For thus says the Lord GOD: “My people went down at first 14 As many were astonied at thee (his visage was so marred more then any man, and his forme more then the sonnes of men:) 15 So shall hee sprinckle many nations, the kings shall shut their mouthes at him: for that which had not beene told them, shall they … The Ethiopian in Acts 8:34 asked a question about Isaiah 52:13 through 53:12: Of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man? Isaiah 52:12, ESV: "For you shall not go out in haste, and you shall not go in flight, for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard." yinharu is used Isaiah 2:2; Jeremiah 31:12; Jeremiah 51:14, but is unlike. He then adds, that the great and mighty of the earth should he made to consider these glad tidings; and that, after some opposition for a season, they should become the willing subjects of the Messiah’s kingdom. The interpretation of the Hebrew word yazzeh, translated "sprinkle" or "startle," has led students of this verse to two different understandings of the prophet"s line of thought. 2. They had never heard that one who took such a lowly place could ever sit on the throne of God. It is difficult to conceive what destruction this evil principle brings upon the world. ", , "For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? If we compare the effects of the Gospel with those wrought by philosophy, we shall see that the latter never was able to produce any general reformation, while the former, in the space of a few years, triumphed over all the lusts and prejudices of mankind. And have they been careful to distinguish between the tendency of the Gospel itself, and the faults of those who embrace it? The nations were familiar with the afflictions and abjectness of the Servant; suddenly, and without intimation of it, they see His elevation and stand up in reverential silence, before Him. Ενθυμη ὡς αποβλεπουσιν εις σε οἱ ανθρωποι. Some explain it, “Shall cause to drop,” which they take to be a metaphorical expression for “to speak.” But since נזה signifies “to sprinkle,” and is commonly found to have this sense in Scripture, I choose rather to adopt this interpretation. By the preaching of the Gospel, therefore, were revealed those things which formerly had neither been seen nor heard; for this doctrine was conveyed to kings and nations that were very far off, and even to the very ends of the world. A resource for the whole church from Luther Seminary Isaiah 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. 4-Day Commentary Challenge - Isaiah 52:13-53:12 . And while I read with what pleasure my God himself beholds the feet of his servants, whom he sends to publish, in his holy mountain, tidings of peace; let me welcome the faithful messenger, in the name of the Lord: and, above all, may it be my constant delight to sit at the feet of Jesus, to hear the gracious words that proceed out of his mouth! ].” And, indeed, this is a very just description of the Gospel; for, the productions of human wisdom were open to the view of kings: but the Gospel was far out of their sight; it was “a mystery hid in the bosom of the Father from the foundation of the world.”. Vignette 2 of 7 Many nations shall become proselytes to his religion. lib. (13) Behold, my servant . Isaiah 52:15 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament The prophecy concerning him passes now into an address to him, as in Isaiah 49:8 (cf., Isaiah 49:7 ), which sinks again immediately into an objective tone. May we have grace to shake ourselves from every defilement, and never let those souls of ours be again sullied with sin, after having been washed, and made white in the blood of the Lamb. READER! To feel its full effect, we must “see and consider it.” There are many things of which we may have but dark and confused views without sustaining any loss; but in our views of the Gospel we should be clear. This is not to be understood of water baptism, for though this has been administered in many nations, yet not by Christ, nor done by sprinkling; rather of the grace of the Spirit, which is expressed by water, and its application by sprinkling, and is of a cleansing and sanctifying nature, and which Gentiles are made partakers of; but better of the blood of Christ, called the blood of sprinkling, by which the conscience is purged from dead works, and the heart from an evil conscience, and by which multitudes of many nations are justified and sanctified; though it seems best of all to interpret it of the doctrine of Christ, which is compared to rain and dew, and is dropped, distilled, and sprinkled, and falls gently upon the souls of men, and has been published in many nations, with good effect and success. The terms in which this prophecy is expressed will lead us to consider, The means of conversion, and, The fruit and evidence of it: God is not limited to the use of any means. “So shall He sprinkle many nations.” As His sorrow was intense, so shall His redeeming power be large, as if the one were a recompense for the other. In this monarchy alone right and might are entirely equal. 