He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures. The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat savory feed, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork. There will be brooks and streams of water on every lofty mountain and on every high hill in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall. Moreover the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, in the day that Yahweh binds up the fracture of his people, and heals the wound they were struck with.
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He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
The oxen likewise and the young donkeys that till the ground will eat savory feed, which has been winnowed with the shovel and with the fork.
There will be brooks and streams of water on every lofty mountain and on every high hill in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Moreover the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, in the day that Yahweh binds up the fracture of his people, and heals the wound they were struck with.
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Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
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And He will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground, and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous; in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.
And there shall be upon every lofty mountain, and upon every high hill streams and watercourses, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of the seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the bruise of His people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
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- Isaiah 60:19-20 (v26) The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting…
- Deuteronomy 32:39 (v26) “See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of…
- Revelation 22:5 (v26) There will be no night, and they need no lamp light or sun light; for the Lord God will illuminate them. They will reign forever and ever.
- Revelation 21:23 (v26) The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the very glory of God illuminated it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
- Job 5:18 (v26) For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
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- Isaiah 24:23 (v26) Then the moon will be confounded, and the sun ashamed; for Yahweh of Armies will reign on Mount Zion, and in Jerusalem; and glory will be…
- Zechariah 14:7 (v26) It will be a unique day which is known to Yahweh; not day, and not night; but it will come to pass, that at evening time there will be…
- Jeremiah 33:5-6 (v26) while men come to fight with the Chaldeans, and to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have killed in my anger and in my wrath,…
- Zechariah 8:11-12 (v23) But now I will not be to the remnant of this people as in the former days,” says Yahweh of Armies. “For the seed of peace and the vine will…
- Zechariah 12:8 (v26) In that day Yahweh will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He who is feeble among them at that day will be like David, and David’s house…
- Psalms 65:9-13 (v23) You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have…
- Isaiah 32:20 (v23) Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.
- Hosea 6:1 (v26) “Come! Let’s return to Yahweh; for he has torn us to pieces, and he will heal us; he has injured us, and he will bind up our wounds.
- Isaiah 1:5-6 (v26) Why should you be beaten more, that you revolt more and more? The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. From the sole of the foot…
- Isaiah 11:9 (v26) They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.
- Lamentations 2:13 (v26) What shall I testify to you? What shall I liken to you, daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to you, that I may comfort you, virgin…
- Hebrews 6:1-2 (v26) Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let’s press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance…
- Genesis 41:18 (v23) and behold, there came up out of the river seven cattle, fat and sleek. They fed in the marsh grass;
- Genesis 45:6 (v24) For these two years the famine has been in the land, and there are yet five years, in which there will be no plowing and no harvest.
- Psalms 36:8 (v23) They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.
- Psalms 104:13-14 (v23) He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works. He causes the grass to grow for the livestock,…
- Psalms 144:12-14 (v23) Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace. Our barns are full, filled with all…
- Isaiah 2:14-15 (v25) for all the high mountains, for all the hills that are lifted up, for every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,
- Isaiah 35:6-7 (v25) Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in…
- Isaiah 43:19-20 (v25) Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.…
- Isaiah 58:11 (v23) and Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and…
- Joel 2:21-26 (v23) Land, don’t be afraid. Be glad and rejoice, for Yahweh has done great things. Don’t be afraid, you animals of the field; for the pastures…
- Amos 4:7-8 (v23) “I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused…
- Zechariah 10:1 (v23) Ask of Yahweh rain in the spring time, Yahweh who makes storm clouds, and he gives rain showers to everyone for the plants in the field.
- Malachi 3:10 (v23) Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says Yahweh of Armies, “if I will…
- 1 Timothy 4:8 (v23) For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which…
- Genesis 41:26 (v23) The seven good cattle are seven years; and the seven good heads of grain are seven years. The dream is one.
- Deuteronomy 25:4 (v24) You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.
