isaiah 6:10 commentary

Isaiah 63:10. The meaning is, that they would so act that the effect of all his diligence and ingenuity to instruct and reform them would be to render them still more stupid and wicked, and still more the objects of the Lord’s displeasure. Be healed of sin, which is the disease of the soul, by remission and sanctification, and of all the deadly effects of sin. . Gross and heavy, stupid and unteachable, hard and obdurate; which is sometimes done by the preaching of the Gospel, through the wickedness of man's heart, that being the savour of death unto death to some, just as the sun hardens the clay; or declare that their hearts are thus gross and stupid; or that I will give them up to a judicial hardness of heart: and make their ears heavy: that they cannot hear the word, so as to understand it; they having stopped the ear, and plucked away the shoulder, it is in righteous judgment that they are given up to such an insensibility as not to be capable of hearing and understanding what is delivered in the ministry of the word: and shut their eyes; they having wilfully shut their own eyes against all evidence of the Messiah, and the truth of his doctrines, they are given up to a judicial blindness; which still continues upon them, and will until the fulness of the Gentiles is brought in: lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understated with their heart; though only in a notional way, the things relating to the Messiah, the truths of the Gospel, and the ordinances thereof, and what may belong to their outward peace: and convert; or turn themselves by external repentance and reformation: and be healed: or forgiven in such sense as to be preserved from national ruin; which God willed not; for seeing they went such great lengths in sin, in rejecting the Messiah, and his Gospel, they were given up to a reprobate mind, to do things that were not convenient, that they might be destroyed; which destruction is after prophesied of. The Assyrian Era (With Other Prophecies), Isaiah 1-39 I.A. (St. Thomas Aquinas, [Summa Theologiae] 1. q. xxiv. 29:9; 32:3). An apprentice hath given him by his master a candle to light him to bed, which he abuseth to light him to game or drink. 'One must love divine things in order to understand them' (Pascal). In Acts 3:19, Peter uses "repent" and "convert" together.Both entail a recognition of self and sin and beating a hasty path to righteousness. It implies the reckless headstrong will which defies restraint and warnings. They have forsaken Yahweh. Lest depends upon heavy. Burder (Oriental Customs, i. Go back … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 11:1-10" The expression ל רפא is used in every other instance in a transitive sense, "to heal a person or a disease," and never in the sense of becoming well or being healed; but in the present instance it acquires a passive sense from the so-called impersonal construction (Ges. In both cases, too, those who heard God"s Word had the opportunity and the ability to respond to it positively, but they chose to respond negatively. CHAPTER 11 . And consequently the Lord now proceeded to shut the door of repentance against His people. But his freedom was genuine; he really could have submitted to Yahweh. (1) That the effect of truth is often to irritate people and make them more wicked. Those hearts which formerly were of brass or iron ought to be softened by it; how then is it possible that it can harden them, as I have already observed? The Apostle John quoted this verse (and Isaiah 53:1) in reference to the Jews" inability in Jesus" day to believe on Him ( John 12:40). daub their eyes, as the word is used also Isaiah 44:18. That is, go and proclaim such “truth” to them as shall have this effect - as shall irritate, provoke, enrage them; truth, whose delivery shall be attended, in their gross and corrupt hearts, with this blinding and infatuating influence the effect would be produced by the corrupt state of their hearts, not by any native tendency of the truth, and still less by any direct divine influence. So likewise Matthew 13:14; John 12:40; Acts 28:27. And this seems best to agree with the following words. An evil act in itself is the result of self-determination proceeding from a man's own will; but evil, regarded as the mischief in which evil acting quickly issues, is the result of the inherent wrath of God, which is the obverse of His inherent love; and when a man hardens himself in evil, it is the inward working of God's peremptory wrath. (Matthew 3:2.) For (1.) (Sanctius) --- Septuagint, "heavy or gross is the heart," &c. The authors of the New Testament quote it thus less harshly. "These things Isaiah said, because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him" (, ". 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Agam. God told Moses before he went to Pharaoh with the Lord"s message that the Egyptian king would harden his heart ( Exodus 3:19). 