4-Day Commentary Challenge - Isaiah 52:13-53:12 . For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand. So shall he sprinkle many nations - I retain the common rendering, though I am by no means satisfied with it. " 4. 13 ¶ Behold, my seruant shal deale prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. THE UNIQUE SPECTACLE WHICH CHRIST PRESENTS. This is pretty much as the Rabbins Kimchi and Sal. He sees that it is exactly such a salvation as was most fit for God to give, and for man to receive; for that, if it were not altogether of grace, man would have whereof to boast before God; and that, if one sinless work were required of him, he must for ever sit down in utter despair. Isaiah 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for [that] which had not been told them shall they see; and [that] which they had not heard shall they consider. Some take it as meaning that they should shut their mouths in silent fear. Sprinkle — With his word or doctrine; which being often compared to rain or water, may be said to be sprinkled, as it is said to be dropped, Deuteronomy 32:2; Ezekiel 20:46. Jesus Reigns. That suffering is identified as both vicarious (53:4-9), and victorious (53:10-12). Shall they see - With the eyes of their faith; God enlightening both organ and object. The gracious and effectual operations of the Holy Spirit on the heart of man. “So shall He sprinkle many nations.” He would absolve and sanctify, not the Jew only, but also the Greek, “and thus abolish the wall of partition between Israel and the heathen, and gather into one holy Church with Israel, those who had hitherto been pronounced unclean. Isaiah 52:15 Context. Wondrous elevation. II. Hence the rendering of this verse seems to be -, "So many nations shall look on him with admiration. Isaiah 51 Isaiah 53 ... Advance your knowledge of Scripture with this resource library of over 40 reference books, including commentaries and Study Bible notes. With his word or doctrine; which being oft compared to rain or waters, as Deuteronomy 32:2 Isaiah 55:10,11 Hab 2:4, &c, may be said to be sprinkled, as it is said to be dropped, Deuteronomy 32:2 Ezekiel 20:46 21:2. It seems to denote a reverent attention to them, and a subjection to Christ and his ordinances; and must be understood of their subjects as well as of themselves. The kings shall shut their mouths at him; shall be silent before him, out of a profound humility, and reverence, and admiration of his wisdom, and an eager desire to hear and receive counsels and oracles from his mouth. 1. Isaiah 52:15 New King James Version 15 So shall He [ a]sprinkle many nations. Free Reading Plans and Devotionals related to Isaiah 52:15. Isaiah 53:1. See Romans 15:21; Romans 16:25. 4. xvi. 15.So shall he sprinkle many nations. Commentary is forthcoming for this text. And this sense is followed by the Septuagint." . Thousands of persons in every place take exceptions against Christ and his Gospel without ever examining for themselves: they even shut their ears against every thing which may be said in vindication of the truth; and thus harden themselves in their iniquities, till they perish without a remedy. "Men regarded the servant as himself unclean and in need of purification, whereas he himself as a priest will sprinkle water and blood and so purify many nations. These verses contain a remarkable number of resemblances to other passages (see below). (Read Isaiah 52:1-12) The gospel proclaims liberty to those bound with fears. When the Gospel is “seen and considered” in its true light, Christ is no longer made “a butt of contradiction [Note: Luke 2:34. Isaiah 52:15: so he will sprinkle many nations,Or "so will many nations be amazed at him" (see also Septuagint)and kings will shut their mouths because of him. 8. (J. Culross, D.D.) So the work of Christ has this double aspect. Looking Like Jesus. “No,” said the Governor, “I have been so wrapped in thought that I could not weep. There were (among others) two kinds of sprinkling enjoined by the Mosaic law, to either or to both of which a reference may be intended here. 