- Psalms 107:35-38 (v23) He turns a desert into a pool of water, and a dry land into water springs. There he makes the hungry live, that they may prepare a city to…
- Isaiah 4:2 (v23) In that day, Yahweh’s branch will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the beauty and glory of the survivors of…
- Isaiah 5:6 (v23) I will lay it a wasteland. It won’t be pruned or hoed, but it will grow briers and thorns. I will also command the clouds that they rain no…
- Isaiah 32:14 (v25) For the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for…
- Isaiah 34:2-10 (v25) For Yahweh is enraged against all the nations, and angry with all their armies. He has utterly destroyed them. He has given them over for…
- Isaiah 37:36 (v25) Then Yahweh’s angel went out and struck one hundred and eighty-five thousand men in the camp of the Assyrians. When men arose early in the…
- Isaiah 41:18-19 (v25) I will open rivers on the bare heights, and springs in the middle of the valleys. I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry…
- Isaiah 44:2-4 (v23) This is what Yahweh who made you, and formed you from the womb, who will help you says: “Don’t be afraid, Jacob my servant; and you,…
- Isaiah 44:3-4 (v25) For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on…
- Isaiah 55:10-11 (v23) For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives…
- Isaiah 63:1-6 (v25) Who is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? Who is this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of…
- Jeremiah 14:22 (v23) Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? Or can the sky give showers? Aren’t you he, Yahweh our God? Therefore…
- Ezekiel 17:22 (v25) “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it. I will crop off from the topmost of its…
- Ezekiel 34:13 (v25) I will bring them out from the peoples, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them into their own land. I will feed them on…
- Ezekiel 34:26 (v25) I will make them and the places around my hill a blessing. I will cause the shower to come down in its season. There will be showers of…
- Ezekiel 36:25-26 (v23) I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your filthiness, and from all your idols. I will…
- Ezekiel 39:17-20 (v25) “You, son of man, the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Speak to the birds of every sort, and to every animal of the field, “Assemble yourselves, and…
- Hosea 2:21-23 (v23) It will happen in that day, I will respond,” says Yahweh, “I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth; and the earth…
- Amos 9:11 (v26) In that day I will raise up the tent of David who is fallen, and close up its breaches, and I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it…
- Nahum 3:12 (v25) All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs: if they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
- Malachi 4:2 (v23) But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the…
- Matthew 6:33 (v23) But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.
- John 7:38 (v25) He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
- 2 Corinthians 10:4 (v25) for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
- Revelation 16:1-19 (v25) I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God on the earth!” The…
- Revelation 22:1 (v25) He showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
- Genesis 41:47 (v23) In the seven plenteous years the earth produced abundantly.
- Exodus 34:21 (v24) “Six days you shall work, but on the seventh day you shall rest: in plowing time and in harvest you shall rest.
- Deuteronomy 21:4 (v24) The elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the…
- 1 Samuel 8:12 (v24) He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his…
- Hosea 4:16 (v23) For Israel has behaved extremely stubbornly, like a stubborn heifer. Then how will Yahweh feed them like a lamb in a meadow.
- Matthew 3:12 (v24) His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the…
- Luke 3:17 (v24) whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up…
- 1 Corinthians 9:9-10 (v24) For it is written in the law of Moses, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain.” Is it for the oxen that God cares, or…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On vv25–26 By these divers manners of speech he showeth that…
By these divers manners of speech he showeth that the felicity of the Church shall be so great, that none is able sufficiently to express it.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv23–26 Isa 30:23 Then shall he give the rain of…
Isa 30:23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures.
Ver. 23. Then shall he give the rain of thy seed.] Or, For thy seed, or to thy seed. A figurative description of God’s superabundant blessings, viz., the spiritual blessing, saith Diodate. This was fulfilled in the letter, under Hezekiah and Ezra: in the figure, under Christ.
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In that day shall thy cattle feed.] This branch properly belongeth to the next verse. The Bible was not distinguished into verses till of late years; and it is not done very skilfully in some places, as this for one. Versuum in Scripturis sectiones pio quidem, at tumultuario Roberti Stephani studio excogitatae, imperitissime plerunque, texture dissecant. {a}
{a} Scultet.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv23–26 The rain of thy seed; or rather, as others…
The rain of thy seed; or rather, as others render it; to or for thy seed, when thou hast newly sown thy seed, which was called the former rain; or such as thy seed requires, which may include both the former and the latter rain. Their sins, the cause of all God’s judgments which had befallen them, being removed by their sincere repentance, and God’s gracious pardon, God showereth down all his blessings upon them.
Bread of the increase of the earth; which shall be the fruit of thy own land and labour; which is a great mercy and comfort.
