The Prophet and His Day: Isaiah 1-39 - Free Bible Commentary
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} “whole head. . .whole heart” This parallelism denotes the whole person (thoughts, motives, andactions). The second phrase is also found in Jer. 8:18 and Lam. 1:22, which shows it was a commonidiom.1:6 “soundness” This NOUN (BDB 1071) denotes “completeness,” “innocence,” or “integrity.” In thiscontext it functions as a metaphor of1. a life without integrity (cf. Gen. 20:5,6; Ps. 78:72; 101:2)2. an unhealthy person (cf. Ps. 38:3)The remainder of v. 6 describes ancient medical procedures.1. pressed out2. bandaged3. softened with oil (oil as medication, cf. Luke 10:34; James 5:14)A person (or nation) whose wound was not properly cleaned and bandaged could not hope to recover(cf. Hosea 6:1).NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: 1:7-97Your land is desolate,Your cities are burned with fire,Your fields — strangers are devouring them in your presence;It is desolation, as overthrown by strangers.8The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard,Like a watchman's hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.9Unless the LORD of hostsHad left us a few survivors,We would be like Sodom,We would be like Gomorrah.1:7 This reflects an exile, probably either the Assyrian attack in 701 B.C. and invasion of Israel in 723B.C. or possibly the Babylonian invasion of Judah in 586 B.C. Remember Isaiah, the book, is acompilation of his messages. The exact historical setting is not stated. Often his poems can refer todifferent invasions. They may even have been structured for purposeful ambiguity. It reflects thecurses of Deuteronomy 28.}NASB, NKJV “strangers”NRSV“aliens”TEV, NJB “foreigners”This PARTICIPLE (BDB 266, KB 267, Qal ACTIVE PARTICIPLE, twice) denotes someone from adifferent family, tribe, nation (cf. 25:2,5; 29:5; 61:5), usually an enemy of the covenant people. YHWHjudges His people by the use of pagan enemies (cf. 10:5).1:8 “The daughter of Zion” The parent-child motif is begun in v. 2. Here it is continued into ametaphor that will recur in prophetic literature.1. daughter of Zion, Isa. 1:8; 10:32; 16:1; 37:22; 52:2; 62:11; Jer. 4:31; 6:23; Lam. 1:6; 2:1,4,8;2:18; Mic. 4:8,10,13; Zeph. 3:14; Zech. 2:10; 9:92. daughter of Jerusalem, Isa. 37:223. daughter of Judah, Lam. 2:2,5,13,15; Micah 4:823

4. daughter of Tyre, Ps. 45:125. daughter of Babylon, Ps. 137:8; Isa. 47:1 (virgin daughter); Jer. 50:42; 51:33; Zech. 2:76. daughter of My people, Isa. 22:4; Jer. 4:11; 6:26; 8:11,19,21,22; 9:1,7; Lam. 2:11; 3:48;4:6,107. virgin daughter, Isa. 23:12; 37:22; Jer. 14:17; 46:11; Lam. 1:15; 2:138. daughter of Egypt, Jer. 46:249. daughter of Edom, Lam. 4:21,2210. daughter of Tarshish, Isa. 23:1011. daughter of the Chaldeans, Isa. 47:1,512. faithless daughter, Jer. 31:22Obviously it was a tender idiom referring to the inhabitants of a nation, region, or city.} “Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field” This refers to the very fragile, flimsy structure (cf.24:20) that is erected during harvest time as a shelter for guards to protect the crop from robbers.Without God His people have no protection or hope (cf. v. 9).1:9 “the Lord of Hosts” See Special Topic following,SPECIAL TOPIC: LORD OF HOSTSThis title, “LORD of Hosts” is made up ofA. the covenant name for God, YHWH. See Special Topic: Names For Deity at 1:1B. the term “hosts” (BDB 838) can denote1. angels in general (cf. Neh. 9:6)2. the heavenly army of angels (cf. I Sam. 17:45; Dan. 8:10; Luke 2:13)3. the angelic council (cf. I Kgs. 22:19; Dan. 7:10)4. human army (i.e., Num. 2:4,6; Jdgs. 8:6; 9:29)5. the lights in the night sky thought to be spiritual powers (i.e., Babylonian astral worship,cf. Deut. 4:19; 17:3; II Kgs. 17:16; 21:3,5; 23:4-5; II Chr. 33:3,5; Jer. 8:2; 19:13)6. It became a title for YHWH in Amos 4:13; 5:27 (with ARTICLE in Amos 3:13; 6:14; 9:5and without ARTICLE in I Kgs. 5:14,15,16; 6:8; 19:10,14). It denoted YHWH fighting onIsrael’s behalf.7. There is a specialized use in Josh. 5:14-15, which may refer to Michael the angelicguardian of Israel. This is in some way parallel to the Angel of the Lord as arepresentation of Deity Himself.} “Had left us a few survivors” This refers to the terrible judgment of the Assyrian and/or theBabylonian exiles of God’s people from the Promised Land.It denotes the concept of “a faithful remnant” of believers (cf. 10:20-22; 11:11,16; 37:4,31,32;46:3, see Special Topic below), which Paul refers to and expands to include Gentiles in Rom. 9:19-29!Not everyone will be redeemed!24