'Kings shall shut,' etc., is good, but seems to want a first part." "Here Yahweh announces that his Servant Israel (the New Israel, Christ) shall be raised to a position so glorious, that even as many were appalled at his pitiable sight, so nations shall do him homage and kings shall be reverently silent in his presence, beholding so wonderful, so unheard-of a transformation." Isaiah Institute 7 — God’s Servant in the Prophecy of Isaiah — Avraham Gileadi. be dumb with the astonishment. “Sprinkle;” possibly “startle,” cause to rise up in wonder and reverence. This monarchy was inaugurated by the issue of a royal pardon offered to the worst of sinners, “beginning at Jerusalem.”. He means that this astonishment will not arise merely from Christ’s outward appearance, but, on the contrary, from the preaching of the Gospel; for, though he had risen from the dead, yet all would have thought that he was still a dead man, if the glory of his resurrection had not been proclaimed. Give us to know thy name, and the glories of it; and may we make use of it, by faith, for every occurrence. If "sprinkle" is correct, Isaiah meant that even though the Servant was such an unlikely candidate as Yahweh"s representative, He would still perform the priestly function of cleansing the world of its sins (cf. Munster translates it, faciet loqui, (de se); and in his note thus explains it: יזה yazzeh proprie significat spargere et stillas disseminare; hic hero capitur pro loqui, et verbum disseminare. But, in conversion, these “high imaginations are cast down.” The soul, enlightened to behold its own deformity, dares no longer rest on such a sandy foundation. All entertain a favourable opinion of themselves: they cannot unfeignedly, and with the full consent of their minds, acknowledge their desert of God’s wrath: they have some hidden reserves: they secretly think that God would be unjust if he were to condemn them: they cannot persuade themselves that their iniquities merit so severe a doom. yenahag would do. Kings - Shall be silent before him out of profound humility, reverence, and admiration of his wisdom. Isaiah 52:15, ESV: "so shall he sprinkle many nations.Kings shall shut their mouths because of him, for that which has not been told them … (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "so many nations shall wonder at him." The doctrine of the ever-blessed Trinity. 1. ", , "Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied. Isaiah 52:15 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 52:15, NIV: "so he will sprinkle many nations, and kings will shut their mouths because of him.For what they were not told, they will see, and what they have not heard, they will understand." The Bishop, overcome with grief, burst into tears; then he broke some moments of silence with the words, “Why, you have not shed a single tear! As for the way of salvation by faith alone, how suitable, how delightful does it appear! . Clarke's Isaiah 52:15 Bible Commentary So shall he sprinkle many nations - I retain the common rendering, though I am by no means satisfied with it. Isaiah 47:4, Isaiah 48:2, Isaiah 54:5. How many great princes have submitted to his yoke? On the other hand, the precepts of the gospel appear too strict; and the holiness and self-denial required by it are judged impracticable, and subversive both of the comforts and duties of social life. Isaiah 53 – Easy English Bible (EASY) – 1 Will anyone believe the news that we have to tell people? Learn more. The Ethiopian in Acts 8:24 asked a question about Isaiah 52:13 through 53:12: Of whom does the prophet say this, of himself or of some other man? Isaiah 52:15 - Thus He will sprinkle many nations, Kings will shut their mouths on account of Him; For what had not been told them they will see, And what they had not heard they will understand. THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS PROPHECY IN GENERAL. Davidson, D.D. Isaiah 52:13). Is there nothing in such a monarchy as this to give a clue to the meaning of the expression, “Kings shall shut their mouths at Him”? Isaiah 52:12 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Isaiah 52:12, NIV: "But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard." Isaiah 52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. 15, 16. It is not natural for people to see any profit in suffering; rather, mankind staggers over it, considering it a tragedy, a hindrance to progress, a fate to be av… . For — They shall hear from his mouth many excellent doctrines, which will be new and strange to them. Men “shut their mouths,” and are struck with bewilderment, when the vast magnitude of the subject is such that it cannot be expressed, and that it exceeds all power of language.