latter days_, 12, 13. The subject of this chapter seems to be the nature, the measure, and the design of God's dealings with his people. 1. His judgments inflicted on their great and powerful enemies, Isaiah 27:1. 2. His constant care and protection of his favourite vineyard, in the form of a dialogue, Isaiah 27:2. 3. The moderation and lenity with which the severity of his judgments have been tempered,...

IN THAT DAY - In that future time when the Jews would be captive in Babylon, and when they would sigh for deliverance (see the note at Isaiah 26:1). This verse might have been connected with the previous chapter, as it refers to the same event, and then this chapter would have more appropriately commenced with the poem or song which begins in Isaiah 27:2. WITH HIS SORE - Hebrew, הקשׁה _haqāshâh_ - ‘Hard.’ Septuagint, Τὴς ἁγίαν _Tēn_ _hagian_ - ‘Holy.’ The Hebrew means a sword that is hard, or well-tempered and trusty. AND GREAT, AND STRONG SWORD - The sword is an emblem of war, and is often use

EXPOSITION ISAIAH 27:1 THE TRIPLE JUDGMENT ON THE POWERS OF DARKNESS. The crowning judgment of all is now briefly described. "In that day"—the day of God's vengeance—when all his other enemies have been put down, Jehovah shall finally visit with his sword three mighty foes, which are described under three figures—the first as "Leviathan, the swift serpent;" the second as "Leviathan, the crooked serpent; "and the third as "the dragon that is in the sea." It has been usual to see in these three monsters three kingdoms inimical to God—either Assyria, Babylon, and Egypt; or Assyria, Egypt, and Tyre; or Media, Persia, and Egypt. But this diversity of interpretation shows that there is no particular fitness in the emblems to sym

IN THAT DAY THE LORD WITH HIS SORE AND GREAT AND STRONG SWORD,.... Meaning either the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, quick and powerful, and sharper than a twoedged sword, Ephesians 6:17 or else some sore judgment of God: some understand it of the Medes and Persians, by whom the Lord would destroy the Babylonish monarchy; or rather it is the great power of God, or his judiciary sentence, and the execution of it, the same with the twoedged sword, which proceeds out of the mouth of the Word of God, by which the antichristian kings and their armies will be slain, Revelation 19:15: SHALL PUNISH LEVIATHAN THE PIERCING SERPENT \I\, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea; by which are meant, not literally creatures s

Isaiah 27:1. _In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, That is to say, he will punish those who are like leviathan; the proudest, the greatest, and the most powerful sinners shall not escape divine justice._ God's laws are not, like cobwebs, meant to catch the little flies while the great ones break through, but he will strike leviathan, he will surely punish the mightiest sinners of the earth. Isaiah 27:1. _Even leviathan that crooked serpent;_ Hard to come at, difficult to find, he shall not escape the sword of the Lord. Isaiah 27:1. _And he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea._ If men sh

CHAPTER 27 ISRAEL'S ENEMIES OVERTHROWN AND THE GREAT RESTORATION 1. _Assyria, Babylon and Egypt punished (Isaiah 27:1)_ 2. _What Jehovah has done and will do (Isaiah 27:2)_ 3. _The vineyard established and the glorious consummation (Isaiah 27:12) _ This is a fitting finale to the second section of this book. Israel's chief enemies are indicated by the leviathan, the serpent and the dragon. Behind them stands the serpent and the dragon, Satan. When these enemies are overthrown and Satan is bound then “Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.” The last word tells of Israel's literal regathering under the blowing of the trumpet...

IN THAT DAY: i.e. the period of judgment foretold in Isaiah 26:21. LEVIATHAN. Three great aquatic animals are here mentioned: probably referring to Israel's three great enemies: Assyria (with Nineveh, on the Tigris); Babylon (on the Euphrates); and Egypt (on the Nile); with Satan himself behind them all, as their great instigator. PIERCING. fleeing, or fugitive (like the Tigris). crooked tortuous (like the winding Euphrates). DRAGON. the crocodile of the Nile. SEA. the Nile, as in Isaiah 19:5.Nahum 3:8....