Isaías 32
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Isaías 32:1
32:1 a righteous king: The Messiah (11:1); the emphasis now is on righteous and wise leadership (Prov 8:20). • In Isaiah’s day, honest princes were few and far between (see Isa 3:1-6; 28:7-19).
Isaías 32:2-4
32:2 like a shelter . . . a refuge: The same words were also used to describe God’s protection (25:4) and his provision of life-giving water (41:18; 43:19-20). The leaders would serve as God’s agents in blessing his people.
Isaías 32:5
32:5 Only foolish people value fools and scoundrels as heroes (see also 19:11, 13; 32:6-8).
Isaías 32:6
32:6 Because they do not care about God’s standards of justice and righteousness, fools have no regard for those who are hungry or thirsty (see 1:17; 58:7, 10).
Isaías 32:7-8
32:7 smooth tricks . . . crooked schemes: See Prov 6:12, 18; 16:27; 24:8-9.
Isaías 32:9
32:9-15 This prophecy of judgment was against the complacent women of Jerusalem. God’s promises regarding the future did not justify continuing in sin. 32:9 The women of Jerusalem lie around in ease. Complacent in their high standard of life and low standard of morality, they put their trust in wealth and status to maintain their way of life.
Isaías 32:10
32:10 In a short time: Assyria’s siege of Jerusalem (701 BC) was looming.
Isaías 32:11-13
32:11 Burlap was worn to show . . . grief, especially when mourning (see Ps 30:11). The Assyrian conquest of the farmlands of Judah and most of its cities (except Jerusalem) would cause rich people in the large cities to mourn.
Isaías 32:14
32:14 Jerusalem was eventually destroyed, but by the Babylonians, not the Assyrians (for a prediction of this, see 39:1-8).
Isaías 32:15-16
32:15 The Spirit would transform the nation into a godly community and bring in an era of justice and righteousness (see also Joel 2:28-32). The Spirit is connected to the Messiah (Isa 11:1) and the servant (42:1; 61:1). • wilderness . . . bountiful crops: When the people are transformed, nature will be too.
Isaías 32:17
32:17 Being right with God and humans will bring peace (Hebrew shalom; see 26:3; 48:18; 52:7; cp. Jas 3:18). Peace is more than the absence of conflict. It includes personal wholeness and does not depend on outside circumstances (see also Rom 5:1).
Isaías 32:18
32:18 Living in safety and feeling at rest were blessings of Israel’s covenant with the Lord (see Lev 26:5-6), but the people’s sin had previously brought curses rather than blessings (cp. Isa 32:9-11).
Isaías 32:19
32:19 the forest . . . the city: The godly would remain secure even with evidence of God’s judgment all around them.