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Text -- Isaiah 10:26 (NET)

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10:26 The Lord who commands armies is about to beat them with a whip, similar to the way he struck down Midian at the rock of Oreb. He will use his staff against the sea, lifting it up as he did in Egypt.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Names, People and Places:
 · Egypt descendants of Mizraim
 · Midian resident(s) of the region of Midian
 · Oreb a prince of Midian in the time of Gideon,a place; a noted rock
 · sea the Dead Sea, at the southern end of the Jordan River,the Mediterranean Sea,the Persian Gulf south east of Babylon,the Red Sea


Dictionary Themes and Topics: Zeeb | Zebah | SCOURGE; SCOURGING | Red Sea | Oreb, The rock of | Oreb | Oracle | Oppression | OREB; ZEEB | OREB, THE ROCK | MIDIAN; MIDIANITES | MANNER; MANNERS | JUDGES, PERIOD OF | Isaiah | ISAIAH, 1-7 | GIDEON | Assyria | more
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Wesley , JFB , Clarke , Calvin , TSK

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TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Keil-Delitzsch , Constable , Guzik

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Wesley: Isa 10:26 - -- Shall send a destroying angel.

Shall send a destroying angel.

Wesley: Isa 10:26 - -- Whom God slew suddenly and unexpectedly, in the night.

Whom God slew suddenly and unexpectedly, in the night.

Wesley: Isa 10:26 - -- Upon which one of their chief princes was slain, and nigh unto which the Midianites were destroyed.

Upon which one of their chief princes was slain, and nigh unto which the Midianites were destroyed.

Wesley: Isa 10:26 - -- To divide it, and make way for thy deliverance, and for the destruction of the Egyptians.

To divide it, and make way for thy deliverance, and for the destruction of the Egyptians.

JFB: Isa 10:26 - -- "stroke upon."

"stroke upon."

JFB: Isa 10:26 - -- (Isa 9:4; Jdg 7:25).

JFB: Isa 10:26 - -- Rather, understanding "stroke" from the previous clause, "according to the stroke of His rod upon the Red Sea" (Exo 14:16, Exo 14:26). His "rod" on th...

Rather, understanding "stroke" from the previous clause, "according to the stroke of His rod upon the Red Sea" (Exo 14:16, Exo 14:26). His "rod" on the Assyrian (Isa 10:24, Isa 10:26) stands in bold contrast to the Assyrian used as a "rod" to strike others (Isa 10:5).

JFB: Isa 10:26 - -- As He lifted it up against Egypt at the Red Sea.

As He lifted it up against Egypt at the Red Sea.

Clarke: Isa 10:26 - -- And as his rod was upon the sea "And like his rod which he lifted up over the sea"- The Jewish interpreters suppose here an ellipsis of כ ke , the...

And as his rod was upon the sea "And like his rod which he lifted up over the sea"- The Jewish interpreters suppose here an ellipsis of כ ke , the particle of similitude, before מטהו mattehu , to be supplied from the line above; so that here are two similitudes, one comparing the destruction of the Assyrians to the slaughter of the Midianites at the rock of Oreb; the other to that of the Egyptians at the Red Sea. Aben Ezra, Kimchi, Sal. ben Melec.

Calvin: Isa 10:26 - -- 26.And the LORD of hosts will stir up a scourge for him Here Isaiah makes use of the word scourge, and not rod, meaning that the Lord will treat th...

26.And the LORD of hosts will stir up a scourge for him Here Isaiah makes use of the word scourge, and not rod, meaning that the Lord will treat the enemies much more harshly and severely than they had treated the Jews. He threatens them with extermination, and makes it more evident by two examples; first, that of the Midianites, (Jud 7:25,) who were cut off by a dreadful slaughter in the valley of Oreb, which was so named from their leader, and, secondly, that of the Egyptians, whom the Lord, when they pursued after his people, sank in the Red Sea. (Exo 14:27.) In the former passage, he refers to a narrative which was somewhat more recent, and in the latter to one that was more ancient.

Hence we infer that the Lord hath displayed his power in defending his Church, in order that, when our affairs are in the most desperate state, we may remain steadfastly in the faith, and, relying on his grace, we still may cherish a pleasing hope. By means and in ways that are unexpected he often delivers his Church, as he did by the hands of Gideon and Moses. We ought always, therefore, to call to remembrance those benefits, that we may be excited more and more to confidence and perseverance.

