Isaiah 17:7

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

⁶Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten-two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches," declares the LORD, the God of Israel. ⁷In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.⁸They will not look to the altars they have made with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.

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Isaiah 10:20, Isaiah 10:21, Isaiah 19:22, Isaiah 22:11, Isaiah 24:14, Isaiah 24:15, Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 29:19, Isaiah 29:24, Judges 10:15, Judges 10:16, 2 Chronicles 30:10, 2 Chronicles 30:11, 2 Chronicles 30:18-20, 2 Chronicles 31:1, 2 Chronicles 35:17, 2 Chronicles 35:18, Jeremiah 3:12-14, Jeremiah 3:18-23, Jeremiah 31:4-10, Hosea 3:5, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 14:1-3, Micah 7:7

Reciprocal: Isaiah 4:1 - And in Isaiah 30:22 - defile Isaiah 31:1 - stay on horses Isaiah 37:23 - the Holy One Ezekiel 36:25 - from all your idols Hosea 3:1 - look Micah 5:13 - graven Zechariah 9:1 - when

Cross-References

Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land-from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates-

Genesis 17:5
No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of many nations.

Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Genesis 17:7
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land of your sojourn-all the land of Canaan-as an eternal possession; and I will be their God."

Genesis 17:9
God also said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep My covenant, you and your descendants for the generations to come.

Genesis 17:11
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her."

Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?"

Genesis 28:13
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, "I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

At that day shall a man look to his Maker,.... The one only living and true God, who has made him, and not he himself, nor any other creature; that is, such as are left, as before described, the remnant, according to the election of grace; these shall look to God for help and assistance, for supply, support, and protection; and to Christ particularly, who is the Maker of all things, without whom was not any thing made that is made, for all spiritual blessings; for righteousness and strength, for peace and pardon, for food, and all comfortable supplies of grace, for life and salvation; who is set up to be looked unto for these things; to whom men are directed and encouraged to look for them, both by himself, and by his ministers, and to whom saints in all ages have looked and have not been disappointed; and to this sense the following words incline:

and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel; who in this prophecy is said to be the Redeemer, Isaiah 43:14 he is the Holy One that sprung from literal Israel; and is the sanctifier of mystical Israel; to which agrees the Targum,

"and his eyes shall hope for the Word of the Holy One of Israel:''

the Word by whom all things were made in the beginning, and who was made flesh and dwelt among men.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At that day shall a man look to his Maker - Instead of confiding in their strongly fortified places and armies, they shall look for aid and protection to the God that made them, and who alone can help them. National afflictions and judgments often have the effect to turn the eyes of even a wicked and rebellious people to God. They feel their danger; they are convinced of their guilt; they see that no one but God can protect them; and for a time they are willing, even by humiliation and fasting, to seek the divine protection.

His eyes shall have respect ... - He shall look up to, or regard.

The Holy One of Israel - The God of Israel; the true God. As the Syrians were allied with the kingdom of Samaria or Ephraim, they were, of course, acquainted with the true God, and in some sense acknowledged him. In these times of impending calamity, they would be led to seek him, and implore his aid and protection. There is no reason to believe, however, that they would turn permanently to him, or become his true worshippers.