Isaiah Chapter 48 [RVIC]

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1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Jehovah, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel; Jehovah of hosts is his name.
3 I have declared the former things from of old; yes, they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them: suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.
4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow copper;
5 therefore I have declared it to thee from of old; before it came to pass I showed it thee; lest thou shouldest say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, hath commanded them.
6 Thou hast heard it; behold all this; and ye, will ye not declare it? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
7 They are created now, and not from of old; and before this day thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest say, Behold, I knew them.
8 Yes, thou heardest not; yes, thou knewest not; yes, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb. Transgressor from the womb – The children of Adam are not in God's image, but love sin. R5286:5

9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.
10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not as silver; I have tried thee in the furnace of affliction. Furnace – Figurative and symbolic of affliction, fiery trials, by which we are relined. R2971:2

11 For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.

Not give my glory – Neither to Jews nor Gentiles, but keeps it for himself. R2126:4

12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob, and Israel my called: I am he; I am the first, I also am the last. Hearken unto me – Beginning a new subject from that of verses 9 to 11. R2126:4

13 Yes, my hand hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spread out the heavens: when I call unto them, then they stand up together.
14 Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovah loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans.
15 I, even I, have spoken; yes, I have called him; I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.
16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; from the beginning I have not spoken in secret; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord Jehovah hath sent me, and his Spirit.

17 Thus saith Jehovah, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah thy God, who teacheth thee to profit, who leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
18 Oh that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
19 thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the grains thereof: his name would not be cut off nor destroyed from before me.

20 Go ye forth from Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans; with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it even to the end of the earth: say ye, Jehovah hath redeemed his servant Jacob. Go ye forth – The "wheat" will first all be separated from the "tares." R2538:1

Of Babylon – A reference to the restoration of the Jews from literal Babylon. R3643:1, R4893:4

The Lord now calls his people forth from mystic Babylon. R3643:4, R2538:1

Voice of singing – A writer describes it thus: "Forth from the gates of Babylon they rode to the sound of joyous music--a band of horsemen playing on flutes and tabrets, accompanied by their own 200 minstrels and 128 singers of the Temple." (Ezra 2:41-65) R3643:1, R4893:4


21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
22 There is no peace, saith Jehovah, to the wicked. There is no peace – God is not favorable for peace at the present time and under present circumstances. SM457:T

There is no peace to any man out of Christ. R1841:1

The wicked are self-seeking and grasping; filled with anger if they cannot get what they want; with malice if they see someone enjoying what they cannot have. All these things indicate a lack of peace. R4818:2

Unto the wicked – Broadly, the entire human family; only a comparatively small number have ceased to be wicked. SM457:1

"The wicked are like the troubled sea" (Isa. 57:20), continually casting up mire and dirt. R4818:2

Man's true peace can be found only in harmony with his Creator. R1841:1


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