Isaiah 66:7-8. What does this verse really mean? (Isaiah 66:18-21) The Lord has set a date for all the world to stand before Him: to behold His glory and to be confronted with the truth that He alone is God (verse 18). that is, the King Messiah; and so some copies have it, according to GalatinusF18De Arcan. The text uses a form of the miraculous birth theme found so often in the Bible. Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. In like manner we know that believers are regenerated by the Spirit of Christ, that they may finish, with unshaken fortitude, the course of their warfare; and in this sense Paul says that they âhave not the spirit of timidity.â (Romans 8:15.). However, in light of the next verse, it seems that the boy is the nation of Israel (cf. These are the "birth pangs" (or "sorrows") of Matthew 24:8. This is speaking of that time when the devil is chained up for a thousand years. 5 Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the Lord be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. Comp. Revelation 12:1-2). In this section, after he had repeated the indignation conceived by God against the hypocrites and rejectors of the Gospel, he in the same manner consoles the pious Jews, from the unexpected event of the wonderful success of the calling of the Gentiles, who, joined with them in one body, should form one church, and inherit the earth. Doubtless it refers to the coming of Christ, and the sudden propagation of the gospel. Three thousand were converted on a single day Acts 2, and the gospel was speedily propagated almost all over the known world. [Note: J. Martin, p1120. "[16] Albertus Pieters rendered the words, "A son, a he-man, a fierce assertion of the virility of Christ. Genesis 3:16). . (a) That lady that brought forth as many at a birth as are days in the year (b) was nothing to her: nor those Hebrew women. Mother Hunger Isaiah 66:7-13 Last week we looked at God as our Father, and for everyone here that’s not a very hard concept to get your head around. To get what Isaiah 66:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. "7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child." The popish interpreters applying it to the Virgin Mary bringing forth Christ, is like other of their fond dreams. A rich millionaire decides to throw a massive party for his 50th birthday, so during this party he grabs the microphone and he announces to his guests that down in the garden of his mansion he has a swimming pool with two great white sharks in it. He expressly mentions âa male,â in order to describe the manly and courageous heart of these children; for he means that they shall be a noble offspring, and not soft or effeminate. This is the birth of the new nation. And the earth is my footstool — Or a place wherein I set my feet, Matthew 5:35. The metaphor here used, is very frequent in the Scripture, and very easily understood in the present passage; which is illustrated sufficiently by the following verses. Cathol. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. For the which there is so great joy, [John 16:21] and which is usually more able and active than a woman child. Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? pains." In Isaiah 66:13, the prophet Isaiah gives us the word of the LORD: “As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you.” In this verse, God compares his comfort to that of a mother – not a father. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Isaiah 66:7-14 New International Version (NIV) 7 “Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. She brought forth a male. who hath seen such things? NET ©: Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! (See Scofield "Micah 5:1"). The oldest Christian understanding of this passage identifies it with the birth of the Christ. whoever makes a memorial offering of frankincense, like one who blesses an idol. She would give birth to a boy before she began experiencing labor pains. Quotes available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Some see this as the return from exile, but in this event no Gentiles were included. Vitringa refers it to the character and rank of those who should be converted, and applies it particularly to Constantine, and to the illustrious philosophers, orators, and senators, who were early brought under the influence of the gospel. 