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It shall be fat and plenteous; thy bread shall be excellent for quality, which is called fat. Deu 32:14, and abundant for quantity.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv23–26 Then shall he give thee rain of thy seed,…
Then shall he give thee rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal,.... Or, "rain to thy seed" (f); that is, when the seed is sown in the earth, the Lord will give the former rain, and cause it to take root, and spring up:
and bread of the increase of the earth; the earth, being watered with rain, should give its increase of corn, of which bread should be made; so that there would be seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, as in Isa 55:10,
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and it shall be fat and plenteous; or "fat and fat"; very fat and rich, exceeding good bread, and plenty of it; and after the siege of the city by Sennacherib's army was broke up, and that was destroyed, for years following there was great fruitfulness in the land, as was foretold, Isa 37:30 and this may denote the great fruitfulness of the Gospel, and the excellency of the spiritual food of it, and of the blessings of grace that come by it:
in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures; signifying that there should be pastures for cattle in the several parts of the country, and these large ones, where cattle should feed, and enjoy great plenty. This clause belongs to the next verse Isa 30:24, and should of right begin it. The Targum interprets it thus,
"and the righteous shall be nourished with their cattle at that time, with the fat of tender and fat things;''
as the earth would be fruitful, the cattle would be well fed; and so there would be plenty of provision for man and beast.
(f) "sementi tuae", Piscator; "semini tuo", V. L. Tigurine version.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv23–26 Bread - Which shall be the fruit of thy…
Bread - Which shall be the fruit of thy own land and labour: and excellent for quality, which is called, fat, Deut. xxxii, 14, and abundant for quantity.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv25–26 Verse 25. When the towers fall - "When the…
Verse 25. When the towers fall - "When the mighty fall."] מגדלים migdalim, μεγαλους, Sym.; μεγαλυνομενους, Aquila; רברבין rabrebin, Chald.; all signifying mighty sizes.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv23, 25, 26 Isa 30:23-24. Then shall he give thee the rain…
Isa 30:23-24. Then shall he give thee the rain of thy seed — Or rather, to, or for thy seed, namely, when thou hast newly sown it, which was called the former rain; or, such as thy seed requires, which may include both the former and the latter rain. Their sins, the cause of all God’s judgments, being removed by their sincere repentance and God’s gracious pardon, God showers down his blessings upon them. “When he gives them their teachers,” says Henry, “and they give him their hearts, so that they begin to seek the kingdom of God and his righteousness, then all other things are added unto them.” And bread of the increase of the earth — Which shall be the fruit of thy own land and labour. And it shall be fat and plenteous — Excellent for quality, which is called fat, Deu 32:14, and abundant for quantity. This promise, by the special blessing of God, was remarkably fulfilled after the defeat of Sennacherib, (Isa 37:30,) God thus repairing the losses they sustained by that devastation. The oxen likewise, &c., shall eat clean provender — There shall be such plenty of corn that the very beasts, instead of straw, shall eat corn; and that not in the ear, or with the straw, but the pure grain. Vitringa, with some other commentators, thinks it appears plainly, from the next two verses, that the prophet is to be understood in this passage as speaking, not so much literally as figuratively, and that the words contain a splendid promise of pure and abundant spiritual provision, made by the Lord for his people, in the ministry of the word, the spiritual sowing; the effusions of his Spirit, the rain of the seed; and in the due administration of his various ordinances, the large pastures in which his flock feeds.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On vv23–26 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed…
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed - That is, he shall send rain on the seed which is sown. You will be allowed to cultivate the soil without molestation, and God will give you fruitful seasons and abundant harvests. This is a poetic description of a happy or golden age, when there would be peace and prosperity (compare the notes at Isa 11:6-7).
And bread of the increase of the earth - And bread which the ground shall produce.
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And it shall be fat and plenteous - It shall be rich and abundant; that is, there shall be prosperity and an ample supply for your needs.
Feed in large pastures - This is a description of security when their cattle should be permitted to roam at large, and have abundant pasturage - an image of prosperity that would be very gratifying to a people whose main conception of wealth consisted in abundance of flocks and herds.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv24–26 Floor. They shall not have straw only, but wheat,…
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Floor. They shall not have straw only, but wheat, &c., to denote abundance.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv23–26 rain of--rather, "for thy seed." Physical prosperity accompanies national…
rain of--rather, "for thy seed." Physical prosperity accompanies national piety; especially under the Old Testament. The early rain fell soon after the seed was sown in October or November; the latter rain in the spring, before the ripening of the corn. Both were needed for a good harvest.
increase--the produce.
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fat--bread made of the best wheat flour (compare Gen 49:20; Deu 32:14).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv23–26 23. the rain of thy seed] the “early rain”…
23. the rain of thy seed] the “early rain” falling in the month of October.
bread of the increase of the earth] Perhaps: “bread-corn (Isa_28:28) the produce of the ground.” Cf. ch. Isa_37:30.
