Isaiah 29:23

The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Contextual Overview

¹⁷In just a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest? ¹⁸On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see. ¹⁹The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. ²⁰For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down- ²¹those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and with empty charges deprive the righteous of justice. ²²Therefore, the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob: "No longer will Jacob be ashamed and no more will his face grow pale. ²³For when he sees his children, the work of My hands among him, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.²⁴Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction."

Bible Verse Review
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the work: Isaiah 19:25, Isaiah 43:21, Isaiah 45:11, Isaiah 60:21, Ephesians 2:10

sanctify: Isaiah 5:16, Isaiah 8:13, Leviticus 10:3, Matthew 6:9, Revelation 11:15-17

fear the God: Hosea 3:5, Revelation 15:4, Revelation 19:5

Reciprocal: Isaiah 43:7 - for I Hosea 8:14 - Maker 2 Corinthians 5:5 - wrought 1 Peter 3:15 - sanctify

Cross-References

Genesis 24:65
and asked the servant, "Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?" "It is my master," the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself.

Genesis 29:14
Then Laban declared, "You are indeed my own flesh and blood." After Jacob had stayed with him a month,

Genesis 29:15
Laban said to him, "Just because you are my relative, should you work for nothing? Tell me what your wages should be."

Micah 7:5
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But when he seeth his children, the work of my hands, in the midst of him,.... That is, it will be a pleasure to the church of God, signified by Jacob, when they shall observe a great number of Jacob's posterity, or of the Jews, born again, become the "children" of the church, born in her, and nursed up at her side, dandled on her knees, and sucking at the breasts of her consolation; and so in the midst of her, members of her, and in communion with her, having been begotten again, by means of her ministers, through the Gospel, by the Spirit and grace of God; and so "the work of his hands", his new creatures, formed for and by himself; his workmanship, created in Jesus Christ, curiously wrought by his hands, as well as engraven on them:

they shall sanctify my name; meaning either the spiritual seed of Jacob, those regenerated ones, the nation that shall be born at once; these shall sanctify the name of the Lord, not by making, but by declaring him to be holy; by believing in his name; by seeking to him for righteousness and holiness; by embracing his doctrines, and submitting to his ordinances; which will add to the pleasure of the church of Christ. So the Vulgate Latin version renders it, "but when he seeth his children---sanctifying my name"; or else Jacob, that is, the church of Christ, is here meant, who, upon seeing such a large number of Jewish converts, shall sanctify the name of the Lord, or give him praise and glory on account of it; which is repeated with some addition,

and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel; reverence his name and his sanctuary, his word and his ordinances, worship him inwardly and outwardly, fear the Lord and his goodness, both the church and these new converts, Hosea 3:5.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But when he seeth his children - The sense is, ‘he shall not be ashamed of his sons, for he shall see them henceforward walking in the ways of piety and virtue.’

The work of my hands - That is, this change Isaiah 29:17-19 by which the nation will be reformed, will be produced by the agency of God himself. The sentiment is in accordance with the doctrines of the Scriptures everywhere, that people are recovered from sin by the agency of God alone (compare Isaiah 60:21; Ephesians 2:10).

In the midst of him - In the midst of his people. The name Jacob is often employed to denote all his posterity, or the whole nation of the Jews.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Isaiah 29:23. But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands - "For when his children shall see the work of my hands"] For בראותו birotho I read בראות biroth, with the Septuagint and Syriac.