Isaías 49

Isaías 49

Maclaren has an sermon on this one verse entitled "Servant-Lord." The esteemed 19th century commentator Johann Bengel called Luke 12:37 the greatest promise in God’s Word, for in it we see a prophetic picture of the Gentle, Humble Jesus, the Servant Lord, condescending to "gird Himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and (He) will come up and wait on them." (Lk 12:37, cf Jesus girding Himself at His First Coming - Jn 13:4-5) As He gives you the bread, you recall His words to the disciples at the Last Supper: "I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the Kingdom of God" (Lk 22:16) and "I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in My Father's kingdom." (Mt 26:29, Lk 22:18) And as His glorified hands reach out (cf Rev 1:16-17-note) to give you the bread, you see on them the nail-pierced scars, those marks of indelible grace, marks of His eternal covenant (Heb 13:20-note). And then with even greater awe and amazement, you see your name there and you recall His precious promise now made perfect: "I have inscribed you on the palm of My hands." And you bow humbly in worship and adoration and wonder at the Messiah's Meekness and Majesty. "May our God bring home to you a sense of your safety in Christ Jesus! May He assure you that your name is graven on His hand and whisper in your ear the promise, “Fear not, I am with thee.” Look upon Him, the great Surety of the covenant, as Faithful and True (Rev 19:11-note), and, therefore, bound and engaged to present you, the weakest of the family, with all the chosen race, before the Throne of God (Col 1:22-note, 2Cor 4:14-note, Ep 5:27-note, cf Jude 24); and in such a sweet contemplation you will drink the juice of the spiced wine of the Lord’s pomegranate, and taste the dainty fruits of Paradise. You will have an antepast of the enjoyments which ravish the souls of the perfect saints above, if you can believe with unstaggering faith that “faithful is He Who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass." Amen (1Th 5:24-note) (Spurgeon) Play "Before the Throne of God Above" by Selah (same song by Shane and Shane). Note especially the lines My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart. Play Charles Wesley's great hymn Arise, My Soul, Arise - up tempo version by Indelible Grace Arise, my soul, arise, shake off your guilty fears; The bleeding sacrifice, in my behalf appears; Before the throne my Surety stands, Before the throne my Surety stands, My name is written on His hands. Isaiah 49:17 “Your builders hurry; Your destroyers and devastators Will depart from you. Your builders: Isa 51:18-20 62:5 Ezr 1:5 Ne 2:4-9,17 Eze 28:24 You destroyers: Isa 49:19 51:13,22,23 NET Isaiah 49:17 Your children hurry back, while those who destroyed and devastated you depart. (Isa 49:17 NET) ESV Isaiah 49:17 Your builders make haste; your destroyers and those who laid you waste go out from you. CSB Isaiah 49:17 Your builders hurry; those who destroy and devastate you will leave you. NIV Isaiah 49:17 Your sons hasten back, and those who laid you waste depart from you. A DIVINE EXCHANGE EXILES ENTER, DESTROYERS DEPART This is a difficult passage as the text is uncertain. Given the context of walls in Isa 49:16, builders would seem to be a more reasonable rendition that children or sons. This passage alludes to the regathering of the people to Israel, which will be built up. Moody Bible Commentary - God will not only remember, but He will also fully restore Israel. Zion will experience an influx of people as the sons of Jerusalem return and those who destroyed the city will leave it. Young - That God has not forsaken His Zion is shown in that Zion’s sons are hastening to her. The verb implies that the action has begun and is continuing. By a slight change of the pointing some would read thy builders instead of thy sons. This seems to fit in better with the parallel, thy destroyers and thy wasters. At the same time the Masoretic text, thy sons, fits in better with what follows, particularly in verse 22. (Ibid) Your builders hurry - Constable combines the two words "Her builder-sons" - The builders were the sons that Zion thought had been denied her. The Hebrew word translated "builders," bonayik, is almost identical to the word translated "sons," banayik, and may have been deliberately ambiguous to communicate both ideas. Originally only the consonants, which are identical, appeared in the text." One meaning could be that those appointed to build the city and walls of Zion, shall speedily begin and accomplish the work. Your destroyers and devastators Will depart from you - The rest of this section Isa 49:17-20 alternates between your children will return, and your adversaries will leave. Those who destroyed the city (and the nation of Israel) will go out (Heb = yatsa = Lxx = exerchomai = go away).