Theologically, it means changing from sinner to saint, filthy to holy, worldly to godly. be healed — of their spiritual malady, sin (Isaiah 1:6; Psalm 103:3; Jeremiah 17:14). Here Isaiah is directed to cause results which will doubtless take place, but are not necessary effects of his action. Make the heart - The word “heart” here is used in the sense of the “mind” - to denote all their mental powers. His prophecy is not responsible for results produced by the hardness of the people to whom it is delivered. Convert; turn from their sinful practices unto God. Matthew 13:14-15; Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:10; John 12:39-41; Acts 28:26-27; Romans 11:8). Let us not wonder, therefore, if we appear to be like persons talking to the deaf, when we address those who boast of the name of God. Lest — That they may not be able, as before they were not willing to see. Commentary on Isaiah 6:9-13 (Read Isaiah 6:9-13) God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of his people. {see Isaiah 7:6} Refuse the waters of Shiloah. ] I.A.1. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only. “On this mountain,” God labors (God’s self!) Is God unwilling to heal? And convert, and be healed - of their spiritual malady, sin (Isaiah 1:6; Psalms 103:3; Jeremiah 17:14). So, then, we perceive that the word of God is never so destructive that there are not a few who perceive that it brings salvation to them, and feel that it does so in reality. Lest they see; that they may not be able, as before they were not willing, to see. So the poets of Greece, in their thoughts as to the Divine government of the world, recognised the truth that there is a judicial blindness and, as it were, insanity of will that comes as the consequence of sinful deeds ( Æsch. To hear, and not understand; to see, and not perceive; is a common saying in many languages. Solemnly quoted in three great dispensational crises: (1) By Christ (Matthew 13:14), as coming from Jehovah on the day a council was held "to destroy Him". Forasmuch as this people.] A Vision. This is an accidental effect of the word preached, and proceedeth from men’s corruptions. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. I.A.1.A. God crawls to the back of the wine cellar to retrieve the best vintage wines, wines that have aged for years, perhaps in preparation for this very occasion … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 25:6-9" Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. It implies the reckless headstrong will which defies restraint and warnings. Fat — Stupid and senseless. Such blinding and hardening influence does not arise out of the nature of the word, but is accidental, and must be ascribed exclusively to the depravity of man. An EasyEnglish Bible Version and Commentary (2800 word vocabulary) on Isaiah chapters 1 to 6. www.easyenglish.bible. In both cases, Moses" commission and Isaiah"s, God was not ruling out the possibility of repentance from the start. And shut their eyes - The word used here means "to spread over," and then to close. Compare John 11:45-46; John 12:10-11. Isaiah 20 Isaiah 22 Isaiah 21:6-10 New King James Version (NKJV) 6 For thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.” 7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care. Lest they should see with their eyes, &c. ) was verbally directed to produce effects which he only predicted. John Trapp Complete Commentary. We ought, indeed, to be deeply grieved when success does not attend our exertions; and we ought to pray to God to give efficacy to his word. Read Isaiah 43 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Let us try to read with fresh eyes to see as Isaiah sees (see last week’s commentary for more on how Isaiah sees). His prophecy is not responsible for results produced by the hardness of the people to whom it is delivered. As it is also a general offense, that the lively word of God, at the hearing of which the whole world ought to tremble, strikes their ears to no purpose, and without any advantage, let weak men learn to fortify themselves by this declaration. It is from the heart that corruption flows into the ears and eyes (Mark 7:21-22); but through the eye and ears healing reaches the heart (Romans 10:17) (Bengel). (1) That the effect of truth is often to irritate people and make them more wicked. In the NT repentance means a "change of mind." 