He is pleased to reckon it his honour. “Jacob to the curse … Israel to reproaches”: Even though God will forgive the nation in the messianic age, she still must suffer in the intervening interval. (f) That is, rejected, abhorred, and destroyed them in the wilderness and at other times. This is the only way, and it is a sure way to peace.Barnes' Notes on the BibleTherefore I have profaned - The princes of the sanctuary, that is, the priests, were by their office regarded as sacred, or set apart to the service of God. of In the Targum of Isaiah, the words of this verse are interpreted as relating to past and future events. The Syriac, 'Thy princes have profaned the sanctuary.' profaned the princes—(Ps 89:39; La 2:2, 6, 7). I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King." Isaiah 43:28 "Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches." Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. The problem however is that too often we read this great text out of its proper context and as a result lose some of the meaning which God intended. In the arbitrary division which is made in the Bible into chapters, a very improper separation has been made by making the chapter close here. Isaiah 43:19-28 The Message (MSG) 16-21 This is what God says, the God who builds a road right through the ocean, who carves a path through pounding waves, The God who summons horses and chariots and armies—. Isaiah 44: Isaiah 44 What were the riches of God's mercy toward them? Isaiah 43:28. Below are some preliminary questions to assist in the study of this passage. See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:514, and HALOT 301 s.v. The "princes of the sanctuary" (literally, "princes of holiness") are the principal members of the priesthood, who were carried into captivity with the rest of the people (2 Kings 25:18), and deprived of their functions, as a part of the punishment due to Israel for its sins. The state described answers to that of Hosea 3:4. Isaiah 43:28, NLT: "That is why I have disgraced your priests; I have decreed complete destruction for Jacob and shame for Israel." for Jacob. The Hebrew word here (חרם chērem), is that which is commonly used to denote a solemn anathema, excommunication, or devotion to destruction (see the note at Isaiah 34:5).To reproaches - The reproach, contempt, and scorn which they met with in their captivity, and in a land of strangers (compare Psalm 137:3-4).Thus far God states the reasons why he had punished the nation. 43. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary. Isaiah 44:1. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary. The Syriac, 'Thy princes have profaned the sanctuary.' 1. priests of the temple, who had the care and government of things The beginning of that chapter is properly the continuation and completion of the argument urged here, and this chapter should have closed at what is now Isaiah 44:5. princes of the sanctuary—"governors of" it (1Ch 24:5); directing its holy services; priests. For a comprehensive study of the passage, download the Study Guide (PDF download). The parallelism in both verses (note “treaty”) seems to demand a meaning “agreement” for both nouns. 30:7. 30:34, or for the sweet incense, Exod. Plead these with him in wrestling for pardon; and declare these things, that thou mayest be justified freely by his grace. We have no reason to expect pardon, except we seek it by faith in Christ; and that is always attended by true repentance, and followed by newness of life, by hatred of sin, and love to God. The design of the entire argument is, to show that God would not leave his people; that though he punished them, he would not utterly destroy them; and that he would appear again for their rescue, and restore them to their own land. destroyed, the temple burnt, and the daily sacrifice made to The God Who Redeems & Calls God speaks to Israel and calls them to remember two things he had already … This encourages us to repent, because there is forgiveness with God, and shows the freeness of Divine mercy. To reproaches - The reproach, contempt, and scorn which they met with in their captivity, and in a land of strangers (compare Psalm 137:3-4). Perhaps חֹזֶה and חזוּת are used in a metonymic sense in vv. it were taken from them; sacrifices were abolished, and the law Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary43:22-28 Those who neglect to call upon God, are weary of him. to be cursed and reproached, as the Jews are in all places to The princes of the sanctuary - Margin, 'Holy princes.' Isaiah 43. Here notice in Isaiah 43:28, GOD Almighty promises the people of Israel that He will destroy them and disown them. As I explained above from the Noble Quran and Jesus' quote in Matthew 21:43. This argument is prosecuted in the following chapter; and in the commencement of that chapter the thought is pursued, that though God had thus punished them, yet he would appear and save them. Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and … It means, either those who presided over and directed the services of the sanctuary, called in 1 Chronicles 24:5, 'governors of the sanctuary;' or those who were holy in office. their office, and laid aside; their priesthood and the honour of b. a. Passing through waters is represented as passing through the Red Sea. The curse.—The cherem, or ban, answering to the anathema. Another option is to propose a homonymic root. 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