10.Harden the heart of this people. Footnotes. There is a saying precisely like this in Aeschylus: -, "Seeing, they saw in vain; and hearing, they did not understand.". With their heart "With their hearts" - ובלבבו ubilebabo, fifteen MSS. 98) mentions a son of the Great Mogul who was thus punished by his father. General Introduction To The Book. God sometimes, in righteous judgment, gives men up to blindness of mind, because they will not receive the truth in the love of it. (3) By Paul, as coming from the Holy Ghost when, after a whole day"s conference, they "believed not" (Acts 28:25-27). “Make the heart of this people fat,” etc. NASB E-Prime R.S.V. This detail is not incidental. And be healed,] i.e., Pardoned and purged. "Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed. to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? But the word of God brings salvation; at least some benefit must arise from the preaching of it, that it may do good to some, though many are deprived of the advantage by their own unbelief. The effect of Isaiah"s preaching would not be that the people would repent, but that they would harden their hearts against his messages (cf. Isaiah 20 Isaiah 22 Isaiah 21:6-10 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 For thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.” 7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care. So, then, we perceive that the word of God is never so destructive that there are not a few who perceive that it brings salvation to them, and feel that it does so in reality. Now, however ungodly men may bark against us with their reproaches, that our doctrine ought to bear the blame, because the world is made worse by the preaching of it, they gain nothing at all, and take nothing away from the authority of the doctrine; for they must at the same time condemn God himself and the whole of his doctrine. Isaiah 6:10. God will justly bring this wasting away on a provoking people, but will graciously set bounds to it. For the ethical fact, as well as for the phrase, we may (with Cheyne) compare Shakespeare—. The prophets are said to do what they denounce. 1. To hear, and not understand; to see, and not perceive; is a common saying in many languages. But they are doubly wicked when they not only do not apply to their proper use, but wickedly corrupt and profane, those gifts which God had bestowed on them. Neither is there any the least injustice in such a proceeding. True, this prediction was not the cause of their unbelief, but the Lord foretold it, because he foresaw that they would be such as they are here described. Therefore, says he, they could not believe, because Isaiah said, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart. In the NT repentance means a "change of mind." As with all scripture, this oft-cited prophesy of messianic expectations has been used to paint a picture for Christ’s reign at times detached from the message of the text itself. ‹Go, and proclaim truth to a corrupt and sensual people, and the result will be that they will not hear; they are so wicked that they will not attend to it; they will become even more hardened; yet go, and though certain of producing this effect, still proclaim it;‘ see this passage explained in the notes at John 12:40. I.A.1.A. In Matthew 13:15 the words are quoted in the indicative, is waxed gross, (so the Septuagint), not the imperative, make fat: God's word as to the future is as certain as if it were already fulfilled. And be healed "And I should heal" - פא ואר veer pa, Septuagint, Vulgate. So far from being persuaded when one rose from the dead (Luke 16:31) "the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death." Commentary on Isaiah 6:9-13 (Read Isaiah 6:9-13) God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of his people. Possibly the phrase refers to the barbarous practice, not unknown in the East, of thus closing the eyes as a punishment. When we repent, he is reconciled to us, and the rods with which he chastised us are no longer employed. “For when we in our viciousness grow hard, Oh, misery on’t, the wise gods seal our eyes.”. 3.) The success of our ministry should not be our prime motivation to continue in the work of the gospel. This effect is not the fault of the truth; and it is often well that the heart should be known, and the true effect should be seen. Isaiah: New *Heavens and a New Earth. I.A.1. And convert.] Now, the cause of all the evils which we endure is our rebellion against God. Ver. The heaviness or torpidity is vigilant “lest” conversion should follow the prophet’s gospel. For just as in all the good that men do, the active principle is the love of God; so in all the harm that they do, the active principle is the wrath of God. Therefore, says he, they could not believe, because Isaiah said, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart. [Note: Young, 1:261.]