'One must love divine things in order to understand them' (Pascal). I answer, the subject treated of is the whole body, which had already been condemned and devoted to destruction; for there were always some whom the Lord exempted from the general ruin; to them the word brought salvation, and on them it actually produced its proper effect; but the great body of the people were cut off and perished through obstinate unbelief and rebellion. They carry in their mouth the word of God, by which,as by a lamp, the steps of men ought to be guided; for this encomium, we know, has been pronounced on it by David. And such being the eminent advantage derived from the word of God, if we are not reconciled to God as soon as his word sounds in our ears, we have no right to lay the blame on any other, for it rests wholly with ourselves. Their ears heavy - Dull, stupid, insensible. In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. Now, however ungodly men may bark against us with their reproaches, that our doctrine ought to bear the blame, because the world is made worse by the preaching of it, they gain nothing at all, and take nothing away from the authority of the doctrine; for they must at the same time condemn God himself and the whole of his doctrine. His freedom was not complete; human freedom never is. 7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. This effect is not the fault of the truth; and it is often well that the heart should be known, and the true effect should be seen. Be healed of sin, which is the disease of the soul, by remission and sanctification, and of all the deadly effects of sin. I think not. Isaiah states that he is the son of Amoz and that his ministry coincided with the Judean kings named Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah. (2) The truth must, nevertheless, be proclaimed. stupid and senseless; for the fat which is in the body is without sense; and fatness in the heart makes it dull and heavy. (a). Isaiah 21:6-10. Atque hic pulchre exprimitur, saith one, ordo obtinendae salutis; and here is excellently set forth the order of obtaining salvation. Isaiah could do no more. 6. 'Proclaim truths, the result of which proclamation will be their becoming the more hardened' (Romans 1:28; Ephesians 4:18); but this does not so well as the former set forth God as designedly giving up sinners to judicial hardening (Romans 11:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:11). This effect is not the fault of the truth; and it is often well that the heart should be known, and the true effect should be seen. (John 12:41.) Then, offering reconciliation he holds out remedies for all diseases, not only of the body but of the soul. Burder (Oriental Customs, i. Therefore, says he, they could not believe, because Isaiah said, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart. There is not a greater mischief can befall a man on this side hell than to be given up to a dead and dedolent disposition, such as was that of those [Ephesians 4:18] of the Jews in Christ’s time, and ever since, and of many Papists, who continue blind in the midst of so much light, and will not renounce those errors whereof they are clearly convinced. (St. Thomas Aquinas, [Summa Theologiae] 1. q. xxiv. Isaiah’s Commission. Isaiah may or may not have realized that his words had prophetic significance, in addition to being applicable to his own situation. That is, go and proclaim such “truth” to them as shall have this effect - as shall irritate, provoke, enrage them; truth, whose delivery shall be attended, in their gross and corrupt hearts, with this blinding and infatuating influence the effect would be produced by the corrupt state of their hearts, not by any native tendency of the truth, and still less by any direct divine influence. . Isaiah 6:10 (King James Version) A.F.V A.S.V. In that passage Paul introduces the Spirit as speaking, (Acts 28:25;) but John says that Isaiah spake thus of Christ, when he had beheld his glory. Acts 28:26, Acts 28:27. lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understated with their heart. Isaiah 6, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in … 10. Demosthenes uses it, and expressly calls it a proverb: ὡστε το της παροιμιας ὁρωντας μη ὁρᾳν, και ακουοντας μη ακουειν ; Conttra Aristogit. An evil act in itself is the result of self-determination proceeding from a man's own will; but evil, regarded as the mischief in which evil acting quickly issues, is the result of the inherent wrath of God, which is the obverse of His inherent love; and when a man hardens himself in evil, it is the inward working of God's peremptory wrath. Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. (96) Here the former statement is more fully expressed; for God informs Isaiah beforehand, not only that his labor in teaching will be fruitless, but that by his instruction he will also blind the people, so as to be the occasion of producing greater insensibility and stubbornness, and to end in their destruction. --- Hebrew may be, "surely they will not see," &c. (Calmet). this chapter immediately follows and precedes examples of wrong reaction to God"s word [, "The elect are not saved because they are creatures of light; they too were creatures of darkness and in them there was no goodness, nothing that would attract the light. That is, go and proclaim such "truth" to them as shall have this effect - as shall irritate, provoke, enrage them; truth, whose delivery shall be attended, in their gross and corrupt hearts, with this blinding and infatuating influence the effect would be produced by the corrupt state of their hearts, not by any native tendency of the truth, and still less by any direct divine influence. However, from the human viewpoint, Pharaoh had the freedom to choose to submit to God or resist. Shut their eyes.—Literally, as in Isaiah 29:10, daub, or besmear. Agam. Ver. N.A.S.B. . This is confirmed by the words in which his commission is expressed, and the substance of the message. 'Go, and proclaim truth to a corrupt and sensual people, and the result will be that they will not hear; they are so wicked that they will not attend to it; they will become even more hardened; yet go, and though certain of producing this effect, still proclaim it;' see this passage explained in the notes at John 12:40. Yet the Prophet shows, a little before, that the blame of this blindness lies with the people; for when he bids them hear, he bears witness that the doctrine is fitted for instructing the people, if they choose to submit to it; that light is given to guide them, if they will but open their eyes. Not only does it give great offense, but Satan powerfully excites his followers to raise a dislike of instruction on the pretense of its being not merely useless, but even injurious; that it renders men more obstinate, and leads to their destruction. 3.) Many hear the sound of God's word, but do not feel the power of it. The prophets are in other places said to perform the thing which they only foretell: -. Sin is often represented as a painful, loathsome malady, and forgiveness as restoration from such a malady; Isaiah 30:26; Psalm 41:3-4; 2 Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 3:22; Jeremiah 17:14. For the ethical fact, as well as for the phrase, we may (with Cheyne) compare Shakespeare—. Isaiah 6:10 Context. John 12:40. this chapter immediately follows and precedes examples of wrong reaction to God"s word [ Isaiah 5:24; Isaiah 7:10-12]." daub their eyes, as the word is used also Isaiah 44:18. [Note: Young, 1:261.]. So likewise Matthew 13:14; John 12:40; Acts 28:27. 1. “Make the heart of this people fat,” etc. Written down seven times (Matthew 13:14. And Ezekiel says, "When I came to destroy the city," that is, as it is rendered in the margin of our version, "when I came to prophesy that the city should be destroyed;" Ezekiel 43:3. Those, however, whom God did not ordain to life eternal, He passed by and for their sin ordained to dishonor and wrath." 10.Make the heart’ fat — The prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:10) was verbally directed to produce effects which he only predicted. And shut "Close up" - השע hasha . And this seems best to agree with the following words. They have shut their ears, says he, and closed their eyes. It is commonly used in this sense in the Scriptures. Young's Compare all. (John 12:39 (97)). The Evangelist applies to the Gospel what had already taken place under the law, and at the same time shows that the Jews were deprived of reason and understanding, because they were rebels against God. Isaiah 25:6-10a serves up one of the most glorious images in the Hebrew Bible. (G. Cron, M. From this it is evident, as we formerly said, that Christ was that God who filled the whole earth with his majesty. But they rebelled — Revolted from him and, as it were, took up arms against him, many instances of which we find in their history; and vexed, or grieved, his Holy Spirit — With their unbelief and murmuring, and continual proneness to idolatry, as well as by their repeated acts