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23–26. The temporal blessings of the new dispensation.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv23–26 (23) Then shall he give the rain . .…
(23) Then shall he give the rain . . .—Following in the steps of Joel (Joe_2:21-26), the prophet draws a picture of the outward plenty that should follow on the renewal of the nation’s inner life.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv23–26 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed,…
Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou shalt sow the ground withal; rather, then shall he give rain for thy seed, wherewith thou sowest the ground. God, having forgiven his people, will once more renew the blessings of his ordinary providence, giving them "rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness". (Act_14:17) Bread of the increase of the earth; rather, bread , the produce of the ground; i.e. ordinary bread, not "bread from heaven," like the manna in the wilderness. Fat and plenteous; literally, rich and fat. Thy cattle. To complete the general prosperity, there should be plentiful pasture for the flocks and herds.
Vers. 23-26. The glories of Christ"s kingdom shown in figure.
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Isaiah gives us several descriptions of Christ"s kingdom, all of them more or less allegorical. (see Isa_4:2-6 Isa_11:1-9 Isa_35:1-10 Isa_60:1-22) In the present description all is allegory. The blessings of the kingdom are
I RICH AND ABUNDANT HARVESTS, by which would seem to be signified a great conversion of the nations by the preaching of the gospel, (Mat_9:37, 38 Joh_4:35) together with the display of a great zeal to do abundant good works. (Mat_7:16-20)
II FREQUENT RAIN; i.e. an abundant shedding upon the earth of the dew of God"s blessing; a continued pouring down from him of refreshing, invigorating, healthful, life-giving influences. By these the rich harvests would be produced, the pastures made luxuriant, and God"s creatures upon the earth, both men and animals, rendered happy.
III CONDUITS EVERYWHERE, TO CONVEY THE LIFE-GIVING FLUID FAR AND WIDE. These appear to represent appointed means of grace artificially constructed channels whereby the heavenly influences are ordinarily communicated to the faithful. They flow everywhere, not only in the valleys and plains, but also upon the mountains and high hills the remotest and most inaccessible parts of the kingdom.
IV FLOODS OF LIGHT EVERYWHERE AND AT ALL TIMES; i.e. general illumination and enlightenment the spread of spiritual knowledge and true wisdom through all parts of the Church and all ranks of Christians; the disappearance of spiritual darkness, of ignorance, folly, and blinded consciences. This appears to be mentioned as the crowning glory of all, beyond which description cannot go, and with which therefore the allegorical sketch comes to an end.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain On vv23, 26 Then shall He give the rain of thy seed
Isa_30:23
Then shall He give the rain of thy seed
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The effusion of the Holy Spirit
These words are, in their literal sense, a promise of a bountiful supply from God of the showers of dew and rain, by which the earth would be made abundantly fruitful.
The promise is given with reference to the casting away of their idols by the Jewish people. But the words are capable of a larger interpretation. The whole chapter looks to blessings greater than any that can be counted by the numbers of time. The plentiful effusion of the Holy Spirit of God, which is so often spoken of under the emblem of rain and dew, is hereby intended. As the rain and dew could elicit no fertility without preparation of the ground, and industrious tilling upon the part of man,--as the concurrence of both these conditions is requisite in order to secure a produce,--so is it true likewise with regard to spiritual husbandry. There must be on the part of man the use of means, as well as the bestowing of His gifts on the part of God. But it may be asked, How is Gods grace to be obtained? Have any means or channels been appointed for its supply?
1. Prayer is one appointed channel.
2. So is hearing the Word of God.
3. The sacraments. (H. J. Hastings, M. A.)
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The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On vv25–26 Isa_30:25-26. And there shall be upon every high mountain,…
RIVERS OF WATERS
Isa_30:25-26. And there shall be upon every high mountain, &c.
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These are symbols of the blessings God will confer upon His people when He returns to them in mercy. These are vivid presentations of two characteristics of these blessings, their copiousness and their universality.
1. To express their COPIOUSNESS the prophet speaks not of streams merely, but of rivers; “rivers and streams of water;” and declares that they shall be poured forth, not merely as the light from the sun, but as if the light of seven days were concentrated in one [1138]
2. To express at once their copiousness and their UNIVERSALITY, He declares that the rivers and streams shall run on the hills and mountains, yea, upon every hill and mountain [1141] The idea of universality is involved also in the figure of sunlight [1144]
[1138] We can conceive of nothing more bright, pervading, and universal than the light of the sun. At its rising the whole face of nature is displayed, every object in brought out to view; the grandest or loveliest features of the scene are presented to us in all their extent and magnificence, while the most delicate tints of the smallest flower are seen in all their softest shades and richest hues. Still this glorious object in its full splendour, the sun itself is too dim, too dull, too feeble to represent the grace and love of our God; it must be multiplied sevenfold. And even then it but indistinctly shadows forth the unspeakable mercy of the everlasting God.—Packer.
