Isaiah 52:12

For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward. FOR YE SHALL NOT GO OUT WITH HASTE - as when ye left Egypt (; ; : cf. note, ). Ye shall have time to cleanse yourselves and make deliberate preparation for departure. FOR THE LORD WILL GO BEFORE YOU - Yahweh, as your Leader in front (; ; ). And the God of Israel...

12._For not in haste shall ye go out. _The Prophet again magnifies that benefit of redemption, for it appeared to be incredible, so deep was the despair with which almost all of them had been seized; for he chiefly addresses those who would be led into captivity, that they might not lose courage in that wretched condition. He promises that this deliverance shall not resemble a flight such as that of Egypt; for there is an implied contrast between the deliverance from Egypt. and the deliverance from Babylon. They fled “by night” out of Egypt, (Exodus 12:31,) having pretended that they were only performing “a journey of three days to offer sacrifice to God.” (Exodus 5:3.) They went out “with haste” (Exodus 12:33) and bustle, as they were told to do, and Pharaoh pursue

1-12 The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. Let those weary and heavy laden under the burden of sin, find relief in Christ, shake themselves from the dust of their doubts and fears, and loose themselves from those bands. The price paid by the Redeemer for our salvation, was not silver or gold, or corruptible things, but his own precious blood. Considering the freeness of this salvation, and how hurtful to temporal comfort sins are, we shall more value the redemption which is in Christ. Do we seek victory over every sin, recollecting that the glory of God requires holiness in every follower of Christ? The good news is, that the Lord Jesus reigns. Christ himself brought these tidings first. His ministers proclaim these good tidings: keeping themselves clean from the pollutions of the world, they are beautiful to those to whom they are sent. Zion's watchmen could scarcely...

FOR YE SHALL NOT GO OUT WITH HASTE - As if driven out, or compelled to flee. You shall not go from Babylon as your fathers went from Egypt, in a rapid flight, and in a confused and tumultuous manner (see Deuteronomy 16:3). The idea here is, that they should have time to prepare themselves to go out, and to become fit to bear the vessels of the Lord. It was a fact that when they left Babylon they did it with the utmost deliberation, and had ample time to make any preparation that was necessary. FOR THE LORD WILL GO BEFORE YOU - Yahweh will conduct you, as a general advances at the head of an army. The figure here is taken from the march of an army, and the image is that of Yahweh as the leader or head of the host in the march through the desert between Babylon and Jerusalem (see the notes at...

EXPOSITION ISAIAH 52:1 FURTHER ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET TO JERUSALEM. Zion is exhorted to rise from the dust, throw off her bonds, and assert her freedom (Isaiah 52:1, Isaiah 52:2). God will deliver her from this third captivity for his Name's sake, which her oppressors blaspheme (Isaiah 52:3). ISAIAH 52:1 AWAKE, AWAKE; PUT ON THY STRENGTH (comp....

FOR YE SHALL NOT GO OUT WITH HASTE, NOR GO BY FLIGHT,.... As persons afraid of their enemies, of being pursued, overtaken, and detained by them; privily or by stealth, like fugitives, as the Oriental versions render it; in like manner as the Israelites went out of Egypt: but it signifies, that they should go out openly, boldly, quietly, and safely, and without fear of their enemies; yea, their enemies rather being afraid of them. So the witnesses, when they shall rise, will ascend to heaven in the sight of their enemies; which will be followed with a great slaughter of some, and the terror of others, Revelation 11:12: FOR THE LORD WILL GO BEFORE YOU, AND THE GOD OF ISRAEL WILL BE YOUR REARWARD; the Lord will be their Captain, and will lead the van, so that they shall follow in order, and without any tumult or fear; and though they shall make all neces

FOR YE SHALL Contrast (Exodus 12:33); (Exodus 12:39)....

CHAPTER 52 Zion Awakening and the Coming of the Lord (It is unfortunate that Isaiah 52:1 is detached from chapter 51 and that the last 3 verses of chapter 52 are detached from the chapter which follows. The correct division is Isaiah 51:1; Isaiah 52:12, Isaiah 52:13; Isaiah 53:1 .) 1. _Zion called to awake (Isaiah 52:1)_ 2. “In that day” Behold it is I (Isaiah 52:6

ISAIAH 51:17 TO ISAIAH 52:12. THE SORROW OF JERUSALEM, WHICH SHALL GIVE PLACE TO JOY. Isaiah 51:17. The prophet, obviously familiar with the vision of Jeremiah 25:15, pictures Jerusalem as staggering under the stupefaction caused by the draught which Yahweh in His anger has compelled her to drink. Two pairs of evils (expressed in Heb. by word-plays) have befallen her, and who is there to comfort her (read who shall for how shall I with VSS). Under the fury of Yahweh her sons are like an antelope exhausted by its vain struggles in the net....

YE SHALL NOT GO OUT WITH HASTE. Reference to Pentateuch, where it was otherwise (only here, Exodus 12:33; Exodus 12:39, and Deuteronomy 16:3). THE GOD OF ISRAEL. See note on Isaiah 29:23. REREWARD. rear-guard. Compare Isaiah 58:8....