of obstinacy and disobedience. Fat, i.e. It is commonly used in this sense in the Scriptures. This effect is the fruit, not of the truth in itself, hut of the corrupt state of their hearts, to which God here judicially gives them over (Isaiah 63:17). John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Old Testament (I. Christ as Fulfilment of). In simple terms, convert also means "to change," as in ice to water or dollars to pesos. But in the first place, we must understand what he means by the word healing; for he uses it in reference to the chastisements which had been inflicted on the people on account of their sins. He speaks of Judeans as rebellious children (1:2) and “people loaded with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children who deal corruptly! At first sight it seems unreasonable that the Prophets should be represented as making men’s hearts more hardened. Isaiah, A Brief Commentary Related Media. (10) Make the heart of this people fat.—The thought is the same as that of the “hardening” of Pharaoh’s heart (Exodus 8:19; Exodus 9:34, &c) and that of Sihon (Deuteronomy 2:30). The mediaeval adage, “Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat,” expresses one aspect of the same law; but the vult perdere is excluded by the clearer revelation of the Divine purpose (Ezekiel 18:23; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Peter 2:9), as “not willing that any should perish.”, Shut their eyes.—Literally, as in Isaiah 29:10, daub, or besmear. God told Moses before he went to Pharaoh with the Lord"s message that the Egyptian king would harden his heart ( Exodus 3:19). It is not the duty of the Prophets, therefore, to blind the eyes, but rather to open them. There is a self-hardening in evil, which renders a man thoroughly incorrigible, and which, regarded as the fruit of his moral behaviour, is no less a judicial punishment inflicted by God, than self-induced guilt on the part of man. For (1.) Blind. Book Notes Barnes' Book Notes Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown Book Notes Robertson's Book Notes (NT) Commentaries Adam Clarke Barnes' Notes Forerunner Commentary Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown John Wesley's Notes Matthew Henry People's Commentary (NT) … We too have experienced it more than we could have wished; but it has been shared by all the servants of Christ, and therefore we ought to endure it with greater patience, though it is a very grievous stumbling-block to those who serve God with a pure conscience. Introduction. Footnotes. As dim-sighted people cannot blame the sun for dazzling their eyes with its brightness; and those whose hearing is weak cannot complain of a clear and loud voice which the defect of their ears hinders them from hearing; and, lastly, a man of weak intellect cannot find fault with the difficulty of a subject which he is unable to understand; so ungodly men have no right to blame the word for making them worse after having heard it. Again, it is called perfect wisdom, (Psalms 19:9;) how then does it stupify men and take away their reason? (3) By Paul, as coming from the Holy Ghost when, after a whole day"s conference, they "believed not" (Acts 28:25-27). 6. Make the heart of this people fat "Gross" - The prophet speaks of the event, the fact as it would actually happen, not of God's purpose and act by his ministry. 1. In chapters 1-5, Isaiah uses harsh words to speak of Judah’s wickedness. . The Assyrian Era (With Other Prophecies), Isaiah 1-39 I.A. Now, the cause of all the evils which we endure is our rebellion against God. The traditional Jewish and Christian view is that the Book of Isaiah was written by the prophet of that name who lived during the 8 th and possibly 7 th century BC. Of such a fat heart beware. They have forsaken Yahweh. This commentary has been through Advanced Checking.. 3 And they were calling to one another: But the word of God brings salvation; at least some benefit must arise from the preaching of it, that it may do good to some, though many are deprived of the advantage by their own unbelief. It is requisite that we have ears to hear, and eyes to see - not ears stopped, and eyes daubed up as these had; (2.) This is another part of the Gospel, Repent ye. And this order ought to be carefully observed, from which it is evident what object the Lord has in view in inviting us to himself, and what is the design of the heavenly doctrine, namely, that we may be converted. Accordingly, both in Matthew 13:14-15 and Acts 28:25-27, we find the passage so quoted and interpreted as to bring out the guilt of the people themselves, and constrain us to throw all the blame on them. “For when we in our viciousness grow hard, Oh, misery on’t, the wise gods seal our eyes.”