7 “Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. A new Israel is being formed—a people from all ethnic backgrounds. II. On this account he likewise claims the whole praise for himself, because a miracle sets aside the industry of men. 66:7-8; Gen. 2:4-5). Nor does he speak of one or two men, but of the whole Church, which he compares to a woman. "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child. Before â The whole verse is expressive of a great and sudden salvation, which God would work for his church, like the delivery of a woman, and that of a man-child, before her travail, and without pain. 8 Who has heard such a thing? Before she travailed, she brought forth,.... That is, Zion, as appears from the following verse: lest it should be thought that the interest of Christ would be swallowed up and lost in the destruction of the Jews, this, and what follows, are said concerning the conversion of many of that people, both in the first times of the Gospel, and in the latter day, as well as concerning the calling of the Gentiles, and the uniting of both in one church state. He repeats the same statement which he has already employed on other occasions; but he expresses something more, namely, that this work of God shall be sudden and unexpected; for he guards believers against carnal views, that they may not judge of the restoration of the Church according to their own opinion. It may also be a prediction of joy and delight coming to Zion in the future. The same metaphor has already been sometimes employed by him; for God chiefly aims at gathering us into one body, that we may have in it a testimony of our adoption, and may acknowledge him to be a father, and may be nourished in the womb of the Church as our mother. Regarding Isaiah 66:7-9, it is actually a prophecy made up of several parts.KJV. Alexander Campbell translated it, "She bore a masculine son. Before her pain came upon her. It might be the case that only when our hearts are naturally turned to the consideration of our mothers’ great and special love for us we can best grasp what this verse offers us. ., p768.] "[13] This is prophesied by the metaphor of birth without travail. those who eat the flesh of pigs and other disgusting creatures, like mice # tn Heb “ones who eat the flesh of the pig and the disgusting thing and the mouse.” – they will all be destroyed together,” # tn Heb “together they will come to an end.” says the Lord. that is, as he explains it, before the birth of Titus, who destroyed the temple and city of Jerusalem, the Messiah should be born; but the passage refers not to his natural but mystical birth, or the regeneration of a spiritual seed in his church; or of the conversion of the first Christians both in Judea and in the Gentile world; who were like a man child, strong and robust, able to bear and did endure great hardships for the sake of Christ, and do him much work and service, in which they persevered to the end; see Galatians 4:26, as the first Christians did through various persecutions, until the times of Constantine, by whom they were delivered from them, and who is prophesied of as the church's man child, as in Revelation 12:2. It was opened for the first time when it first brought forth (Isa. . a man child = a male, as in Revelation 12:5. The accession of numbers, and of prosperity, to her, shall be sudden beyond all expectation, and unattended with painful effort (Isaiah 54:1; Isaiah 54:4-5 ). The Relevance of Isaiah 66 7 to Revelation 12 and 2 Thessalonians 1 The Relevance of Isaiah 66 7 to Revelation 12 and 2 Thessalonians 1 Aus, Roger D. 1976-01-01 00:00:00 by Roger D. Aus (1 Berlin 44, Allcrstiaße 33) MX: 8 Targum: Isaiah 66 7-9 Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son. Such things as the temple, animal sacrifices, new moons, sabbaths, etc., clearly concerned the Old dispensation; but, "Isaiah 66:7-9 clearly concern the end-time. shall a nation be brought forth at once? (7) Before she travailed . Calvin (Commentary in loc.) Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? While we are comfortable with talking about God as a father, many of us may break out in a sweat at God comforts as the mothers comforted of whom the prophet spoke. The prophecy therefore seems rather to refer to the coming of Christ, and the sudden propagation of the gospel. Isaiah 66:7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. Shall a nation be brought forth in one moment? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? Before she travailed, she brought forth - That is, Zion. Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? Isaiah 66:7 Context. In Revelation 12:1, Revelation 12:2 we have one part of the type in the person of Messiah. ISAIAH 60-62: ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE FAITHFUL. Before
