The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary
The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary
ISAIAH 19PARAGRAPH DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONSNASB NKJV NRSV TEV NJBMessage to EgyptProclamation AgainstEgyptAgainst Egypt God Will Punish Egypt Against Egypt19:1-4(1-4)19:1(1)19:1-4(1-4)19:1-4 19:1-4(1-4)19:2-4(2-4)19:5-10(5-10)19:5-10(5-10)19:5-10(5-10)19:5-10 19:5-15(5-15)19:11-15(11-15)19:11-15(11-15)19:11-15(11-15)19:11-15Conversion of Egypt andAssyriaEgypt Will Worship theLORDThe Conversion of Egypt19:16-17 19:16-17 19:16-17 19:16-17 19:16-23Egypt, Assyria and IsraelBlessed19:18 19:18 19:18 19:1819:19-22 19:19-22 19:19-22 19:19-2219:23 19:23 19:23 19:23-2519:24-25 19:24-25 19:24-25 19:24-25READING CYCLE THREE (see p. xvi in introductory section)FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR’S INTENT AT PARAGRAPH LEVELThis is a study guide commentary, which means that you are responsible for your owninterpretation of the Bible. Each of us must walk in the light we have. You, the Bible, and the HolySpirit are priority in interpretation. You must not relinquish this to a commentator.Read the chapter in one sitting. Identify the subjects (reading cycle #3, p. xvi). Compare yoursubject divisions with the five translations above. Paragraphing is not inspired, but it is the key tofollowing the original author’s intent, which is the heart of interpretation. Every paragraph has one andonly one subject.1. First paragraph2. Second paragraph3. Third paragraph4. Etc.195
WORD AND PHRASE STUDYNASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 19:1-41The oracle concerning Egypt.Behold, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt;The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence,And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.2"So I will incite Egyptians against Egyptians;And they will each fight against his brother and each against his neighbor,City against city and kingdom against kingdom.3Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them;And I will confound their strategy,So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the deadAnd to mediums and spiritists.4Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master,And a mighty king will rule over them," declares the Lord GOD of hosts.19:1 “the LORD is riding on a swift cloud” This is metaphorical language describing YHWH as1. controller of nature2. director of nature’s power3. swift in His comingSee Ps. 18:10; 104:3. The phrase has Messianic connections in Dan. 7:13 and Matt. 26:64; Mark 14:62.As with many OT phrases that describe YHWH we find that similar ones are used of pagan deitiesor rulers of the ANE. Riding on clouds is used of Ba’al in Ugaritic poems. As God’s peopleencountered the hyperbolic statements/claims of the surrounding nations, she attributed them to herGod, the only God, the one in whom they may truly find their fulfillment. This is true of phrases suchas “King of kings and LORD of lords” and so many other popular titles of YHWH.} “and is about to come to Egypt” YHWH’s presence again is both a judgment (vv. 1-15) and asalvation (vv. 16-23). It is this double meaning that runs through much of Hebrew prophecy. Theliterary technique known as “reversal” dominates this genre. It is like antithetical parallelism taken to alarger piece of writing (as is paradox).Egypt will be judged to be cleansed and prepared to worship YHWH. He will come to her indeliverance as He has to Judah. YHWH’s heart is directed at humans made in His image (cf. Gen. 1:26-27), not just a select group of humans (i.e., Israel). He uses Abraham’s seed to accomplish a largerpurpose (cf. Gen. 3:15)!} “The idols of Egypt” Egypt had many gods (Exod. 12:12; Num. 33:4). Her idolatry and spiritismare delineated in v. 3.1. idols (BDB 47)2. ghosts of the dead (BDB 31, found only here)3. mediums (BDB 15, “necromancers,” cf. Deut. 18:11)4. spiritists (BDB 396, “wizards,” “familiar spirits,” cf. Deut. 18:11)See note at 8:19.The plagues of the Exodus purposefully depreciated many of the Egyptian gods for the purposes ofproducing faith in both Israelites and Egyptians (i.e., “mixed multitude,” cf. Exod. 12:38).196
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ISAIAH 19PARAGRAPH DIVISIONS OF MODERN TRANSLATIONSNASB NKJV NRSV TEV NJBMessage to EgyptProclamation AgainstEgyptAgainst Egypt God Will Punish Egypt Against Egypt19:1-4(1-4)19:1(1)19:1-4(1-4)19:1-4 19:1-4(1-4)19:2-4(2-4)19:5-10(5-10)19:5-10(5-10)19:5-10(5-10)19:5-10 19:5-15(5-15)19:11-15(11-15)19:11-15(11-15)19:11-15(11-15)19:11-15Conversion of Egypt <strong>and</strong>AssyriaEgypt Will Worship theLORD<strong>The</strong> Conversion of Egypt19:16-17 19:16-17 19:16-17 19:16-17 19:16-23Egypt, Assyria <strong>and</strong> IsraelBlessed19:18 19:18 19:18 19:1819:19-22 19:19-22 19:19-22 19:19-2219:23 19:23 19:23 19:23-2519:24-25 19:24-25 19:24-25 19:24-25READING CYCLE THREE (see p. xvi in introductory section)FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL AUTHOR’S INTENT AT PARAGRAPH LEVELThis is a study guide commentary, which means that you are responsible for your owninterpretation of the <strong>Bible</strong>. Each of us must walk in the light we have. You, the <strong>Bible</strong>, <strong>and</strong> the HolySpirit are priority in interpretation. You must not relinquish this to a commentator.Read the chapter in one sitting. Identify the subjects (reading cycle #3, p. xvi). Compare yoursubject divisions with the five translations above. Paragraphing is not inspired, but it is the key tofollowing the original author’s intent, which is the heart of interpretation. Every paragraph has one <strong>and</strong>only one subject.1. First paragraph2. Second paragraph3. Third paragraph4. Etc.195
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