Rachel
Workman: 26 He will send a signal to distant
nations far away
and whistle to those at the ends of the earth.
They will come racing toward Jerusalem.
27 They will not get tired or stumble.
They will not stop for rest or sleep.
Not a belt will be loose,
not a sandal strap broken.
28 Their arrows will be sharp
and their bows ready for battle.
Sparks will fly from their horses’ hooves,
and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 They will roar like lions,
like the strongest of lions.
Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off,
and no one will be there to rescue them.
30 They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction
like the roaring of the sea.
If someone looks across the land,
only darkness and distress will be seen;
even the light will be darkened by clouds.
and whistle to those at the ends of the earth.
They will come racing toward Jerusalem.
27 They will not get tired or stumble.
They will not stop for rest or sleep.
Not a belt will be loose,
not a sandal strap broken.
28 Their arrows will be sharp
and their bows ready for battle.
Sparks will fly from their horses’ hooves,
and the wheels of their chariots will spin like a whirlwind.
29 They will roar like lions,
like the strongest of lions.
Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off,
and no one will be there to rescue them.
30 They will roar over their victims on that day of destruction
like the roaring of the sea.
If someone looks across the land,
only darkness and distress will be seen;
even the light will be darkened by clouds.
He would summon the Assyrian army from afar and use it to chasten
His people. The northern kingdom of Israel would be destroyed, and Judah, the
southern kingdom, would be devastated but eventually delivered, only to go in
captivity to Babylon a century later. God was serious about the nation’s sins.
If they would not repent and accept His offer of pardon (1:18), then all He
could do was send judgment.
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John Burnett: 26 He will raise a
signal for nations far away,
and whistle for them from the ends of the earth;
and behold, quickly, speedily they come!
27 None is weary, none stumbles,
none slumbers or sleeps,
not a waistband is loose,
not a sandal strap broken;
28 their arrows are sharp,
all their bows bent,
their horses' hoofs seem like flint,
and their wheels like the whirlwind.
29 Their roaring is like a lion,
like young lions they roar;
they growl and seize their prey;
they carry it off, and none can rescue.
30 They will growl over it on that day,
like the growling of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
behold, darkness and distress;
and the light is darkened by its clouds. God is going to use foreign armies to come and punish Israel for their rebellion against Him. These verses are a foreshadowing of Armageddon and the armies that will rise against Israel. The difference between the two scenes are that in this description, the foreign armies will defeat and scatter Israel and at Armageddon, Jesus Christ will destroy the armies with the words from His mouth. I look forward to watching that entire scene.
and whistle for them from the ends of the earth;
and behold, quickly, speedily they come!
27 None is weary, none stumbles,
none slumbers or sleeps,
not a waistband is loose,
not a sandal strap broken;
28 their arrows are sharp,
all their bows bent,
their horses' hoofs seem like flint,
and their wheels like the whirlwind.
29 Their roaring is like a lion,
like young lions they roar;
they growl and seize their prey;
they carry it off, and none can rescue.
30 They will growl over it on that day,
like the growling of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
behold, darkness and distress;
and the light is darkened by its clouds. God is going to use foreign armies to come and punish Israel for their rebellion against Him. These verses are a foreshadowing of Armageddon and the armies that will rise against Israel. The difference between the two scenes are that in this description, the foreign armies will defeat and scatter Israel and at Armageddon, Jesus Christ will destroy the armies with the words from His mouth. I look forward to watching that entire scene.
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Monday’s reading for Isaiah
6:1-7
6 It was in the year King Uzziah died[a] that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a
lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. 2 Attending him were mighty
seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with
two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 They were calling out to
each other,
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
of Heaven’s Armies!
The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
4 Their voices shook the Temple to its foundations, and the entire
building was filled with smoke.
5 Then I said, “It’s all over! I am doomed, for I am a sinful man. I
have filthy lips, and I live among a people with filthy lips. Yet I have seen
the King, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal he had taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 He touched my lips with it and said, “See, this coal has touched your lips. Now your guilt is removed, and your sins are forgiven.”
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