4. daughter of Tyre, Ps. 45:125. daughter of Babylon, Ps. 137:8; Isa. 47:1 (virgin daughter); Jer. 50:42; 51:33; Zech. 2:76. daughter of My people, Isa. 22:4; Jer. 4:11; 6:26; 8:11,19,21,22; 9:1,7; Lam. 2:11; 3:48;4:6,107. virgin daughter, Isa. 23:12; 37:22; Jer. 14:17; 46:11; Lam. 1:15; 2:138. daughter of Egypt, Jer. 46:249. daughter of Edom, Lam. 4:21,2210. daughter of Tarshish, Isa. 23:1011. daughter of the Chaldeans, Isa. 47:1,512. faithless daughter, Jer. 31:22Obviously it was a tender idiom referring to the inhabitants of a nation, region, or city.} “Like a watchman’s hut in a cucumber field” This refers to the very fragile, flimsy structure (cf.24:20) that is erected during harvest time as a shelter for guards to protect the crop from robbers.Without God <strong>His</strong> people have no protection or hope (cf. v. 9).1:9 “the Lord of Hosts” See Special Topic following,SPECIAL TOPIC: LORD OF HOSTSThis title, “LORD of Hosts” is made up ofA. the covenant name for God, YHWH. See Special Topic: Names For Deity at 1:1B. the term “hosts” (BDB 838) can denote1. angels in general (cf. Neh. 9:6)2. the heavenly army of angels (cf. I Sam. 17:45; Dan. 8:10; Luke 2:13)3. the angelic council (cf. I Kgs. 22:19; Dan. 7:10)4. human army (i.e., Num. 2:4,6; Jdgs. 8:6; 9:29)5. the lights in the night sky thought to be spiritual powers (i.e., Babylonian astral worship,cf. Deut. 4:19; 17:3; II Kgs. 17:16; 21:3,5; 23:4-5; II Chr. 33:3,5; Jer. 8:2; 19:13)6. It became a title for YHWH in Amos 4:13; 5:27 (with ARTICLE in Amos 3:13; 6:14; 9:5<strong>and</strong> without ARTICLE in I Kgs. 5:14,15,16; 6:8; 19:10,14). It denoted YHWH fighting onIsrael’s behalf.7. <strong>The</strong>re is a specialized use in Josh. 5:14-15, which may refer to Michael the angelicguardian of Israel. This is in some way parallel to the Angel of the Lord as arepresentation of Deity Himself.} “Had left us a few survivors” This refers to the terrible judgment of the Assyrian <strong>and</strong>/or theBabylonian exiles of God’s people from the Promised L<strong>and</strong>.It denotes the concept of “a faithful remnant” of believers (cf. 10:20-22; 11:11,16; 37:4,31,32;46:3, see Special Topic below), which Paul refers to <strong>and</strong> exp<strong>and</strong>s to include Gentiles in Rom. 9:19-29!Not everyone will be redeemed!24

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