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brought forth — The accession of numbers, and of prosperity to her, shall be sudden beyond all expectation and unattended with painful effort (Isaiah 54:1, Isaiah 54:4, Isaiah 54:5). That's Israel reborn as a nation in one day, May 14, 1948. 4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not. It means that the Church shall be restored in such a manner that she shall obtain a large and numerous offspring, though she appear for a time to be childless and barren. Contrast with this case of the future Jewish Church the travail-pains of the Christian Church in bringing forth “a man child” (Revelation 12:2, Revelation 12:5). 13 As one whom his mother comforts, so will I comfort you; This was fulfilled, "By the far-flung commonwealth of the Christian Church springing up all over the Roman empire in a single generation." A fig tree is a plant coming forth from the earth. The same figure has met us in Isaiah 49:17-21; Isaiah 54:1, and is implied in Matthew 24:8. The mother in this analogy is the Jewish race, fulfilling God's promise to Abraham (Genesis 12:3), as proved by Matthew 1:1. ISAIAH 66:9. (Haydock), she brought forth. . The subject of this prophecy is Zion ( Isaiah 66:8). Popularity relative to other verses in Isaiah chapter 66 using average monthly Google searches. To get what Isaiah 66:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. This incident focused his ministry and prepared him for it. To get what Isaiah 66:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. Israel is the fig tree, came forth in one day. Popularity rankings are based on search volume data from the Google AdWords Keyword Planner tool. KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. This was fulfilled, "By the far-flung commonwealth of the Christian Church springing up all over the Roman empire in a single generation."[14]. No mother is perfect, but every true and good mother is a great consoler. Isaiah 66:7; Isaiah 66:8. This is to be understood, not of the sudden and easy deliverance of the Jews from the Babylonish captivity, by the proclamation of Cyrus, which occasioned great joy; much less of the birth of Christ, of the Virgin Mary at the inn, and in the stable, which is the sense of some Popish interpreters; much better do some Jewish writers interpret it of the birth and appearance of Christ, before the troubles of their nation came on; so the Targum, "before distress comes to her, she shall be redeemed; and before trembling comes upon her, her King shall be revealed;'. God comforts like the ideal mother. 8 Who has ever heard of such things? Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. "Before she travailed, she brought forth; Before her pain came, she gave birth to a boy. The particular idea here is, that the increase would be sudden - as if a child were born without the usual delay and pain of parturition. They would not be feeble and effeminate; but vigorous, active, energetic. But the Lord has a very different manner of bringing forth children; for he says that he will cause the child to see the light, before it be possible to perceive or discern it by any feeling of pain. Before she travailed, &c.— Another consolatory argument is here urged, to those who reverence the word of Jehovah, who form the true Sion, taken from the sudden and wonderful increase of the church among the Gentiles, superior to all human thoughts and expectation; for from the 9th and 11th verses it appears abundantly, that these words are thus connected with the context. A man child‘s birth is in the East a matter of special joy, while that of a female is not so; therefore, it here means the manly sons of the restored Jewish Church, the singular being used collectively for the plural: or the many sons being regarded as one under Messiah, who shall then be manifested as their one representative Head. (Challoner) --- Sion furnished the first preachers of the Gospel. "[17] The words give the lie to the pretended artistic representations of Jesus Christ, always showing our Lord as a weak, effeminate-looking homosexual! KING JAMES VERSION (KJV) TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT. Isaiah, therefore, proceeded Isaiah 7:13. to assure him that Yahweh would himself give a sign anyway and would furnish a demonstration to him that the land would be soon forsaken of both the kings which Ahaz dreaded. who was descended from the Jewish church. The idea here is, that there would be a great and sudden increase of her numbers. She - Zion. See Isaiah 66:7 with its adjacent verses in bold below. Now if you ask the meaning of גַּם, too, so is the style of the Hebrew language to say twice גַּם one next to the other. The small groups of exiles who returned to Judah after Persia’s defeat of Babylon in 539 faced hardship, … And He comforts as that image might be expected to comfort and would be capable of comforting. Isaiah 66:13 "As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem." This metaphor of a mother is therefore highly appropriate. Shall a land be born in one day? Who has seen such things? “Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child.”