The Strand Study Bible

ISAIAH 23:2

ISAIAH 24:1

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this people was not, til the Assyrian found- ed it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. 14 1 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. P 15 1 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten 8 seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. P 16 Take an harp, go about the city, 1 thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. P 17 And it shall come to pass after the end of 8 seventy years, 9 that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. P 18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. Isaiah 24 The promise of great tribulation to come, i.e., the DAY OF THE LORD (I Thess 5:1-3) (Fulfilled - Rev 6:5-8 & 13:5)

2 1 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of 2 Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. P 3 And by great waters the seed of 3 Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and 4 she is a mart of nations. 4 1 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth chil- dren, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. P 5 5 As at the report concerning Egypt, 1 so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. P 6 1 Pass ye over to 6 Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. P 7 Is this your joyous city, whose antiq- uity is of ancient days? 1 her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. P 8 Who hath taken 1 this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the hon- ourable of the earth? P 9 1 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. P 10 1 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. P 11 1 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. P 12 And he said, 1 Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. P 13 Behold the land of the 7 Chaldeans;

1. Fulfilled - 582 BC

(Punishment of Tyre and Zidon) 2. or, “Sidon” 3. that is, “the east branch of the Nile River that was to be Israel’s southern boundary” 4. Ezk 27:1-3 5. Isa 19 6. or, “Tartessus; a city in Spain” 7. or, “Babylon” - Isa 47:1 8. that is, “from 605 - 535 BC” 9. Fulfilled - 539 BC (Tyre’s Restoration) Note – Under Babylon’s hand Tyre was poor and weak, but after Babylon’s fall to Medo-Persia in 539 BC Tyre became prominent again. 10. Fulfilled - Rev 6:5-8 & 13:5 (Great Trib; Day of the Lord)

(Note - This portion of Isaiah’s prophecy took place in the 16th year of King Hezekiah’s reign) Date Written - c. 711 BC/AM 3289

1 10 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof. P 23:5 The fall of Tyre would mean the ruin of commercial trade for Spain (Tarshish), the Island of Cyprus (Chittim), Egypt (Sihor, the east branch of the Nile River), and Zidon. 23:13 Though Babylon (the Chaldeans) had yet to rise as a world power (the meaning behind “ this people was not ), 100 years later in 612 BC she would. And when she did, the city of Tyre would be laid waste and made to move her residence to an offshore island. In 582 BC king Nebuchadnezzar attacked the city of Tyre, and her inhabitants were forced to flee to an island one half mile offshore. Alexander the Great would finish the job in 332 BC when he leveled the island for its insubordination. 23:15 By the time God finished with Tyre, she would be singing like a harlot in order to entice her customers, just to survive. No longer would she enjoy her independence. Isaiah 24 Subject Head Called “Isaiah’s Little Apocalypse,” chapters 24-27 look beyond the immediate judgment of the surrounding nations to the future time of universal judgment, which is to be followed by the universal blessing of the coming Millennial Kingdom (vs 21-23) in which both GOD THE FATHER ( LORD OF HOSTS – vs 23, Zech 8:18-23 & 14:16-17 and Rev 7:15) and GOD THE SON ( CHRIST - Rev 12:5, Dan 7:14,27 and Lk 1:32-33) will co-reign together to rule in the Kingdom to come ( Rev 11:15 -17 & 12:10 & 19:4-6). Then, because of the eternal price CHRIST had to pay on the cross for our sin, He will hand over the Kingdom to the FATHER and become subject to Him for all eternity future ( I Cor 15:28 ). 24:1 This word ( earth ) is the Hebrew word ’ erets and occurs sixteen times in chapter 24. It is translated “earth” thirteen times (24:1,4-6,16-20) and “land” three times (24:3,11,13). According to verse four and the entire context of the chapter, ’ erets is referring to the “entire earth,” not the “land” of Israel. Thus, Isaiah sees a time in the future when the “whole world” shall come under the righteous judgment of God.