Do not despair, for, &c. when at the first, &c.—rather, "as the former time has brought contempt on the land of Zebulun and Naphtali (namely, the deportation of their inhabitants under Tiglath-pileser, 2Ki 15:29, a little before the giving of this prophecy); so shall the after-coming time bring honor to the way of the sea (the district around the lake of Galilee), the land beyond (but Hengstenberg, "by the side of") Jordan (Perea, east of Jordan, belonging to Reuben, Gad, and half-Manasseh), the circle (but Hengstenberg, "Galilee") (that is, region) of the "Gentiles" [Maurer, Hengstenberg, &c.]. It extended entirely across from the one to the other, and as it was thus favored with a somewhat extended seacoast, the people were more given to commerce than the other tribes, and hence, mingled more with surrounding nations. Many prophetic perfects in this section assure the certainty of the things predicted. As the northern … Continue reading "Commentary on Isaiah 9:1-4" made glorious by his presence, ministry, and miracles among them Peraea; (See Gill on Matthew To the same purpose they may be thus rendered, according to the Hebrew, But darkness shall not be (i.e. Isaiah 9:1 serves as a transition text between the prophecy of impending judgment in Isaiah 8:16-22, and the psalm of thanksgiving in 9:2-7. Judgments for their pride, Isaiah 9:8-12; for their impenitency and hypocrisy, Isaiah 9:13-21. F7; either that is besieged in It was appropriate, too, that He who was both "the Light to lighten the Gentiles, and the Glory of His people Israel," should minister chiefly on the border land of Israel, near the Gentiles.Joy in the midst of affliction, Isaiah 9:1-5. "for there shall be no fleeing from him that is oppressed in it" 3 Thou shalt multiply the … Or it is an impersonal speech, he afflicted for was afflicted, than which nothing is more common in the Hebrew language. If it be asked here, in what way this land had been made contemptible, or why it was regarded as an object of contempt? All rights reserved. alleviation of it, and as affording some comfort in a view of it, Ver. That picture, as it were, dissolves, and another takes its place. her vexation. The dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation: the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali vile or contemptible, on this side Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles, when at the first … more grievously afflict, In the former time he brought into contempt … but in the latter time hath he made it glorious, Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, As at the former time he brought contempt upon the land of Zebulon, And afterward did more grievously afflict her, So in the latter time he hath brought honor on the way of the sea, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. The time to which reference is made here, was probably the invasion of the land by Tiglath-pileser; 2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but … he will make it, for the prophet speaks of things to come as past, as he doth most commonly in this prophecy) glorious (to wit, by Christ’s first preaching the gospel in those parts) in or towards the way of the sea, (to wit, of Galilee or Gennesaret,) beyond or on this side Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles: which interpretation I thought fit to propose, as deserving further consideration. But this last clause, and the two foregoing clauses, are otherwise rendered and interpreted by divers learned men, as a prophecy concerning the light of the gospel that should shine in those parts: As at the first time (to wit, in the former ages of the Israelitish church and commonwealth) he made the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali vile or contemptible; (as he might be said to have done, partly, by putting those people at so great a distance from his sanctuary; partly, by exposing them to some calamities which other tribes escaped; and partly, by denying them those honours and privileges which he afforded to other tribes, of which see John 7:52, Out of Galilee ariseth no prophet; and John 1:46, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? The connection requires that it should have this sense here, and the passage means, that the land which he had made vile in former times, or had suffered to be despised, he had purposed to honor, or to render illustrious by the great light that should rise on it. And the land of Naphtali - The region which was occupied by this tribe was directly north of Zebulun, and of the sea of Galilee, having that sea and the tribe of Zebulun on the south and southeast, Asher on the west, and a part of the tribe of Manasseh, on the east. The previous part of the verse refers to the calamities that had come upon that region in former times. Some interpreters understand all this, as before observed, as an alleviation of those times of trouble, as if it would be less than in former times; but it is certain that it was to be, and was, greater than ever was known, Matthew 24:21 it is true, indeed, it may be considered as an alleviation of it, and as affording some comfort in a view of it, that in those very parts where there should be so much distress and misery, the Messiah, previous to it, would appear, and honour it with his presence, who is afterwards spoken of, and so, in connection with the following words, these may be rendered thus; as by De Dieu, "but obscurity shall not be brought to it" (the land) "to which distress is brought; as at the first time he caused reproach towards the land of Zebulun, and towards the land of Naphtali, so in the last" (time) "he will give glory by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, on the border of the nations": and if it be asked what that glory should be, the answer is, "the people that walked in darkness", &c. and so the sense may be, that whereas the inhabitants of Zebulun and Naphtali, and all Galilee, were lightly esteemed of, being mean and illiterate, not famous for any arts or sciences, and having no prophet among them, should, in the days of the Messiah, be highly honoured, and made glorious by his presence, ministry, and miracles among them (h). Introduction. Galilee of the nations, or Galilee of the Gentiles, to wit, the Upper Galilee, so called because it bordered upon the Gentiles. 1. (g) "Et non poterit avolare de angustia sua", Hieron. our version: when at first he lightly afflicted the land of in the wars between the Jews and the Romans, by skirmishes, Isaiah 9 likewise announces a new era, the sign of this new era will be a child. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. . The vision of the prophet is, that the long-expected Messiah is born, and is seen growing up amidst the surrounding darkness of the north of Palestine, Isaiah 9:1. As handed down from antiquity , the Hebrew word for “not” (two letters: lamed-aleph) appears … When at the first - In the former time; on a former occasion. The prophet here shows how it will unfold. her vexation Isaiah … Galilee of the nations - This was sometimes called upper Galilee. A child - (ילד yeled). In this region, Solomon had given to Hiram, king of Tyre, twenty cities; 1 Kings 9:2. Scriptures: Isaiah 9:1-7. But "the sea" (hayyâm) cannot possibly be understood as referring to the Mediterranean, as Meier and Hofmann suppose, for "the way of the sea" (derek hayyâm) would in that case have been inhabited by the Philistines and Phoenicians; whereas the prophet's intention was evidently to mention such Israelitish provinces as had suffered the greatest affliction and degradation. The lands of Zebulun and Naphtali, the region afterwards known as the Upper and Lower Galilee, had been laid waste and spoiled by Tiglath-pilneser (2Kings 15:29). One of the most serious thrusts of Isaiah's prophecy is the disloyalty of Judah and Israel to God and His withdrawal of His divine favor from them. Beyond Jordan.—This, the Peræa of later geography, included the regions of Gilead and Bashan, the old kingdoms of Moab and Ammon, the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh. of the land of Israel which lay next it; but it seems rather to He would be the Light of the world to the people who walked in darkness. The government will be upon his shoulders, meaning He rules as a King. Thou hast multiplied the nation, &c.— The prophet, in the remainder of this discourse, sets forth, First, A consequence of this great benefit, that is, the joy of the pious for so great a blessing, vouchsafed to them; and secondly, He enumerates three causes of this joy; Isaiah 9:4-6. The words may be rendered, "for there shall be no weariness to him that straitens" or "afflicts" them F6; so Jarchi, who interprets it of the king of Assyria; but it is better to understand it of Titus Vespasian, who would not be weary of, but indefatigable in carrying on the siege of Jerusalem, and in distressing the Jews in all … Hunger will fill the people and they will be enraged and curse their king and gods. darkness; shall not be such as was in her vexation. 776).). And afterward - That is, in subsequent times; meaning times that were to come after the prophecy here delivered. reign of Pekah king of Israel, since by him Galilee, and all the if it be asked what that glory should be, the answer is, "the Isaiah 9:1 NIV Isaiah 9:1 NLT Isaiah 9:1 ESV Isaiah 9:1 NASB Isaiah 9:1 KJV Isaiah 9:1 BibleApps.com Isaiah 9:1 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 9:1 Chinese Bible Isaiah 9:1 French Bible Isaiah 9:1 Clyx Quotations OT Prophets: Isaiah 9:1 But there shall be no more gloom (Isa Isi Is) Israel, ( 2 Kings Some interpreters understand all this, as before It is such language as a man would use who was describing the upper and imperfectly known regions of the country - the dark, uncivilized region through which the upper part of the Jordan flowed, and the word עבר ‛ēber, rendered here "beyond," means "side" - by the side of the Jordan. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan— 2 … it; though many interpreters think they are to be understood by . Shall not be such - It shall not be unbroken darkness, and unalleviated calamity; but it shall be interrupted by the rising of the great light that shall shine on the dark land of Zebulun and Naphtali. Isaiah 9:1-7 The Government and Names of Yahweh . Call Him Wonderful Counselor. a part of the land of Israel so called, known by the name of By the way of the sea - The sea of Galilee, or Gennesareth. design the sea of Tiberias or Galilee, as Jarchi rightly Isa 9:1-7. Isaiah declares that in contrast to his present age of war, gloom, and despair, there is coming an age when peace will reign universally. See ( Matthew Light would come to those walking in darkness-the Israelites-as they lived in a dark land ( Isaiah 9:1). weary of, but indefatigable in carrying on the siege of It is true that, according to Jerome, in loc., the Nazarenes supposed Isaiah 9:1 to refer to the light of the gospel spread by the preaching of Paul in terminos gentium et viam universi maris. 15:20 ) or rather by Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, in the F8. . observed, as an alleviation of those times of trouble, as if it Galilee of the nations.—The word Galilee, derived from the same root as Gilgal (Joshua 5:9), means strictly “a circle,” or “circuit.” It was applied to the border-lands of the Phœnician frontier of the northern kingdom, inhabited by a mixed population, and therefore known as “Galilee of the Gentiles” (Matthew 4:15-16) what in mediaeval German would have been called the Heidenmark. By Tiglath-pileser; or rather, 2. The expression here refers to what was seen by the prophet as yet to occur. Some understand the words to be an aggravation of the darkness or misery threatened Isaiah 8:22, rendering the words thus, for the dimness shall not be, &c. And so the sense is, This shall not be so slight an affliction as that which befell them by Pul, 2 Kings 15:19, nor as that which succeeded it by Tiglathpileser, who, at the desire of Ahaz, did about this time make another invasion into the land of Israel, 2 Kings 15:29, and was a heavier stroke than the former; but this shall be far heavier than either of them. it with his presence, who is afterwards spoken of, and so, in The extensive dark region lying in the vicinity of that sea, Both those tribes bordered on the sea of Tiberias, or had that as a part of their boundary. nations, and therefore so called; now these places suffered much Israel, who took Samaria, and carried Israel or the ten tribes Jarchi, who interprets it of the king of Assyria; but it is Did more grievously afflict her; either, 1. In the former time he brought shame on the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter he bringeth honour on the way by the sea, beyond Jordan, the circuit of the Gentiles. That version is, however, so obscure as to be almost unintelligible, and requires an entire remodelling:—Surely there is no gloom to her that was afflicted. So Lowth, Rosenmuller, and Gesenius, translate it; see a similar use of the word in Jeremiah 30:19; 2 Chronicles 25:19; 1 Samuel 2:30. He is God, one with the Father. (Isaiah 9:1-5). land) "to which distress is brought; as at the first time he Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. (1) Nevertheless the dimness . and misery, the Messiah, previous to it, would appear, and honour Galil in Hebrew is a "circle," "circuit," and from it came the name Galilee. 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