. Follow either of the two large buttons below to see these verses in their broader context of the King James Bible or a Bible concordance. Before she travailed, she brought forth.] whoever presents a grain offering, like one who offers swine's blood; # 66.3 Meaning of Heb uncertain. A man-child's birth is in the East a matter of special joy, while that of a female is not so; therefore, it here means the manly sons of the restored Jewish Church, the singular being used collectively for the plural; or the many sons being regarded as one under Messiah, who shall then be manifested as their one representative Head. I. Ver. 7.Before she travailed, she brought forth. The Lord will appear, to the joy of the humble believer, and to the confusion of hypocrites and persecutors. [14] "She was delivered of a man-child ..." (Isaiah 66:7). Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. I. If an allusion be had to that fact, then the idea is, that the increase of the church would be such as would be altogether a subject of exultation and joy. 66:7-13 This context refers to Zion bringing forth a nation in one day which includes Gentiles. Isaiah 66:13. Isaiah 66:7-14. saith God.". [Exodus 1:10], She was delivered of a man child.] The precise meaning of the statement is unclear, though it is obvious that some form of idolatry is in view. The rapidity of the rise and expansion of Christianity "Will mock the slow processes of history. Shall a land be born in one day? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. [13] This is prophesied by the metaphor of birth without travail. 7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child. supposes that the word male here, or manchild, denotes the manly or generous nature of those who should be converted to the church; that they would be vigorous and active, not effeminate and delicate (generosam prolem, non mollem aut effeminatam). Revelation 20:2 "And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years," The Lord Jesus bought us, and gave us to the Father. Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. The oldest Christian understanding of this passage identifies it with the birth of the Christ. The context for these verses is more complex than is apparent at first glance. Isaiah 66:7-8 is telling when Zion will become children of God, Christians - it will be to the nation born in one day. If the interpretation given of Isaiah 66:6 be correct, then this refers probably to the sudden increase of the church when the Messiah came, and to the great revivals of religion which attended the first preaching of the gospel. The house— Can there be an house built, that will contain me? Analysis. 13:2). You will be carried on her side, and will be dandled on her knees. The student should not be confused with the profusion of Old Testament terminology throughout the remainder of this chapter. The King James Bible (1611) and Strong's Concordance (1890) with Hebrew and Greek dictionaries are sourced from the BibleForgeDB database (https://github.com/bibleforge) within the BibleForge project (http://bibleforge.com). Grotius supposes that the whole verse refers to Judas Maccabeus, and to the liberation of Judea under him before anyone could have hoped for it! Then, when some were allowed to return in anticipation of the great blessings they had been promised, they found only further suffering. 8 Who hath heard such a thing? ISAIAH 66:7. We have heard it, read it, and even sung it. © 2017 QuotesCosmos ● Home ● About ● Privacy ● Terms ● Principles ● Sitemap ● Contact. And I will execute great vengeance upon them, love the Lord your God with all your heart, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before, Properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e., (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert, To bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage, A rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together), To go or come (in a wide variety of applications), Properly, to be smooth, i.e., (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks, Properly, remembered, i.e., a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex). It's the only time the womb, the earth, the body, wasn't also a tomb, i.e., a … Isaiah 65 Jeremiah 1 Isaiah 66:7-14 English Standard Version (ESV) Rejoice with Jerusalem. for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. who hath seen such things? In the context of Isaiah 66, the people had suffered through the exile, cut off from their land and from their God. That's the parable of the fig tree. She was delivered of a man child - Jerome understands this of the Messiah. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1]. Hence we are taught to pray; our father which art in heaven. Its antithesis is found in Isaiah 37:3. Vitringa supposes that it refers to the sudden conversion of the Gentiles, and their accession to the church. This Isaiah, of course, the opposite of what usually happens. "Unto us a child is born". 7. Before her pain came, she was delivered of a man-child. The Israelites knew this bone-tiredness, too. Zion is here represented, as it often is, as a female (see Isaiah 1:8), and as the mother of spiritual children (compare Isaiah 54:1; Isaiah 49:20-21). 