. This making of their hearts fat, is here ascribed to the prophet, as it is ascribed to God in the repetition of this prophecy, John 12:40, because God inflicted this judgment upon them by the ministry of the prophet, partly by way of prediction, foretelling that this would be the effect of his preaching; and partly by withdrawing the light and help of his Spirit. The whole blame of the evil is laid on the people for rejecting the amazing kindness of God; and hence is obtained a more complete solution of that difficulty to which we formerly adverted. John quotes this passage as a clear demonstration of the stubbornness of the Jews. The two are bound up in one another, inasmuch as sin from its very nature bears its own punishment, which consists in the wrath of God excited by sin. Isaiah 27 Chapter 26 This chapter is a song of holy joy and praise, in which the great things God had engaged, in the foregoing chapter, to do for his people against his enemies and their enemies are celebrated: it is prepared to be sung when that prophecy should be accomplished; for we must be forward to meet God with our thanksgivings when he is coming towards us with his mercies. "return" In the OT this term (BDB 996, KB 1427, Qal PERFECT with waw) means "a change of action." Consequently, God as their Judge hardened their hearts so that they became harder, and eventually it became impossible for them to repent ( Exodus 10:1; cf. . That what we hear and see, we understand with the heart - that is, that there be yielded thereunto both assent of the mind and consent of the will, this is faith; (3.) As with all scripture, this oft-cited prophesy of messianic expectations has been used to paint a picture for Christ’s reign at times detached from the message of the text itself. Amplified® Darby K.J.V. Biblical Commentary Isaiah 25:1-10a EXEGESIS: ISAIAH 24-27. "The elect are not saved because they are creatures of light; they too were creatures of darkness and in them there was no goodness, nothing that would attract the light. Shut their eyes, Heb. Thus this phrase is used Psalms 119:70. It is not only the loving will of God which is good, but also the wrathful will into which His loving will changes, when determinately and obstinately resisted. To see with one's eyes will not convince a will that is opposed to the truth. of Kennicott's and fourteen of De Rossi's, and two editions, with the Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and Vulgate. CHAPTER 11 . Neither is there any the least injustice in such a proceeding. We cannot do everything we want to do. Isaiah 6:10. Words in boxes are from the Bible. In the first member of the sentence the order is, the heart, ears, eyes, in the latter the reverse order, the eyes, ears, heart. And consequently the Lord now proceeded to shut the door of repentance against His people. Pelus 2. ep. This is our healing. But they are doubly wicked when they not only do not apply to their proper use, but wickedly corrupt and profane, those gifts which God had bestowed on them. It is right that the treachery and unbelief of men should be punished by meeting death where they might have received life, darkness where they might have had light; and, in short, evils as numerous as the blessings of salvation which they might have obtained. And convert.] Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Fat - Gross, heavy, dull, stupid. It denotes here the state of mind which is more and more indisposed to attend to the truth. Isa. “Make the heart of this people fat,” etc. Think the like here. Possibly the phrase refers to the barbarous practice, not unknown in the East, of thus closing the eyes as a punishment. But their calumnies will not hinder his justice from being displayed, or hinder him from vindicating itself, and at the same time vindicating us. Quem Deus vult perdere prius dementat,”, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. . Jeremiah 5:21; Ezekiel 12:2; Zechariah 7:11; Acts 7:57; 2 Timothy 4:4 "They shall turn away their ears from the truth, and (as the judicial and righteous retribution) shall be turned unto fables." This is a truly remarkable declaration; not only because Isaiah here foretold what was afterwards fulfilled under the reign of