The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary
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The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary

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CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTSLocations Mentioned in Chapters 15-16Isaiah was very familiar with the geographical area of the Trans-Jordan (east of Jordan).A. Cities1. Ar, v. 12. Kir, v. 1 (Kir-hareseth, 16:7,11)3. Dibon, v. 2,94. Nebo, v. 25. Medeba, v. 26. Heshbon, v. 4; 16:97. Elealeh, v. 4; 16:98. Jahaz, v. 49. Zoar, v. 510. Eglath-shelishiyah, v. 5 (lit. “the Third Eglath,” cf. Jer. 48:34)11. Luhith, v. 512. Horonaim, v. 513. Eglaim, v. 814. Beer-elim, v. 815. Dimon (DSS, “Dibon”), v. 916. Sela, 16:117. Kir-hareseth, 16:7,1118. Sibmah, 16:8,919. Jazer, 16:8,920. Admah (REB 15:9)?B. Water Courses1. water of Nimrim, v. 62. brook of Arabim (possibly a “wadi of poplars”), v. 73. waters of Dimon, v. 94. fords of Arnon, 16:2C. The listing of these numerous cities and water courses are to emphasize a total destruction.There is a movement of refugees southward or to Judah (cf. 16:1-4).WORD AND PHRASE STUDYNASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 15:1-91The oracle concerning Moab.Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated and ruined;Surely in a night Kir of Moab is devastated and ruined.2They have gone up to the temple and to Dibon, even to the high places to weep.Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba;Everyone's head is bald and every beard is cut off.3In their streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth;On their housetops and in their squares173

Everyone is wailing, dissolved in tears.4Heshbon and Elealeh also cry out,Their voice is heard all the way to Jahaz;Therefore the armed men of Moab cry aloud;His soul trembles within him.5My heart cries out for Moab;His fugitives are as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah,For they go up the ascent of Luhith weeping;Surely on the road to Horonaim they raise a cry of distress over their ruin.6For the waters of Nimrim are desolate.Surely the grass is withered, the tender grass died out,There is no green thing.7Therefore the abundance which they have acquired and stored upThey carry off over the brook of Arabim.8For the cry of distress has gone around the territory of Moab,Its wail goes as far as Eglaim and its wailing even to Beer-elim.9For the waters of Dimon are full of blood;Surely I will bring added woes upon Dimon,A lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon the remnant of the land.15:1 Notice how Isaiah’s contextual marker of a new message or vision “oracle” (BDB 672 III) appearsin v. 1. See note at 13:1 (cf. 14:28; 17:1; 19:1; 21:1,11,13; 22:1; 23:1; 30:6). This term denotes a divinerevelation.} “Moab” This is one of Israel’s relatives from Lot and one of his two daughters after their flight fromSodom (cf. Genesis 19). Moab, Ammon, and Edom (i.e., the trans-Jordan nations) are first mentionedas receiving domination by Judah in 11:14.Chapters 15-16 form a literary unit dealing from Moab’s judgment (cf. Jeremiah 48; Ezek. 25:8-11; Amos 2:1-3; Zeph. 2:8-11). Moab is mentioned often in Numbers because Israel had to travelthrough their land to get to Canaan. Moses was buried there (cf. Deuteronomy 34).} “Surely in a night” This phrase is repeated twice and emphasizes the suddenness and completenessof the coming judgment of Moabite cities.The two VERBS “devastated” (BDB 994, KB 1418) and “ruined” (lit. “cut off,” BDB 198, KB 225)are both PERFECTS, also denoting a complete destruction. Isaiah used the VERB “ruined” to describehimself in 6:5.The Assyrian armies invaded Canaan/Palestine several times.1. Sargon II in 715 B.C.2. Sargon II in 711 B.C.3. Sennacherib in 701 B.C.} “Ar” The term (BDB 786 I) can refer to a city (it is the general name for city in the Moabitelanguage) or a region (i.e., Deut. 2:9,29).Since Kir (BDB 885 II) also means “wall” (cf. LXX, i.e., walled city) in Hebrew, it is possible thatAr and Kir refer to the capital of Moab in parallel poetic lines.174

CONTEXTUAL INSIGHTSLocations Mentioned in Chapters 15-16<strong>Isaiah</strong> was very familiar with the geographical area of the Trans-Jordan (east of Jordan).A. Cities1. Ar, v. 12. Kir, v. 1 (Kir-hareseth, 16:7,11)3. Dibon, v. 2,94. Nebo, v. 25. Medeba, v. 26. Heshbon, v. 4; 16:97. Elealeh, v. 4; 16:98. Jahaz, v. 49. Zoar, v. 510. Eglath-shelishiyah, v. 5 (lit. “the Third Eglath,” cf. Jer. 48:34)11. Luhith, v. 512. Horonaim, v. 513. Eglaim, v. 814. Beer-elim, v. 815. Dimon (DSS, “Dibon”), v. 916. Sela, 16:117. Kir-hareseth, 16:7,1118. Sibmah, 16:8,919. Jazer, 16:8,920. Admah (REB 15:9)?B. Water Courses1. water of Nimrim, v. 62. brook of Arabim (possibly a “wadi of poplars”), v. 73. waters of Dimon, v. 94. fords of Arnon, 16:2C. <strong>The</strong> listing of these numerous cities <strong>and</strong> water courses are to emphasize a total destruction.<strong>The</strong>re is a movement of refugees southward or to Judah (cf. 16:1-4).WORD AND PHRASE STUDYNASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 15:1-91<strong>The</strong> oracle concerning Moab.Surely in a night Ar of Moab is devastated <strong>and</strong> ruined;Surely in a night Kir of Moab is devastated <strong>and</strong> ruined.2<strong>The</strong>y have gone up to the temple <strong>and</strong> to Dibon, even to the high places to weep.Moab wails over Nebo <strong>and</strong> Medeba;Everyone's head is bald <strong>and</strong> every beard is cut off.3In their streets they have girded themselves with sackcloth;On their housetops <strong>and</strong> in their squares173

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