32:25) “Both a young man and a virgin (גַּם בָּחוּר גַּם בְּתוּלָה) ” ; (I Kings 3:26) “neither mine nor you Contrast with this case of the future Jewish Church the travail-pains of the Old Testament and the present Christian Church in bringing forth "a man-child" (Revelation 12:2; Revelation 12:5 ). (1) God comforts naturally; (2) He comforts personally; (3) … Deut. This may be a prophecy of Messiah"s appearing (the Rapture) before the Tribulation (the pain), the time of Jacob"s trouble (, "Israel"s return to the land will be so remarkably quick that it will be like a woman giving birth to a son before (, John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. Before she travailed, she brought forth. NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: ISAIAH 66:10-17 10 "Be joyful with Jerusalem and rejoice for her, all you who love her; This part is referring to when Jesus was born into the world. This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. They desire these evil ways, and I, too, will choose and desire their mockeries. "This was the position of Jerome";[15] and we have never seen any improvement on that view. Quum nondum parturiret peperit; understand it of Zion, or of the Church Christian, which receiveth her children, that is, converts, suddenly on a cluster before she thought to have done, and in far greater numbers than she could ever have believed. Every living thing born to the earth prior to the original sin of tilling the soil (phallic-sex) was a "womb-opener" (Ex. Ver. The NET Bible gets a meaning from עלל (BDB 760), "deal severely." Isaiah 63:7-9 EXEGESIS: THE CONTEXT: It is difficult to know precisely when this portion of Isaiah was written. See the notes at Isa. Women carry a child in the womb for nine months, and at length give birth to it with great pain. The only doubt is, whether it referreth to the deliverance of the people out of Babylon, or the world’s surprisal with the Messiah, and the sudden and strange propagation of the gospel, and it is a question not easily determined. The delivery of the Jews out of Babylon, indeed, was without strugglings or any pain; not like their deliverance from Egypt, after the wasting of their enemies by ten successive plagues, but by the kind proclamation of Cyrus. 'I will The heaven — The highest heaven, is the place where I shew myself in my majesty. So Psalms 11:4; Psalms 103:19; Matthew 5:34. .âThe mother, as the next verse shows, is Zion; the man-child, born at last without the travail-pangs of sorrow, is the new Israel, the true Israel of God. Isaiah 6records the “call” of the young prophet to the difficult task of preaching a message of judgment to the nation. 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that rendereth recompence to his enemies. Isaiah pictured Zion as a pregnant woman giving birth to a baby, without any pain. The Hebrew word probably denotes a male, or a man-child, and it seems to me that it is applied here to denote the character of the early converts to the Christian faith. or shall a nation be born at once? "[12] Such expressions as "Who hath heard such a thing"? Zion, or the church of God, is here compared to a pregnant woman, that brings forth suddenly and easily, without feeling any pain, or going through any travail, or having any birth throes; at least, feeling very little pain and travail, and having very few pangs, and those, as soon as they come, are gone, and an immediate delivery ensues: before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child; like a woman before she is scarcely sensible of any pain; as soon as ever she perceives the least uneasiness of this kind, is delivered of a son, to her great joy, and the joy of all about her. The only perfect mother is in the mind and heart of God. The revelation of the glory of the LORD was the foundation; it led to a response of confession, which brought cleansing, which in turn enabled him to hear the Word of God, which carried a commissi… My rest - Or where is the place wherein I can be said to rest in a proper sense? "Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day?" 4. c. 11. p. 219. ; who also makes mention of another exposition of this passage, by R. Moses Haddarsan, if it may be depended on, "before he should be born that should bring Israel into the last captivity, the Redeemer should be born;'. This page was last modified on September 15, 2017, at 5:39 AM. Revelation 13 [1990s] (Chuck Missler) Luke 4:16-21 (Dr. J. Vernon McGee) European Update [1990s] (Chuck Missler) Daniel Chapter 7 [1990s] (Chuck Missler) Nehemiah 8-13 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith) Revelation 11 [1990s] (Chuck Missler) Study Resources:: Text Commentaries:: David Guzik:: Isaiah ← Back to David Guzik's Bio & Resources. 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