[1141] “Rivers and streams of waters.” But where is their current? Upon every high mountain and upon every high hill. Now, there can be no rivers and streams on the summit of the mountain range, nor upon the high hill-top. Rivers and streams are fed from these lofty elevations; they take their rise amid these towering heights, but they do not find a channel there. Thus you see that to typify the effluence of the Holy Spirit, these flowing waters of the text are described as being in unusual localities, to intimate that the blessings will be in such abundance and profusion as to outrun expectation and surpass all experience. And this not in some highly favoured regions only, but the blessing shall be universal, even upon every high mountain and upon every high hill.—Packer.
[1144] This, like the air, cannot be excluded; it penetrates the gloomiest caverns, can enter even through a cranny. So there is no soul out of reach of the all-pervading Spirit. Those that are inaccessible to man can be reached, and enriched, and blessed by the mighty energy of the Holy Ghost.—Packer.
Have these promises been fulfilled? Yes.
1. When the Gospel was given to the world. Its messengers were sent forth into every land, and it is a small thing to say that the light it gave was sevenfold that which the most enlightened of the heathen had possessed.
2. In the experience of every believing soul. The Gospel reaches many who seem utterly beyond any saving influence; and when it does really reach a man, is received into his heart. It gives him a light of more than sevenfold brightness and value as compared with the best of the lights he before possessed—reason and conscience [1147]
3. It is fulfilled in our own day in the wide diffusion of the Gospel and the remarkable increase of religious knowledge. God’s Word is being carried into every land, and the children in our daily and Sabbath schools have a fuller acquaintance with Scripture than many men and women of the last generation. There is to be a yet more complete fulfilment of these promises in that glorious era of which we speak as the Millennium [1150]
[1147] When we attempt to compare the boasted light of natural reason with the light which the Spirit alone can impart, it is not simply that the former is as the light of the moon, and the latter as the light of the sun; but the one is as Egyptian darkness, and the other as the splendour of the meridian sun, without even one small fleecy cloud intervening. Jesus Christ is the light of life (2Co_4:6). All that we can know of God, of His attributes and perfections, of His plans and purposes, He has revealed unto us by His Son. To those who are in Christ all is light, and harmony, and peace; to those who are without Christ all is gloom, and confusion, and terror. By faith in Him we see that all God’s dealings wear an aspect of mercy, love, and wisdom. Corrections are inflicted for our profit; disappointments are sent to wean us from the unsatisfying, perishing things of time and sense. Surely, in this respect, the promise in the text is made good to the believer; he enjoys sevenfold light in his soul compared to that which he had in the days when he knew not the true God and Jesus Christ, whom He had sent.—Packer.
[1150] But these mercies will be preceded by the convulsions of the moral earthquake. The very terms in which the promise is couched convey the idea of trial and suffering. There is a breach which the Lord binds up, and there is the stroke of a wound to he healed, implying previous violence.—Packer.
It rests with ourselves to determine whether the fulfilment of these promises shall be to us a blessing [1153]John Packer: Warnings and Consolations. pp. 256–271.
[1153] What shall the universality and copiousness of the “rivers and streams of water” profit us, if we will not drink of them? In the natural world a man would be nothing benefited, though the light of the sun was augmented sevenfold, if he studiously closed and sealed every opening by which it entered his dwelling, or if he placed an impervious bandage tightly over his eyes whenever he went abroad (Joh_12:36).—Packer.
[See also Outlines, RIVERS OF WATER IN A DRY PLACE, Isa_32:2, and ENRICHING RIVERS, Isa_33:21.]
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Isaiah continues speaking to the people of Judah.
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He will give
"Yahweh will give"
bread with abundance from the ground
Here "bread" represents food in general. AT: "he will cause the ground to produce plenty of food for you to eat" (See: Synecdoche)
In that day
"At that time"
that has been winnowed with a shovel and a fork
Shovels and forks were used to throw the grain in the air so the wind would blow away the chaff, leaving only the part that could be eaten. This can be stated in active form. AT: "that you have winnowed with a shovel and a pitchfork" (See: Active or Passive)
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seed
plant
bread
cow
cow
donkey
winnow
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv23, 26 30:23-24 The people of Judah would again enjoy covenant…
30:23-24 The people of Judah would again enjoy covenant blessings rather than curses (see Lev 26:4).
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