. Thus this phrase is used Psalms 119:70. John Trapp Complete Commentary. ", "They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and (as the judicial and righteous retribution) shall be turned unto fables.". Observ. Which at times they would not, now they shall not; but having made a match with mischief, they shall henceforth have enough of it; they "love to have it so"; [Jeremiah 5:31] they "forsake their own mercies"; [Jonah 2:8] they are miserable by their own election. Sin is often represented as a painful, loathsome malady, and forgiveness as restoration from such a malady; Isaiah 30:26; Psalm 41:3-4; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 17:14. Here Isaiah is directed to cause results which will doubtless take place, but are not necessary effects of his action. "return" In the OT this term (BDB 996, KB 1427, Qal PERFECT with waw) means "a change of action." Fat things are less sensible, and fat hearted people are noted by Aristotle for dull and stupid. They shall be healed. God justly held him responsible for his choice because he did have genuine, though limited, freedom. The place is named clearly and repeatedly: it is the wilderness. And Ezekiel says, "When I came to destroy the city," that is, as it is rendered in the margin of our version, "when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed;" Ezekiel 43:3. A part of the blame we ought even to lay on ourselves, when the fruits are so scanty; and yet we must not abandon our office, or throw away our weapons. As dim-sighted people cannot blame the sun for dazzling their eyes with its brightness; and those whose hearing is weak cannot complain of a clear and loud voice which the defect of their ears hinders them from hearing; and, lastly, a man of weak intellect cannot find fault with the difficulty of a subject which he is unable to understand; so ungodly men have no right to blame the word for making them worse after having heard it. The time of these opening verses is future, though exactly when is not specified. 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 6. 6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat,”, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The conviction of the prophet. A Vision. Under the influence of these futures the two preterites לו ורפא שׁב affirm what might have been the result if this hardening had not taken place, but what would never take place now. Bible commentary on the Book of Isaiah, chapter 6, by Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics. 'Proclaim truths, the result of which proclamation will be their becoming the more hardened' (Romans 1:28; Ephesians 4:18); but this does not so well as the former set forth God as designedly giving up sinners to judicial hardening (Romans 11:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:11). Isaiah 6:10 STU XRF TSK ... Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (10) Make the heart of this people fat.--The thought is the same as that of the "hardening" of Pharaoh's heart (Exodus 8:19; Exodus 9:34, &c) and that of Sihon (Deuteronomy 2:30). This prophecy is of the deepest import in Israel"s history. In chapters 1-5, Isaiah uses harsh words to speak of Judah’s wickedness. 'Go, and proclaim truth to a corrupt and sensual people, and the result will be that they will not hear; they are so wicked that they will not attend to it; they will become even more hardened; yet go, and though certain of producing this effect, still proclaim it;' see this passage explained in the notes at John 12:40. This is an accidental effect of the word preached, and proceedeth from men’s corruptions. John then added, "These things Isaiah said, because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him" ( John 12:41). “Make the heart of this people fat,” etc. Isaiah 6, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in … It is right that the treachery and unbelief of men should be punished by meeting death where they might have received life, darkness where they might have had light; and, in short, evils as numerous as the blessings of salvation which they might have obtained. By this it is not meant that Isaiah was to aim at and put forth what power he possessed to lead the people of Judah deeper and ever deeper into error and sire That was an errand on which God was morally incapable of sending him. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only. ... 6:10 "their eyes are dim" This (BDB 1044, KB 1612, Hiphil IMPERATIVE) is literally "covered with secretions" (cf. He was letting His prophet see beforehand what the outcome of his ministry would be. And the wolf also shall dwell with the lamb This, and the three following verses ( Isaiah 11:7-9) , describe the peaceableness of the Messiah's kingdom; and which the Targum introduces in this manner, ``in the days of the Messiah of Israel, peace shall be multiplied in the earth.'' of Kennicott's and fourteen of De Rossi's, and two editions, with the Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate. Isaiah Begins to *Prophesy. At the present day, those who have no other reproach to bring against the doctrine of the gospel maintain that the only effect produced by the preaching of it has been, that the world has become worse. (Psalms 119:105.) Isaiah 6:10. (2) The truth must, nevertheless, be proclaimed. It denotes here the state of mind which is more and more indisposed to attend to the truth. But their calumnies will not hinder his justice from being displayed, or hinder him from vindicating itself, and at the same time vindicating us. “For when we in our viciousness grow hard, Oh, misery on’t, the wise gods seal our eyes.”. The truth must always be heard from our lips, even though there be no ears to receive it, and though the world have neither sight nor feeling; for it is enough for us that we labor faithfully for the glory of God, and that our services are acceptable to him; and the sound of our voice is not ineffectual, when it renders the world without excuse. 