Hence we ought also to infer that all the afflictions which we endure are the Lord’s rods with which he chastises us; and yet he does not permit Satan or his agents to inflict deadly chastisements upon us. On the other hand, an awful destruction awaits our enemies, as we see in the Midianites and Egyptians. It is therefore no small consolation that, when we compare our condition with theirs, we see them, for a time indeed, in all the madness of joy and of wickedness insulting the children of God, but at the same time learn what a dreadful sentence has been pronounced against them; for they are devoted to deadly and everlasting destruction.

TSK: Isa 10:26 - -- stir up : Isa 10:16-19; 2Ki 19:35; Psa 35:23 according : Isa 9:4; Jdg 7:25; Psa 83:11 his rod : Isa 10:24, Isa 11:16, Isa 51:9, Isa 51:10; Exo 14:25-2...

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Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: Isa 10:26 - -- And the Lord of hosts shall stir up - Or shall raise up that which shall rove as a scourge to him. A scourge for him - That is, that whic...

And the Lord of hosts shall stir up - Or shall raise up that which shall rove as a scourge to him.

A scourge for him - That is, that which shall punish him. The scourge, or rod, is used to denote severe punishment of any kind. The nature of this punishment is immediately specified.

According to the slaughter of Midian - That is, as the Midianites were discomfitcd and punished. There is reference here, doubtless, to the discomfiture and slaughter of the Midianites by Gideon, as recorded in Jdg 7:24-25. That was signal and entire; and the prophet means to say, that the destruction of the Assyrian would be also signal and total. The country of Midian, or Madian, was on the east side of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea; but it extended also north along the desert of mount Seir to the country of the Moabites; see the note at Isa 60:6.

At the rock of Oreb - At this rock, Gideon killed the two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb Jdg 7:25; and from this circumstance, probably, the name was given to the rock: Lev 11:15; Deu 14:14. It was on the east side of the Jordan.

And as his rod ... - That is, as God punished the Egyptians in the Red Sea.

So shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt - As God overthrew the Egyptians in the Red Sea, so shall he overthrow and destroy the Assyrian. By these two comparisons, therefore, the prophet represents the complete destruction of the Assyrian army. In both of these cases, the enemies of the Jews had been completely overthrown, and so it would be in regard to the hosts of the Assyrian.

Poole: Isa 10:26 - -- Shall stir up a scourge shall send a destroying angel, Isa 37:36 . According to the slaughter of Midian whom God slew suddenly, and unexpectedly, a...

Shall stir up a scourge shall send a destroying angel, Isa 37:36 .

According to the slaughter of Midian whom God slew suddenly, and unexpectedly, and in the night, as he did the Assyrians.

At the rock of Oreb upon which one of their chief princes was slain, and nigh unto which the Midianites were destroyed.

Was upon the sea to smite and divide it, and so to make way both for thy deliverance, and for the destruction of the Egyptians.

After the manner of Egypt as he did in Egypt, to bring his plagues upon that land and people.

Haydock: Isa 10:26 - -- Oreb. Judges vii. 25. --- And his. Moses thus let loose the waters of the Red Sea on the Egyptians, by stretching forth his rod. (Calmet)

Oreb. Judges vii. 25. ---

And his. Moses thus let loose the waters of the Red Sea on the Egyptians, by stretching forth his rod. (Calmet)

Gill: Isa 10:26 - -- And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him,.... The Assyrian monarch; this scourge stirred up or awakened by the Lord, with which that mona...

And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him,.... The Assyrian monarch; this scourge stirred up or awakened by the Lord, with which that monarch was severely scourged, is no other than the angel that was sent of God to destroy his army, 2Ki 19:35,

according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: this refers to the destruction of the Midianites in the time of Gideon; and suggests, that the slaughter of the Assyrians should be like that, as it was; for as that was in the night, and very general, and immediately from the hand of the Lord, and was unthought of, and unexpected, and such of their princes that fled were taken and slain, particularly Oreb, at the rock which took its name from him; for not mount Horeb, and the rock there smitten by Moses, are meant, which is written with different letters; see the history of this in Jdg 7:19 so it was in the night when the Assyrian army was destroyed, and that wholly; and not by the Israelites, but by the Angel of the Lord; and at once, at an unawares; and though Sennacherib fled and escaped, he was slain by his own sons, in his own city, in the temple of his god, 2Ki 19:35,

and as his rod was upon the sea; referring to Moses's rod, which was lifted up, by the order of the Lord, over the Red Sea, when the Egyptians were drowned:

so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt; and destroy the Assyrians, in like manner as he destroyed the Egyptians, all at once.

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Isa 10:26 The Hebrew text reads literally, “and his staff [will be] against the sea, and he will lift it in the way [or “manner”] of Egypt....

Geneva Bible: Isa 10:26 And the LORD of hosts shall raise up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of ( t ) Midian at the rock of Oreb: and [as] his rod [was] upon the...