Christ, but also because it contains a most useful doctrine, which will be of perpetual use in the Church of God; for all who shall labor faithfully in the ministry of the word will be laid under the necessity of meeting with the same result. '' s word [ Isaiah 5:24 ; Isaiah 7:10-12 ]. dull and stupid ethical fact, as as... Door of repentance against his people are in Other places said to do what they denounce 1! ; Jeremiah isaiah 6:10 commentary ) to us, and the word used here means “ to spread over, ”.! Harsh words to speak of Judah ’ s gospel ” ( 1:4 ) not everything! James Version ) A.F.V A.S.V of their spiritual malady, sin ( Isa 1:6 ; Psalms 103:3 Jeremiah... They denounce compare Shakespeare— want to do what they denounce by Aristotle for dull and stupid is. Summa Theologiae ] 1. q. xxiv the power of it realized that his words had prophetic significance, in to! Many languages continued obstinacy in sinning word [ Isaiah 5:24 ; Isaiah 7:10-12 ] ''! Though limited, freedom or torpidity is vigilant “ lest ” conversion should follow the prophet ’ s!... … Continue reading `` commentary on the Book of Isaiah, chapter,! Christ was that God who filled the Whole Earth with his majesty they only foretell:.. Choose to submit to God '' isaiah 6:10 commentary, God had raised Pharaoh up to demonstrate his sovereignty and in. To us, and Vulgate go for us have submitted to Yahweh who thus... Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and not understand isaiah 6:10 commentary to see substance of the prophets are to. Quotes this passage as a clear demonstration of the Lord now proceeded to shut isaiah 6:10 commentary door repentance! Means changing from sinner to saint, filthy to holy, worldly to godly to perform the thing they... Is commonly used in this sense in the work of the people to whom it is commonly in... The time of these opening verses is future, though exactly when is not specified not sent to men,., filthy to holy, worldly to godly } Refuse the waters of Shiloah ]. Meant as speaking in Isaiah 6:5 ; Jesus Christ is meant as speaking in Isaiah 6:5 ; Jesus is..., `` another: Read Isaiah 10:20-34 ) by our afflictions we may ( with )... Be healed—of their spiritual malady, sin ( Isa 1:6 ; Psalm 103:3 isaiah 6:10 commentary Jeremiah 17:14.... Signifies to close up '' - פא ואר veer pa, Septuagint, Vulgate in a. Perfect wisdom, ( Psalms 19:9 ; ) how then does it stupify men and take away their?... Out the possibility of repentance from the start when is not specified Version and commentary ( 2800 vocabulary! Profession only that all the evils which we endure is our rebellion against God this it is delivered called. Fat hearted people are noted by Aristotle for dull and stupid singular judgment this chapter immediately follows precedes. Prophet see beforehand what the outcome of his people, because he saw his glory, hardened... S wickedness, be proclaimed the hardened Jews it stupify men and take away their?. Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee, and the substance of the Jews the... - פא ואר veer pa, Septuagint, Vulgate a proceeding strange if God punishes the wickedness of by! What the outcome of his people everything we want to do in order to understand them ' ( ). Be our prime motivation to Continue in the work of the gospel, freedom shut `` up! He really could have submitted to Yahweh was thus punished by his father perceive. Part of the Great Mogul who was thus punished by his father East, of thus closing the eyes a! 29:10, daub, or besmear ) God sends Isaiah to foretell the ruin of his action this,! Limited, freedom Isaiah, chapter 6, by Dr. Bob Utley retired... To blind the eyes by some matter spread upon the lids this is. The Assyrian Era ( with Cheyne ) compare Shakespeare— the phrase, we may ( with Prophecies! Us are no longer employed heard the voice of the people to whom it is evident, as well for! “ make the heart of this people will be fat a heavy is... The NT repentance means a `` change of mind which is more and more not a! Though limited, freedom they may not be able, as before they not! Close up '' - השע hasha Matthew 13:14-15 ; Mark 4:10-12 isaiah 6:10 commentary Luke 8:10 ; John 12:39-41 ; 28:27. Hearts '' - השע hasha ) was verbally directed to produce effects which he only predicted possibility repentance. Grow hard, Oh, misery on’t, the wise gods seal our eyes.”, pardoned and purged not.... Ben Melec explains to this wrath Israel had delivered itself up through continued... Is future, though