Chapter 16:
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Isaiah 16
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Moab is exhorted to yield obedience. (1-5) The pride and
the judgments of Moab. (6-14)
Verses 1-5 God
tells sinners what they may do to prevent ruin; so he does to Moab. Let them
send the tribute they formerly engaged to pay to Judah. Take it as good advice.
Break off thy sins by righteousness, it may lengthen thy quiet. And this may be
applied to the great gospel duty of submission to Christ. Send him the lamb, the
best you have, yourselves a living sacrifice. When you come to God, the great
Ruler, come in the name of the Lamb, the Lamb of God. Those who will not submit
to Christ, shall be as a bird that wanders from her nest, which shall be
snatched up by the next bird of prey. Those who will not yield to the fear of
God, shall be made to yield to the fear of every thing else. He advises them to
be kind to the seed of Israel. Those that expect to find favour when in trouble
themselves, must show favour to those in trouble. What is here said concerning
the throne of Hezekiah, also belongs, in a much higher sense, to the kingdom of
Jesus Christ. Though by subjection to Him we may not enjoy worldly riches or
honours, but may be exposed to poverty and contempt, we shall have peace of
conscience and eternal life.
Verses 6-14 Those
who will not be counselled, cannot be helped. More souls are ruined by pride
than by any other sin whatever. Also, the very proud are commonly very
passionate. With lies many seek to gain the gratification of pride and passion,
but they shall not compass proud and angry projects. Moab was famous for fields
and vineyards; but they shall be laid waste by the invading army. God can soon
turn laughter into mourning, and joy into heaviness. In God let us always
rejoice with holy triumph; in earthly things let us always rejoice with holy
trembling. The prophet looks with concern on the desolations of such a pleasant
country; it causes inward grief. The false gods of Moab are unable to help; and
the God of Israel, the only true God, can and will make good what he has spoken.
Let Moab know her ruin is very near, and prepare. The most awful declarations of
Divine wrath, discover the way of escape to those who take warning. There is no
escape, but by submission to the Son of David, and devoting ourselves to him.
And, at length, when the appointed time comes, all the glory, prosperity, and
multitude of the wicked shall perish.
Chapter 16:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 Song of Solomon Jeremiah
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