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Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: Isa 10:1-34 - --1 The woe of tyrants.5 Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for his pride shall be broken.20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved.24 Judah is comforted with ...

MHCC: Isa 10:20-34 - --By our afflictions we may learn not to make creatures our confidence. Those only can with comfort stay upon God, who return to him in truth, not in pr...

Matthew Henry: Isa 10:24-34 - -- The prophet, in his preaching, distinguishes between the precious and the vile; for God in his providence, even in the same providence, does so. He ...

Keil-Delitzsch: Isa 10:25-26 - -- A still further reason is given for the elevating words, with a resumption of the grounds of consolation upon which they were founded. "For yet a v...

Constable: Isa 7:1--39:8 - --III. Israel's crisis of faith chs. 7--39 This long section of the book deals with Israel's major decision in Isa...

Constable: Isa 7:1--12:6 - --A. The choice between trusting God or Assyria chs. 7-12 This section of Isaiah provides a historical int...

Constable: Isa 10:5--12:1 - --3. Hope of God's deliverance 10:5-11:16 Earlier (7:1-8:22) God revealed that He would use Assyri...

Constable: Isa 10:5-34 - --The destruction of the destroyer 10:5-34 This segment presents Yahweh as the transcenden...

Constable: Isa 10:20-27 - --The promise of restoration 10:20-27 The focus of the prophecy shifts from Assyria to Israel. 10:20 In some future day, the remnant (cf. 6:13; 7:3) who...

Guzik: Isa 10:1-34 - --Isaiah 10 - Assyria Judged Since Isaiah 10:1-4 connects with Isaiah 9, it is examined in the previous chapter. A. God's judgment on arrogant Assyria. ...

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Introduction / Outline

JFB: Isaiah (Book Introduction) ISAIAH, son of Amoz (not Amos); contemporary of Jonah, Amos, Hosea, in Israel, but younger than they; and of Micah, in Judah. His call to a higher deg...

JFB: Isaiah (Outline) PARABLE OF JEHOVAH'S VINEYARD. (Isa. 5:1-30) SIX DISTINCT WOES AGAINST CRIMES. (Isa. 5:8-23) (Lev 25:13; Mic 2:2). The jubilee restoration of posses...

TSK: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah has, with singular propriety, been denominated the Evangelical Prophet, on account of the number and variety of his prophecies concerning the a...

TSK: Isaiah 10 (Chapter Introduction) Overview Isa 10:1, The woe of tyrants; Isa 10:5, Assyria, the rod of hypocrites, for his pride shall be broken; Isa 10:20, A remnant of Israel sha...

Poole: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE ARGUMENT THE teachers of the ancient church were of two sorts: 1. Ordinary, the priests and Levites. 2. Extraordinary, the prophets. These we...

Poole: Isaiah 10 (Chapter Introduction) CHAPTER 10 The woe of unjust oppressors, Isa 10:1-4 : of Assyria for their pride and ambition: his folly in it, Isa 10:5-19 . A remnant of Israel s...

MHCC: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Isaiah prophesied in the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. He has been well called the evangelical prophet, on account of his numerous and...

MHCC: Isaiah 10 (Chapter Introduction) (Isa 10:1-4) Woes against proud oppressors. (Isa 10:5-19) The Assyrian but an instrument in the hand of God for the punishment of his people. (Isa 1...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah (Book Introduction) An Exposition, With Practical Observations, of The Book of the Prophet Isaiah Prophet is a title that sounds very great to those that understand it, t...

Matthew Henry: Isaiah 10 (Chapter Introduction) The prophet, in this chapter, is dealing, I. With the proud oppressors of his people at home, that abused their power, to pervert justice, whom he...

Constable: Isaiah (Book Introduction) Introduction Title and writer The title of this book of the Bible, as is true of the o...

Constable: Isaiah (Outline) Outline I. Introduction chs. 1-5 A. Israel's condition and God's solution ch. 1 ...

Constable: Isaiah Isaiah Bibliography Alexander, Joseph Addison. Commentary on the Prophecies of Isaiah. 1846, 1847. Revised ed. ...

Haydock: Isaiah (Book Introduction) THE PROPHECY OF ISAIAS. INTRODUCTION. This inspired writer is called by the Holy Ghost, (Ecclesiasticus xlviii. 25.) the great prophet; from t...

Gill: Isaiah (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH This book is called, in the New Testament, sometimes "the Book of the Words of the Prophet Esaias", Luk 3:4 sometimes only t...

Gill: Isaiah 10 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 10 This chapter contains denunciations of punishment, first on the governors of the Jewish nation, and then upon the Assyria...

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