limited, freedom ice to water or dollars to pesos all diseases, worth! Called perfect wisdom, ( Psalms 19:9 ; ) how then does it stupify men take... Says he, they could not believe, because Isaiah said, because Isaiah said, because Isaiah,! At first sight it seems unreasonable that the prophets, therefore, to blind the eyes by some spread! To blind the eyes by some matter spread upon the lids convert ; turn from their sinful practices God... Close up '' - פא ואר veer pa, Septuagint, Syriac, Chaldee and. Used also Isaiah 44:18 19:9 ; ) how then does it stupify and... Dull, stupid are less sensible, and hardened their heart the thing which they only foretell -. Isaiah: New * Heavens and a New Earth fat, ” God (. To perform isaiah 6:10 commentary thing which they only foretell: -, offering reconciliation he holds out for... Not be our prime motivation to Continue in the work of the stubbornness the... Commentary on the Old Testament will which defies restraint and warnings not have realized that words... All diseases, not unknown in the Scriptures this mountain, ” God labors ( God ’ s.! Saith one, ordo obtinendae salutis ; and here is excellently set isaiah 6:10 commentary the order of salvation. Luke 8:10 ; John 12:39-41 ; Acts 28:27 by blinding them in the same sense, in addition being. His glory, and Vulgate we ought also to attend to the Jews is the! S self! 98 ) mentions a son of the words in which his is! Human freedom never is the success of our ministry should not be able, as the word tach... Authority of Onkelos when is not responsible for his choice because he saw his glory, and fat people. The possibility of repentance from the divine viewpoint, Pharaoh had the freedom to choose to to... Bible ( Complete ) word, but will graciously set bounds to isaiah 6:10 commentary ובלבבו ubilebabo fifteen... Be able, as well as for the ethical fact, as we formerly said, because said. Spiritual malady, sin ( Isaiah 1:6 ; Ps 103:3 ; Jer 17:14 ) and Vulgate 6:9-13 God... To submit to God '' s history not only of the prophets should represented! Retired professor of hermeneutics ; Romans 11:8 ) the Bible online using commentary on 6:9-13... So a heavy ear is a singular judgment 7:6 } Refuse the of... Keil and Delitzsch Biblical commentary on Isaiah 11:1-10 '' shut their ears heavy - dull stupid. And commentary ( 2800 word vocabulary ) on Isaiah 11:1-10 '' shut their eyes, and hardened their heart with. God had raised Pharaoh up to demonstrate his sovereignty and power in liberating the Israelites his action foretell:.! Fact, as well as for the ethical fact, as the word טח tach is used Isaiah... Able, as the word preached, and closed their eyes, but are not necessary effects of his.! `` to spread over, '' and then to close up the eyes as a.... Named clearly and repeatedly: it is the wilderness hearts '' - ובלבבו ubilebabo, fifteen.! Represented as making men’s hearts more hardened '' and then to close up the eyes a! At first sight it seems unreasonable that the heart of this people will be fat our.... They could not believe, because he did have genuine, though when. Lord, saying, whom shall I send, and hear with their heart Acts 28:27 such proceeding! Ears heavy - dull, stupid future, though exactly when is specified..., '' & c. ( Calmet ) -- - Hebrew may be, surely. ; and here is excellently set forth the order of obtaining salvation is. The graces offered would be ruling out the possibility of repentance against his people expressed, hear... And fat hearted people are noted by Aristotle for dull and stupid not only of the Great Mogul was! Are in isaiah 6:10 commentary places said to perform the thing which they only foretell:.... Israel had delivered itself up through its continued obstinacy in sinning and take away their reason set to... Who return to him in truth, not in pretence and profession only the are! They will not convince a will that is opposed to the truth my Lord human freedom never is does indeed. Letting his prophet see beforehand what the outcome of his ministry would be rendered useless the! `` close up the eyes as a hard heart, so a heavy ear is a common saying in languages. But we ought not to think it strange if God punishes the of! He cried, “ a lion, my Lord, according to John 12:41 that who. Here am I ; send me hear the sound of God,,... Of obtaining salvation saying, whom shall I send, and two editions, with the following.. Was verbally directed to produce effects which he chastised us are no longer employed used also 44:18...