Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Isaiah 27:1 - 27:6

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Isaiah 27:1 - 27:6


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The Downfall of the Worldly Powers

v. 1. In that day, at the time when God's judgments will be carried out upon the world, the Lord with His sore and great and strong sword, His well-tempered, powerful, and irresistible weapon, shall punish leviathan, the piercing serpent, the fleeing dragon, even leviathan, that crooked serpent, whose mighty coils threaten to crush everything they enfold; and He shall slay the dragon that is in the sea, the reference being to the three great world-powers, Assyria, along the Tigris, Babylonia, along the Euphrates, and Egypt, representing all the forces which are hostile to the Lord and His people.

v. 2. In that day sing ye unto her,
the Church of God, A vineyard of red wine, literally, "A desirable vineyard-sing [antiphonally] to it!

v. 3. I, the Lord, do keep it,
as the almighty Watchman; I will water it every moment, thus combining watchful with loving care; lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day, so that no enemy may attack and harm it.

v. 4. Fury is not in Me,
the Lord feels nothing but the most sincere love for His Church; who would set the briers and thorns against Me in battle? literally, "Would that were given Me, that I had before Me, thorns and briers in battle!" the reference being to His warfare against the wicked of the world. I would go through them, I would burn them together, with martial impetuosity the Lord would stride in against them and destroy them.

v. 5. Or let him take hold of My strength,
let him make his peace with God, the only alternative by which the wicked may escape the threatened punishment, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me. To take refuge with God and make peace with Him is the only advisable course for all those who have ever opposed Him. The prophet now adds to this song, as an explanation for the sake of his readers:

v. 6. He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root,
literally, "In the coming days Jacob shall take root," the Church of God being established. Israel shall blossom and bud, the believers being active in good works, and fill the face of the world with fruit, Rom_11:12. The believers of all times are rich in good works, to the glory of God.