370-386). Here Isaiah is directed to cause results which will doubtless take place, but are not necessary effects of his action. God, however, out of His mere good pleasure did choose them and ordain them to life eternal, and when the blessed gospel was heard by them, they were given a heart that was then willing and able to hear and to respond. Isaiah 6:10 Context. Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; Zechariah 7:11; Acts 7:57; 2 Timothy 4:4 "They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and (as the judicial and righteous retribution) shall be turned unto fables." He does not indeed absolutely give the very words, but he states the meaning clearly enough. . We ought also to attend to this circumstance, that Isaiah was not sent to men indiscriminately, but to the Jews. Not only does it give great offense, but Satan powerfully excites his followers to raise a dislike of instruction on the pretense of its being not merely useless, but even injurious; that it renders men more obstinate, and leads to their destruction. Possibly the phrase refers to the barbarous practice, not unknown in the East, of thus closing the eyes as a punishment. That is, go and proclaim such "truth" to them as shall have this effect - as shall irritate, provoke, enrage them; truth, whose delivery shall be attended, in their gross and corrupt hearts, with this blinding and infatuating influence the effect would be produced by the corrupt state of their hearts, not by any native tendency of the truth, and still less by any direct divine influence. Think the like here. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.. Their ears heavy - Dull, stupid, insensible. Most scholars treat chapters 24-27 as a unit. Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. We ought also to observe from the order and connection of the words, that the first step of healing is repentance. It is requisite that we have ears to hear, and eyes to see - not ears stopped, and eyes daubed up as these had; (2.) In simple terms, convert also means "to change," as in ice to water or dollars to pesos. The King: Who He is and what He will do (Isaiah 11:1-5) 2.The peace and blessing He brings (Isaiah 11:6-10) 3.The gathering of scattered Israel (Isaiah 11:11-16) It is a great vision of the future which this chapter unfolds.The critics deny that the blessed Person mentioned in the opening verses is our Lord Jesus. We may learn here. Make the heart - The word “heart” here is used in the sense of the “mind” - to denote all their mental powers. Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. Romans 11:8). In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 6:1-13 EXEGESIS: ISAIAH 1-5. ". Amplified® Darby K.J.V. Seeing this is the case, make the heart of this people fat - declare it to be stupid and senseless; and remove from them the means of salvation, which they have so long abused. Shut their eyes, Heb. This is another part of the Gospel, Repent ye. This word Sal. To see with one's eyes will not convince a will that is opposed to the truth. Isaiah 58:6 [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? (G. Cron, M. So the poets of Greece, in their thoughts as to the Divine government of the world, recognised the truth that there is a judicial blindness and, as it were, insanity of will that comes as the consequence of sinful deeds ( Æsch. Those, however, whom God did not ordain to life eternal, He passed by and for their sin ordained to dishonor and wrath. That what we hear and see, we understand with the heart - that is, that there be yielded thereunto both assent of the mind and consent of the will, this is faith; (3.) And such being the eminent advantage derived from the word of God, if we are not reconciled to God as soon as his word sounds in our ears, we have no right to lay the blame on any other, for it rests wholly with ourselves. The traditional Jewish and Christian view is that the Book of Isaiah was written by the prophet of that name who lived during the 8 th and possibly 7 th century BC. A common Hebrew idiom. I think not. God crawls to the back of the wine cellar to retrieve the best vintage wines, wines that have aged for years, perhaps in preparation for this very occasion … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9" And convert, and be healed - of their spiritual malady, sin (Isaiah 1:6; Psalms 103:3; Jeremiah 17:14). {see Isaiah 7:6} Refuse the waters of Shiloah. ] Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. John Trapp Complete Commentary. (John 12:41.) He declares that the people, bereft of reason and understanding, will perish, and there will be no means of obtaining relief; and yet he at the same time affirms that the labors of the Prophet, though they bring death and ruin on the Jews, will be to him an acceptable sacrifice. Barnes's Isaiah 6:10 Bible Commentary Make the heart - The word "heart" here is used in the sense of the "mind" - to denote all their mental powers. Theologically, it means changing from sinner to saint, filthy to holy, worldly to godly. His business was to teach them, not error, but truth; to set them an example not of rebellion, but obedience to the Divine win; to diminish and do away with their moral insensibility and wickedness, not increase them. Then said I, Here am I; send me. 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